Malden City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
General Provisions, Exceptions And Modifications
Section 400.150 Yard Requirements Of Accessory Buildings.
[Ord. No. 3121, 4-18-2016]
The minimum yard requirements shall also apply to accessory buildings. However, accessory buildings may be located to within five (5) feet of a rear or side of the lot line in the "R-1" and "R-2" Districts. In "I-1" and "I-2" Districts, the distance of the accessory building from the lot line shall be ten (10) feet.
Section 400.160 Attachment Of Accessory Buildings To Principal Buildings.
[Ord. No. 3121, 4-18-2016]
When an accessory building is attached to the principal building by a breezeway, passageway, or similar means, it shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal building to which it is attached.
Section 400.170 Distance Between Buildings.
[Ord. No. 3121, 4-18-2016]
No accessory building shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to a principal building or to any other accessory building.
Section 400.180 Vision Clearance At Corners.
[Ord. No. 3121, 4-18-2016]
No fence, wall, hedge, or other structure or planting above a height of three (3) feet shall be erected, placed or maintained within thirty (30) feet of the intersection of the right-of-way line of two (2) streets or railroads, or of a street intersection with a railroad right-of-way, at any intersection adjoined to street by an alley or alley intersection. See also "sight distance triangle" in Section 400.030.
Section 400.190 Lot Of Record.
[Ord. No. 3121, 4-18-2016]
In any residential district where the owner of a lot at the time of the adoption of this Chapter (April 18, 2016) or his successor in title thereto does not own sufficient land to enable him to conform to the minimum lot width or frontage requirements of this Chapter, such lot may be used as a building site for a single-family residence provided that minimum yard and setback requirements for the residential district in which said lot is located are maintained.
Section 400.200 Area Exceptions.
[Ord. No. 3121, 4-18-2016]
A.
For the purpose of side yard regulations, the following dwellings with common party walls shall be considered as one (1) building occupying one (1) lot:
1.
Semi-detached two-family and four-family dwellings;
2.
Row-houses not more than two (2) rooms deep.
B.
Every part of a required yard shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed, except for any planting or the ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, cornices, buttress, ornamental features and eaves; provided, however, that none of the above projections shall extend into a required side yard area more than twenty-four (24) inches.
C.
In no district shall any portion of a structure, including advertising signs and billboards, extend over the street line.
D.
Open or enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways and balconies shall project into a yard not more than five (5) feet; the ordinary projections of flues and chimneys may be permitted by the Building Inspector where same are so placed as not to obstruct the light and ventilation.
E.
The height regulations as prescribed in this Chapter shall not apply to:
1.
Chimneys, Smokestacks.
2.
Communication Towers.
3.
Cooling Towers.
4.
Elevator Bulkheads.
5.
Flagpoles.
6.
Tanks, Water Towers.
7.
Grain Elevators.
Section 400.210 Use Exceptions.
[Ord. No. 3121, 4-18-2016]
A.
Public or private utilities and communications agencies may locate production or pumping stations, substations or other utility facilities in any district subject to the following exceptions:
1.
If the proposed use is for office and business purposes, it shall be located in the "C-1" District.
2.
If the proposed use consists of vehicular storage, maintenance buildings and yards, and equipment storage it shall be located in the "C-2" or "I-1" Districts.