Somerville City Zoning Code

Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections

SOMERVILLE, MA

ZONING ORDINANCE

Sections

    • 1.1 GENERAL
    • 1.2 ADOPTION & EFFECT
    • 1.3 OFFICIAL MAPS
  • 2. GLOSSARY & OVERVIEW
    • 2.1 GLOSSARY
    • 2.2 ZONING ATLAS OVERVIEW
    • 2.3 BUILDING TYPES OVERVIEW
    • 2.4 STANDARDS & MEASUREMENTS
    • 3.1 NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENCE (NR)
    • 3.2 URBAN RESIDENCE (UR)
    • 4.1 MID-RISE 3 (MR3)
    • 4.2 MID-RISE 4 (MR4)
    • 4.3 MID-RISE 5 (MR5)
    • 4.4 MID-RISE 6 (MR6)
    • 5.1 HIGH-RISE (HR)
  • 6. COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
    • 6.1 FABRICATION (FAB)
    • 6.2 COMMERCIAL CORE (CC)
    • 6.3 COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY (CI)
    • 6.4 COMMERCIAL BUSINESS (CB)
  • 7. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
    • 7.1 CIVIC (CIV)
    • 7.2 POWDERHOUSE SCHOOL (PS)
    • 7.3 TUFTS UNIVERSITY (TU)
    • 7.4 ASSEMBLY SQUARE MIXED-USE (ASMD)
  • 8. OVERLAY DISTRICTS
    • 8.1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING (AH)
    • 8.2 SMALL BUSINESS (SB)
    • 8.3 FLOODPLAINS (FP)
    • 8.4 MASTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (MPD)
  • 9. USE PROVISIONS
    • 9.1 PERMITTED USES
    • 9.2 USE DEFINITIONS & STANDARDS
  • 10. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    • 10.1 LAND PLATTING
    • 10.2 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
    • 10.3 LANDSCAPING
    • 10.4 GREEN SCORE
    • 10.5 FENCES & WALLS
    • 10.6 OUTDOOR LIGHTING
    • 10.7 SCREENING
    • 10.8 COMMERCIAL SIGNS
  • 11. PARKING & MOBILITY
    • 11.1 BICYCLE PARKING
    • 11.2 MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING
  • 12. DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS
    • 12.1 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
    • 12.2 LINKAGE
    • 12.3 BUYOUTS & PAYMENTS
  • 13. PUBLIC REALM
    • 13.1 CIVIC SPACES
    • 13.2 THOROUGHFARES
  • 14. NONCONFORMANCE
    • 14.1 NONCONFORMITIES
  • 15. ADMINISTRATION
    • 15.1 REVIEW PROCEDURES
    • 15.2 DISCRETIONARY PERMITS
    • 15.3 ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS
    • 15.4 CERTIFICATES
    • 15.5 APPEALS
    • 15.6 LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES
    • 15.7 REVIEW BOARDS & OFFICIALS