Whitman City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 240-3.1 Division into districts.
[Amended 5-6-2024 ATM by Art. 50, AG approved 8-26-2024, eff. 5-6-2024]
The Town of Whitman, Massachusetts is hereby divided into zoning districts to be designated as follows:
Full Title | Short Name |
|---|---|
Single Residence A-1 Districts | A-1 |
Single Residence A-2 Districts | A-2 |
General Residence Districts | GR |
Highway Business Districts | HB |
General Business Districts | GB |
Limited Industrial Districts | LI |
Industrial Districts | I |
Floodplain and Watershed Protection Districts | FP |
Multiple Use Overlay District | MUOD |
MBTA Communities Overlay District | MCOD |
§ 240-3.2 Zoning Map.
The location and boundaries of the zoning districts are hereby established as shown on a map titled "Town of Whitman, Massachusetts, Street Map and Zoning District Map, 1987", which accompanies and is hereby declared to be a part of this bylaw. The Zoning District Map shall be on file with the Town Clerk.
§ 240-3.3 Changes to map.
Any change in the location of boundaries of a zoning district hereafter made through the amendment of this bylaw shall be indicated by the alteration of such map and the map thus altered as declared to be part of the bylaw thus amended. It shall be the responsibility of the Planning Board to direct such alterations.
§ 240-3.4 Boundaries of districts.
The boundaries of each of the said districts are hereby established as shown, defined and bounded on the map accompanying this bylaw and on file with the Clerk of the Town of Whitman, entitled "Zoning District Map, Whitman, Massachusetts." All explanatory matter thereon is hereby made a part of this bylaw.
A.
Where the boundary lines are shown upon said map within the street lines of public and private ways, the center lines of such ways shall be the boundary lines.
B.
Where the boundary lines are shown approximately on the location of property or lot lines, and the exact location of property, lot or boundary lines is not indicated by means of dimensions shown in figures, then the property or lot lines shall be the boundary lines.
C.
Boundary lines located outside of such street lines and shown approximately parallel thereto shall be regarded as parallel to such street lines, and dimensions shown in figures placed upon said map near such boundary lines are the distances being measured at right angles to such street lines unless otherwise indicated.
D.
In all cases which are not covered by other provisions of this section, the location of boundary lines shall be determined by the distance in feet, if given, from other lines upon said map, by the use of identifications as shown on the map or by the scale of the map.
E.
Where a district boundary line divides any lot existing at the time such line is adopted, the regulations for the less restricted portions of such lot shall extend not more than 30 feet into the more restricted portion, provided the lot has frontage in the less restricted district.
F.
Where the district boundary line follows a stream, lake or other body of water, said boundary line shall be construed to be at the thread or channel of the stream, or at the limit of the jurisdiction of the Town of Whitman, unless otherwise indicated.
G.
Where the district boundary line follows approximately the edge of the marsh and upland, said boundary line shall be construed to be at the edge of the marsh or upland.
H.
The Floodplain and Watershed Protection Districts are defined as all areas designated as QS and Q1 on the proposed Floodplain and Watershed Protection Map, dated May 1, 1973.
§ 240-3.5 District boundary interpretation.
The Building Commissioner/Inspector of Buildings, in consultation with the Planning Board, shall have the authority to interpret district boundaries where there is some question in the interpretation of the rules in this article or where boundaries on the ground are unclear or at variance with those on the Zoning Map.