Hopkinton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIIIA
Industrial B IB District
[Added 5-7-2007 ATM by Art. 26; amended 5-4-2009 ATM by Art. 18; 12-14-2009 STM by Art. 4; 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 46; 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 47; 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 48; 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 49; 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 50; 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 53; 5-6-2013 by Art. 52; 5-5-2014 ATM by Art. 28; 5-6-2014 ATM by Art. 31; 5-4-2015 ATM by Art. 39; 5-6-2015 ATM by Art. 32; 5-1-2017 ATM by Art. 33; 5-1-2017 ATM by Art. 37; 5-7-2018 ATM by Art. 33]
§ 210-37.1 Development and design objectives.
The zoning standards and controls in the Industrial B District are established to promote and maintain an ecological balance between the undeveloped natural resources, watersheds and residential neighborhoods in the Town and the new industrial buildings and uses that will be present in the area. As new buildings are developed, they should complement and enhance the natural beauty of the town. New industrial uses must recognize that the land abutting major highways will have two visual "front doors": the highway itself and the local roads. Buildings on such sites must be sited, planned, developed and maintained to present an attractive appearance from both directions.
§ 210-37.2 Size and setback requirements.
A.
The following size and setback requirements shall apply:
(1)
Minimum lot frontage: 200 feet.
(2)
Minimum lot area: 60,000 square feet.
(3)
Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
(4)
Maximum gross floor area: 50% of lot area.
(5)
Minimum setback from a property line abutting a street: 60 feet, which area must remain undeveloped and landscaped, except as hereafter provided.
(6)
Minimum side yard: 30 feet.
(7)
Minimum rear yard depth: 40 feet.
B.
Yard and setback exceptions: No building or structure shall be erected or altered to be within 60 feet of an RA, RB, RLF or A District line, or within 40 feet of the right-of-way line of Routes 90 and 495.
§ 210-37.3 Loading zone.
Adequate off-street loading shall be provided only at the side or rear of the building. Such loading space shall be provided on the lot to service all loading requirements of the industry or use conducted thereon without requiring use of adjacent public streets, ways or required setback area thereof.
§ 210-37.4 Outdoor storage and/or display of merchandise or equipment.
No open storage or display shall be permitted in any setback area. All storage or displays must be adequately screened by a fence or landscaping so as not to be visible from any road or highway. No materials or equipment stored on a lot shall project above the eave line of the tallest building on the lot.
§ 210-37.5 Landscaping and screening.
A.
All required setback areas shall be adequately and attractively landscaped with lawns and/or trees within one year of the completion of building construction on any lot and shall thereafter be maintained in an attractive manner.
B.
The minimum setback area to a residentially zoned district shall be maintained in a wooded state to provide effective year-round screening of abutting property.
§ 210-37.6 Limitation on principal front of buildings.
The vertical distance, measured from the curb grade to the highest point of the principal front of a building or structure in the Industrial B District shall not exceed 45 feet.
§ 210-37.8 Uses permitted by right.
A.
The following land uses are permitted in an IB District.
(1)
Research and development; research center and laboratory.
(2)
Professional and medical office.
(3)
Manufacturing, assembly or processing plant for the following types of industries, provided that none of the above activities in Subsection A(3)(a) through (k) will be offensive, injurious or noxious because of gas, dirt, sewage and refuse, vibration, smoke, fumes, dust, odors, discharge of harmful bacteria, radioactive material or chemicals into air, water or septic or site drainage systems, danger of fire or explosion, objectionable noise or other characteristics which are detrimental or offensive or which tend to reduce property values in the same or adjoining districts.
(a)
Food and kindred products.
(b)
Apparel and related products.
(c)
Electronic and electrical products.
(d)
Furniture and fixtures.
(e)
Printing and publishing.
(f)
Lumber and wood products.
(g)
Paper converting products.
(h)
Primary and fabricated metal industries.
(i)
Machinery.
(j)
Transportation equipment.
(k)
Instruments and related products, or any other light manufacturing enterprise.
(4)
Warehousing for distribution.
(5)
Health club.
(6)
Landscaping business and storage/staging facility.
(7)
The preparation, packaging and warehousing for distribution of medical supplies for home intravenous therapy with accessory retail use, provided that the retail use occupies no more than 300 square feet of gross floor area in the aggregate on any one lot.
(8)
Accessory uses, including but not limited to cafeteria.
(9)
Building trade shop.
(10)
Health services facility.
(11)
Restaurant that contains no more than 100 seats and that is not open for business after 11:00 PM.
(12)
Retail store not to exceed 2,000 square feet, located so as to provide for the convenience of the occupants of the immediate neighborhood, selling items such as groceries, prepared take-out food, toilet articles, cosmetics, candy, sundries, medications, newspapers, magazines and ice cream provided, however, that any such retail store may operate only between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M.
(13)
Genetic, biological and chemical research center, laboratory and manufacturing and processing plant with a Biosafety Level of Level 1 (involving specific combinations of work, practices, safety equipment and facilities appropriate for infectious agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease) or Level 2 (involving specific combinations of work practices, safety equipment and facilities appropriate for infectious agents that can cause human disease, but whose potential for transmission is limited), as determined in accordance with the Guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
B.
Any use not so permitted is excluded unless otherwise permitted by law or the terms of this article.
§ 210-37.9 Uses allowed by special permit.
[Amended 5-6-2019 ATM by Art. 35; 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 30]
A.
The following uses shall be allowed in an IB District upon the grant of a Special Permit by the Board of Appeals:
(1)
Genetic, biological and chemical research center, laboratory and manufacturing and processing plant with a Biosafety Level of Level 3 (involving specific combinations of work practices, safety equipment and facilities appropriate for infectious agents that may be transmitted by the respiratory route which can cause serious infection), as determined in accordance with the Guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
(2)
Conference center with or without a residential dormitory component.
(3)
Parking Facility for Public School Buses Serving Hopkinton Residents.
(4)
Restaurants that contain more than 100 seats or are open for business after 11:00 PM.
(5)
Veterinary clinic.
(6)
Automobile and truck rental and repair, but not including automobile and truck sales.
(7)
Facility for storage as an accessory use of gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, volatile gases and other such substances, unless prohibited elsewhere in this Chapter.
(8)
Recycling center, provided that such activities on the lot are not located within 100 feet of a residential zoning district, and a buffer area containing natural material will form an effective year-round screen between the industrial uses and the residential zone.
(9)
Continuing care retirement community/assisted living facility/nursing home facility.
(10)
Indoor recreation use.
(11)
Retail stores associated with a manufacturing, assembly or processing plant located within the Industrial B District and that principally sell items manufactured, assembled, processed, or produced in the district. The area of such retail use shall not exceed 5,000 square feet.
B.
The following uses shall be allowed in an IA District upon the grant of a Special Permit by the Planning Board:
(1)
Registered Marijuana Dispensary (RMD).