Lakeville City Zoning Code

This bylaw, which shall be known and cited as the "Lakeville, Massachusetts, Zoning Bylaw," is hereby adopted for the purpose of promoting health, safety, convenience, morals and/or welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Lakeville, for lessening the dangers of congestion and fire, to conserve the value of the land and buildings, to encourage the most appropriate use of land and for other purposes stated in Chapter 40A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended from time to time.

No building or structure in the Town of Lakeville shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed, altered, enlarged, moved or changed in use, nor shall the use of any land be changed, except in conformity with the provisions of this bylaw for the district in which such building, structure or land is or shall be located. All buildings, structures and uses not hereby specifically or generally permitted in a district, nor permitted by special permit, nor exempt by state laws or legally nonconforming, are hereby expressly prohibited.

The provisions of this bylaw shall be deemed to be minimum requirements adopted for the purposes stated in § 270-1.1. Whenever any other by-law of the Town of Lakeville or any law or regulation of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts imposes greater restrictions than this bylaw, such other by-law, law or regulation shall prevail to the extent of such greater restrictions.

The provisions of this bylaw shall be held to be severable, and the invalidity of any section or any provision hereof shall not invalidate any other section.