Raynham City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 5
Intensity of Use Regulation
§ 350-5.1 Minimum requirements.
[Amended 5-15-1995 ATM; 5-20-1996 ATM; 5-18-1998 ATM; 5-29-2003 ATM; 5-15-2006 ATM; 5-17-2010 ATM]
A dwelling, building, or structure hereafter erected in any district shall be located on a lot having not less than the minimum requirements set forth below, and no more than one dwelling shall be built upon any such lot. Public utility structure(s) shall be exempt from the minimum dimensional requirements set forth below. No existing lot shall be changed as to size or shape so as to result in the violation of the requirements set forth below.
District | Minimum Lot Dimensions | Minimum Yard Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (square feet) (A) | Frontage (feet) (A) | Depth (feet) (A) | Front (feet) (B) | Side (feet) (C) | Rear (feet) (D) | |
Residential A | 40,000 | 150 | 200 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Residential B | 30,000 | 150 | 200 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Residential D | 40,000 | 150 | 200 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Business | 30,000 | 150 | 200 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Industrial | 30,000 | 150 | 200 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Light Industrial | 40,000 | 150 | 200 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Multifamily | 43,560, plus 4,000 per unit | 200 | 200 | 100 | 30 | 50 |
Farm and Forest | 5 acres | 200 | 200 | 45 | 30 | 30 |
Subsections A, B, C and D refer to the minimum lot and yard dimensions shown in the above table. [Added 10-27-2014 STM] |
A.
A lot or parcel of land having an area or a frontage of lesser amounts than required by this table may be considered as coming within the area and frontage requirements of this section, provided such lot or parcel of land was shown on a plan or described in a deed duly recorded or registered at the time of the adoption of this bylaw and did not at the time of such adoption adjoin other land of the same owner available for use in connection with such lot or parcel.
B.
Minimum front yard setback to be measured from the right-of-way line where a plan of the way is on file with the Registry of Deeds or, in the absence of such a plan, from a line 20 feet from and parallel to the center line of the traveled way.
[Amended 10-27-2014 STM; 5-16-2022 ATM by Art. 28]
C.
Side yard dimension will be 50 feet when adjacent to Residential District.
[Amended 5-16-2022 ATM by Art. 28]
D.
Rear yard dimension will be 50 feet when adjacent to Residential District.
[Amended 5-16-2022 ATM by Art. 28]
E.
Sixty thousand square feet minimum lot dimension where water is not supplied by North or Center Water Districts and not supplied with municipal sewerage. Said lot shall have a minimum of 200 feet street frontage.
[Amended 2-12-1990 STM]
F.
The portion of any lot within a wetland area as defined by the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act[1] may be used to meet area and yard requirement(s) in which the remainder of the lot is situated, provided that portion does not exceed 20% of the minimum required lot area, and the minimum required lot area shall be contiguous dry land. Said criteria is not applicable to lots located within a Farm and Forest District. In a Farm and Forest District, the minimum lot size shall be 32,000 square feet of contiguous dry land if Town water is supplied to the lot and 48,000 square feet of contiguous dry land if Town water is not supplied to the lot.
[Added 5-15-1989 ATM; amended 5-18-1992 ATM; 5-15-2006 ATM]
[1]
Editor's Note: See MGL c. 131, § 40.
G.
Access to any lot in all districts shall be only from the street frontage of said lot. However, a business, multifamily or condominium development may seek an alternate access to said development via Article 13, Site Plan Approval.
[Amended 5-16-1994 ATM; 5-23-2001 ATM]
H.
All lots being subdivided shall be designed geometrically as to show a 125-foot by 125-foot square beginning at the minimum front yard setback line for a structure.
[Amended 5-16-1994 ATM; 5-15-2006 ATM]
I.
In the event that the Town of Raynham, the Raynham Center Water District, or the North Raynham Water District acquires an interest in land by eminent domain or otherwise in a portion of a lot and, as a result of such acquisition, the lot and/or any structure existing thereon does not conform to one or more of the minimum requirements set forth in § 350-5.1 of the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Raynham, then the said lot and/or any structure existing thereon shall be deemed to be in conformity with those said minimum requirements set forth in § 350-5.1 of the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Raynham.
[Added 5-29-2003 ATM]
§ 350-5.2 General provisions.
A.
No part of any dwelling, other than steps, masonry chimneys and/or fireplaces, shall be erected within 20 feet of a side or rear property line or within 45 feet of any property line bordering on any street, provided that, in the case of any lot owned separately from the adjacent land, or shown on a plan lawfully recorded in the Registry of Deeds in Bristol County at the date of adoption of this bylaw, and having a width of less than 100 feet, the setback prescribed above shall be reduced on each side by three inches for each foot by which the width of such lot is less than 100 feet, subject to a maximum reduction of 13 feet. In the case of any such lot as described above in this section with a depth of less than 115 feet, the setback prescribed above from the property line bordering any street shall be reduced by one foot for each foot by which the depth of such lot is less than 115 feet.
B.
No existing lot, with dwelling thereon, not meeting the minimum requirements of this bylaw shall be altered or divided in such a way as to reduce the size of the lot; nor shall any existing lot, with dwelling thereon, meeting the minimum requirements of this bylaw be altered or divided in such a way as to leave the dwelling on a lot which does not meet the minimum requirements of this bylaw. The footprint of buildings and/or structures may not cover more than 25% of the lot area (see Article 10 definition) except by special permit, and in no event cover more than 35% of the lot area.
[Amended 2-12-1990 STM; 5-18-1992 ATM]
§ 350-5.3 Farm and Forest District.
A.
Minimum lot area: five acres.
B.
Minimum yard: 30 feet from any property line, and on a public way a minimum setback of 100 feet for all barns and accessory buildings, said lot to have a minimum of 30 feet of frontage access for travel and for installation of public utilities such as but not limited to water, sewer, electric and gas.
§ 350-5.4 Corner lots.
[Amended 2-12-1990 STM; 5-29-2003 ATM; 5-15-2006 ATM; 5-16-2022 ATM by Art. 28]
A "corner lot" is defined as one which has an interior angle of less than 135° at the intersection of two street lines. The minimum frontage and front yard requirement of § 350-5.1 shall apply to one street. Access to a corner lot may be from any street frontage. The minimum frontage requirement shall not extend beyond the midpoint of the corner radius. An existing lot shall not be considered a corner lot by virtue of the subsequent approval of a subdivision roadway unless the lot is being created as a part of the said proposed subdivision; nor shall an existing lot be considered a corner lot by the subsequent laying out of a public way by the appropriate governmental authorities.
§ 350-5.5 Mobile home parks in Residential C District.
§ 350-5.6 Screening.
[Amended 11-20-2000 STM; 5-16-2022 ATM by Art. 28]
Any project that requires site plan approval through Article 13 is required to provide screening where the project abuts an adjacent property that is 40% occupied for residential purposes. The screening does not need to run the entire property line that abuts the residential use, but rather the area where the project is located. The depth and height of the screening can vary based on the proposed land use. The Planning Board acting through Article 13, Site Plan Approval, has the authority to vary the depth and height of the screening that is required. If, in the opinion of the Planning Board, the area that is required to be screened has sufficient existing vegetation, fences and/or topographic change that does not necessitate new or additional screening, then no screening is required. In some cases, the Planning Board may require some screening to augment the existing conditions in order to provide sufficient buffering. When existing vegetation, walls and fences or a combination thereof are utilized for screening, they cannot be removed, unless the Planning Board approves such removal.
§ 350-5.7 Uses in Residential D District.
[Added 5-20-1996 ATM]
Any Residential D District use must comply with all Residential A District provisions of the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Raynham unless modified by special permit.