Medford City Zoning Code
TABLE A
TABLE OF USE AND PARKING REGULATIONS
March 15, 2022
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Table A: Table of Use and Parking Regulations
March 15, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| ROS | SF-1 | SF-2 | GR | APT-1 | APT-2 | APT-3 | C-1 | C-2 | I | O | O-2 | MUZ | PC | LC | |
| A. RESIDENTIAL USES | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Detached single family dwelling | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | A | NA |
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2. Attached single family dwelling:
Two dwelling structure | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | A1 | NA |
| Three or more dwelling structure | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | A1 | NA |
| 3. Detached two-family dwelling | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | A1 | NA |
| 4. Multiple dwelling, Class A | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | A1 | NA |
| 5. Multiple dwelling, Class B | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | A1 | NA |
| 6. Dormitory, fraternity or sorority house | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | B | A |
| 7. Lodging or boarding house | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | C | A |
| 8. Senior housing facility | N | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | CC | D | A |
| B. COMMUNITY USES | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Museum | N | CC | CC | CC | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | E | A |
| 2. Community center or adult recreational center, nonprofit | N | CC | CC | CC | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | CC | CC | E | A |
| 3. Use of land or structures for religious purposes on land owned or leased by a religious sect or denomination | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | F | NA |
| 4. Use of land or structures 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 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | E | A |
| 5. Child care center or school aged child care program | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | E | A |
| 6. Public fire station | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | J | B |
| 7. Public library | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | E | A |
| 8. Other municipal uses | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | NA | NA |
| 9. Essential services | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | NA | NA |
| 10. Hospital, nonprofit | N | Y | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | B | A |
| 11. Other Institution | N | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | N | CC | CC | N | CC | CC | CC | E | A |
| C. OPEN RECREATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL USES | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Private open recreational uses, available to the public | CC | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | Y | E | A |
| 2. Public open recreational uses | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | E | NA |
| 3. Exempt agriculture | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | NA | NA |
| 4. Production of crops, horticulture and floriculture | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | NA | A |
| 5. Keeping and raising of livestock, including animal stable or kennel | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | N | N | N | NA | A |
| D. COMMERCIAL USES | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Private entertainment or recreation facility excluding adult uses | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | N | CC | CC | Y | G | A |
| 2. Public entertainment or recreation facility | CC | CC | CC | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | G | A |
| 3. Private nonprofit members only recreational club or lodge | CC | CC | CC | CC | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | E | A |
| 4. Trade, professional, or other school operated for profit | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | CC | CC | CC | Y | E | A |
| 5. Hotel or motel, small | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | CC | CC | Y | C | A |
| 6. Hotel, large | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | C | A |
| 7. Mortuary, undertaking or funeral establishment | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | CC | N | N | N | F | A |
| 8. Adult use | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | N | N | N | N | G | A |
| 9. Brewery or taproom 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y/BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | G | A |
| E. OFFICE USES | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Business, professional, or government office | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | CC | Y | Y | Y | G | A |
| 2. Business, professional, or government office, large | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | N | G | A |
| 3. Medical office | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | Y | Y | CC | CC | CC | Y | G | A |
| 4. Bank and other financial institution | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | CC | CC | CC | Y | G | A |
| F. RETAIL AND SERVICE USES | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Retail sales 2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | CC | CC | Y | Y | G | A |
| 2. Convenience retail 2 | N | N | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | Y | Y | CC | CC | Y | Y | L | A |
| 3. Neighborhood retail | N | CD | CD | CD | CD | CD | CD | Y | Y | CC | CC | Y | Y | E | A |
| 4. Drive through retail sales and consumer service | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | N | G | A |
| 5. Consumer service establishment | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | CC | N | Y | Y | G | B |
| 6. Paranormal service and sales | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | G | B |
| 7. Body art establishment | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | I | A |
| 8. Adult Use Marijuana Establishment — Cultivation | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | G | B |
| 9. Adult Use Marijuana Establishment — Manufacture and processing | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | G | B |
| 10. Adult Use Marijuana Establishment —Retail | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | N | N | G | A |
| 11. Adult Use Marijuana Establishment — Independent laboratory | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | G | A |
| G. EATING, DRINKING, AND ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Eating place, without drive through | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | CC | Y | Y | Y | G | B |
| 2. Eating place, with drive through | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | G | A |
| H. MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED USES | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Motor vehicle light service station | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | Y | Y | CC | N | N | G | B |
| 2. Motor vehicle repair establishment | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | Y | N | N | N | G | B |
| 3. Motor vehicle sales or rental of new vehicles only, accessory storage entirely within enclosed structure | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | Y | CC | N | N | N | H | B |
| 4. Outdoor motor vehicle sales and storage accessory to H.3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | Y | N | N | N | N | NA | NA |
| 5. Motor vehicle sales and storage, outdoors | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NA | NA |
| 6. Class II used motor vehicle sales | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | N | N | N | N | NA | NA |
| 7. Motor vehicle wash within enclosed structure | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | N | N | G | B |
| I. MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL USES | |||||||||||||||
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1. Parking area or garage not accessory to permitted principal use:
Residential | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | NA | NA |
| Nonresidential | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | NA | NA |
| 2. Parking area or garage accessory to a principal use which is on the same lot as a conforming principal use | CC | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 3. Parking area or garage accessory to a principal use which is within 500 feet of a conforming principal use but not necessarily in the same district | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | NA | NA |
| 4. Parking area or garage accessory to a principal use which is on the same lot as a nonconforming principal use | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | NA | NA |
| 5. Parking area or garage accessory to a principal use which is within 500 feet of a conforming principal use in the same MUZ district 3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | NA | NA |
| 6. Open Storage | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | N | N | K | A |
| 7. Moving of land | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | NA | NA |
| 8. Radio and television tower | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | Y | CC | CC | CC | CC | NA | NA |
| 9. Solar energy system | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | NA | NA |
| J. WHOLESALE, TRANSPORTATION, INDUSTRIAL USES | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Fuel and ice sales | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | K | B |
| 2. Motor freight terminal | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NA | NA |
| 3. Printing and publishing | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | N | N | N | H | B |
| 4. Railroad right-of-way | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | NA | NA |
| 5. Manufacturing | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | Y | Y | BA | J | B |
| 6. Research and testing laboratory | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | Y | Y | BA | J | B |
| 7. Plumbing or carpentry shop, and other similar service or repair shops | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | N | N | N | G | A |
| 8. Wholesale bakery or food processing plant | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | N | N | N | J | A |
| 9. Wholesale laundry, cleaner, dyer or similar use | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | N | N | N | H | B |
| 10. Warehouse, Wholesale establishment | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | BA | K | A |
| 11. Mini or self storage warehouse | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | BA | K | A |
| K. ACCESSORY USES | |||||||||||||||
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1. Home occupation (see § 94-3.4)
As of right | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | G | NA |
| By special permit | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | G | NA |
| 2. Accessory child care center or school aged child care program | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 3. Family day care home | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | J | NA |
| 4. Family day care home, large | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | BA | J | NA |
| 5. Adult day care home | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | BA | J | NA |
| 6. Renting of one or two rooms without separate cooking facilities to lodgers within a dwelling unit to one or two total lodgers | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | C | NA |
| 7. Noncommercial greenhouse, tool shed, or similar accessory structure | CC | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | NA | NA |
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8. Swimming pool, on a lot with:
Less than 4,500 sq. ft. | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | NA | NA |
| More than 4,500 sq. ft. | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | NA | NA |
| 9. Scientific research and development, as provided at section 94-3.3.3.1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | NA | NA |
| 10. Keno | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | NA | NA |
| 11. Open storage | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | K | A |
| 12. Heavy repair operations | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | Y | N | N | N | G | A |
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Notes:
1 For Breweries operating with seven barrels or under - Y. For Breweries operating with more than seven barrels - BA. 2 Requires site plan review. See § 94-11.7.2(9). 3 Measured to the closest point of the structure | |||||||||||||||
| PARKING CODE** | REQUIRED SPACES |
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| A | 2 per Dwelling Unit |
| A1* | 1.5 per Dwelling Unit |
| B | 1 per 4 beds |
| C | 1 per Guestroom |
| D | 1 per 2 Units |
| E | 1 per 750 s.f. |
| F | 1 per 140 s.f. |
| G | 1 per 350 s.f. |
| H | 1 per 1,040 s.f. |
| I | 1 per 850 s.f. |
| J | 1 per 2 employees |
| K | 1 per 1,400 s.f. |
| L | 1 per 500 s.f. |
* Incentives for alternative minimum residential parking requirements
| Affordable housing units | 0.5 per Dwelling Unit |
| Located within ½ mile of high-frequency transit | 0.8 per Dwelling Unit |
| Required Number of Loading Spaces | ||||||
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| Loading Space Rate | Gross Floor Area in Square Feet | |||||
| 2,000 to 14,999 | 15,000 to 49,999 | 50,000 to 99,999 | 100,000 to 149,999 | 150,000 to 299,999 | Each additional 150,000 or fraction thereof over 300,000 | |
| A - 1/15,000 s.f. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| B - 1/50,000 s.f. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |