Town of Wrentham - Land Uses

Accessory dwelling unit

A self-contained housing unit incorporated within a single-family dwelling unit that is clearly a subordinate part of the single-family dwelling.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals: R-30, R-43, R-87, VZ-A, VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
Off-street parking spaces should be available for use by the owner(s) and the occupant(s) and no more than one curb cut or driveway access shall be permitted, unless the lot already had multiple access points before the date of August 20, 2019.

Where there are more than two outdoor parking spaces, there shall be provided suitable screening with evergreen or dense deciduous plantings, walls, fences, or a combination thereof in the area between the parking spaces and the nearest lot line. Screening shall be sufficient to minimize the visual impact on abutters and to maintain the single-family character of the neighborhood.

§ 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:

Accessory dwelling units shall be permitted in all districts as noted in Article IV, Table 4.2, Use Regulation Schedule, only upon issuance of a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with Article IX of the Wrentham Zoning Bylaws, and in accordance with the additional requirements specified herein.

A. Purpose. This bylaw has been established for the following purposes:

(1)          To expand the permitted types of housing to provide an opportunity for older persons who cannot physically or financially maintain their own home to live in homes of relatives; and
(2)          To protect the stability, property values and the single-family residential character of the neighborhood and at the same time accommodate so-called "in-law apartments"; and
(3)          To authorize the creation of such accessory dwelling units and at the same time encourage the Town to monitor conversions for code compliance.

B. General. An "accessory dwelling unit" shall mean a self-contained, separate housekeeping unit, complete with its own sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities, a separate means of egress, and which shares a common wall, that is substantially contained within a single-family dwelling.
C. Conditions and requirements; general. In addition to the criteria contained in § 390-9.2: Criteria for special permit decision. and all other applicable sections of this bylaw, the following standards shall also apply:

(1)          Only one accessory dwelling unit may be created within a single-family dwelling.
(2)          The owner(s) of the residence in which the accessory dwelling unit is located shall occupy one of the dwelling units.
(3)          Either the occupants of both units shall be related by blood or marriage, or one of the units shall be occupied by an individual hired to provide medical assistance, or custodial care to one or more of the individuals in the other units.
(4)          The accessory dwelling unit shall be clearly secondary in nature to the principal dwelling, and it shall not exceed 40% of the existing total residential space or 900 gross square feet in area (including additions), whichever is less.
(5)          There shall not be more than two bedrooms in the accessory dwelling unit.
(6)          The accessory dwelling unit shall be connected and accessible to the principal dwelling unit by an entrance through a common wall.
(7)          Off-street parking spaces should be available for use by the owner(s) and the occupant(s) and no more than one curb cut or driveway access shall be permitted, unless the lot already had multiple access points before the date of August 20, 2019.
(8)         If the lot is not connected by public sewer, prior to obtaining a building permit, the Board of Health shall certify that the septic system is in compliance with Title 5 of the State Environmental Code and the Board of Health's regulations.
(9)         The utilities serving the additional unit shall not be separated from the primary home.
(10)      An application for an accessory dwelling unit shall include, in addition to information required for a building permit, any information necessary to show proposed interior and exterior changes and to determine compliance with the conditions of this bylaw, including a plot plan, floor plans, and exterior building elevations for any existing facade that will be altered. To ensure compliance with the requirements of this subsection, the Board may require such plans to be prepared and stamped by qualified professionals.
(11)      The Zoning Board of Appeals may require more or other appropriate conditions in order to protect the public health and safety, and the single-family character of the neighborhood. The Board may also allow deviation from the above conditions where necessary upon a finding that such deviation will not be detrimental to the neighborhood nor the intent of this bylaw.

D. Conditions and requirements; exterior appearance. The accessory dwelling unit shall be designed to maintain the appearances and the essential character of a single-family dwelling with accessory structures, subject further to the following conditions and requirements:

(1) The accessory dwelling unit shall be designed so that the appearance of the building remains that of a single-family residence. In general, any new entrances shall be located on the side or rear of the building. Any exterior change made must conform with the single-family character of the neighborhood. Where two or more entrances exist on the front facade of a dwelling, one entrance shall appear to be the principal entrance and the other entrance appear to be secondary.
(2) Where there are more than two outdoor parking spaces, there shall be provided suitable screening with evergreen or dense deciduous plantings, walls, fences, or a combination thereof in the area between the parking spaces and the nearest lot line. Screening shall be sufficient to minimize the visual impact on abutters and to maintain the single-family character of the neighborhood.

E. Expanded accessory dwelling unit. In order to provide for the development of housing units for disabled and handicapped individuals and persons with limited mobility, the Zoning Board of Appeals may allow reasonable deviations from the stated conditions where necessary to install features that facilitate access and mobility for disabled persons if the following criteria are met:

(1)         The gross floor area of the apartment shall not exceed 40% of the gross floor area of the dwelling, excluding areas of the structure used for parking.
(2)         The accessory dwelling unit shall be located in the principal dwelling.
(3)         The size of the dwelling is consistent with typical nearby single-family dwellings.

F. Time limit.

(1) The special permit for an accessory dwelling unit shall terminate upon the transfer of title of the property, or the permanent removal of the individual(s) for whom the permit was originally obtained, unless the Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a transfer of the special permit to the new owner.
(2) Permanent removal from the premises of the individual(s) for whom the permit has been obtained shall nullify the permit on the date of such removal.

G. Provision for accessory dwelling units in existence before adoption.

(1) Statement of intent: to ensure that accessory dwelling units or conversions in existence before the adoption of this accessory dwelling unit bylaw are in compliance with the State Building Code regulations.
(2) Application procedure. The Zoning Board of Appeals may authorize, under a special permit and in conjunction with the Building Inspector, a use known as an accessory dwelling unit in an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling. The Board will review each existing use on a case-by-case basis to determine if the dwelling conforms to state building regulations. The applicant must follow the same procedure described in this § 390-4.11: Accessory dwelling units..

Accessory uses

such as garages, stables, barns, tool sheds, farm buildings and enclosures, farm equipment, tennis courts, and swimming pools for personal use only

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: CRSP, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-A, VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
§ 390-4.3. Accessory uses.
An accessory use is one that constitutes only an incidental or insubstantial part of the total activity that takes place on a lot and is commonly associated with and integrally related to a principal use. Even though a use may be a principal use in one situation, it may be conducted as an accessory use in conjunction with a principal use (provided it is insubstantial, incidental, commonly associated with and integrally related to that principal use).

§ 390-6.9. Accessory buildings.

A. No accessory buildings, including air-supported, air-inflated, membrane-covered cable and membrane-covered frame structures, shall be located within the required front yard setback area. No accessory building shall be located nearer to the side or rear lot line than the greater of the height of such accessory building or 10 feet.
B. All accessory buildings, as defined under Article II and pursuant to § 390-4.2, in all residential districts will be further limited to a total gross floor area of 1,200 square feet. The Board of Appeals may issue a special permit if the proposed construction of an accessory building is in excess of 1,200 square feet gross floor area. Accessory buildings shall be located no less than 10 feet from another accessory building or principal building.
C. Swimming pools shall be located no less than 40 feet from the front lot line and not less than 10 feet from the side or rear lot lines. Measurement shall be from the water's edge.

Adult Entertainment Establishment/Use

The term "adult entertainment establishment/use" shall be deemed within this provision to pertain to the following uses that are so defined under Article II of this bylaw:

A. Adult bookstore.
B. Adult cabaret establishment.
C. Adult motion-picture theater.
D. Adult paraphernalia store.
E. Adult video store.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1

Vehicle Parking:
Adult bookstores, adult paraphernalia stores, and adult video stores shall provide one off-street parking space for every 200 square feet GFA. Adult cabaret establishments and adult motion-picture theaters shall provide one off-street parking space for every two seats, or if seats are not utilized, every 20 square feet of GFA, plus one space for every two employees.

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
§ 390-20.4. Establishment of district; permitted uses.
The Special Use District (SU) is herein established as an overlay district and shall be superimposed on other districts established by this bylaw and as so depicted on the "Zoning Map of Wrentham, Massachusetts", as amended. The uses herein authorized in the Special Use District shall be in addition to those permitted within the underlying zoning district. Adult entertainment uses are allowed in the Special Use District. Adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited elsewhere within the Town.

§ 390-20.5. Conditions.
Adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited in all zoning districts, except as otherwise permitted under § 390-20.4, and subject to the following conditions:

A. Adult entertainment uses shall be permitted only with a valid site plan approved by the Planning Board in accordance with Article VII: Site Plan Approval, and subject to all requirements of this Article XX: Special Use District.
B. All building openings, entries and windows of an adult entertainment establishment shall be screened in such a manner as to prevent visibility of its interior. Otherwise, all interior floor area where patrons view entertainment shall not be partitioned or screened and shall be clearly visible from elsewhere within said area.
C. No adult entertainment use shall be allowed to display for advertisement or other purpose any sign, placard or other like materials to the general public on the exterior of the building or on the interior where the same may be seen through glass or other like transparent material any sexually explicit figures or words as defined in MGL c. 272, § 31.
D. No adult entertainment use shall be allowed to disseminate or offer to disseminate adult matter or paraphernalia to minors or suffer minors to view displays or linger on the premises.
E. Adult bookstores, adult paraphernalia stores, and adult video stores shall provide one off-street parking space for every off-street parking space for every 200 square feet GFA. Adult cabaret establishments and adult motion-picture theaters shall provide one off-street parking space for every two seats, or if seats are not utilized, every 20 square feet of GFA, plus one space for every two employees.
F. No adult entertainment use shall have any flashing lights visible from outside the establishment.
G. No adult entertainment use shall have a freestanding accessory sign.
H. A landscaped buffer of no less than 50 feet shall be maintained along the periphery of any lot accommodating an adult entertainment use.
I. An adult entertainment use shall neither be located on the same lot with other principal uses nor other adult entertainment uses.
J. No adult bookstore, adult paraphernalia store, or adult video store shall occupy more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area within a single building.
K. Unless otherwise expressly stated within this article, lots, buildings, and other accessory improvements (e.g., parking lots) accommodating an adult entertainment use shall conform to all dimensional requirements of the underlying zoning district pursuant to Article VI and the requirements of any other overlay zoning district if so located therein.

For more information, see Article XX: Special Use District

Aquaculture

The science, art, and business of cultivating marine or freshwater food, shellfish, mollusks, crustaceans, or fish under controlled conditions for distribution and consumption.

Bank

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: C-1N, C-1S, VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2, C-3 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2

Vehicle Parking:
1 space per 270 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Bed-and-breakfast home

An accessory use in which a private owner-occupied dwelling unit has three or fewer bed-and-breakfast units available for rent, breakfast included, for overnight accommodations.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-A, VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
In order to maintain the appearance of a residential neighborhood, all parking spaces on the lot shall be subject to the following conditions and requirements in addition to those applicable conditions set forth in § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements.:
(a) There shall be one parking space provided for each bed-and-breakfast unit.
(b) Newly created parking spaces may be located only in the rear and side yard; however, not within the minimum rear or side setback areas.

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:

§ 390-4.6. Bed-and-breakfast homes.
A bed-and-breakfast home is an accessory use in which a private owner-occupied dwelling unit has three or fewer bed-and-breakfast units available for rent, breakfast included, for overnight accommodations.

A. Objective. The conversion of an existing single detached dwelling unit into a bed-and-breakfast home containing not more than three bed-and-breakfast units is intended to provide standards to ensure that any dwelling containing a bed-and-breakfast home is maintained primarily as a residence and the bed-and-breakfast accommodations are subordinate and incidental to the principal use of the dwelling as a residence.
B. Conditions and requirements. The Board of Appeals may issue a special permit for a bed-and-breakfast home to be conducted in a single detached dwelling unit in all zoning districts, provided that each of the following conditions and requirements are met:

(1) General.

(a) No bed-and-breakfast home, new or existing, shall be operated without first being granted a special permit from the Board of Appeals and a certificate of occupancy from the Building Inspector.
(b) A bed-and-breakfast home is an accessory use and the primary use of the dwelling unit shall remain as a residence and not as a lodging house or as a "bed-and-breakfast establishment", as that term is defined in MGL c. 64G. The bed-and-breakfast operation shall not occupy more than 45% of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit, and shall meet the criteria of an accessory use set forth in § 390-4.3.
(c) Within one dwelling unit there shall be a maximum of three bedrooms which are rented.
(d) Food for a fee may be served only to overnight guests.
(e) Length of stay shall not exceed seven nights within a thirty-day time period.
(f) No signs beyond those allowed by Article XVIII: Sign Regulations of this bylaw shall be permitted.

(2) The dwelling unit containing the bed-and-breakfast home shall be designed so that the exterior appearance of the structure remains that of a single detached dwelling; subject, further, to the following conditions and requirements:

(a) All stairways to upper stories shall be enclosed within the exterior walls of the dwelling.
(b) Any proposed enlargements or additions to the structure (prior to the issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for the bed-and-breakfast operation) shall be included as part of the special permit/site plan approval application.
(c) Subsequent changes after the operation is underway shall be permitted only upon an approved site plan by the Board of Appeals.
(d) The architectural character of a single residence shall be maintained.

(3) Parking. In order to maintain the appearance of a residential neighborhood, all parking spaces on the lot shall be subject to the following conditions and requirements in addition to those applicable conditions set forth in § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements.:

(a) There shall be one parking space provided for each bed-and-breakfast unit.
(b) Newly created parking spaces may be located only in the rear and side yard; however, not within the minimum rear or side setback areas.

C. Procedures. Each application for a special permit plan shall be accompanied by:

(1) Floor plans, drawn to scale, of the dwelling, showing each of the bed-and-breakfast units to be designated and the access to, and egress from, each such unit.
(2) An off-street parking plan.
(3) Where exterior changes are proposed, an elevation, or other visual representation, of the facade to be changed sufficient to show the architectural character of the dwelling is maintained as a single detached dwelling unit.
(4) Upon granting of the special permit, the applicant shall apply for a building permit (if necessary) and certificate of occupancy. Prior to a certificate of occupancy being granted, the Building Inspector shall inspect the property to determine compliance with the current requirements of the Massachusetts State Building Code.

D. The special permit shall be valid for two years. The special permit shall be granted only to the owner of the property and shall not be transferable. Any change in ownership in the property shall require a new special permit and certificate of occupancy.

Brew pub

Restaurants licensed under the relevant state and federal statutes to produce and sell beer and/or ale at the location and whose primary business is the sale and preparation of food to be consumed on the premises. Malt beverages, including beer, ales and hard ciders, produced on the premises may be sold to other establishments but shall not exceed 25% of the establishment's production capacity.

Brewery

A facility, licensed under the relevant state and federal statutes, for the production and packaging of malt, ale, spirituous, wine, or hard cider beverages for distribution, retail, or wholesale sale, which may include a tap room or tasting room where beverages produced on the premises may be sold and consumed. The definition of "brewery" includes "distillery" or "winery."

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2 May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1N May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1S May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Business services

Business services include services in the business-to-business market, such as equipment rental or leasing, photocopying, printing and marketing services, graphic design, advertising and media services, or computer and technology-related services. Adult cabaret establishments or adult motion-picture theaters are not business services. Radio and telecommunications transmission are not considered business services.

Business, professional, government or political campaign office

OFFICE - A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, professional, service establishment, industry, or government agency.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1N, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
1 space per 270 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. On-site parking requirements for additional information on parking.

Campground

An area or tract of land on which accommodations for temporary occupancy are located or may be placed, including cabins, tents, and major recreational equipment, and which is primarily used for recreational purposes and retains an open air or natural character.

Car washes, garage for motor vehicle repair

GARAGE, MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR - Any building, premises and land in which or upon which a business, service or industry involving the maintenance service, repair or painting of vehicles is conducted or rendered. Maintenance services, repairs or painting of vehicles shall be conducted within a building. An accessory use may include a designated yard area with appropriate buffers and screening.

Cemetery

Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbariums, crematories, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.

Child-care facility, day-care center, adult day-care facility

CHILD-CARE FACILITY - A day-care center or a school-age child-care program, as these terms are defined in MGL c. 28A, 9, as amended from time to time.

DAY-CARE CENTER - A facility operated on a regular basis which receives children not of common parentage under seven years of age, or under 16 years of age if such children have special needs, for nonresidential custody and care during part or all of the day separate from their parents, subject to the conditions contained in MGL c. 28A, 9, as amended from time to time.

DAY-CARE FACILITY, ADULT - A facility or program operated on a regular basis which provides supervised, nonresidential group or individual care for adults for part or all the day.

ADULT DAY-CARE FACILITY - A facility that offers to seniors daytime programs, health care and assessment, personal care, social programs, recreational activities, meals and transportation, but does not provide residence or overnight accommodations.

Church or place of religious worship, parsonage

An institution that people regularly attend to participate in or hold religious services, meetings, and other activities. The term church" shall not carry a secular connotation and shall include buildings in which the religious services of any denomination are held."

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: R-30, R-43, R-87, VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1N, C-1S, C-3, CRSP, CRSP-R1

Vehicle Parking:
0.5 space for each person capacity based on the Massachusetts State Building Code
The number of seats in benches, pews, or other continuous seating arrangements shall be calculated at 24 inches per seat.

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Club, country club, tennis club, golf courses

CLUB - Premises or buildings of a nonprofit organization exclusively serving members and their guests for recreational, athletic, or civic purposes, but not including any vending stands, merchandising, or commercial activities except as required generally for the membership and purposes of such club. Does not include clubs or organizations whose chief activity is a service customarily carried on as a business.

COUNTRY CLUB - A land area and buildings containing recreational facilities, clubhouse and usual accessory uses, open only to members and their guests for a membership fee.

GOLF COURSE - A tract of land for playing golf, improved with tees, greens, fairways, hazards, and which may include clubhouses and shelters.

Commercial amusement facilities

Theaters, moving-picture shows, bowling alleys, skating rinks, billiard rooms and other commercial amusement facilities

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: CRSP-R1 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:

Bowling alley: 4 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA
Movie theater: 14 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Commercial recreation (outdoor and/or indoor)

RECREATION FACILITY, COMMERCIAL - A recreation facility operated as a business and open to the public for a fee.

OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY - Land, including accessory buildings/structures, on which the general public is invited for a fee or membership charge to participate in any of the following athletic or nonmotorized recreational activities, which may include soccer, football, lacrosse, baseball, softball, cricket, basketball, running, bicycling, miniature golf, golf driving range, golf course not to exceed 10 acres, tennis, handball, racquetball, paddle tennis, boating, training facilities for baseball/softball/soccer/golf, croquet, polo, badminton, bocce, Frisbee, shuffleboard, horseshoes and swimming. (Said facility may contain accessory uses such as a pro-shop and concession stands.) Water parks, amusement parks and any motorized vehicular recreational activities, which are similar in nature, are specifically excluded.

INDOOR COMMERCIAL RECREATION FACILITY - A building within which the general public is invited for a fee or membership charge to participate in athletic or recreational activities, which may include swimming, exercise, weight training, running, tennis, squash, racquetball, ping-pong, bowling, billiards, darts, miniature golf, golf and baseball/softball training or simulation facilities, basketball, soccer, curling, ice skating, roller skating, hockey, motorized sports activities, sports medicine facility, physical therapy and rehabilitation facility, restaurant. (Said facility may contain accessory uses such as a pro-shop, health club, child-care facility and concession stands.)

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: CRSP-R1 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:

Health/Fitness club: 6 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA
Recreational community center: 3 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA
Sports complex: 50 spaces per field

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Common driveway

A driveway servicing at least two but no more than four building lots, unless within the B-1, B-2, C-1 or C-2 Zoning Districts, provided said driveway extends from the street frontage of a lot of one of the uses being served, common driveways shall also include any driveway serving two or more uses on separate building lots, provided said uses existed before July 20, 1999, and that said driveway would not serve any additional uses unless otherwise in compliance with this definition. Within any residential district, each lot must have the street frontage for that zoning district. A common driveway is not a street and does not provide legal street frontage.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S, CRSP, CRSP-R1 May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, C-3, R-30, R-43, R-87, VZ-A, VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Community congregate housing

Living accommodations and communal facilities for persons over age 55. In addition to individual and/or shared residential apartments for persons living independently, communal facilities may include, but are not limited to, kitchens, dining facilities, retail and service establishments for residents of the housing community, game and crafts rooms, a pool, library, and place of worship. This use differs from senior living community because there are no nursing or assisted living components.

Complex of offices or other nonretail businesses

OFFICES - Locations where affairs of business, commercial or industrial organizations or professional persons or firms are conducted; may contain a mixture of tenants or be a single-use tenant; no larger than three stories above grade.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, C-3, VZ-A May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Conservation or open space area, recreation, common or park land

CONSERVATION AREA - Environmentally sensitive and valuable lands protected from any activity that would significantly alter their ecological integrity, balance, or character, except in cases of overriding public interest. Conservation areas include freshwater marshes, swamps, ponds, natural shorelines (other than natural beaches or dunes), and other areas of significant biological productivity or uniqueness.

OPEN SPACE - Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment, or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space.

OPEN SPACE, COMMON - Land within or related to a development, not individually owned or dedicated for public use, which is designed and intended for the common use or enjoyment of the residents of the development and may include such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate.

OPEN SPACE, PUBLIC - Open space owned by a public agency and maintained by it for the use and enjoyment of the general public.

RECREATION AREA - A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure-time activities and other active and passive recreational activities.

PARK - A tract of land, designated and used for active and passive recreation.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: CRSP, CRSP-R1, R-30, R-43, R-87, VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2, C-3 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2 May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Construction business, heavy vehicle storage

A construction business is a business engaged as either a prime or subcontractor in the building trades or heavy construction businesses. Heavy vehicle storage may be either within enclosed buildings or outdoors. Any outdoor storage of vehicles must be for registered vehicles only and appropriately screened.

Conversion of a single detached dwelling to double attached dwelling

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals: R-30, R-43, R-87

Vehicle Parking:
2 spaces per dwelling unit

§ 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
§ 390-13.4. Conversion of single detached dwelling units.

Subject to a special permit issued by the Board of Appeals under Article IX: Special Permits, a single detached dwelling unit may be converted to a double attached dwelling unit so long as the exterior of the building is not altered in any significant manner and the conversion does not create or contribute to a condition which detracts from the character of the neighborhood.

Country inn

A building used or designed for overnight lodging, and which may also provide a restaurant and accessory guest services to lodgers and the public, but excluding function and conference facilities. A country inn shall be located in an historic building built before 1929.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1N

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:

§ 390-4.7. Country inns.

A. The Planning Board may issue a special permit for the use or conversion of an historic building built prior to 1929 for use as a country inn, subject to all of the criteria for the issuance of special permits set forth in § 390-3.4: Nonconforming lots, structures and uses. (if applicable) and Article IX: Special Permits of this Zoning Bylaw, and subject to the Planning Board's determination that the proposed use will meet the following additional criteria:

(1) The lot upon which the country inn will be located contains at least 8,000 square feet of area for each guest room, or such larger area as may be required under any other applicable section of this Zoning Bylaw;
(2) There will be adequate parking to serve the guests and the staff, with parking areas to be screened from the street and from abutting properties so as to reasonably preserve the historic character and appearance of the property;
(3) The architectural character of the historic building will be maintained;
(4) The country inn shall be for transient lodging only (length of stay not to exceed 14 nights within a thirty-day period);
(5) Expansion of the existing historic building may be authorized by special permit herein, provided it shall not be in excess of 25% of the gross floor area of the building existing at the time of the adoption of this bylaw; that all stairways to upper stories shall be enclosed, and that only limited alteration to the front building facade shall result from said expansion;
(6) The portion of the building dedicated to restaurant use, exclusive of storage and kitchen areas, shall not exceed 20% of the net floor area of the building; and
(7) If the country inn is to be located in a residential zoning district, there are adequate conditions on the manner and hours of operation of any restaurant or other accessory use to maintain the residential character of the neighborhood.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 390-3.4B(1), the Planning Board shall be the special permit granting authority with respect to any special permit required under that section due to the nonconformity of the existing historic structure with the dimensional requirements of this Zoning Bylaw.

Day spa

A business, employing professionally licensed therapists, which provides facilities and a variety of services for the purpose of improving health, beauty and relaxation through personal care treatments including, but not limited to, cosmetic, therapeutic massages, holistic treatments, body or facial treatments. A day spa must comprise a minimum of 3,000 square feet of space.

Double attached dwelling

An attached residential building containing two separate dwelling units. The dwellings may be either side by side or one above the other.

Drive-up windows - any use with a drive-up window

A premises where persons, while in their automobiles, are served, purchase, consume, as appropriate, banking services, food or goods.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1N May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
Fast-food with drive-through: 17 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
§ 390-4.10. Drive-through restaurant windows.
The intent of this section of the bylaw is to recognize that this use produces unique traffic generation and visual concerns. This bylaw is intended to carefully regulate the establishment of restaurant drive-through windows to ensure a higher visual quality of development as well as safe operation of the use both on the parcel and in relation to abutting ways. The Board may waive strict compliance with any provision of this bylaw if it deems it in the public interest and determines that the intent of the bylaw has been maintained. Written record must be kept of such waivers, including the reasons for them.

A. All restaurant establishments with a drive-through window shall be located on a parcel containing at least four acres.
B. Minimum drive-through queue on site shall accommodate a minimum of 10 cars. The Planning Board shall have the right to require more than the stipulated minimum queue space if it finds that a proposed user would exceed the specified queue during peak periods.
C. Each queue space shall be a minimum of 20 feet in length and 10 feet in width along straight portions. Queue spaces and lanes shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width along curved segments.
D. Queue lines may not pass through and/or divide parking areas.
E. A bypass lane a minimum of 12 feet wide shall be provided. Subject to Planning Board approval, a bypass lane may not be required if the queuing lane is adjacent to a parking lot drive aisle which could function sufficiently as a bypass lane. If required, the bypass lane shall be clearly designated and distinct from the queuing area.
F. All buildings, parking and circulation areas shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet off the roadway. This area shall remain undisturbed except for where the Planning Board gives permission for alterations.
G. Landscaping and other aesthetic means shall be utilized to contain and screen the queue line.
H. On-site circulation plans shall carefully minimize conflicts between drive-through customers and walk-in customers as well as deliveries to the site.
I. For standalone businesses, a minimum fifty-foot buffer shall be maintained along all side and rear lot lines. This area shall remain undisturbed except for where the Planning Board gives permission for alterations. A larger buffer may be required in areas abutting residential uses to further reduce visual and audible impacts.
J. Audible electronic devices such as loudspeakers, automobile service order devices, and similar instruments shall not be located within 100 feet of any residential property line.

Within the C-1 District: No use shall be allowed if such use is determined by the Planning Board to be offensive, noxious, detrimental, or dangerous to the surrounding areas of the Town by reason of dust, smoke, odor, noise, vibration, light, traffic, hours and/or methods of operation or other adverse effect.

Electrical transmission facilities

Enclosed wireless communication transmitter/ receptor within a nonresidential building or structure

Any indoor wireless communication transmitter/receptor mounted inside or supported entirely within a nonresidential building or structure (including, without limitation, cupolas, church spires, inactive smokestacks, and the like) which is occupied and/or used primarily for other purposes. Said transmitter/receptor shall be shielded from view from outside of the existing building or structure.

Family day-care home

Any private residence which, on a regular basis, receives for temporary custody and care during part or all of the day, children under seven years of age or children under 16 years of age if such children have special needs, subject to the conditions contained in MGL c. 28A, 9, as amended from time to time.

Farm

Any parcel of land used for the raising of agricultural products, livestock, poultry or dairy products.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: C-1S, CRSP, CRSP-R1, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1N

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Excluding a farm or piggery used for disposal of waste, garbage or renderings.

Financial institution other than a bank

Function Hall

Funeral home

A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and ceremonies connected therewith before burial or cremation.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Government building or facility or complex of government buildings or facilities

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2, CRSP, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-3

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Greenhouse, commercial

Ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installation

A solar photovoltaic installation that is structurally mounted on the ground and is not roof-mounted on a building.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, C-3, R-30, R-43, R-87

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
§ 390-4.8. Solar photovoltaic installations.
It is the purpose and intent of this § 390-4.8 to provide for solar photovoltaic installations by establishing standards for the placement, design and construction of such systems to address public safety, and to minimize impacts on scenic, natural and historic resources.

B. Ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations, as provided for in § 390-4.2: Use Regulation Schedule., of this bylaw, may be installed, subject to the following development standards:

(1) Permit/site plan requirements. A building permit shall be required for any installation of ground-mounted systems. In addition to a building permit, site plan approval must also be received from the Planning Board for a ground-mounted system that occupies greater than 1,000 square feet of ground area.

C. Development regulations.

(1) Dimensional requirements.

(a) Residential:

[1]         Front: Ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations shall not be installed in the front yard setback.
[2]         Side and rear: Ten-foot setback from side and rear lot lines.
[3]         Height: The maximum height for a ground-mounted installation shall be 15 feet.

(b) Nonresidential:

[1]         Front: Setbacks for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations shall be established by the Planning Board during the site plan approval process; however, the front yard setback shall be at least 10 feet.
[2]         Side and rear: Ten-foot setback from side and rear lot lines.
[3]         Height: The maximum height for a ground-mounted system shall be 15 feet, except that elevated installations over parking spaces shall have a maximum height of 18.5 feet.

(2)         Installation. All solar photovoltaic installations shall be permanently structurally mounted on the ground or on a building.
(3)         Where ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations covering greater than 1,000 square feet of ground area abut residential uses, there must be increased consideration for mitigating visual impact to the residential use. For example, such items as increased setbacks, visual screening, and the like, may be required by the Planning Board during site plan approval.
(4)         Operation and maintenance plan. The project proponent shall submit a plan for the operation and maintenance of the solar photovoltaic installation, which shall include measures for maintaining safe access to the installation, stormwater controls, as well as general procedures for operational maintenance of the installation.

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Health care facility, outpatient

An establishment primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical or other services to individuals, including the offices of physicians, dentists, and other health practitioners, medical and dental laboratories, outpatient care facilities, blood banks, and oxygen and miscellaneous types of medical supplies and services. Health-care facilities shall not include any uses or activities of a registered marijuana dispensary or off-site medical marijuana dispensary.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-1N, C-2, C-3, CRSP, CRSP-R1, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
1 space per 200 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Health club or athletic club with indoor/outdoor facility

HEALTH CLUB - An entity which provides structured exercise programs utilizing both indoor and outdoor facilities such as a gymnasium, swimming pool, running track, court layouts and the like for the development of personal fitness under the supervision of personnel knowledgeable in health, physical education and exercise physiology.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-2, C-2, C-3 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
6 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:

Within Zone C-2: Permitted in a planned industrial office park.

Health-care facility, nursing home

HEALTH-CARE FACILITY - An establishment primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical or other services to individuals, including the offices of physicians, dentists, and other health practitioners, medical and dental laboratories, outpatient care facilities, blood banks, and oxygen and miscellaneous types of medical supplies and services. Health-care facilities shall not include any uses or activities of a registered marijuana dispensary or off-site medical marijuana dispensary.

NURSING HOME - An extended- or intermediate-care facility licensed or approved to provide full-time convalescent or chronic care to individuals who, by reason of advanced age, chronic illness or infirmity, are unable to care for themselves.

Home occupation

(includes: antique shop, beauty parlor, barber shop, real estate office)

An occupation or a profession which:

A. Is carried on in a dwelling unit or in a building or other structure accessory to a dwelling unit; and
B. Is carried on by a member of the household residing in the dwelling unit; and
C. Is clearly incidental to the principal use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-A May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals: R-30, R-43, R-87

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:

§ 390-4.5. Home occupations.

A. The Board of Appeals may issue a special permit to a resident to use his/her dwelling unit or accessory buildings to conduct a home occupation (considered an accessory use). The permit shall be for not longer than two years; shall not be transferable to a person other than the person to whom the permit was issued; and shall terminate immediately if the person to whom the permit was granted discontinues his/her residency at the location for which the permit application was made.

(1) The gross floor area that may be used to conduct a home occupation may not exceed 500 square feet.
(2) No part of any structure or building shall be modified or constructed in any way that is not normally or usually found in a residence, or which detracts from its appearance as a primarily residential structure.
(3) Signage may not be employed, except as permitted by Article XVIII. Further, signage in accordance with Article XVIII shall be appropriate to the proposed use and shall be reviewed as part of the special permit application.
(4) The resident to whom the special permit is granted may not employ more than one other person at that location.
(5) Outside storage or display of any goods, material, or equipment, including more than two vehicles of 15,000 or lower gross vehicle weight, is prohibited. Any storage or display of more than one vehicle of more than 15,000 gross vehicle weight is prohibited.
(6) Retail sales shall not be allowed; except those items that are manufactured, crafted, or produced by the resident at the location for which the permit was granted, and antiques and the like.

B. No special permit shall be required under this section for the accessory business use of a residence if the use meets all the limitations set forth in the preceding Subsection A, if it does not require the invitation of the public onto the premises for business purposes, and if it does not include any of the following attributes:

(1) Employment of any person not residing on the premises;
(2) The posting of any exterior signs; or
(3) Parking or storage of any motor vehicle of more than 15,000 gross vehicle weight for use in the business enterprise, or more than two vehicles of any size not for personal use.

Hotel or motel

HOTEL - Any building or group of buildings in which there are guest rooms used, designed or intended to be used, let or hired out for the purpose of offering to the general public lodging on a day-to-day basis typically not to exceed 30 consecutive calendar days, where the primary entrance is through a lobby or foyer and also that in which there are no provisions for cooking in any individual room or suite. A hotel may include additional facilities and services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, personal services and recreational facilities.

MOTEL - A building or group of two or more detached or semidetached buildings, containing individual dwelling or sleeping units, each with a separate exterior entrance, with or without cooking facilities, designed for or used temporarily by the public for rent on a day-to-day basis not to exceed 30 consecutive calendar days and is suitable for occupancy all seasons of the year.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, C-3 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1S May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
1 space for each guest unit, plus 1 space for each 8 units or fraction thereof

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
A hotel may include additional facilities and services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, and personal services, which shall be attached to the hotel building. Limited outdoor recreation facilities accessory to, and associated with, the hotel may be permitted by the SPGA.

Hotels, but not motels, are permitted in a C-3 Zoning District.

Kennel, commercial

Any building, structure, or land area used for the boarding, breeding, grooming, training, showing, protection or raising of dogs, cats or other small animals primarily for sale or profit, or for humane purposes. Pet shops, private kennels, and veterinary hospitals shall be exempt from the definition of commercial kennel.

Kennel, private

Any structure or premises on which more than four dogs greater than or equal to three months of age are kept in or adjoining a private residence for private enjoyment and not for monetary gain, with the exception of occasional breeding of household pets. No more than two of the dogs shall be used for breeding and the frequency and scope of said activity shall be subject to the grant of a special permit from the Planning Board.

Library

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2, CRSP, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-3 May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Light manufacturing facility within a totally enclosed structure

Fabrication, processing, finishing, assembly, or packaging operations employing only electric or other substantially noiseless and inoffensive motor power, and provided that all power and processes shall confine disturbing agents, such as smoke, fumes, dust, odors, vibration, gas, glare, electromagnetic radiation, and noise, to the confines of the premises or disposed of in a manner so as not to pose a present or potential hazard to human health, safety, welfare or the environment by reason of the potential for fire, explosion, radiation release or other casualty.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-1N, C-1S, C-2

Vehicle Parking:
1 space per 750 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Including, but not limited to: printing or publishing plants, bottling works, food processors or bakeries not operated at retail, electronics industries, electroplating, light metal fabrication or finishing (excluding heavy punch presses and drop hammers), products assembled from previously processed materials such as bone, ceramic, cloth, glass, leather, metals, plastics, paper, rubber (except tires), wood (except planing mills), electric and mechanical instruments and appliances, optical goods, cosmetics, toiletries, and pharmaceutical products

Live performance theater

A building where live productions of plays, concerts or other forms of staged entertainment are performed before an audience of the general public. In some cases, said activity may be conducted in conjunction where food and beverages are served to the patrons in a so-called dinner-theater setting. Such an establishment shall be exclusive of adult cabaret establishments or any other adult uses.

Meeting place for membership organizations

such as veterans and other public service groups, including function halls and any uses normally incidental thereto

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2

Vehicle Parking:
0.25 space per person in permitted capacity
The number of seats in benches, pews, or other continuous seating arrangements shall be calculated at 24 inches per seat.

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Microbrewery

A facility, licensed under the relevant state and federal statutes, for the production and packaging of malt, wine, or hard cider beverages for distribution retail of wholesale, on or off premises, with a capacity of not more than 15,000 barrels (a barrel being equivalent to 31 gallons per year) and which may include a tap room where beverages produced on the premises may be sold and consumed. May include other uses such as a restaurant, including outdoor dining if otherwise permitted in the zoning district.

Mixed use

A combination of commercial and residential uses, arranged vertically (in multiple stories of a structure) or horizontally (adjacent to one another in one or more buildings on a lot).

Mobile home park

A site with required improvements and utilities for the long-term parking of mobile homes which may include services and facilities for the residents.

Motor vehicle sales, service, repair, or service station

MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - The use of any building, land area or other premises for the display and sale of new or used automobiles, panel trucks or vans, trailer(s), or recreation vehicles, and including any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use. Exterior storage of any specific vehicle is limited to short-term storage, not to exceed a period of one year on the premises.

GARAGE, MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR - Any building, premises and land in which or upon which a business, service or industry involving the maintenance service, repair or painting of vehicles is conducted or rendered. Maintenance services, repairs or painting of vehicles shall be conducted within a building. An accessory use may include a designated yard area with appropriate buffers and screening.

GASOLINE/SERVICE STATION WITH CONVENIENCE STORE - The primary business is the fueling of motor vehicles; may have ancillary facilities for servicing and repairing motor vehicles and commonly sold convenience items such as newspapers, coffee or other beverages and snack items usually consumed in the car or off-location.

SERVICE STATION - Any building or premises which provides for any of the following or a combination thereof: (a) the retail sale of gasoline, oil, tires, batteries, and accessories for motor vehicles; (b) the retail sale and installation of mufflers, shocks and transmissions; and (c) certain motor vehicle services, including washing, tire changing, repair service, battery service, radiator service, lubrication, brake service, wheel service, and testing or adjusting of automotive parts. A service station may include the retail sale of nonautomobile goods; provided, however, no more than 3,000 square feet of floor area shall be devoted to the sale of such goods. Automobile repair work may be done at a service station, provided that no rebuilding of engines, spray paint operations, or body or fender repair is permitted.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-1S, C-2

Vehicle Parking:

3 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA of interior sales area, plus 2 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA of interior storage or display area, plus 2 spaces per service bay.
Automobile services/service station: 1 space per pump, plus 4 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA for all other space, including service areas, convenience store areas, etc.

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Provided that, except for storage of school buses, rental or sales vehicles, and vehicles under repair, there will not be any exterior storage or placement of vehicles, equipment, discarded parts, tires or coin operated machines

Within District B-2: Provided no other uses within the same classification are within 600 feet as measured between the subject lots.

Multiple attached dwelling

An attached residential building containing two or more separate dwelling units. This includes townhouse-style dwelling units comprised of two or more stories. A garage may be included as part of the townhouse, either underneath or as a first-floor use.

Nanobrewery

Also considered a "craft brewery"; a facility, licensed under the relevant state and federal statutes, for the small-scale production of malt, wine, or hard cider beverages primarily for on-premises consumption and sale with limited distribution to retail or wholesale, with a capacity of not more than 6,000 barrels, (a barrel being equivalent to 31 gallons per year) and which may include accessory preparation and sale of food for onpremises consumption. May include other uses such as a restaurant, including outdoor dining if otherwise permitted in the zoning district.

Nursery, orchard

Land or greenhouses used to raise trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants for sale.

Off-site medical marijuana dispensary

A registered marijuana dispensary that is located off-site from the cultivation/processing facility (and controlled and operated by the same registered and approved not-for-profit entity which operates an affiliated RMD) but which serves only to dispense the processed marijuana, related supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying patients or their personal caregivers in accordance with the provisions of 105 CMR 725.00.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1

Vehicle Parking:
1 space per 200 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:

§ 390-4.9. Registered marijuana dispensaries (RMD) and off-site medical marijuana dispensaries (OMMD).

A. Purposes.

(1) Medical marijuana treatment centers, including off-site medical marijuana dispensaries, should be located in such a way as to ensure the health, safety, and general well-being of the public as well as patients seeking treatment. The specific and separate regulation of registered marijuana dispensaries (hereafter referred to as an "RMD") as medical marijuana treatment centers and off-site medical marijuana dispensaries (hereafter referred to as an "OMMD") facilities is necessary to advance these purposes and ensure that such facilities are not located within close proximity of minors.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, and 105 CMR 725.000,21 registered marijuana dispensaries and off-site medical marijuana dispensaries will be permitted to provide medical support, security, and physician oversight that meet or exceed state regulations as established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (hereafter referred to as "MDPH").

B. Registered marijuana dispensaries may be allowed by special permit from the Wrentham Planning Board in the Medical Marijuana Special Use Overlay District as shown on the Medical Marijuana Special Use Overlay District map dated June 2014, provided the facility meets the requirements of this § 390-4.9.

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RMDs and OMMDs permitted in Medical Marijuana Special Use Overlay District only.

Oil, coal, gas, or propane fuel business

FUEL BUSINESS - A commercial use engaged in the sale of separate allotments of heating oil, coal, propane gas or firewood, which are primarily delivered off-site to individuals, businesses or government facilities.

Pets and customary farm animals

Planned business development

A development of one or more otherwise allowed commercial uses on a lot or two or more contiguous building lots encompassing a total area of not less than 18 acres with at least 400 feet of continuous street frontage along a state numbered route. The entire minimum frontage distance and not less than 80% of the minimum area of a PBD as required herein shall be located within the same zoning district. A PBD is characterized by common driveway(s), shared parking lot(s), coordinated landscaping features, complementary architectural design and shared infrastructure (water distribution, sewage disposal system and/or stormwater drainage facilities), which are managed and maintained by an association of owners of property within the development. A PBD shall be serviced by no more than one site access driveway or street accommodating left-turning vehicles onto and/or off an adjoining public way unless otherwise specifically allowed by the Planning Board in authorizing the PBD under

Planned industrial/office park (PI/OP)

A combined industrial park and office park located on a large tract of land, with ancillary services located on site to at a scale designed to primarily serve the PI/OP.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1S, C-2

Vehicle Parking:
On-site parking, loading and outside storage areas shall be provided as set forth in Article VI: Development Regulations of this Zoning Bylaw, except as may otherwise be specified in the special permit.

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
§ 390-6.11. Development regulations for planned industrial/office parks.
The following regulations shall apply to all aspects of any planned industrial/office park (PI/OP) in the C-2 Zoning District:

A. Minimum area of tract, which may comprise more than one lot, shall be 100 acres.
B. Primary vehicle access to the PI/OP shall be provided from a state highway at a point within 3,500 feet of Route I-495.
C. Buildings and structures shall not occupy more than 50% of the tract, and at least 25% of the tract shall be maintained as grass or other unoccupied, natural or landscaped space.
D. The PI/OP shall have vegetated stormwater detention and/or retention areas adequate to prevent the lateral displacement of stormwater and any material increase in peak flows, onto adjoining or downstream properties in the one-hundred-year storm events.
E. The height of structures shall not exceed 60 feet above the average ground elevation surrounding the exterior walls, provided that skylights, ventilators, penthouses containing only mechanical equipment, and other structures normally built above the roof and not devoted to human occupancy may be erected to the height of 75 feet. For every additional 10 feet of front setback from the required minimum front setback line, the vertical height may rise an additional five feet to a maximum of 90 feet. The Planning Board, during the site plan process, may grant a waiver to this regulation allowing structures to exceed these limitations, if such structure is required for the use and will not be detrimental to the neighborhood.
F. Exterior signs which are designed to be visible from locations outside the PI/OP development or to any public way shall be of such location, size and illumination as specified by the Planning Board in the special permit so that they do not adversely affect other areas or properties or create a hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Interior signs within a PI/OP development which are designed not to be visible from any public way or property outside the C-2 Zoning District shall be of such design, size, location and illumination as is necessary to serve the functions of directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic, designating various facilities and indicating the functions thereof, separating areas accessible to the public and private areas and preserving safety and security.
G. On-site parking, loading and outside storage areas shall be provided as set forth in Article VI: Development Regulations of this Zoning Bylaw, except as may otherwise be specified in the special permit.
H. The minimum setback of any structure or improvement to any residential zoning district boundary shall be 100 feet, the first 50 feet of which shall be planted with trees sufficient to screen the site from the view of streets and properties within the residential district.

Police/Fire Station

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-3

Vehicle Parking:
Police/Fire Station: 1 space per 300 SF GFA, excluding area set aside for the storage of police and fire vehicles within the building

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Post office

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-1S, C-2, C-3, VZ-A May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Power Generation Facilities

Facilities used to generate electrical or steam or other power (for commercial purposes other than that required by the operator of said plant for on-site needs).

Printing and private mail services

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-2 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Permitted in a planned industrial office park.

Privately owned wastewater treatment facility (PWTF)

Any device or system owned by a private entity that is used for the treatment and disposal (including recycling and reclamation) of sewage. A privately owned wastewater treatment facility includes the sewers, pipes, or other conveyances that convey the wastewater to the treatment facility.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-1N, C-2, C-3 May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Designed and approved in accordance with 314 CMR 5.00, as amended.

Public or municipal utility facility

Telephone, electric and cable television lines, poles, equipment and structures; water or gas pipes, mains, valves or structures; sewer pipes, valves or structures; pumping stations; telephone exchanges and repeater stations; and all other facilities, equipment and structures necessary for conducting a service by a government or public utility.

Public or municipal utility facility related solely to the control of, or transmission and/or distribution of a utility

Public or municipal utility facility, but not including electricity-generating units, new utility rights-of-way, or oil, gas, or propane storage tanks in excess of 5,000 gallons

Public or municipal utility facility, but not including generating units in excess of 10 megawatts, new rights-of-way, or oil, gas, or propane storage tanks in excess of 5,000 gallons

Public transportation terminal

Registered marijuana dispensary

A use operated by a not-for-profit entity registered and approved by the MA Department of Public Health in accordance with 105 CMR 725.000, and pursuant to all other applicable state laws and regulations, also to be known as a medical marijuana treatment center

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1

Vehicle Parking:
1 space per 200 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:

§ 390-4.9. Registered marijuana dispensaries (RMD) and off-site medical marijuana dispensaries (OMMD).

A. Purposes.

(1) Medical marijuana treatment centers, including off-site medical marijuana dispensaries, should be located in such a way as to ensure the health, safety, and general well-being of the public as well as patients seeking treatment. The specific and separate regulation of registered marijuana dispensaries (hereafter referred to as an "RMD") as medical marijuana treatment centers and off-site medical marijuana dispensaries (hereafter referred to as an "OMMD") facilities is necessary to advance these purposes and ensure that such facilities are not located within close proximity of minors.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, and 105 CMR 725.000,21 registered marijuana dispensaries and off-site medical marijuana dispensaries will be permitted to provide medical support, security, and physician oversight that meet or exceed state regulations as established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (hereafter referred to as "MDPH").

B. Registered marijuana dispensaries may be allowed by special permit from the Wrentham Planning Board in the Medical Marijuana Special Use Overlay District as shown on the Medical Marijuana Special Use Overlay District map dated June 2014, provided the facility meets the requirements of this § 300-4.9.

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RMDs and OMMDs permitted in Medical Marijuana Special Use Overlay District only.

Research laboratory

An establishment or other facility for carrying on investigation in the natural, physical or social sciences, or engineering and development as an extension of investigation with the objective of creating end products, not including facilities designed and intended for the development of nuclear, chemical, germ/biological weapons, or similar activities.

Restaurant

An establishment that is leased, rented or owned by a person holding a duly issued and valid license as a common victualler under the provisions of MGL c. 140, with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining room equipment and capacity for preparing, cooking and serving suitable food for patrons and customers.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, C-3 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:

Casual Dining: 25 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA
Fine dining: 20 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Restaurant, fast-food

An establishment whose principal business is the sale of preprepared or rapidly prepared food directly to the customer in a ready-to-consume state for consumption either within the restaurant building or off-premises.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, C-1, C-1S, C-2

Vehicle Parking:

With drive-through: 17 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA
Without drive-through: 20 spaces per 1,000 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
§ 390-4.10. Drive-through restaurant windows.
The intent of this section of the bylaw is to recognize that this use produces unique traffic generation and visual concerns. This bylaw is intended to carefully regulate the establishment of restaurant drive-through windows to ensure a higher visual quality of development as well as safe operation of the use both on the parcel and in relation to abutting ways. The Board may waive strict compliance with any provision of this bylaw if it deems it in the public interest and determines that the intent of the bylaw has been maintained. Written record must be kept of such waivers, including the reasons for them.

A. All restaurant establishments with a drive-through window shall be located on a parcel containing at least four acres.
B. Minimum drive-through queue on site shall accommodate a minimum of 10 cars. The Planning Board shall have the right to require more than the stipulated minimum queue space if it finds that a proposed user would exceed the specified queue during peak periods.
C. Each queue space shall be a minimum of 20 feet in length and 10 feet in width along straight portions. Queue spaces and lanes shall be a minimum of 12 feet in width along curved segments.
D. Queue lines may not pass through and/or divide parking areas.
E. A bypass lane a minimum of 12 feet wide shall be provided. Subject to Planning Board approval, a bypass lane may not be required if the queuing lane is adjacent to a parking lot drive aisle which could function sufficiently as a bypass lane. If required, the bypass lane shall be clearly designated and distinct from the queuing area.
F. All buildings, parking and circulation areas shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet off the roadway. This area shall remain undisturbed except for where the Planning Board gives permission for alterations.
G. Landscaping and other aesthetic means shall be utilized to contain and screen the queue line.
H. On-site circulation plans shall carefully minimize conflicts between drive-through customers and walk-in customers as well as deliveries to the site.
I. For standalone businesses, a minimum fifty-foot buffer shall be maintained along all side and rear lot lines. This area shall remain undisturbed except for where the Planning Board gives permission for alterations. A larger buffer may be required in areas abutting residential uses to further reduce visual and audible impacts.
J. Audible electronic devices such as loudspeakers, automobile service order devices, and similar instruments shall not be located within 100 feet of any residential property line.

Restaurant, take-out

An establishment which by design of physical facilities or by service or packaging procedures permits or encourages the purchase of prepared ready-to-eat foods intended primarily to be consumed off the premises, and where the consumption of food in motor vehicles on the premises.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Retail store, single, on a lot

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: C-1N, C-1S, VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2, C-3 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:

Provided that the gross floor area (GFA) of any building is not greater than 15,000 square feet in a B-1 District, not greater than 25,000 square feet in B-2 District, not greater than 50,000 square feet in a C-3 District, and not greater than 25,000 square feet in a C-1 District, except as approved by the Planning Board within a planned business development (PBD) pursuant to § 390-4.2: Use Regulation Schedule. and as stated in accordance with the following:

a. The GFA of any building allowed in a PBD shall not exceed 95,000 square feet.

Roof-mounted/building-mounted solar photovoltaic installation

A solar photovoltaic installation that is structurally mounted on the roof of a building or as part of a building facade.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, C-3, CRSP, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-A, VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
§ 390-4.8. Solar photovoltaic installations.
It is the purpose and intent of this § 390-4.8 to provide for solar photovoltaic installations by establishing standards for the placement, design and construction of such systems to address public safety, and to minimize impacts on scenic, natural and historic resources.
A. Roof-mounted solar photovoltaic installations, as provided for in § 390-4.2: Use Regulation Schedule., of this bylaw, may be installed as roof-/building-mounted systems, subject to the following development standards:

(1) General requirements.

(a) All photovoltaic systems shall be installed in a structurally safe manner and shall comply with the Massachusetts building, fire safety and wiring codes in addition to this bylaw. When conflicts occur between codes, the more stringent code shall apply.
(b) The installer of photovoltaic power panels must submit plans to the Fire Department and Building Department for review prior to construction.

(2) Residential systems.

(a) Residential systems shall not be mounted within one foot of the ridge of a peaked roof that exceeds a 2-12 pitch.
(b) Residential systems that cover both sides of a peaked roof that exceeds a 2- 12 pitch must include a pathway at least three feet wide extending from the soffit to the peak on at least one side. This pathway shall be located over structurally sound members capable of withstanding the live load of firefighters working on the roof.

(3) Commercial systems.

(a)          Commercial rooftop arrays shall not exceed 150 feet along either axis. When more than one array is placed on a commercial rooftop, a four-foot- wide access pathway must be placed between the arrays. This pathway shall be located over structurally sound members capable of withstanding the live load of firefighters working on the roof. When it is determined by the Building Commissioner that the roof configuration is similar to that of a one- or two-family dwelling, the residential access rule will apply.
(b)          Systems installed on a commercial flat roof must incorporate a four-foot- wide clear space around the perimeter. Systems installed on a commercial flat roof with the smallest dimension greater than 250 feet must incorporate a six-foot-wide clear space around the perimeter.
(c)          A minimum four-foot-wide center access pathway to provide access from two directions shall be provided. A four-foot-wide access pathway to skylights, roof hatches and roof standpipes shall have a clear perimeter of four feet in addition to the access pathway requirement.
(d)          The cross-roof pathway access must be identified "FD Access" by signs with three-inch lettering. The lettering shall be red font against a white background. If a joint decision of the Fire Department and Building Department determines that alternative access routes are available, as from adjacent buildings, these rules may be modified.

(4) Permit/site plan requirements. A building permit shall be required for the installation of all roof-/building-mounted solar photovoltaic installations. Site plan approval is not required for roof-/building-mounted installations.

C. Development regulations.

(1) Dimensional requirements.

(a) Residential:

[1]         Front: Ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations shall not be installed in the front yard setback.
[2]         Side and rear: Ten-foot setback from side and rear lot lines.
[3]         Height: The maximum height for a ground-mounted installation shall be 15 feet.

(b) Nonresidential:

[1]         Front: Setbacks for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations shall be established by the Planning Board during the site plan approval process; however, the front yard setback shall be at least 10 feet.
[2]         Side and rear: Ten-foot setback from side and rear lot lines.
[3]         Height: The maximum height for a ground-mounted system shall be 15 feet, except that elevated installations over parking spaces shall have a maximum height of 18.5 feet.

(2)         Installation. All solar photovoltaic installations shall be permanently structurally mounted on the ground or on a building.
(3)         Where ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations covering greater than 1,000 square feet of ground area abut residential uses, there must be increased consideration for mitigating visual impact to the residential use. For example, such items as increased setbacks, visual screening, and the like, may be required by the Planning Board during site plan approval.
(4)         Operation and maintenance plan. The project proponent shall submit a plan for the operation and maintenance of the solar photovoltaic installation, which shall include measures for maintaining safe access to the installation, stormwater controls, as well as general procedures for operational maintenance of the installation.

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Sale of farm, nursery or orchard products, produce, poultry, or cattle grown and/or raised on the premises

Sale or rental of new motor vehicles or trailers

MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - The use of any building, land area or other premises for the display and sale of new or used automobiles, panel trucks or vans, trailer(s), or recreation vehicles, and including any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use. Exterior storage of any specific vehicle is limited to short-term storage, not to exceed a period of one year on the premises.

School

A public, private or parochial or other institution maintained primarily for educational purposes.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1N, CRSP-R1, R-30, R-43, R-87 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: C-1S, C-3, CRSP May be allowed with a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: VZ-B

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Senior living community

A residential community designed for occupancy by individuals 55 years of age or older within the meaning as defined in MGL c. 151B, 4(6) and 42 U.S.C. 3607(b)(2)(c), and also incorporating the preservation of natural open space areas as an integral element of the development. A SLC may include a variety or combination of housing types that may be sold or leased to individual residents, or may be operated or managed by a corporation or organization having among its principal purposes the provision of housing and resident services for retired and/or aging persons.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-1N, C-3, R-30, R-43, R-87

Vehicle Parking:
Minimum off-street parking requirements shall comply with § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements, except as modified by the following standards:

(a) Single-family or cottage-style dwellings: two spaces per unit. Indoor or structured parking.
(b) Independent living units: one space per unit.
(c) Assisted-living residence: one space per two units.
(d) Skilled nursing facility or physical rehabilitation center, if included in a continuing-care retirement community: one space per two beds.
(e) Guest parking: one space per two units or three beds, as applicable.

§ 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. On-site parking requirements for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:

§ 390-13.5. Senior living communities.

A. Purpose. The purposes of this section are:

(1) To provide for housing options for a maturing population that reduce maintenance costs and are more affordable than traditional single-family dwellings;
(2) To provide a mechanism for development of a range of housing types and facilities that are responsive to the sociocultural, health care, and recreational needs of senior residents;
(3) To provide for a type of housing development that reduces the demands on municipal services by maximizing energy efficiency, renewable energy opportunities and a cluster design;
(4) To promote development that is in harmony with the Town's natural features and resources, its historic and traditional landscapes, the existing and probable future use of adjacent land, and the general intent of the Zoning Bylaw; and
(5) To establish flexible residential development standards and procedures that will support these objectives.

B. Applicability.

(1) A senior living community shall be permitted in all districts as noted in § 390-4.2, Use Regulation Schedule, only upon issuance of a special permit and site plan approval from the Planning Board as specified in Article XVII: Open Space Preservation Development and Article IX: Special Permits of this bylaw, and in accordance with the additional requirements specified herein:
(a) Minimum tract size: a tract of land consisting of not less than 20 acres.
(b) Minimum of 100 feet of contiguous frontage on a public way.
(c) Public water available at the street frontage;
(2) A senior living community is intended for people age 55 or over within the meaning as defined in MGL c. 151B, § 4(6) and 42 U.S.C. § 3607(b)(2)(c). As such, buildings and site improvements in a senior living community shall provide for "visitability" and universal design in accordance with the provisions of this article.

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Service establishment

An establishment engaged in primarily providing services to individual customers, such as shoe repair, dry cleaning, hair styling, and tailoring, and whose primary business is not the sale of tangible goods or products. Such an establishment shall be exclusive of an adult cabaret establishment or adult motion-picture theaters as so defined herein. The sale, cultivation or harvesting of marijuana in any form whatsoever, on any land within the Town of Wrentham, shall not be construed so as to fall within this definition and shall not be considered a service establishment.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: C-1N, C-1S, VZ-A, VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-2, C-1, C-2, C-3 May be allowed with Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board: B-1

Vehicle Parking:
1 space per 250 SF GFA

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Shopping center or complex of offices, businesses, or retail establishments

SHOPPING CENTER - A group (two or more) or complex of commercial uses, including, but not limited to, retail or service establishments, shops, indoor theaters, restaurants and similar establishments, with immediately adjoining off-street parking facilities.

Districts Where Allowed Use Permitted by right: VZ-B May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: B-1, B-2, C-1, C-2, C-3

Vehicle Parking:

Retail stores and service establishments: 1 space per 250 SF GFA
Shopping centers:
1. For retail-only shopping centers, including specialty retail, use table entitled "Shopping Center Parking Spaces Chart" located below.
2. For retail with additional uses, that may include any combination of dining, entertainment, or offices, in which the total additional uses are up to but not greater than 10% of the total GFA of the shopping center, use table entitled "Shopping Center Parking Spaces Chart" located below.
3. For retail with additional uses (uses as listed in #2 above), in which the total additional uses exceed 10% of the total GFA of the shopping center, the parking spaces may be calculated either:
a. Using this table as if each use were separate; or
b. Using § 390-6.4B(8)(l), Shared parking.

See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for additional information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Shopping center parking spaces chart.
(For use to determine minimum parking required for shopping centers, above)

Building GFA	Spaces/ksf GFA
Less than 30,000 GFA	4/ksf GFA
30,000 to 99,999 GFA	4.5/ksf GFA
100,000 to 399,999 GFA	5/ksf GFA
Greater than 400,000 GFA	5.5/ksf GFA

Within Districts B-1, B-2, and C-1:
Provided that the gross floor area (GFA) of any building is not greater than 15,000 square feet in a B-1 District, not greater than 25,000 square feet in B-2 District, not greater than 50,000 square feet in a C-3 District, and not greater than 25,000 square feet in a C-1 District, except as approved by the Planning Board within a planned business development (PBD) pursuant to § 390-4.2: Use Regulation Schedule. and as stated in accordance with the following:

a. The GFA of any building allowed in a PBD shall not exceed 95,000 square feet.

Within Districts B-1, B-2, and C-1:
No parking lot or other impervious surfaces other than vehicular ingress and egress driveways shall be located closer than 50 feet to any property line; and such fifty-foot buffer zone shall be either retained in a natural state or landscaped, as required by the Planning Board. Said buffer zones may, however, be reduced by means of a special permit granted by the Planning Board involving only those uses within a PBD. These reductions may be authorized in consideration of such distinct features as shared parking, lots, internal and common driveways as well as the distance of a lot from the travel surface within an adjoining public way as compared to other lots within the same zoning district. However, in no case shall the buffer zone be reduced along the boundary of any adjoining lot within a Residential Zoning District as required under § 390-6.10: Buffer zones.. In addition, drainage storage, retention or detention facilities may occupy no greater than 25% of a reduced buffer zone and only if such facilities would be located within that portion of the buffer zone furthest from a property line.

Single detached dwelling

A detached residential building containing only one dwelling unit.

Single or "anchor" retail operations

An exterior perimeter department store, major merchandising or magnet center having direct access to a mall and having its required exits independent of the mall.

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1, C-2

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:

Of at least 10,000 square feet selling to the general public and/or qualified public, such as so called "warehouse" or "membership" outlets. In addition, retail outlets of at least 5,000 square feet may be sited to be complementary to one or more "anchor" stores, provided the total square footage of such complementary stores does not exceed 50% of the total retail complex.

Social service agency

Establishments providing assistance and aid to those persons in need of child-care facilities, nurseries, residential care, employment, counseling for psychological problems, and assistance with learning disabilities and physical disabilities.

Sports medicine facility/physical therapy/ rehabilitation facility

SPORTS MEDICINE FACILITY - A facility to provide the recreational individual or team athlete with education to prevent athletic injury as well as to serve as a resource center to coaches, trainers and other nonmedicals who work with sports programs through an interdisciplinary utilization of physicians, orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, nutritionists and other appropriate allied health personnel that are licensed through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION FACILITY - A facility which provides for the restoration and development of function lost or impaired by trauma, accident or pathology. Said facility shall be professionally staffed by at least one chiropractor, physical or massage therapist, licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or athletic trainer licensed by the National Athletic Trainers Association.

Stables, public

A building or land where animals are kept for remuneration, hire, sale, boarding, riding, or show.

Temporary storage of discarded materials or junk vehicles.

Warehouse and storage facility

A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials. A warehouse may include distribution activities of manufactured products, supplies, and equipment, but excluding bulk storage of materials that are inflammable or explosive or that created hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.

Water parks, amusement parks and any other outdoor motorized vehicular recreational activities

AMUSEMENT PARK - A facility, primarily outdoors, that may include structures and buildings, where there are various devices for entertainment, including rides, booths for the conduct of games or sale of items, buildings for shows and entertainment, and restaurants, and souvenir sales; however, under no circumstances shall amusement parks include adult-oriented activities or entertainment.

WATER PARK - An amusement park that features water play areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments. May include a form of artificial surfing or bodyboarding environment such as a wave pool or FlowRider.

Wireless communication facility

All equipment, buildings, and structures with which a wireless communication service provider broadcasts and receives the radiofrequency waves which carry its services and all locations of said equipment or any part thereof. A wireless communication facility may also include equipment used by governmental agencies for public safety communications.

Wireless communication transmitter/receptor

Fixtures or equipment, other than any support structure such as a tower, used for the wireless transmission and reception of radio signals, excluding equipment owned and operated under an amateur radio operator license, including:

(1) Reception and transmission equipment and fixtures such as antenna, panels or communication dishes of not greater than 30 inches in diameter and similar devices;
(2) Any accessory mechanical, electronic, or telephonic equipment, fixtures, wiring and protective covering customary and necessary to operate such wireless communication equipment. A wireless communication transmitter/receptor shall not serve to transmit signals from broadcast television and/or radio stations.

Wireless communications facility incidental to an existing public or municipal utility facility

Districts Where Allowed May be allowed with both Site Plan Approval & a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board: C-1N, C-1S, CRSP, CRSP-R1

Vehicle Parking:
See § 390-6.4: On-site parking requirements. for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
A wireless communications facility shall be deemed incidental to an existing public or municipal utility facility if the area devoted to the wireless communication facility constitutes less than 5% of the lot area assigned to the existing public or municipal facility use.

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