Newton City Zoning Code
§ 320-10
T-6 Town Core Zone.
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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.
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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. |  |