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Raynham City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 3

Establishment of Districts

§ 350-3.1 Types of districts.

[Amended 3-26-1984; 5-20-1996; 5-29-2003 ATM; 5-15-2000 ATM; 5-19-2008 ATM; 5-19-2014; 5-16-2022 ATM by Art. 28]
For the purposes of this bylaw, the Town of Raynham is hereby divided into the following types of use districts:
Residential A District
Residential B District
Residential C District
Residential D District
Business District
Office Development District
Industrial District
Light Industrial District
Farm and Forest District
Farm and Forest District II
Wetland District
Flood Hazard Protective Overlay District
Designated Development District
Water Resource Protection Overlay District
Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Overlay District

§ 350-3.2 Zoning Map.

[Amended 5-15-2006 ATM]
The boundaries of the various zoning districts are delineated as shown on a geographic information system map entitled "Town of Raynham Zoning Map," at a scale of one inch equals 1,000 feet, dated February 16, 2006, on file at the office of the Town Clerk. Said map and all explanatory matter thereon are hereby made a part of this bylaw. From time to time, changes to district boundaries shall be shown as amendments to this map or shown on such other maps as may be incorporated as part of this Zoning Bylaw.
Note: The boundaries of the various zoning districts shown on this map are identical to the boundaries of the presently existing zoning districts.

§ 350-3.3 Flood Hazard Protective Overlay District.

[Amended 5-18-2015]
A. 
The Flood Hazard Protective Overlay District within the Town of Raynham is delineated on the Bristol County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program, dated July 7, 2009, and July 16, 2015, as Zone A and AE to indicate the 100-year floodplain. The map panels of the Bristol County FIRM that are wholly or partially within the Town of Raynham are panel numbers 25005C0152F, 25005C0154F, 25005C0156F, 25005C0158F, 25005C0159F, and 25005C0166F, dated July 7, 2009; and panel numbers 25005C0162G, 25005C0164G, 25005C0167G, 25005C0168G, 25005C0169G, 25005C0186G and 25005C0188G, dated July 16, 2015. The precise boundaries of the district are defined by the 100-year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the flood profiles contained in the Bristol County Flood Insurance Study (FIS), report dated July 16, 2015. The FIRM and FIS reports are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Town Clerk, Planning Board, Building Official and Conservation Commission.
B. 
The floodway boundaries within the Town of Raynham are delineated on the Bristol County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), on panel numbers 25005C0154F, 25005C0158F, and 25005C0166F dated July 7, 2009; and panel numbers 25005C0164G, 25005C0167G, 25005C0168G, 25005C0169G, 25005C0186G and 25005C0188G, dated July 16, 2015, and further defined by the floodway data tables contained in the Bristol County Flood Insurance Study. Said map and tables are hereby incorporated as part of this bylaw.