Watertown City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE II
Definitions
Sections
- § 2.00 Definitions.
- § 2.01 Accessory.
- § 2.02 Agriculture.
- § 2.03 Adult stores.
- § 2.04 Adult theater.
- § 2.05 Assisted living.
- § 2.06 Basement.
- § 2.07 Buffer zone.
- § 2.08 Build-to-line.
- § 2.09 Building.
- § 2.10 Building area.
- § 2.11 Building coverage.
- § 2.12 Building front yard.
- § 2.13 Building, principal.
- § 2.14 Business accessory use, usual.
- § 2.15 Corner lot.
- § 2.16 Conversion.
- § 2.17 Driveway.
- § 2.18 Dwelling.
- § 2.19 Dwelling unit.
- § 2.20 Erect.
- § 2.21 Exempt religious or educational use.
- § 2.22 Existing.
- § 2.23 Family/Household.
- § 2.24 Family day care.
- § 2.25 Fast food establishment.
- § 2.26 Fence.
- § 2.27 Firearms business.
- § 2.28 Flood, base.
- § 2.30 Floor area ratio (FAR).
- § 2.31 Front building line.
- § 2.32 Frontage.
- § 2.33 Gasoline service station.
- § 2.34 Gross floor area.
- § 2.35 Height of building.
- § 2.36 Home occupation.
- § 2.37 Home office.
- § 2.38 Hotel, motel.
- § 2.39 Impervious coverage.
- § 2.40 Industry, heavy.
- § 2.41 Industry, light.
- § 2.42 Interested party.
- § 2.43 Landscaped.
- § 2.44 Licensed day care.
- § 2.45 Lodger.
- § 2.46 Lodging house, licensed.
- § 2.47 Lot.
- § 2.48 Lot area.
- § 2.49 Lot frontage.
- § 2.50 Lot line, front.
- § 2.51 Lot line, side.
- § 2.52 Lot line, street or street line.
- § 2.53 Lot line, rear.
- § 2.54 Lot width.
- § 2.55 Low impact development.
- § 2.56 Mixed use development.
- § 2.57 Motor vehicle body work establishment.
- § 2.58 Motor vehicle repair establishment.
- § 2.59 Non-conforming building or lot.
- § 2.60 Non-conforming use.
- § 2.61 Occupied.
- § 2.62 Open space.
- § 2.63 Open space, publicly usable.
- § 2.64 Operable (motor vehicle).
- § 2.65 Principal use.
- § 2.66 Profession.
- § 2.67 Renewable or alternative energy.
- § 2.68 Renewable or alternative energy research, development or manufacturing facilities.
- § 2.69 Research facility.
- § 2.70 Restaurant, drive-in; refreshment stand, drive-in; eating establishment, drive-through.
- § 2.71 Retail.
- § 2.72 Retaining wall.
- § 2.73 Screening.
- § 2.74 Self-service storage facility.
- § 2.75 Setback.
- § 2.76 Sign.
- § 2.77 Sign, area of.
- § 2.78 Smart growth.
- § 2.79 Special permit.
- § 2.80 Story, half-story.
- § 2.81 Street.
- § 2.82 Structure.
- § 2.83 Transportation demand management plan (TDM plan).
- § 2.84 Use.
- § 2.85 Variance.
- § 2.86 Wholesale.
- § 2.87 Wireless telecommunications facility.
- § 2.88 Yard, front.
- § 2.89 Yard, side.
- § 2.90 Yard, rear.
ARTICLE IV
General Use and Dimensional Regulations
Sections
- § 4.00 Applicability of use regulations.
- § 4.01 Permitted uses.
- § 4.02 Uses subject to other regulations.
- § 4.03 Accessory uses.
- § 4.04 Prohibited uses.
- § 4.05 Continuance of non-conforming use.
- § 4.06 Alteration of non-conforming uses and buildings/structures.
- § 4.07 Reconstruction of a non-conforming building after catastrophe.
- § 4.08 Applicability of dimensional regulations.
- § 4.09 Exceptions to lot size regulations.
- § 4.10 Exceptions to height regulations.
- § 4.11 Exceptions to setback requirements.
- § 4.12 Required corner clearance for visibility.
- § 4.13 Transition requirements.
- § 4.14 Screening.
- § 4.15 Discouraged exterior cladding materials.
ARTICLE V
Tables of District Regulations
Sections
- § 5.00 Interpretation.
- § 5.01 Table of Use Regulations.
- § 5.02 Table of Accessory Use Regulations.
- § 5.03 Notes to Table of Use Regulations.
- § 5.04 Table of Dimensional Regulations.
- § 5.05 Notes to Table of Dimensional Regulations.
- § 5.06 Floodplain District.
- § 5.07 Affordable housing.
- § 5.08 Watertown Square/Neighborhood Mixed Use Districts (WSQ1, WSQ2, WSQ3, NMU).
- § 5.09 Transit Oriented Development Overlay (TODO).
- § 5.10 Limited Redevelopment District (RD).
- § 5.11 Assisted Living Overlay District (ALOD).
- § 5.12 Arsenal Overlay Development District (AODD).
- § 5.13 Wireless telecommunications facilities.
- § 5.14 Religious/School Building Overlay District (R/SOD).
- § 5.15 Municipal reuse and development.
- § 5.16 Pleasant Street Corridor District (PSCD).
- § 5.17 Design guidelines.
- § 5.18 Regional Mixed Use District (RMUD).
ARTICLE VI
Automotive and Bicycle Parking Requirements
Sections
- § 6.00 Intent of requirements.
- § 6.01 Required off-street parking spaces.
- § 6.02 Location and design of off-street parking spaces.
- § 6.03 Required off-street loading spaces.
- § 6.04 Design and layout of off-street loading facilities.
- § 6.05 Outdoor automobile storage, new or used vehicles.
- § 6.06 Gasoline service stations.
- § 6.07 Bicycle parking.
ARTICLE VII
Signs and Illumination
Sections
- § 7.00 Intent and purpose.
- § 7.01 Definition of terms.
- § 7.02 Application and procedure.
- § 7.03 Signs in all districts.
- § 7.04 Signs in S-10, S-6, SC, CR, T and OSC Districts.
- § 7.05 Signs in R.75 and R1.2 Districts, and for residential uses in the I-3 and RMUD District.
- § 7.06 Signs in the NB, LB, WSQ, NMU, I, RMUD, and PSCD Districts.
- § 7.07 Sign special permit.
- § 7.08 Permitted illumination.
- § 7.09 Non-conformance.
- § 7.10 Hotel and motel signs.
- § 7.11 Exterior lighting standards.
- § 7.12 Exterior lighting technical submittals.
ARTICLE IX
Enforcement and Application Procedures
Sections
- § 9.00 Enforcement; violations.
- § 9.01 Building permits and occupancy permits.
- § 9.02 Noticing and preliminary review requirements.
- § 9.03 Site plan review of certain residential and non-residential developments.
- § 9.04 Application and hearing procedures for special permits, site plan review permits and variances.
- § 9.05 Special permit: conditions for approval.
- § 9.06 Special permit criteria for I-1 and I-2 Districts.
- § 9.07 Special permit criteria for I-3 District.
- § 9.08 Special permit criteria for I-3 District - lot size.
- § 9.09 Limited approval of special permit.
- § 9.10 Withdrawal of limited special permit.
- § 9.11 Special permit for temporary structures.
- § 9.12 Special permit approval of reduced or increased parking supply.
- § 9.13 Lapse of special permit.
- § 9.14 Variances.
- § 9.15 Conditions for approval of a variance.
- § 9.16 Lapse of variance.
- § 9.17 Special permits and variances: effective dates.
- § 9.18 Special permits and variances; withdrawal without prejudice; reconsideration.
- § 9.19 Right of appeal.
- § 9.20 Amendments to zoning ordinance.
- § 9.21 Public hearings for amendments.
- § 9.22 Notice of public hearings for amendments.