Town of Medfield, MA Zoning

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Town of Medfield, MA

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Table of Contents

The Charter
Ch C Charter
Division 1: Bylaws
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 10 Boards, Commissions, Committees and Councils
Ch 15 Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Ch 20 Civil Defense, Department of
Ch 30 Finances
Ch 40 Officers and Employees
Ch 50 Police Department
Ch 60 Purchasing and Contracts
Ch 70 Town Elections and Meetings
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 80 Alarm Systems
Ch 90 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 100 Animals
Ch 110 Building Construction
Ch 115 Cemetery Areas
Ch 117 Departmental Revolving Funds
Ch 120 Firearms and Weapons
Ch 130 Fire Prevention
Ch 140 Hazardous Materials
Ch 150 Historic Preservation
Ch 160 Junk, Old Metal and Secondhand Articles
Ch 170 Licenses and Permits
Ch 175 Marijuana and Tetrahydrocannabinol
Ch 180 Noise
Ch 190 Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 195 Plastic Checkout Bag Prohibition
Ch 200 Property Maintenance
Ch 210 Scenic Roads
Ch 220 Solicitors and Canvassers
Ch 230 Solid Waste
Ch 235 Stormwater Management
Ch 240 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
Ch 250 Taxation
Ch 260 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 270 Water
Ch 280 Wells and Cesspools
Ch 290 Wetlands
Ch 300 Zoning
Ch 300 Art 1 Scope
§ 300-1.1 Title.
§ 300-1.2 Authority.
§ 300-1.3 Purpose.
§ 300-1.4 Planning Board.
Ch 300 Art 2 Definitions
§ 300-2.1 Word usage; terms defined.
Ch 300 Art 3 Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 300-3.1 Division into districts.
§ 300-3.2 Zoning Map.
§ 300-3.3 Boundaries of districts.
Ch 300 Art 4 Interpretation and Application
§ 300-4.1 Interpretation.
§ 300-4.2 Applicability.
Ch 300 Art 5 Use Regulations
§ 300-5.1 Applicability of use regulations.
§ 300-5.2 Permitted uses.
§ 300-5.3 Uses subject to other regulations.
§ 300-5.4 Table of Use Regulations.
§ 300-5.5 Agricultural District.
§ 300-5.6 Historic properties.
Ch 300 Art 6 Area, Height and Bulk Regulations
§ 300-6.1 Applicability of area, height and bulk regulations.
§ 300-6.2 Area regulations.
§ 300-6.3 Height and bulk regulations.
Ch 300 Art 7 Open Space Residential Zoning
§ 300-7.1 Purpose; application process.
§ 300-7.2 Conditions for granting special permit.
§ 300-7.3 Ownership of and restrictions on open land.
§ 300-7.4 Compliance with subdivision regulations.
§ 300-7.5 Conditions on approval.
§ 300-7.6 Further subdivision prohibited.
Ch 300 Art 8 Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
§ 300-8.1 Table of Off-Street Parking Standards.
§ 300-8.2 General parking and loading regulations.
§ 300-8.3 Parking and loading space standards.
§ 300-8.4 Downtown Parking District.
Ch 300 Art 9 Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
§ 300-9.1 Application of nonconformity.
§ 300-9.2 Extension and alteration.
§ 300-9.3 Reduction or increase.
§ 300-9.4 Change.
§ 300-9.5 Restoration.
§ 300-9.6 Abandonment.
§ 300-9.7 Moving.
§ 300-9.8 Unsafe structures.
Ch 300 Art 10 Floodplain District
§ 300-10.1 Purpose.
§ 300-10.2 Definition.
§ 300-10.3 Permitted uses.
§ 300-10.4 Application for special permit.
§ 300-10.5 Issuance of special permits.
§ 300-10.6 Limits of authority.
§ 300-10.7 Obligation of applicant.
Ch 300 Art 11 Watershed Protection District
§ 300-11.1 Purpose.
§ 300-11.2 Location.
§ 300-11.3 Permitted uses.
§ 300-11.4 Application for special permit.
§ 300-11.5 Issuance of special permits.
§ 300-11.6 Water bodies.
§ 300-11.7 Limits of authority.
§ 300-11.8 Obligation of applicant.
Ch 300 Art 12 Rules and Regulations Governing Earth Removal Uses
§ 300-12.1 Permit required.
§ 300-12.2 Application.
§ 300-12.3 Site plan.
§ 300-12.4 General requirements.
§ 300-12.5 Procedure.
§ 300-12.6 Publication and notices.
§ 300-12.7 Bond.
§ 300-12.8 Specifications.
§ 300-12.9 Removal of earth not intended for business.
§ 300-12.10 Definition of earth.
§ 300-12.11 Violations and enforcement.
Ch 300 Art 13 Sign Bylaw
§ 300-13.1 Administration.
§ 300-13.2 Signing districts.
§ 300-13.3 Prohibited signs and signing limitations.
§ 300-13.4 Required signs.
§ 300-13.5 Temporary signs.
§ 300-13.6 Nonconforming signs.
§ 300-13.7 Location of signs.
§ 300-13.8 Sign surface area.
§ 300-13.9 Obsolete signs.
§ 300-13.10 Alteration, repair, and replacement of signs.
Ch 300 Art 14 Administration and Enforcement
§ 300-14.1 Building Inspector and/or Zoning Enforcement Officer.
§ 300-14.2 Permits required.
§ 300-14.3 Previously approved permits.
§ 300-14.4 Certificate of use and occupancy required.
§ 300-14.5 Permit and certificate fees.
§ 300-14.6 Special permit time limits.
§ 300-14.7 Violations and penalties.
§ 300-14.8 Prosecution of violations.
§ 300-14.9 Board of Appeals.
§ 300-14.10 Special permits by Board of Appeals.
§ 300-14.11 Variances.
§ 300-14.12 Site plan approval by Planning Board.
§ 300-14.13 Appeal periods.
§ 300-14.14 Duty to supply plans and specifications.
§ 300-14.15 Special permits by Planning Board.
§ 300-14.16 Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw.
Ch 300 Art 15 Amendment, Validity and Effective Date
§ 300-15.1 Amendment.
§ 300-15.2 Validity.
§ 300-15.3 Effective date.
Ch 300 Art 16 Aquifer Protection District
§ 300-16.1 Purpose.
§ 300-16.2 Definitions.
§ 300-16.3 Establishment of Aquifer Protection District.
§ 300-16.4 Establishment of use regulations.
§ 300-16.5 Uses in Well Protection District (Zone 1).
§ 300-16.6 Uses in Primary Aquifer Zone.
§ 300-16.7 Uses in Secondary Aquifer Zone (Zone 2).
§ 300-16.8 Uses by special permit from Board of Appeals.
Ch 300 Art 17 Personal Wireless Communications Facilities
§ 300-17.1 Purpose.
§ 300-17.2 Definitions.
§ 300-17.3 Location.
§ 300-17.4 General requirements.
§ 300-17.5 Application process.
§ 300-17.6 Design guidelines.
§ 300-17.7 Special permit review.
§ 300-17.8 Invalidity.
Ch 300 Art 18 Adult Uses
§ 300-18.1 Purpose and intent.
§ 300-18.2 Definitions.
§ 300-18.3 Special permit.
§ 300-18.4 Nonconformity.
§ 300-18.5 Invalidity.
Ch 300 Art 19 Solar Photovoltaic Facilities Overlay District (PVOD)
§ 300-19.1 Purpose.
§ 300-19.2 Applicability.
§ 300-19.3 Definitions.
§ 300-19.4 Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District.
§ 300-19.5 Scope of authority.
§ 300-19.6 Siting of solar energy systems.
§ 300-19.7 Dimension, density and parking requirements.
§ 300-19.8 Appurtenant structures.
§ 300-19.9 Design standards.
§ 300-19.10 Safety and environmental standards for all ground-mounted and parking canopy facilities.
§ 300-19.11 Monitoring and maintenance for all ground-mounted and parking canopy facilities.
§ 300-19.12 Contents of application for large- and medium-scale ground-mounted and parking canopy facilities.
§ 300-19.13 Review of application.
§ 300-19.14 As-built plans.
§ 300-19.15 Changes in ownership.
§ 300-19.16 Annual reporting.
§ 300-19.17 Severability.
Ch 300 Art 20 Medfield State Hospital District
§ 300-20.1 Purposes.
§ 300-20.2 Definitions.
§ 300-20.3 Establishment of Medfield State Hospital District.
§ 300-20.4 Applicability of MSHD.
§ 300-20.5 Permitted uses.
§ 300-20.6 Housing and housing affordability.
§ 300-20.7 Dimensional requirements.
§ 300-20.8 Parking requirements.
§ 300-20.9 Application for plan approval.
§ 300-20.10 Plan review procedures.
§ 300-20.11 Plan approval decision.
§ 300-20.12 Change in plans after approval.
§ 300-20.13 Design guidelines.
§ 300-20.14 Signage.
§ 300-20.15 Severability.
Division 2: Regulations
Ch 310 Subdivision of Land
Derivation Table
Ch DT Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Medfield 4-5-1938, as amended through 4-29-2013.[1] Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Table of Use Regulations

Attachment 2 - Table of Area Regulations

Attachment 3 - Table of Height and Bulk Regulations

Attachment 4 - Medfield State Hospital

[1]

Editor's Note: At the 4-28-2014 ATM, by Art. 33, the Town voted to make nonsubstantive, ministerial changes to this Bylaw and to make the text gender-neutral. Other minor substantive changes were also made and are noted in the text by the following history: "Amended 4-28-2014 ATM by Art. 33."