Taunton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Intensity of Use Regulations
§ 440-601 General provisions.
In general this chapter is complementary to other Taunton ordinances affecting the use, height, area and location of buildings and the use of premises and land, but where this chapter imposes a greater restriction in any respect than is imposed by other ordinances, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail. (See § 440-102.)
§ 440-602 Bulk and dimensional requirements.
[Amended 4-5-2022; 5-21-2024; 12-10-2024]
A.
No building shall be erected upon a lot having a lot width of less than 100 feet except in the Central Business District or a nonresidential building in a Business District which shall require a lot width of not less than 50 feet or a one- to three-family dwelling and nonresidential use in the Urban Residential District which shall require a lot width of not less than 75 feet.
B.
Not more than one dwelling structure shall hereafter be erected on any lot, except as provided by special permit or duly authorized by variance as provided in this chapter or an accessory dwelling unit that is allowed by right.
C.
Shape of lot.
(1)
Effective July 1, 2005, no dwelling, building, or structure shall hereafter be erected, placed, altered, or converted on any lot unless the lot is substantially regular in shape. Substantially regular in shape shall mean a lot that has a shape factor of 35.0 or less. Shape factor shall be determined by dividing the square of the sum of the perimeter dimensions of the lot by the area of the lot. Shape factor = (sum of perimeter x sum of perimeter)/area of the lot.
(2)
A lot may have a shape factor exceeding 35.0 if a portion of the lot itself meets the minimum lot area requirement and has a shape factor of 35.0 or less and which portion includes the minimum lot area, minimum contiguous dry area and minimum frontage that is required for said lot.
(3)
However, any lot in the City of Taunton considered buildable under MGL c. 40A, § 6, as of July 1, 2005, shall be exempt from the shape of lot requirement in said lot's configuration and size as of July 1, 2005. In addition, an existing lot considered buildable under MGL c. 40A, § 6, as of July 1, 2005, that has not been altered as to shape or size since July 1, 2005, shall be exempt from the shape of lot requirement for the purpose of subdividing to create one additional buildable lot.
D.
For all two- and three-family residential uses, each unit shall have a building egress that faces the street. Said egress shall be visible and accessible to the street in a straight line from the lot frontage. Said straight line shall be measured at a 90-degree angle from the frontage.
§ 440-603 Intensity of use.
The Intensity of Use Table is included as an attachment to this chapter.
§ 440-604 Marijuana establishment buffer.
[Added 10-2-2018]
No marijuana retailer shall be located within 500 feet of another marijuana retailer. The buffer shall be calculated on a straight line between the two closest points between the two parcels. This buffer provision may be waived by a two-thirds vote of the Municipal Council that said waiver is in the best interest of the City of Taunton.
