Weymouth City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
Applicability of District Regulations
§ 120-44 Compliance with bylaw required.
No structure or land shall be hereafter used and no structure or part thereof shall be erected or moved nor shall the exterior be altered unless in conformity with the regulations of this bylaw for the district in which it is located, except as provided for in Article XIII.
§ 120-45 Open space.
No yard or open space required for a building by this bylaw shall, during the life of such building, be occupied by or counted as open space for another building.
§ 120-46 Visibility at intersections.
In any district where a front yard is required, no structure, fence or planting shall be maintained within 30 feet of any corner street line intersection and within the required front yard above a height of three feet above curb level or so as to interfere with traffic visibility across the corner.
§ 120-47 Projections into required yards.
[Amended April 1971 ATM by Art. 47, approved 8-24-1971]
Nothing herein shall prevent the projection of steps, cornices, windowsills, balconies, chimneys, flues and fire escapes and other ornamental features into any required yard area.
§ 120-48 Reduction of lot area.
No lot on which is located any building in any district shall be reduced or changed in area or shape so that the building or lot fails to comply with the provisions of this bylaw. This section, however, shall not apply in the case of a lot a portion of which is indicated for a public purpose.
§ 120-49 Calculation of side yard area for certain yards.
Where a side wall of a building is not parallel with the side lot line, the required width of any side yard may be taken as the average width, provided that said side yard shall not be narrower at any point than 80% of the required width.
§ 120-50 Exceptions to height regulations.
[Added May 1989 ATM by Art. 50, approved 7-28-1989[1]; amended May 1992 ATM by Art. 34, approved 10-1-1992]
A.
The limitation of height in feet as set by § 120-51, Schedule of District Regulations (Table 1), and as further regulated by § 120-57, shall not apply to church spires or flagpoles.
B.
The limitation of height in feet as set by § 120-51, Schedule of District Regulations (Table 1), and as further regulated by § 120-57, may be extended an additional 10 feet for chimneys, antennas, ventilators, skylights, tanks, elevator/mechanical penthouses or other accessory features usually carried above roofs, provided that they are in no way used for living purposes.
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Editor's Note: This article also repealed former § 120-50, Unusual buildings prohibited.