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Newton City Zoning Code

§ 320-10

T-6 Town Core Zone.

A. 
T-6 purpose. The T-6 Transect is a higher density, mixed- and multiple-use downtown area. This area provides for the majority of retail and commercial uses within the Town and should be identified as the Central Business District within the Town. This area has residential and office uses over the commercial uses to support day and evening uses in the downtown.
(1) 
The public frontage shall include street trees, streetscaping and street furniture.
(2) 
Allowed building types: townhouse, live/work, mixed-use, elevator flats, office, retail, hotels, civic, parking structure with liner building.
B. 
T-6 bulk requirements.
Building Configuration
Principal building
8 stories/100 feet maximum; 2 minimum
Accessory building
N/A
Lot Occupation
Lot width
18 feet minimum, 700 feet maximum
Lot coverage
90% maximum
Building Disposition
(§ 320-26B)
Edgeyard
Not permitted
Sideyard
Not permitted
Rearyard
Permitted
Courtyard
Permitted
Principal Building Setbacks
Front yard primary (g.1)1
2 feet minimum, 12 feet maximum
Front yard secondary (g.2)1 for corner lot
2 feet minimum, 12 feet maximum
Side yard (g.3)1
0 feet minimum, 24 feet maximum
Rear yard (g.4)1
0 foot minimum
Frontage build-out
80% minimum at setback
Accessory Building Setbacks
Front (h.1)1
N/A
Side yard (h.2)1
N/A
Rear yard (h.3)1
N/A
Private Frontages
(§ 320-26A)
Common lawn
Not permitted
Porch and fence
Not permitted
Terrace
Not permitted
Forecourt
Permitted
Shopfront and awning
Permitted
Gallery
Permitted
Arcade
Permitted
Civic Spaces
(§ 320-26C)
Park
Not permitted
Green
Not permitted
Square
Permitted
Plaza
Permitted
Playground
Permitted
NOTES:
1 See § 320-10C.
C. 
T-6 building configuration and height.
BUILDING CONFIGURATION
1. Building height shall be measured from the average elevation of the finished grade along the front of the building to the mean elevation of the roof surface.
2. Stories may not exceed 14 feet in height from finished floor to finished ceiling, except for a first-floor commercial function which must be a minimum of 11 feet with a maximum of 24 feet.
SETBACKS — PRINCIPAL BLDG
1. The facades and elevations of principal buildings shall be distanced from the lot lines as shown.
2. Facades shall be built along the principal frontage to the minimum specified width in the table.
PARKING PLACEMENT
1. Uncovered parking spaces may be provided within the third layer as shown in the diagram.
2. Covered parking shall be provided within the second and third layer as shown in the diagram. Side-or rear-entry garages may be allowed in the first or second layer at the discretion of the Planning Board.
3. Trash containers shall be stored within the third layer.