City of Waltham, MA
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2023-12-26
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Part III: Zoning Code
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Chapter Z Zoning Code
- Introduction
- Ch PRE Preface
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance and Certificate
- Part I: Charter
- Pt I Charter
- Ch CHCT Charter Comparative Table
- Part II: the General Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration
- Ch 3 Animals and Fowl
- Ch 4 Cemeteries
- Ch 5 Civil Defense
- Ch 6 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 7 Garbage, Trash and Refuse
- Ch 7.5 Health
- Ch 8 Licenses, Permits and Business Regulations
- Ch 9 Memorials and Trust Funds
- Ch 10 Offenses—Miscellaneous
- Ch 11 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 12 Planning
- Ch 13 Poles, Wires and Conduits
- Ch 14 Police Department
- Ch 15 Public Library
- Ch 16 Sewers, Drains and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 17 Sidewalks, Public Ways, Public Places, Private Ways and Parking Areas
- Ch 18 Taxicabs
- Ch 19 Water
- Ch 20 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 23 Delayed Demolition
- Ch 24 City of Waltham Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Ch 25 Stormwater
- Appendix
- Apx A Wards
- Apx B Table of Acts
- Code Comparative Tables
- Ch CCT Code Comparative Tables
- Part III: Zoning Code
- Ch Z Zoning Code
- Ch Z Art I Authority, Purpose and Objectives
- § Z-1.1 Purpose; short title.
- § Z-1.2 Authority.
- § Z-1.3 Objectives.
- § Z-1.4 Conflict with State Building Code.
- Ch Z Art II Word Usage; Intent; Definitions
- § Z-2.1 Word usage.
- § Z-2.2 Intent and interpretation.
- § Z-2.3 Definitions.
- Ch Z Art III Establishment of Districts
- § Z-3.1 Classification of districts.
- § Z-3.2 Definition of uses.
- § Z-3.3 Uses.
- § Z-3.4 Table of Uses.
- § Z-3.41 (Reserved)
- § Z-3.5 Special permits.
- § Z-3.6 Special permit criteria for specific uses.
- § Z-3.7 Existing buildings, structures and uses.
- § Z-3.8 General and special restrictions and exceptions.
- § Z-3.9 Uses in Hope Avenue Redevelopment Districts.
- Ch Z Art IV Dimensional Requirements
- § Z-4.1 General provisions.
- § Z-4.2 Supplementary dimensional regulations.
- Ch Z Art V Parking Requirements
- § Z-5.1 General provisions.
- § Z-5.2 Off-street parking requirements.
- § Z-5.3 Design of parking areas for five or fewer cars.
- § Z-5.4 Design of parking areas for more than five cars.
- § Z-5.5 Design of parking areas for commercial and industrial uses.
- § Z-5.6 Special permit for off-street parking areas in Residence B and C Districts.
- § Z-5.7 Special permit for off-street parking in residential land abutting nonresidential land.
- § Z-5.8 Remote parking.
- § Z-5.9 Changes in use.
- Ch Z Art VI Special Provisions Relating to Signs
- § Z-6.1 Intent and purpose.
- § Z-6.2 Definitions.
- § Z-6.3 Permits and certificates required.
- § Z-6.4 Hazards prohibited.
- § Z-6.5 Number of signs limited.
- § Z-6.6 Regulations governing particular types of signs.
- § Z-6.7 Illumination of signs.
- § Z-6.8 Special provisions relative to window signs.
- § Z-6.9 Amortization schedules.
- Ch Z Art VII Administration and Enforcement
- § Z-7.1 Establishment of Board of Appeals.
- § Z-7.2 Powers and duties of Board of Appeals.
- § Z-7.3 Procedure on appeals.
- § Z-7.4 Enforcement.
- § Z-7.5 Zone changes and special permits.
- Ch Z Art VIII Incentive Zoning
- § Z-8.1 Purpose.
- § Z-8.2 Special permit in planned residential.
- § Z-8.3 Special permit for planned unit development.
- § Z-8.4 Riverfront Overlay District special permit (RF).
- § Z-8.5 Site development criteria for riverfront parks, walkways and similar publicly accessible areas along the riverfront.
- § Z-8.6 Limited Commercial Revitalization Area Overlay District special permit (RO).
- § Z-8.7 Limited Commercial Residential Area Protection Overlay District special permit.
- Ch Z Art IX Affordable Housing
- § Z-9.1 Affordable housing provisions.
- § Z-9.2 City of Waltham Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
- Ch Z Art X Wireless Communications Equipment
- § Z-10.1 Intent and purpose.
- § Z-10.2 Definitions.
- § Z-10.3 Design and operating criteria.
- § Z-10.4 Wireless communication equipment allowed by right.
- § Z-10.5 Wireless communication equipment requiring special permit.
- Ch Z Art XI Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers and Cultivation Operations
- § Z-11.1 Intent and purpose.
- § Z-11.2 Definitions.
- § Z-11.3 Special-permit-granting authority.
- § Z-11.4 Special permit application.
- § Z-11.5 Standards and criteria.
- § Z-11.6 Specific restrictions and requirements.
- § Z-11.7 Parking.
- § Z-11.8 Cultivation activities.
- § Z-11.9 Conformance to zoning requirements.
- § Z-11.10 with special permit.
- § Z-11.11 Term of special permit.
- § Z-11.12 Appeals.
- § Z-11.13 Severability.
- Ch Z Art XII Nonmedical Marijuana Establishments
- § Z-12.1 Intent and purpose.
- § Z-12.2 Definitions.
- § Z-12.3 Special-permit-granting authority.
- § Z-12.4 Special permit application.
- § Z-12.5 Standards and criteria.
- § Z-12.6 Specific restrictions and requirements.
- § Z-12.7 Parking.
- § Z-12.8 Commercial cultivation activities.
- § Z-12.9 Conformance to zoning requirements.
- § Z-12.10 Compliance with special permit.
- § Z-12.11 Term of special permit.
- § Z-12.12 Appeals.
- § Z-12.13 Severability.
- Ch ZTA Table of Zoning Text Amendments
- Ch ZMA Table of Zoning Map Amendments
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Waltham 12-22-1952; amended
in its entirety 12-27-1988 by Ord. No. 26637. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
