Randolph City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 3
Establishment of Districts
§ 3.1 Establishment.
The Town of Randolph is hereby divided into the following districts.
A.
Districts. For the purpose of general designation only, the districts may be named as follows:
(1)
Business Districts.
(a)
Crawford Square Business District (CSBD).
(b)
North Randolph Business District (NRBD).
(c)
West Corners Business District (WCBD).
(d)
Business District (BD).
(e)
Business Professional District (BPD).
(f)
Orchard Street Business District (OSBD).
(2)
Residential Districts.
(a)
Residential High Density District (RHDD).
(b)
Residential Family Medium Density District (RMDD).
(c)
Residential Multi Family District (RMFD).
(3)
Special uses districts.
(a)
Blue Hill River Highway District (BRHD).
(b)
Great Bear Swamp Highway District (GBHD).
(c)
Industrial District (ID).
(d)
Sanitary Facility District (SFD).
(4)
Overlay districts.
(a)
Great Pond Commerce Center Overlay District (GPCCOD).
(b)
Watershed and Wetland Protection Overlay District (WWPOD).
(c)
Multifamily Affordability Overlay District (MAOD).
(d)
Market Rate Multifamily Overlay District (MRMOD).
(e)
Union Crossing Transit District (UCTD) (Overlay District).
(f)
Randolph Community Multi-Family Overlay District (RCMOD).
(5)
Historic Districts.
(a)
Elms Historic District. (See § 10-5 of Article II of the General Code for applicable regulations.).
§ 3.2 Zoning Map.
A.
Districts shall be bounded as shown on a map called "Zoning Map of the Town of Randolph, MA," dated 2005, as amended, which shall be in the charge of and safely kept by the Building Commissioner of the Town of Randolph.
B.
The Randolph Planning Board is the responsible Town agency to allocate the reference numbers and update the Zoning Code.
§ 3.3 Interpretation of District Boundaries.
The location of district boundaries shown on the Zoning Map shall be determined as follows:
A.
Where a boundary is indicated as a street, alley, railroad, transit right-of-way, watercourse or other body of water, it shall be construed to be the centerline or middle thereof, or where such boundary approximates a Town boundary, then to the limits of the Town boundary.
B.
Where a boundary is indicated as following approximately or parallel to a street, railroad, transit right-of-way, watercourse, or other body of water, it shall be construed to be parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as shown on the Zoning Map. If no dimension is given, such distance shall be determined using the scale shown on the Zoning Map.
C.
Where a dimensioned boundary or the actual property boundary coincides within 10 feet or less with a lot line, the boundary shall be construed to be the lot line.
D.
Where a boundary is indicated as intersecting the centerline of a street, railroad, watercourse or other water body, and unless it is otherwise indicated, it shall be construed to intersect at right angles to said centerline or, in the case of a curved centerline, to the tangent to the curve at the point of intersection.
E.
Whenever any uncertainty exists as to the exact location of a boundary line, the interpretation made by the Building Commissioner shall control pending appeal.
F.
Wetland and Watershed Protection Overlay District (WWPOD). Watershed and Wetlands Protection Districts: all land designated as such, as shown and delineated on a set of sixty-one (61) maps of the Town of Randolph, entitled "Watershed and Wetlands Protection Districts, Randolph, Mass.," dated April 30, 1972, by Avis Airmap of Brookline, Massachusetts, which set of maps is hereby incorporated as part of this chapter.
(1)
District 1 is located within the area bounded on the north by the Braintree Town line, on the east by Braintree and Holbrook Town lines, on the south by Union Street (Route 139) and on the west by North Street.
(2)
District 2 is located within the area bounded on the north by Pond Street and the Braintree Town line, on the east by North Street, on the south by North and North Main Streets and on the west by North Main Street.
(3)
District 3 is located within the area bounded on the north by West Street, North Main Street and Union Street (Route 139), on the east by the Holbrook Town line, on the south by the Avon Town line, on the west by the Stoughton Town line.
(4)
District 4 is located within the area bounded on the north by Canton and Reeds Streets, on the east by North Main Street, on the south by West Street and on the west by the Stoughton and Canton Town lines and Route 24.
(5)
District 5 is located within the area bounded on the north by the Blue Hill River, on the east by the Braintree Town line and Pond Street, on the south by Reed Street and Canton Street and on the west by Route 24.
(6)
District 6 is located within the area bounded on the north by the Blue Hill River, on the east by Route 24, on the south by the Canton line and on the west by the Canton Town line.
§ 3.4 Interlocal cooperation.
When a lot is situated in part in the Town of Randolph and in part in an adjacent municipality, the provisions of this chapter shall be applied to the portion of such lot which is situated in the Town of Randolph in the same manner as if the entire lot were situated in the Town of Randolph; provided, however, that no use of any such lot shall be authorized or approved without consultation with the Planning Board of such abutting municipality in which the non-Randolph portion of the lot is situated and the use of the lot made harmonious with the zoning regulations of such abutting municipality insofar as it is practical so to do.