Raynham City Zoning Code

Residential A District.

Residential B District.

Residential C District.

Residential D District.

Any use permitted in a Residential A District, except a residential subdivision.

Office, bank, newspaper or job printing establishment.

Hotel, motel or restaurant.

Any wholesale or retail business, research laboratory, service business or public utility, not involving manufacture on the premises except of products, the majority of which is sold on the premises by the producer to the consumer, excluding, however, from the definition of any wholesale or retail business the business of buying or selling of secondhand motor vehicles, commonly known as a "used car lot," and provided that no such use shall be permitted which would be unreasonably detrimental or unreasonably offensive or tend to reduce property values in the same or adjoining districts by reason of excessive dirt, odor, fumes, smoke, gas, sewage, refuse, noise, vibration, danger of explosion or fire. Also excluded from the definition herein of any wholesale or retail business, or service business, are "adult bookstore," "adult motion picture theater," "adult paraphernalia store," "adult club" and "adult video store," as those terms are defined in Article 10, Definitions.

Adult retirement community by special permit in accordance with Article 18.

Any use permitted in a Residential A District, except detached one-family dwellings or apartment buildings.

Any business permitted in a Business District.

Any manufacturing or industrial use, including processing, fabrication and assembly, and provided that no such use shall be permitted which would be unreasonably detrimental or unreasonably offensive or tend to reduce property values in the same or adjoining districts by reason of excessive dirt, odor, fumes, smoke, gas, sewage, refuse, noise, vibration, danger of explosion or fire.

A sewage disposal and filtration plant where the same is to be used in connection with a use in the Industrial District, provided that the site has been approved by the appropriate state and federal agencies.

Adult retirement community by special permit in accordance with Article 18.

The growing of agricultural and/or horticultural crops as defined in MGL c. 61A, §§ 1, 2 and 3, agricultural and horticultural land assessment, which define agricultural, horticultural, and what constitutes farm area.

Any federal, State of Massachusetts, or Town of Raynham use.

Detached one-family dwelling with accessory building customarily incidental to and so used, and to the growing of timber or farm use.

Religious or educational uses on land owned or leased by a religious sect, denomination, nonprofit educational corporation, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its agencies, subdivisions, or bodies politic, insofar as such religious or educational uses are exempted from local zoning restrictions by MGL c. 40A, § 3, as amended by Chapter 808 of 1975. Such religious and educational uses shall, however, be subject to lot size and other intensity regulations applicable to Farm and Forest Districts and shall be required to provide paved off-street parking areas or garages sufficient to meet the needs of such religious or educational institution without the use of nearby streets for parking.

The growing of agricultural and/or horticultural crops as defined in MGL c. 61A, §§ 1, 2 and 3, agricultural and horticultural land assessment, which define agricultural, horticultural, and what constitutes farm area.

Any federal, State of Massachusetts or Town of Raynham use.

Solid waste facility.

Detached one-family dwelling with accessory building customarily incidental to and so used, and to the growing of timber or farm use.

Religious or educational uses on land owned or leased by a religious sect, denomination, nonprofit educational corporation, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its agencies, subdivisions or bodies politic, insofar as such religious or educational uses are exempted from local zoning restrictions by MGL c. 40A, § 3, as amended by Chapter 808 of 1975. Such religious and educational uses shall, however, be subject to lot size and other intensity regulations applicable to Farm and Forest Districts and shall be required to provide paved off-street parking areas or garages sufficient to meet the needs of such religious or educational institution without the use of nearby streets for parking.

Any use permitted in a Residential A District, except a residential subdivision.

Research and development, engineering, manufacturing and assembly, high technology, biotechnology, warehouse and/or distribution center, communications and utilities facilities and similar uses, except that any such use that would be injurious, obnoxious, offensive, or hazardous to the surrounding area by reason of actual or probable emission of noise, odors, gases, liquids, dust, chemicals, fumes or smoke shall be prohibited.

Office, or related business; however, all retail and any restaurant uses are prohibited.

Day care, adult day care, and assisted living.

Office or office park.

Research and development or engineering business.

Light industry.

Hotel.

Municipal use.

Agricultural uses, including nurseries.

Office, banking or wholesale or related business, except that any such use that would be injurious, obnoxious, hazardous or offensive to the surrounding area by reason of actual or probable emission of noise, odors, gases, liquids, dust, chemicals, fumes or smoke shall be prohibited.

Research and development, engineering, light manufacturing, warehouse or distribution center, communications and utilities facilities, except that any such use that would be injurious, obnoxious, offensive, or hazardous to the surrounding area by reason of actual or probable emission of noise, odors, gases, liquids, dust, chemicals, fumes or smoke shall be prohibited.

Hotel, conference facility, parking facility or restaurant except that so-called "fast food" restaurants shall be prohibited. A "fast food" restaurant shall mean a restaurant whose principal business is the sale of foods or beverages in a ready-to-consume state within the building or off premises and whose principal method of operation includes sale of foods and beverages in paper, plastic or other disposable containers, or where consumption of foods and beverages on the premises outside the restaurant building or within parked motor vehicles on the premises is allowed and encouraged or where foods and beverages are served directly to the customer in a motor vehicle.

Educational, hospital or medical or health-related, athletic/physical fitness or agricultural facility.

Speciality retail is only allowed incidental to any permitted uses in this § 350-4.10. The maximum space available for speciality retail shall not exceed the lesser of 20% or 1,000 square feet of the total aggregate space of the principal use, a portion of which is speciality retail.