Weymouth City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 120-7 Types of districts.
[Amended May 1980 ATM by Art. 51, approved 8-27-1980]
For the purpose of this bylaw, the Town of Weymouth is hereby divided into zoning districts as follows:
A.
Watershed Protection District WPD.
[Added May 1985 ATM by Art. 46, approved 7-25-1985]
Groundwater Protection District [Added May 1995 ATM by Art. 58, approved 7-31-1995] |
B.
Residential districts.
R-1 Low Density (single-family) | |
R-2 Low Density (mixed low-density residential and office) [Added May 1990 STM by Art. 1, approved 8-29-1990] | |
R-3 High Density A (garden-type multiple) | |
R-4 High Density B (multiple) |
C.
Neighborhood Center District NCD.
[Added May 1983 ATM by Art. 48, approved 8-26-1983]
D.
Business districts.
B-1 Limited Business | |
B-2 General Business | |
HT Highway Transition [Added May 1990 STM by Art. 2, approved 8-29-1990] | |
MS Medical Service [Added May 1990 STM by Art. 3, approved 8-29-1990] |
E.
Industrial districts.
I-1 Industrial Park | |
I-2 General Industrial | |
PIP Planned Industrial Park | |
POP Planned Office Park [Added October 1985 STM by Art. 23, approved 1-27-1986] |
F.
Public Facilities and Open Space POS.
G.
Floodplain district.
Floodplain Overlay |
§ 120-8 District boundaries; Zoning Map.
[Amended June 1978 STM by Art. 3, approved 11-2-1978; May 1980 ATM by Art. 51, approved 8-27-1980; January 1990 STM by Art. 15, approved 3-26-1990; May 1990 ATM by Art. 47, approved 9-13-1990; 6-18-2012 by Ord. No. 12-091]
The boundaries of all the zoning districts are hereby established as shown on a map entitled the "Zoning Map of the Town of Weymouth," dated January 1, 1969, and thereafter amended from time to time, and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, which map, together with all amendments and with all explanatory matters thereon, shall be deemed to be and is hereby made a part of this bylaw. The Floodplain District is herein established as an overlay district. The district includes all special flood hazard areas within the Town of Weymouth designated as Zone A, AE, AO, or VE on the Norfolk County Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the administration of the National Flood Insurance Program. The map panels of the Norfolk County FIRM that are wholly or partially within the Town of Weymouth are panel numbers 25021C0089E, 25021C0093E, 25021C0226E, 25021C0227E, 25021C0228E, 25021C0229E, 25021C10231E, 25021C0233E, 25021C0236E, 25021C0237E, 25021C0238E, 25021C0239E, 25021C0241E, and 25021C0243E, dated July 17, 2012. The exact boundaries of the district may be defined by the one-hundred-year base flood elevations shown on the FIRM and further defined by the Norfolk County Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report dated July 17, 2012. The FIRM and FIS report are incorporated herein by reference and are on file with the Town Clerk.
§ 120-9 Lots in two districts.
[Amended May 1990 ATM by Art. 48, approved 9-13-1990]
A.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot existing at the time such line is adopted, the regulations of the more restrictive zoning district may extend not more than 30 feet into the less restrictive district.
B.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot existing at the time such line is adopted, active uses of the land in conjunction with permitted uses in the less restrictive zone, such as parking, drainage detention or retention structures, retaining walls, access drives, buildings, structures or the like, are prohibited in the more restrictive zone.
§ 120-10 Determination of boundary lines.
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following or parallel to the center line of a street line or a street, highway, railroad right-of-way or watercourse, such district boundary shall be construed as following, or as being parallel to, such center line. Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following a lot line, such line shall be construed to be said boundary. Whenever any uncertainty exists as to the exact location of a district boundary line, the location of such line shall be determined by the Inspector of Buildings by the use of the scale shown on said Zoning Map.