Hopkinton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Residence A RA District
§ 210-5 Size and setback requirements.
[Amended 3-3-1965 ATM by Art. 44; 3-12-1973 ATM by Art. 26; 6-18-1973 ATM by Art. 12; 5-5-1997 ATM by Art. 23; 5-2-2000 ATM by Art. 26; 5-4-2009 ATM by Art. 25; 5-6-2013 ATM by Art. 50]
The following size and setback requirements shall apply:
A.
Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet with Town water.
B.
Minimum lot area: 22,500 square feet without Town water.
C.
Maximum lot coverage: 25%, except that lots which did not conform to the minimum lot area requirement on January 1, 1997, may have a maximum lot coverage requirement of 35%.
D.
Minimum lot frontage: 100 feet.
E.
Minimum setback from street line: 40 feet.
F.
Minimum side yard width: 10 feet, with the exception of the following:
(1)
Storage sheds: 6 feet.
G.
Minimum rear yard depth: 20 feet, with the exception of the following:
(1)
Storage sheds: 6 feet.
§ 210-6 Permitted uses.
[Amended 4-14-1975 ATM by Art. 38; 4-13-1978 ATM by Art. 39; 4-14-1992 ATM by Art. 33; 5-7-2007 ATM by Art. 27; 5-4-2009 ATM by Art. 18; 5-4-2009 ATM by Art. 25]
The following land uses and building uses shall be permitted in an RA District. Any uses not so permitted are excluded, unless otherwise permitted by law or by the terms hereof.
A.
Single-family dwelling.
B.
Place of worship and other religious use.
C.
Public school, public library or museum, private school for scholastic subjects only, including nursery school.
D.
Membership club, lodge, social recreational and community center building, and grounds for games and sports, except those having as a principal purpose any activity which is usually carried on as a business (fairs and public benefits excluded).
E.
The renting of rooms or the furnishing of table board in an owner-occupied single family dwelling.
F.
Home professional office.
G.
Home personal service.
H.
Municipal uses.
I.
Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture or viticulture on any lot of 5 acres or more. Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture or viticulture on a lot of less than 5 acres, provided that: a) the sale of products or plants is confined primarily to those raised on the premises, b) the use is not noxious, injurious or offensive to the neighborhood, and c) farm animals are kept in an enclosure or building 50 feet or more from any street line and 30 feet or more from any side lot line.
J.
(Reserved)
K.
Accessory uses.
§ 210-7 Uses allowed by special permit.
[Amended 4-11-1977 ATM by Art. 41; 4-14-1992 ATM by Art. 33; 5-4-2009 ATM by Art. 25; 5-1-2017 ATM by Art. 32]
The following uses shall be allowed in an RA District upon the granting of a special permit by the Board of Appeals.
A.
Funeral home.
B.
Public or semipublic institution of a philanthropic or charitable character, nursing homes, acute care and rehabilitation facility and elderly housing.
C.
Above-ground structure or facility related to the distribution, collection, transmission or disposal, for a fee, of water, sanitary sewage, gas, television services, data, telephone services or electric power; provided, however, that no special permit shall be required pursuant to this section for structures or facilities accessory to a residential use; for wireless communication facilities or the proposed extension in height, addition of cells, antenna or panels of a wireless communication facility, as defined in Section 210-4; for wind energy systems, meteorological towers or any part thereof, as defined in Section 210-197; or for commercial solar photovoltaic installations or any part thereof, as defined in Section 210-4.