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TABLE 1: TABLE OF PRINCIPAL USES

Land use classification Standards & conditions RA-1 RA RB BA BB A AMD IA IB IC MRD
General uses
Agriculture (except livestock) on parcels of land or more than 5 acres of area. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ASPA
Agriculture (except livestock) on parcels of land on 5 acres or less of area. N N N N N Y Y N N N N
Livestock agriculture on parcels of land of 5 acres or more of area. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ASPA
Livestock agriculture on parcels of land of 5 acres or less of area. N N N N N Y Y N N N N
Accessory livestock agriculture See section 3.3.1c for additional standards N PBH PBH PBH PBH PBH PBH Y Y Y ASPA
Saddle horse or riding stable on parcels of land of more than 5 acres of area. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ASPA
Saddle horse or riding stable on parcels of land on 5 acres or less of area. N N N N N SPPB SPPB N N N N
Sale of agriculture products on parcels of land more than 5 acres of area. Agriculture and dairy products raised on the premises may be sold provided that no products are exhibited for sale within 20 feet of any street line. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ASPA
Sale of agriculture products on parcels of land 5 acres or less of area. Agriculture and dairy products raised on the premises may be sold provided that no products are exhibited for sale within 20 feet of any street line. N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y ASPA
Small wind energy
system 		SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA ASPA
Smokehouses See section 3.3.1d for additional standards N PBH PBH N N PBH PBH N N N N
Forest and woodlots on parcels of land of more than 5 acres of area. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ASPA
Forest and woodlots on parcels of land of 5 acres or less of area. N N N N N Y Y Y Y N N
Large-scale, ground-mounted, photovoltaic systems N N N N N SPA SPA SPA N SPA SPA
Lumbermill N N N N N SPA SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N N N
Earth removal See section 6.1 for
additional regulations 		N N N N N PBS PBS PBS Y PBS PBS
Private stable See section 6.0 for
additional regulations 		N N N N N Y Y N N N N
Flea markets See section X for
definitions 		N N N N N SPA

/SPPB 		SPA

/SPPB 		SPA

/SPPB 		N SPA

/SPPB 		ASPA
/SPPB
Zoo N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N N N N N
Clothing donation
receptacles 		N N N SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA N SPA SPA
Residential uses
Single family Y Y Y N N Y Y N N N N
Two family Two family dwelling refers to the construction of a new two family dwelling N N Y N N N N N N N ASPA
House conversion N N SPA N N N SPA N N N N
Room rental N SPA SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N N N N
Boarding house N N SPA N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N N N N
Multi family Multi family dwellings are permitted in the residence B district only. See section 3.2.3 for additional standards. N N SPA
/SPPB 		N N N N N N N ASPA
Accessory apartment SPPB SPPB SPPB N N SPPB SPPB N N N N
Mixed use
Mixed use N N N N N N N N N N ASPA
Business uses
Adult bookstore N N N N N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N
Adult motion picture theater N N N N N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N
Adult paraphernalia store N N N N N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N
Adult video store N N N N N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N
Amusement parks N N N N SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA N
Automated teller machine (ATM) (exterior) N N N SPA SPA N SPA SPA N SPA ASPA
Automated vending kiosk (exterior) N N N SPA SPA N N SPA N SPA ASPA
Auto body shops N N N N N N N SPA N SPA N
Auto sales lots N N N N N N N SPA N SPA N
Auto service station & repair service N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N N SPA N SPA N
Banks N N N SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Beauty salon booth rentals N N N CO CO N CO CO N CO CO
Bowling alleys N N N N SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Brewery N N N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Brew pub N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Building project over 50,000 sq. ft. N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Commercial kennel N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA/SPBB SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		N
Dining establishments N N N SPA SPA SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Distillery N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Drive-through
establishments 		N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N N SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
/SPPB
Halls N N N SPA SPA SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Home occupation SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Home professional
office 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Hotels/inns N N N SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Micro-brewery N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Micro-cidery N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Motels N N N SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Municipal parking SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA N SPA ASPA
Nano-brewery N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Nano-cidery N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Office buildings N N N SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Open air parking N N N SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Open air parking Parking of unattended vehicles N N N N N N N SPA N SPA ASPA
Parking garages For business A district, see section 3.2.5b for additional standards N N N SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Retail Does not include the sale of agricultural products N N N SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Roller rinks N N N N SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Services Establishments primarily engaged in providing services for individuals, business, and government establishments and other organizations excluding those listed in this section. N N N SPA SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Warehousing N N N N SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Wholesale (other than agriculture) N N N N SPA N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA N SPA ASPA
Winery, micro-winery & nano-winery N N N N N SPA SPA
/SPPB 		N N N N
Industrial uses
Light manufacturing N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N N SPA N SPA ASPA
General industrial uses Prohibits the manufacture and production of industrial uses prohibited in section 3.2.6 N N N N N N N SPA N SPA ASPA
Trailer camps, overnight camps N N N N N N N N SPA N N
Government, institutional, & public service
Religious * Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SAP Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA ASPA
Educational * Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA ASPA
Parks, playgrounds, recreation & community centers SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA N N N ASPA
Municipal government building SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA N N N ASPA
State & federal government buildings M.G.L. chapter 40A, section 3, does not allow municipal zoning regulations if land or structures owned or leased by the commonwealth or by its body politic is devoted to essential governmental functions. Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA Y/SPA ASPA
Utilities In the residence A-1 district, only telephone exchanges are allowed, provided there are no service yards or garages. In residence A, residence B, and business B, and agriculture districts, telephone exchanges and other public utility structures are permitted, provided there are no service yards or garages. SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA ASPA
Wireless communications facilities N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Hospitals * N N SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA N N N ASPA
Research facilities SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		ASPA
Aviation fields N N N N N SPA SPA N N N N
Medical marijuana treatment center/dispensary N N N N N N N SPA
/SPPB 		N SPA
/SPPB 		N
Membership clubs N N SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA N N N ASPA
Adult care facilities * N SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		SPA
/SPPB 		N N N ASPA

 

TABLE 1 KEY

Districts
RA-1 Residence A-1
RA Residence A
RB Residence B
BA Business A
BB Business B
A Agriculture
AMD Agriculture moderate density
IA Industrial A
IB Industrial B
IC Industrial C
MRD Mill redevelopment district
Permitted uses
Y Use permitted
N Use prohibited
SPA Site plan approval from the planning board required
SPPB Special permit from the planning board required
PBS Permit from the board of selectmen required
PBH Permit from the board of health required
ASPA Site plan approval from the administrative review committee
CO Change of occupancy
* These uses are prohibited in the aircraft flight overlay district.

 

Footnotes:

a.

No adult oriented business, as defined in section 10, will be allowed within 1,000 feet of a house of worship, school, or residence.

(10-7-1996 STM; October 2001 STM; 10-3-2005 STM; 10-6-2008 STM; 10-3-2011 STM; 5-14-2012 ATM; 10-1-2012 STM; 5-13-2013 ATM; 5-12-2014 ATM; 10-3-2016 STM; 10-5-2020 STM)

TABLE 2: TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS

Zoning district Use Minimum lot area (sq. ft.) Minimum lot frontage (ft.) Minimum front yard (ft.) Minimum side yard (ft.) Minimum rear yard (ft.) Building
height limit (ft.)
(stories) 		Landscaping requirements
Residential
A-1 Single-family 15,000 90 30 10 20 Must comply with state building code —
A Single-family 15,000 90 30 10 20 Must comply with state building code —
B Single-family 15,000 90 30 10 20 Must comply with state building code —
B Two-Family 21,780 90 30 10 20 Must comply with state building code —
B Three-and four-family dwellings 30,000 140 30 10 20 Must comply with state building code —
B Dwellings with more than four-family unit 43,560
(one acre) 		200 40 20 20 Must comply with state building code —
Business
A Any business use 30,000 50 25 20 25 Must comply with state building code Table 3
B Any business use 30,000 50 25 20 25 Must comply with state building code Table 3
Agriculture Any permitted use 40,000 140 40 20 40 Must comply with state building code —
Agriculture moderate
density
overlay 		Any permitted use 40,000 140 40 20 40 Must comply with state building code —
Industrial
A Any business or industrial use 40,000 50 25 20 25 Must comply with state building code Table 3
B Any business or industrial use 40,000 50 25 20 25 Must comply with state building code Table 3
C Any permitted use 40,000 50 25 25 25 Must comply with state building code Table 3
Mill redevelopment district
MRD Any permitted use 25,000 50 25 20 20 Must comply with state building code Table 3

 

Footnotes:

a.

Lot coverage in industrial C zones not to exceed 50 percent.

b.

The height of buildings and structures shall not exceed Federal Aviation Authority Standards.

c.

Uses other than business must comply with residence A requirements.

d.

Uses other than business in an MRD are subject to dimensional requirements of the MRD.

(4-10-1995 ATM; 10-6-2003 STM; 5-9-2011 ATM)

TABLE 3: REQUIRED LANDSCAPING

Requirement by lot area Percent of total automobile parking and circulation area to be landscaped Depth of buffer strip along
front yard 		Width of buffer strip along
side and/or rear yards
Up to and including 15,000 s.f. No Requirements 5 feet 5 feet
15,001 to 30,000 s.f. 4 percent 5 feet 5 feet
30,001 to 43,500 s.f. 5 percent 10 feet 5 feet
43,501 to 100,000 s.f. 6 percent 10 feet 5 feet
100,001 s.f. up to but not including
217,800 s.f. (5 acres) 		7 percent 15 feet 7 feet
5 acres or more 8 percent 25 feet 20 feet

 

The required buffer must be landscaped and continuous except for approved driveways. At all street or driveway intersections, trees or shrubs must be set back a sufficient distance from such intersections so that they do not present a traffic visibility hazard.

In business districts, agriculture moderate density overlay district, and industrial districts, one free-standing sign is permitted in the front yard buffer area. See section 3.0.3.

In a mill redevelopment district, the required landscaped area may include land intended to be transferred to a public or non-profit entity that is dedicated to public purposes such as, parks, trails, or other open space, as presented in the district comprehensive plan and approved by the planning board.

(October 1997 STM)

TABLE 4 PERMITTED SIGNS BY TYPE AND ZONING DISTRICT

Sign type Standards & conditions RA-1 RA RB BA BB A AMD IA IB IC MRD
Residential No commercial message allowed on sign, except under conditions in which the principal product or service is regularly produced or available on the premise and is a legally permitted activity. Size limited to 50 square feet and 8 feet in height. Y Y Y N N Y Y N N N Y
Political Election and message signs are permitted. Election signs shall be erected no earlier than 60 days prior to an election and must be removed 7 days after the election. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Real estate Real estate signs of not over 6 square feet in area advertising the sale or rental, only, of the premises on which they are located. No more than 2 such signs shall be allowed per lot. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Professional announcement, lodging, boarding and tourist No display or other advertising device shall be visible from the street except an externally lit sign having an area of not more than 4 square feet. The number of signs is limited to 1 for each family engaged. Y Y Y N N Y Y N N N N
Commercial #1
See below * 		Signs affixed to, suspended from, or incorporated as part of a building, provided the total area of the sign on a wall shall not exceed 10 percent of the area of the wall. No sign shall be painted directly on a wall. N N N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
Commercial #2
See below * 		One sign, not including commercial #1, marquee, professional announcement, lodging, boarding, tourist, political, real estate or residential, for each 100 feet, or fraction thereof, of lot frontage on the principal street, provided that the total area of all such signs shall not exceed 100 s.f. for each such unit of frontage. No such sign shall be located nearer to the street line than the minimum setback distance required for a building on the same lot. In no case shall there be more than 4 such signs in conjunction with a development or project. A development or project shall refer to a site which includes a lot or lots as a unit for development purposes where the lot or lots is occupied by more than one business whether in the same structure of not. N N N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
Marquee Over the principal entrance to a place of public assembly. N N N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y
Non-conforming See section 6.5.7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Temporary See section 6.5.7
Portable signs are prohibited in the RA-1, RA, RB, A and AMD
districts. 		- - - - - - - - - -
Directional or
identification 		See section 6.5.7 - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Note: For the floodplain district, aircraft flight district, and the water supply protection district, the sign regulations for the underlying district shall prevail.

* No commercial message allowed on a sign, except under conditions in which the principal product or service is regularly produced or available on the premises. Except as allowed by provisions of sections 29 through 33, inclusive, by chapter 93, and by chapter 93D of the general laws.

TABLE 4 KEY

Uses
Y - Yes Sign permitted
N - No Sign prohibited
Districts
A Agriculture
AMD Agriculture moderate density overlay
BA Business A
BB Business B
IA Industrial A
IB Industrial B
IC Industrial C
MRD Mill redevelopment district
RA Residence A
RA-1 Residence A-1
RB Residence B

 

(10-3-1994 STM; 10-3-2005 STM)