Taunton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Districts
§ 440-401 Establishment of districts. [1]
The City of Taunton is divided into the zoning districts designated below:
Rural Residential District |
Suburban Residential District |
Urban Residential District |
Business District |
Central Business District |
Office District |
Highway Business District |
Industrial District |
Open Space and Conservancy District |
Floodplain District |
Special Flood Hazard District |
Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District |
Roadway Improvement Overlay District |
Airport District |
Transit-Oriented Development District |
§ 440-402 Zoning Map.
The location and boundaries of zoning districts are shown on a map titled "Zoning Map of the City of Taunton, Massachusetts" dated October 2008. Said map, together with such amendments thereto and such other maps as may be adopted from time to time, shall be part of this chapter.
§ 440-403 Overlay districts.
A.
Special Flood Hazard District and Floodplain Zoning District boundaries may in some instances overlie parts of other zoning districts in order that floodplain provisions shall prevail.
B.
Roadway Improvement Overlay District may in some cases overlie parts of other zoning districts in order that the provisions contained in the Roadway Improvement Overlay District shall prevail.
C.
Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District may in some cases overlie parts of other zoning districts in order that the provisions contained in the Water and Aquifer Resource Protection District shall prevail.
§ 440-404 Lots within two districts.
[Amended 9-22-2025]
A.
On a landownership transected by a zoning district boundary, the zoning regulations applying to the larger part by area of such ownership may also be deemed to govern in the small part beyond such zoning district boundary but not more than 30 linear feet in depth beyond such zoning boundary.
B.
In cases where the zoning regulations of the larger part govern 30 feet into the smaller part and leave less than 10,000 square feet in area governed by the zoning regulations of the smaller part, the zoning regulations of the larger part shall be deemed to govern the entire lot.
C.
Transit-Oriented Development District (TOD) may in some instances overlie parts of other zoning districts in order that TOD provisions shall prevail.
§ 440-405 District boundary determination.
[Amended 6-6-2016
In the event of a discrepancy or ambiguity between the boundaries of zoning districts as shown on the Zoning Map, extrinsic evidence shall be utilized to pinpoint the boundary location. The extrinsic evidence that shall be utilized in order of priority shall include the map and description of the zoning amendments from each public hearing that created the current district configurations, the GIS maps which include the Zoning Map overlaid onto the Assessors' maps, and the written descriptions of each district which are on file with the Department of Planning and Conservation.