See Article 7, Area, Yard and Bulk Regulations; Article 8, Dimension and Use Tables.

Buildings, structures, and lots in a Limited Commercial District may be constructed, reconstructed, altered, enlarged or used, and premises may be used, for the following purposes and no others, subject to the provisions of Article 6, Site Plan Approval, of this Zoning Bylaw, and provided that a permit is obtained from the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with § 198-203 of this Zoning Bylaw:

See Article 7, Area, Yard and Bulk Regulations; Article 8, Dimension and Use Tables.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Zoning Bylaw to the contrary, no special permit or site plan approval may be granted by the special permit granting authority or by the site plan approval authority ("the approving authority") that allows for development in excess of the following limitations and that has not been supported by the traffic impact information set forth in § 198-1405.

The applicant shall submit a traffic impact assessment report containing such data and information as required by the approving authority. No new building or structure, group of buildings or structures, improvement, alteration or change in use shall result in a level of service (LOS), as defined by criteria set forth by the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council, determined to be inadequate within the impact area of the proposed activity. The "impact area" shall mean any road, intersection or way within 1,000 feet of the closest boundary of the project site and projected to receive at least 5% of the anticipated average daily or peak-hour traffic generated by the proposed development. "Inadequate," for the purpose of this finding, shall mean:

The approving authority, at its discretion, may hire a qualified expert in developing and interpreting traffic generation data to confirm data submitted by the applicant, evaluate data and recommend to the approving authority the appropriate LOS to be utilized by the approving authority in determining whether the proposed activity meets the requirement of this § 198-1405. The approving authority may charge the applicant reasonable costs for such work as part of the application fee for review of the application.

The approving authority, at its discretion, may allow for improvements to affected areas that, when complete, will provide the required LOS and may make such improvements a condition of approval.

The approving authority may accept a request for waiver of traffic impact if the applicant asserts to the satisfaction of the approving authority that:

Such request for waiver of traffic impact shall be made, in writing, by the applicant, who shall submit sufficient data satisfactory to the approving authority to support said request. The approving authority shall list, in writing, its reasons for granting or denying said request, after holding a public hearing in accordance with the hearing requirements of MGL c. 40A, the Zoning Act, pertaining to special permits.

The footprint of any building(s) may not exceed 20% of the total area of the lot. The footprint of a building shall be measured at the outermost edge of the foundation of the building or at the outermost edge of any portion of the first floor overhanging the foundation, whichever is greater.

The floor area ratio (FAR) may not exceed 40% when calculated by dividing the total gross floor area of the buildings by the total area of the lot.

No portion of any building or structure may exceed 35 feet in height, except that this limitation shall not apply to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, tanks, bulkheads, penthouses and other accessory rooftop features necessary to the functioning of the building, if such features are in no way occupied by people.

No building or structure may extend to within 100 feet of any street lot line or to within 100 feet of any property line.

The lot shall have adequate parking spaces, as determined by the approving authority after review of the traffic impact assessment report. Such parking spaces shall be off-street and shall not be located within 50 feet of the perimeter lot line. The approving authority may allow on-street parking and location of parking spaces closer to the lot line, but only after listing its reasons therefor and finding that allowing such parking is consistent with the purposes of this Zoning Bylaw. However, in no event may parking be allowed within 100 feet of residential zoning districts or residential properties. All parking shall be screened from adjacent properties by suitable landscaping materials.

All facilities and all articles stored on the lot shall be located within enclosed buildings or structures, unless the approving authority allows for an adequately screened storage area and lists in its written findings that such an area is consistent with the purposes of this Zoning Bylaw.

No loading platform may be located on the street side of any building or structure or on the side of a building or structure facing a residential district, unless properly screened and unless the approving authority lists in its written findings that said screened platform is consistent with the purposes of this Zoning Bylaw.

In the event of the construction, reconstruction or substantial alteration on any lot that is used or intended to be used, in whole or in part, for the purpose allowed under Article 14, paved pedestrian sidewalks shall be constructed as a part of such construction, reconstruction or substantial alteration. Such sidewalks shall be no less than five feet in width, shall be set back no less than four feet from the street lot line for the entire width of the lot frontage and shall be separated from the remainder of the lot by a four-foot landscaped strip. Sidewalks shall reasonably join existing sidewalks or shall be capable of reasonably joining planned sidewalks, internally and on abutting land.

Not more than one sign, consistent with regulations promulgated pursuant to Article 6, Site Plan Approval, of this Zoning Bylaw, shall be allowed at each entrance of the lot from each principal way and from which way access to the site is provided in the site plan approval for the site.