Hopkinton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Agricultural A District
[Amended 3-3-1965 ATM by Art. 44; 6-18-1973 ATM by Art. 14]
§ 210-14 Size and setback requirements.
[Amended 5-4-1993 ATM by Art. 18; 5-3-1994 ATM by Art. 29; 5-2-2000 ATM by Art. 26; 5-6-2013 ATM by Art. 50]
The following size and setback requirements shall apply:
A.
Minimum lot area: 60,000 square feet.
B.
Minimum lot frontage: 200 feet.
C.
Minimum setback from street line: 60 feet.
D.
Minimum side yard width: 30 feet, with the exception of the following:
(1)
Storage sheds: 10 feet.
E.
Minimum rear yard depth: 30 feet with the exception of the following:
(1)
Storage sheds: 10 feet.
F.
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
§ 210-15 Permitted uses.
[Amended 4-13-1978 ATM by Art. 39; 5-1-2006 ATM by Art. 34; 5-4-2009 ATM by Art. 25]
The following land uses and building uses shall be permitted in an A District. Any uses not so permitted are excluded, unless otherwise permitted by law or by the terms hereof.
A.
Any use permitted in an RA District as set forth in § 210-6 above.
B.
Any use permitted in an RB District as set forth in §§ 210-9 and 210-10 with the exception of § 210-10C and D.
C.
Any use permitted in an RLF District as set forth in § 210-12.
D.
Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture and viticulture.
E.
Wood lots, portable wood working mills and machinery.
F.
Accessory uses.
G.
Home business workshop.
§ 210-16 Uses allowed by special permit.
[Amended 4-14-1992 ATM by Art. 33; 5-1-2006 ATM by Art. 34; 5-4-2009 ATM by Art. 25]
In addition to the foregoing permitted uses, the following uses shall be allowed in an A District upon the granting of a special permit by the Board of Appeals:
A.
Commercial saddle horse or riding stable.
B.
Public or semipublic institution of a philanthropic or charitable character, nursing home, acute care and rehabilitation facility and elderly housing.
C.
Landscaping business and storage/staging facility. Such facility shall be an accessory use to the lawful principal use of the property and shall be located on the same property as the petitioner’s dwelling.
D.
Uses allowed by special permit in § 210-13.