New Bedford City Zoning Code
APPENDIX A
TABLE OF PRINCIPAL USE REGULATIONS
TABLE 2230—PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY USE BY DISTRICT
| Principal Uses | Conventional Districts | Overlay Districts | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHTOD | CCTOD | ||||||||||||
| RA | RAA | RB | RC | MUB | IA | IB | IC | WI | KHTOD | A | B | C | |
| A. Residential | |||||||||||||
| Household Living (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Single-Household - Detached Dwelling | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Townhouse/Rowhouse | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Two-Household - Attached Dwelling | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y |
| Multi-Household - Attached Dwelling | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mixed Use - Attached Dwelling | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Work/Live Creative Studio | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Group Living (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Assisted Living Facility/Residence (ALF) | N | N | N | N | PB | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Boarding House | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Dormitory, Fraternity or Sorority | N | N | N | N | BA | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA |
| Homeless Shelter and Service Center | N | N | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Independent Living Facility | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | PB | N | N | N | N |
| Single Room Occupancy Housing (SRO) | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Trailer Camp or Park | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| B. Lodging | |||||||||||||
| Bed and Breakfast or Inn | BA | BA | BA | BA | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA |
| Hotel | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | PB | N |
| Motel | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Hotel, Extended Stay | N | N | N | N | PB | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Hostel | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| C. Commercial - General Services | |||||||||||||
| Animal Services (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Animal Clinic or Hospital | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Commercial Kennel | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Pet Grooming | N | N | BA | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| Pet Training and Care | N | N | BA | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| Veterinarian | N | N | BA | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| Day Care Service (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Adult Day Care Center | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Child Day Care Center | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Personal Services (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Body-Art Establishment | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N |
| Funeral Home | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Maintenance and Repair of Consumer Goods | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Motorized Single-User Shared Transport Station | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA |
| Moving Services | N | N | N | N | BA/DN | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Personal Services | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Personal Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Property Maintenance and Repair Service | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| D. Commercial - General Business and Office Uses | |||||||||||||
| Banking and Financial Services | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Business or Professional Office | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Business Support Services | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Co-Working Space | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Data Center | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| E. Commercial - Retail Uses | |||||||||||||
| Big Box Retail Store | N | N | N | N | BA | N | N | N | N | BA | N | N | N |
| Building/Home Supplies and Equipment | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N |
| Convenience Store | N | N | N | N | Y | BA | BA | BA | N | PB | N | Y | Y |
| Drug Paraphernalia Store | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | N |
| Grocery Store | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Packaged Liquor Store | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Pet Store | N | N | N | N | PB | N | PB | PB | N | PB | PB | PB | PB |
| Retail Stores and Services (not elsewhere set forth) | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Supermarket | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| Weaponry Store | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | N |
| Adult Entertainment (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Adult Entertainment Establishment | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | N |
| F. Commercial - Eating and Drinking Establishments | |||||||||||||
| Bar or Tavern | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Brew Pub | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Brewery, Distillery, Cidery, Winery | N | N | N | N | BA | Y | Y | BA | Y | BA | BA | BA | N |
| Micro Brewery, Distillery, Cidery, Winery with Tasting Room | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Caterer/Wholesale Food Production | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Food Hall or Public Market | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Neighborhood Café | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Restaurant | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | BA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Restaurant, Fast-Food or Take Out | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N |
| G. Commercial - Art, Sport and Creative Enterprise | |||||||||||||
| Arena | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | PB | PB | N | N |
| Artisan Production and Creative Studio | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Broadcast and/or Recording Studio | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Commercial Recreation, Indoor | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Commercial Recreation, Outdoor | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Conference and Convention Center | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | PB | PB | N | N |
| Flat Floor Event Space | N | N | N | N | Y | BA | BA | BA | BA | Y | Y | N | N |
| Museum | BA | N | BA | BA | Y | N | N | N | BA | PB | PB | PB | PB |
| Shared Creative Workspaces and Arts Education | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sports Complex | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | PB | PB | N | N |
| Theaters and Auditoriums | N | N | N | N | PB | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | N | N |
| H. Commercial - Motor-Vehicle Uses | |||||||||||||
| Car Share Parking Facility | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| Commercial Structured Parking Facility | N | N | N | N | PB | Y | Y | Y | Y | PB | PB | N | N |
| Commercial Surface Parking Facility | N | N | N | N | PB | Y | Y | Y | Y | PB | PB | N | N |
| Dispatch Service | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Motor Vehicle Body Painting and Body Repair | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Motor Vehicle General Repair and Maintenance | N | N | N | N | CC/DN | N | CC | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Motor Vehicle Light Service Station | N | N | N | N | BA/DN | BA | BA | N | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Motor Vehicle Rental | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Motor Vehicle Sales and Service | N | N | N | N | CC/DN | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Motor Vehicle Light Service Station and Convenience Store | N | N | N | N | BA/DN | BA | BA | N | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Moving-Vehicle Share Parking Facility: | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| I. Civic and Institutional | |||||||||||||
| Civic Uses (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Cemetery | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Community Center | N | N | N | N | Y | BA | BA | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA |
| Wireless Communications Facilities | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA |
| Institutional Uses (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Club or Lodge (Nonprofit) | CC | CC | CC | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | CC | N | CC | CC |
| Educational Facilities and Services (Nonexempt) | N | N | N | N | Y | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA |
| Educational Facility (Exempt) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Municipal Facilities | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Public Utility Facility | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB | PB |
| Public Utility Services | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA |
| Religious Assembly/Establishment (Exempt) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Medical Uses (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Hospital or Nursing Home | N | N | N | N | BA | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Medical Offices, Center, or Clinic | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | BA | BA | PB | N | N | N |
| J. Industrial | |||||||||||||
| Prohibited Industrial Uses (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Earth Removal | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Junkyard or Automobile Graveyard | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Low-level Radioactive or Nuclear Waste Facility | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Tire Recycling or Re-treading | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Garbage Incineration | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| General Industrial Uses (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Batch Asphalt and Concrete Plants | N | N | N | N | N | N | CC | CC | N | N | N | N | N |
| Biomass Recycling Facility | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Commercial Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Contractor's Yard | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Freight Terminal | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Heavy Materials Sales and Distribution | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Material Salvage and Recycling Facility | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Recycling Collection Facility | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | BA | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Self-Storage Facility | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Transportation Terminal | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Warehouse, Wholesale Trade and Distribution | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Warehouse | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| R&D and Manufacturing (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Biotechnology Facilities | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Manufacturing | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Manufacturing, Light | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Medical Devices Manufacturing | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| Research, Development or Testing Laboratories and Facilities | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Marijuana Related Uses (As Listed Below) | |||||||||||||
| Craft Marijuana Cooperative | N | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| Independent Testing Laboratory | N | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marijuana Cultivator | N | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marijuana Product Manufacturer | N | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marijuana Research Facility | N | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marijuana Retailer | N | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| Marijuana Transporter | N | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| Medical Marijuana Treatment Center | N | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | N | N | N | N |
| K. Marine-Related Uses | |||||||||||||
| Aquarium | N | N | N | N | PB | PB | PB | N | PB | N | N | N | N |
| Aquatic Equipment Rental | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Maritime Education | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Marine Recreational Facility | N | N | N | N | N | BA | BA | N | BA | N | N | N | N |
| Maritime Trade | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Seafood Handling and Processing | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Seafood Packaging and Distribution | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Shipyard, boatyard, shipbuilding, boatbuilding | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Waterfront Storage and Distribution Facility | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| L. Agriculture | |||||||||||||
| Agricultural Use (Exempt) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Agricultural Use (Nonexempt) | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | BA | PB | PB | PB | PB |
| Aquaculture | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | PB | PB | N | N |
| Aquaponics | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | PB | PB | N | N |
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Symbols employed below shall mean the following:
Y = Permitted Use (by right). N = An Excluded or Prohibited Use. BA = A use authorized under Special Permit from the Board of Appeals as provided under Section 5300. CC = A use authorized under Special Permit from the City Council as provided under Section 5300. PB = A use authorized under Special Permit from the Planning Board as provided under Section 5300. DN = Not permitted in the Downtown as defined in Section 1200. | |||||||||||||
(Ord. of 12-23-03, § 1; Ord. of 12-8-05, §§ 2-4; Ord. of 3-16-11, § 1; Ord. of 10-8-13, § 2; Ord. of 1-20-15, § 3; Ord. of 3-26-15; Ord. of 9-26-18, § 2(a), (b); Ord. of 12-18-18, § 1; Ord. of 5-6-22, §§ 2—3; Ord. of 11-26-24(1), § 2; Ord. of 11-26-24(3), § 3; Ord. of 8-21-25(1), §§ 2, 7)