Plympton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Uses
§ 300-4.1 General provisions.
Except as expressly provided herein, no building or structure shall be constructed, and no building, structure or land, or part thereof, shall be used for any purpose or in any 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 as set forth as permissible by special permit in said district and so authorized.
A.
In the Agricultural-Residential, Business, and Light Manufacturing Districts, no building, premises, or land shall be used for any purpose detrimental, injurious, or offensive to the neighborhood, whether in the same or adjoining districts.
B.
In the Industrial District, no building, premises, or land shall be used for any purpose detrimental, injurious, or offensive by reason of the emissions of odors, fumes, dust, smoke, noise, explosion or other cause.
§ 300-4.2 Schedule of Uses.
Explanation of Districts within the Schedule of Uses: |
|---|
AR = Agricultural-Residential |
B = Business |
LM = Light Manufacturing |
I = Industrial |
Code | Meaning of Code | |
|---|---|---|
A | = | Allowed Use |
SP-PB | = | Special Permit Required - Planning Board |
SP-ZBA | = | Special Permit Required - Zoning Board of Appeals |
SPR-PB | = | Site Plan Review Required by Planning Board |
X | = | Use Not Allowed |
Schedule of Uses (organized by district) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Name of Use | AR | B | LM | I |
RESIDENTIAL USES | ||||
Conversion of single-family to two-family dwelling | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | X |
Dwelling, single-family | A | A | A | X |
Dwelling, two-family | A | A | A | X |
Dwelling, multifamily, for elderly and handicapped persons | SP-PB | SP-PB | SP-PB | X |
Guesthouse | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | X |
Mobile home (temporary) | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
COMMERCIAL USES | ||||
Eating and/or Drinking Establishments | ||||
Brewery, distillery, winery production with tasting room (farm) | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB |
Brewery, distillery, winery production with tasting room (non-farm) | X | X | A | A |
Restaurant | X | A | A | A |
Lodging | ||||
Bed-and-breakfast establishment, including conversion of an existing dwelling to a bed-and-breakfast establishment | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | X |
Inn, including conversion of existing dwelling to an inn | SP-ZBA | A | A | A |
Overnight cabins | SP-ZBA | X | X | X |
Renting of rooms (4-person limit) | A | A | A | X |
Office | ||||
Clinic/Medical office | X | A | A | X |
Laboratory/Research facility | X | X | A | A |
Professional office | X | A | A | A |
Recreation | ||||
Boat livery | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | X |
Commercial riding stable | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB |
Indoor commercial recreation, concentrated | X | X | SP-ZBA | A |
Indoor commercial recreation, light | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | A | A |
Outdoor commercial recreation, general | X | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | A |
Outdoor commercial recreation, light | SP-ZBA | A | A | A |
Private club | X | SP-ZBA | A | A |
Retail | ||||
Adult uses | X | X | X | SP-ZBA |
Facility for boat sales and rental, including storage, maintenance, and repair of boats | X | X | SPR-PB | A |
Medical marijuana facility | X | X | X | SP-PB |
Marijuana establishment | X | X | X | SP-PB |
Retail store | X | A | A | A |
Wholesale store | X | X | A | A |
Service | ||||
Animal day care, training and grooming | SP-ZBA | A | A | A |
Bank | X | A | A | A |
Dogs: breeding and sale | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
Funeral home | X | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
General service establishments | X | A | A | A |
Massage service establishments | X | X | X | SP-ZBA |
Personal services establishment | X | A | A | X |
Vehicular | ||||
Commercial vehicle storage (1 to 3) | A | A | A | A |
Commercial vehicle storage (more than 3) | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | A |
Commercial vehicle storage (more than 10) | X | X | X | SP-ZBA |
Gasoline station | X | A | A | A |
Parking lot or garage | X | A | A | A |
Vehicle body shop | X | SPR-PB | A | A |
Vehicle repair | X | SPR-PB | A | A |
INDUSTRIAL USES | ||||
Contractor yard | X | X | A | A |
Distribution facility, merchandise | X | X | A | A |
Ice establishment | X | X | A | A |
Junk or salvage yard | X | X | X | X |
Light manufacturing | X | X | A | A |
Light manufacturing, intensive | X | X | SP-ZBA | A |
Commercial sewage and/or septage treatment and/or disposal facilities | X | X | X | X |
Temporary sawmill | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
Warehouse | X | X | SP-ZBA | A |
Wireless communication towers | X | X | X | A |
Wireless communications facilities | ||||
Concealed facilities | A | A | A | A |
Co-location on water and electric towers | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
Co-location on existing facilities | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
All other facilities | X | X | X | A |
EDUCATIONAL USES | ||||
Child-care facility | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB |
Exempt educational use | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB | SPR-PB |
Nonexempt educational use | X | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | A |
Nonprofit museums, historical associations or societies | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | A | A |
EXEMPT USES | ||||
Cemetery | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
Expansion of existing Town or nonprofit cemetery | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
Religious institutions and similar places of worship | SPR-PB | A | A | A |
GOVERNMENTAL USES | ||||
Essential services | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA | SP-ZBA |
Town building (except Public Works garage) | SP-ZBA | A | A | A |
Town Public Works equipment garage | X | SP-ZBA | A | A |
AGRICULTURAL USES | ||||
Agriculture | A | A | A | A |
Corn maze | A | A | X | X |
Farm | A | A | A | A |
Garden | A | A | A | A |
Greenhouse | A | A | A | A |
Livestock raising | A | A | A | A |
Nursery (plants) | A | A | A | A |
§ 300-4.3 Conflicts with state law.
In the event of a conflict between § 300-4.2 above and the provisions contained in the last three paragraphs of MGL c. 40A, § 9, regarding limited manufacturing, hazardous waste facilities and solid waste disposal facilities, the provisions of MGL c. 40A, § 9 shall be deemed to prevail.