Marion City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Use Regulations
§ 230-4.1 General provisions regarding permitted principal uses.
A.
Principal uses and districts in which they are permitted are identified in the Table of Use Regulations below. Uses which are necessarily and customarily incidental to principal uses, including accessory signs and off-street parking, are also permitted in compliance with the provision of this bylaw.
B.
Except as may be provided otherwise in this bylaw, no building or structure shall be constructed, and no building, structure or land or part thereof, shall be used for any purpose or manner other than for one or more of the uses hereinafter set forth as permitted in the district in which such building, structure or land is located or set forth as permissible by special permit in said district as so authorized.
§ 230-4.2 Table of Principal Uses.
Symbols Used | |
|---|---|
R | Residential District (includes Residence A, B, C, D) |
RE | Multifamily Residence District |
GB | General Business District |
LB | Limited Business District |
MB | Marine Business District |
LI | Limited Industrial District |
Y | Permitted Use |
N | Not a Permitted Use |
BA | Special Permit Required from Zoning Board of Appeals |
PB | Special Permit Required from Planning Board |
MSOD | Municipal Solar Overlay District |
Table of Principal Use Regulations [Amended 12-11-1984 STM by Art. 6; 11-19-1985 STM by Arts. 8, 9, 10; 12-15-1987 STM by Art. 15; 4-4-1989 STM by Art. 6; 6-18-1990 STM by Arts. 1, 4, 9, 11, 16; 3-10-1997 STM by Art. S11; 4-28-1997 ATM by Art. 32; 11-13-2000 STM by Art. S2; 4-22-2002 ATM by Art. 21; 11-3-2003 STM by Art. S19; 5-13-2013 ATM by Art. 31; 5-12-2014 ATM by Arts. 36, 37; 5-8-2017 ATM by Art. 35; 10-22-2018 STM by Art. S8; 10-22-2018 STM by Art. S11; 10-21-2019 STM by Art. 14] | |||||||
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Districts | |||||||
Principal Uses | R | RE | GB | LB | MB | LI | MSOD |
A. Residential Uses | |||||||
Dwelling, single-family | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | BA | N |
Conversion to 2 dwelling units | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N |
Dwelling in same building as principal nonresidential use | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N |
B and B | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N |
Association piers | PB | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
Piers, accessory | PB | N | N | N | PB | N | N |
Conservation subdivision | PB | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Multifamily residence (see § 230-5.3) | N | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
B. Institutional or Exempt Uses | |||||||
Use of land or structure for religious purposes | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Use of land or structure for educational purposes on land owned or leased by the commonwealth or any of its agencies, subdivisions or bodies politic or by a religious sect or denomination, or by a nonprofit educational corporation as allowed by MGL | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Child-care facility in existing building | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Child-care facility in new building | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | N |
Use of land for the primary purpose of agriculture, aquaculture, silviculture, horticulture, floriculture, or viticulture that complies with the acreage identified in MGL c. 40A, § 3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Facilities for the sale of produce, wine and dairy products meeting the criteria specified in MGL c. 40A, § 3 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Hospital | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | PB | N |
Municipal facilities | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | PB | Y |
Essential services | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | N |
C. Service Uses | |||||||
General service establishment | N | N | Y | N | N | PB | N |
Personal service establishment | N | N | Y | PB | Y | PB | N |
D. Recreational Uses | |||||||
Camp, nonprofit | PB | PB | PB | N | N | PB | N |
Club, nonprofit | PB | PB | PB | N | N | PB | N |
Club, for-profit | N | N | PB | N | N | PB | N |
Commercial recreation, indoor | N | N | PB | N | N | PB | N |
Commercial recreation, outdoor | N | N | PB | N | N | PB | N |
E. Office Uses | |||||||
Bank or financial services office | N | N | Y | PB | Y | PB | N |
Business or personal office | N | N | Y | Y | PB | Y | N |
Medical office or clinic | PB | N | Y | PB | PB | PB | N |
F. Restaurant Uses | |||||||
Restaurant | N | N | Y | PB | Y | PB | N |
Restaurant, outdoor | N | N | PB | PB | N | PB | N |
Restaurant, fast-food | N | N | PB | N | N | N | N |
Restaurant, drive-in | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
G. Retail Uses (under 5,000 square feet) | |||||||
General retail establishment | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N |
Storage and sale of building materials | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
Storage and sale of fuel oil | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
Nonexempt roadside farm stand | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | PB | N |
Nursery | PB | PB | Y | Y | Y | PB | N |
Commercial greenhouse | PB | PB | Y | Y | Y | PB | N |
H. Major Commercial Uses (any use allowed in the Table of Principal Uses under Subsection G, Retail Uses, with a gross floor area of more than 5,000 square feet) | N | N | PB | PB | PB | PB | N |
I. Motor Vehicle Related Uses | |||||||
Motor vehicle service station | N | N | Y | Y | Y | PB | N |
Motor vehicle general repair | N | N | Y | N | N | PB | N |
Motor vehicle body repair | N | N | Y | N | N | PB | N |
Motor vehicle sales or rental | N | N | PB | N | N | PB | N |
Motor vehicle junkyard or graveyard | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
J. Marine-Related Uses | |||||||
Vessel or boat storage or sales | N | N | Y | PB | Y | PB | N |
Marina | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
Commercial pier | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
K. Miscellaneous Commercial Uses | |||||||
Adult use | N | N | PB | N | N | N | N |
Body art parlor or studio | N | N | PB | N | N | N | N |
Art gallery | PB | PB | Y | Y | N | PB | N |
Bed-and-breakfast | BA | N | BA | BA | N | N | N |
Nonexempt educational use | PB | PB | Y | Y | N | PB | N |
Nursing or convalescent home | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | N |
Adult day-care facility | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | N |
Contractor's yard | N | N | Y | N | N | PB | N |
Landscaper's yard | N | N | Y | N | N | PB | N |
Truck garden | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | PB | N |
Kennel, commercial | BA (3) | N | BA | BA | N | BA | N |
L. Industrial Uses | |||||||
Light manufacturing | N | N | PB | N | N | Y | N |
Research laboratory | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
Warehouse | N | N | N | N | N | PB | N |
Assembly | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
Manufacture of electronic components | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
Fabrication | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
M. Accessory Uses | |||||||
Home occupation | Y | PB | Y | PB | Y | PB | N |
Accessory scientific use | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | N |
Family day care, small | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | PB | N |
Family day care, large | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | PB | N |
Aboveground fuel storage accessory to nonresidential principal use | N | N | PB | PB | PB | Y | N |
Underground fuel storage accessory to nonresidential principal use | N | N | PB | N | N | Y | N |
Outside storage of more than 2 unregistered motor vehicles | BA | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | N |
Kennel, hobby | BA | N | BA | BA | N | BA | N |
N. Other Uses | |||||||
Drive-in or drive-through window, excluding restaurant | N | N | PB | N | PB | PB | N |
Wind turbine greater than 60 KW | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
Medical marijuana dispensary, treatment centers | N | N | N | N | N | PB | N |
Solar systems (1) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Solar farms (2) | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | Y |
Adult use marijuana establishments | N | N | N | N | N | PB | N |