Zoning By Law - Town of Ashburnham, Massachusetts

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. GENERAL ................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 BASIC REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.3 NON-CONFORMING USES ......................................................................................................................... 1
1.4 NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES .................................................................................. 2
1.5 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 2
SECTION 2. USE DISTRICTS ...................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 TYPES OF DISTRICTS ................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 LOCATION OF DISTRICTS .......................................................................................................................... 8
SECTION 3. USE REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................ 10
3.1 BASIC REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 SCHEDULE OF USE REGULATIONS .......................................................................................................... 11
3.3 SPECIAL CONDITIONS............................................................................................................................. 18
SECTION 4. DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS ........................................................................................... 24
4.1 BASIC REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 24
4.2 TABLE 1 (SEE PAGE 115) ........................................................................................................................ 24
4.3 SPECIAL CONDITIONS............................................................................................................................. 24
SECTION 5. SPECIAL REGULATIONS ....................................................................................................... 26
5.1 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS ......................................................................................................................... 26
5.2 SIGNS ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.3 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... 30
5.4 MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA ................................................................................................... 32
5.5 WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES AND TOWERS ....................................................................... 32
5.6 SOIL, VEGETATION, ROCK, AND GRAVEL REMOVAL ............................................................................. 45
5.7 MOBILE HOME PARKS ........................................................................................................................... 52
5.8 TEMPORARY MOBILE HOME LOCATION ................................................................................................. 54
5.10 SITE PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL ...................................................................................................... 54
5.11 DEVELOPMENTAL RATE LIMITATION ..................................................................................................... 61
5.12 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS .......................................................................................... 63
5.13 OPEN SPACE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................ 65
5.14 COMMON DRIVEWAYS ........................................................................................................................... 78
5.15 MAJOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................... 81
5.16 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ............................................................................................................ 82
5.17 LARGE WIND ENERGY FACILITIES ....................................................................................................... 85
5.18 SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS ......................................................................................................... 96
5.19 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................................... 101