Stoughton City Zoning Code
SECTION 2
0 Districts
2.1 Establishment of zoning districts.
2.1.1.
Division into districts. The Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts is hereby divided into the following zoning districts to be designated as follows:
[Amended 5-2-2022 ATM , Art. 24; 5-15-2024 ATM, Art. 47]
Full Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
Residential-Suburban A | RA |
Residential-Suburban B | RB |
Residential-Suburban C | RC |
Residential-Urban | RU |
Residential-Multifamily | RM |
Stoughton Center District | SCD |
General Business | GB |
Neighborhood Business | NB |
Highway Business | HB |
Industrial | I |
Industrial 2 | I-2 |
District | From | To |
|---|---|---|
Residential-Suburban A | R30 or R-30 | RA |
Residential-Suburban B | R20 or R-20 | RB |
Residential-Suburban C | R15 or R-15 | RC |
Residential-Urban | R8 or R-8 | RU |
2.2 Zoning Map.
2.2.1.
Title. The location and boundaries of the zoning districts are hereby established as shown on a map titled "Zoning Map Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts," dated August 19, 2012, as amended, which accompanies and is hereby declared to be a part of this bylaw.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
2.2.2.
Scale and custody. The Zoning Map shall be drawn to scale of one inch equals 600 feet with ink in stable material, and shall be located in the Office of the Building Inspector. Photographic reductions of this large-scale map may serve as copies of the Zoning Map.
2.2.3.
Changes to map. Any change in the location of boundaries of a zoning district hereinafter made through the amendments of this bylaw shall be indicated by the alteration of such map, and the map thus altered as declared to be part of the bylaw thus amended.
2.2.4.
Boundaries of districts. Where any uncertainty exists with respect to the boundary of any district as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
1.
Where a boundary is indicated as a street, railroad, watercourse or other body of water, it shall be construed to be the center line or middle thereof, or where such boundary approximates a Town boundary, then to the limits of the Town boundary.
2.
Where a boundary is indicated as following approximately or parallel to a street, railroad, 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 by the use of the scale shown on the Zoning Map.
3.
Where a dimensional boundary coincides within 10 feet or less with a lot line, the boundary shall be construed to be the lot line.
4.
Where a boundary is indicated as intersecting the center line of a street, railroad, watercourse or other body of water, it shall be construed to intersect at right angles to said center line, or in the case of a curved center line, at right angles to the tangent to the curve at the point of intersection.
2.3 Overlay districts.
2.3.1.
Establishment. The Town is also hereby divided into the following overlay districts. See Section 9.0.
[Amended 5-2-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
Flood Hazard, Wetlands, and Watershed Districts | FHWW |
Aquifer Protection Overlay District | APOD |
Wireless Communication Overlay District | WCOD |
Floodplain Overlay District | FPOD |
Solar Power Overlay District | SPOD |
Medical Marijuana Treatment and Dispensing Facilities and Marijuana Cultivation Overlay District | MMOD |