Town of Marion, MA
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2022-10-17
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 230 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 33 Legal Affairs
- Ch 45 Officers and Employees
- Ch 52 Records and Reports
- Ch 64 Town Meetings
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 105 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 109 Animal Control
- Ch 114 Beaches
- Ch 118 Boats and Boating
- Ch 120 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 122 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 131 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 140 Fees
- Ch 156 Junk and Secondhand Goods
- Ch 163 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 167 Loitering
- Ch 180 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 192 Soil Removal
- Ch 196 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 210 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 218 Water
- Ch 230 Zoning
- Ch 230 Art I Title, Authority and Purpose
- § 230-1.1 Title.
- § 230-1.2 Authority.
- § 230-1.3 Purpose.
- § 230-1.4 Validity.
- Ch 230 Art II Administration
- § 230-2.1 Enforcement; certificates of occupancy and use permits; violations and penalties.
- § 230-2.2 Board of Appeals.
- § 230-2.3 Powers of Board of Appeals.
- § 230-2.4 Public hearings.
- Ch 230 Art III Districts
- § 230-3.1 Types of districts.
- § 230-3.2 Zoning Map.
- Ch 230 Art IV Use Regulations
- § 230-4.1 General provisions regarding permitted principal uses.
- § 230-4.2 Table of Principal Uses.
- Ch 230 Art V Intensity of Use Regulations
- § 230-5.1 Lot, yard and height requirements.
- § 230-5.2 Exceptions to minimum lot requirements.
- § 230-5.3 Multifamily residential housing.
- § 230-5.4 (Reserved)
- § 230-5.5 Waterfront compounds.
- § 230-5.6 Special permit and local initiative program dwelling units.
- § 230-5.7 Open space in General Business, Marine Business and Limited Industrial Districts.
- Ch 230 Art VI General Provisions
- § 230-6.1 Nonconforming uses and structures.
- § 230-6.2 Signs.
- § 230-6.3 Accessory uses.
- § 230-6.4 Home occupations.
- § 230-6.5 Off-street parking and loading.
- § 230-6.6 Visual screening.
- § 230-6.7 Mobile homes and trailers.
- § 230-6.8 Commercial utilities.
- Ch 230 Art VII Uses by Special Permit
- § 230-7.1 Special permit granting authority (SPGA).
- § 230-7.2 General requirements.
- § 230-7.3 Public hearings.
- § 230-7.4 Uses authorized by special permit.
- § 230-7.5 Special permits applicable to certain uses in Limited Business District.
- § 230-7.6 Additional special permit regulations.
- Ch 230 Art VIII Special Provisions
- § 230-8.1 Flood Hazard District.
- § 230-8.2 Water Supply Protection District.
- § 230-8.3.A Towers, windmills and radio transmitters.
- § 230-8.3.B Land-based commercial and public-partnered wind turbines.
- § 230-8.4 Rear lots.
- § 230-8.5 Surface Water District.
- § 230-8.6 Accessory apartments.
- § 230-8.7 Sippican River Protection Overlay District.
- § 230-8.8 Adult uses.
- § 230-8.9 Driveways.
- § 230-8.10 Wireless Communications Facilities (WCF) Overlay District.
- § 230-8.11 Erosion control.
- § 230-8.12 Inclusionary housing.
- § 230-8.13 Municipal Solar Overlay District.
- § 230-8.14 (Reserved)
- Ch 230 Art IX Site Plan Review and Approval
- § 230-9.1 Applicability; minor and major site plan review.
- § 230-9.2 Select Board or Board of Appeals referrals.
- § 230-9.3 Grounds for denial of application.
- § 230-9.4 Standards for review.
- § 230-9.5 Pre-submission conference.
- § 230-9.6 Environmental assessment scope.
- § 230-9.7 Application filing; Site Plan Review Manual.
- § 230-9.8 Relationship to Subdivision Regulations.
- § 230-9.9 Referrals to Town boards and commissions.
- § 230-9.10 Procedures and decision.
- § 230-9.11 Site plan details.
- § 230-9.12 Special provisions for phased developments.
- § 230-9.13 Preparation of site plans.
- § 230-9.14 Endorsement of site plan.
- § 230-9.15 Application fee.
- Ch 230 Art X Conservation Subdivisions
- § 230-10.1 Purpose.
- § 230-10.2 Definitions.
- § 230-10.3 Applicability.
- § 230-10.4 Procedures.
- § 230-10.5 Design process.
- § 230-10.6 Modification of lot requirements.
- § 230-10.7 Basic maximum number of dwelling units.
- § 230-10.8 Types of buildings.
- § 230-10.9 Roads.
- § 230-10.10 Parking.
- § 230-10.11 Contiguous open space.
- § 230-10.12 Permissible use of open space.
- § 230-10.13 Ownership of contiguous open space.
- § 230-10.14 Buffer areas.
- § 230-10.15 Design requirements.
- § 230-10.16 Drainage.
- § 230-10.17 Decision on application.
- § 230-10.18 Relation to other requirements.
- § 230-10.19 Severability.
- Ch 230 Art XI Definitions
- § 230-11.1 Word usage.
- § 230-11.2 Terms defined.
- Ch 230 Art XII Open Space Development District
- § 230-12.1 Purpose; bulk requirements; allowable structures.
- § 230-12.2 Permitted uses; approval process.
- § 230-12.3 Preliminary open space development plan application; fee.
- § 230-12.4 Public hearing.
- § 230-12.5 Change in application.
- § 230-12.6 Town Meeting.
- § 230-12.7 Site plan approval.
- § 230-12.8 Amendment of site plan.
- Ch 230 Art XIII (Reserved)
- Ch 230 Art XIV Subdivision Phasing
- § 230-14.1 Purpose.
- § 230-14.2 Applicability.
- § 230-14.3 Phased issuance of building permits.
- § 230-14.4 Exceptions.
- § 230-14.5 Zoning change protection.
- § 230-14.6 Relation to real estate assessment.
- Ch 230 Art XV Flexible Development
- § 230-15.1 Purpose.
- § 230-15.2 Applicability.
- § 230-15.3 Application procedure.
- § 230-15.4 Modification of lots.
- § 230-15.5 Visual buffer requirements.
- § 230-15.6 Compliance with other requirements.
- Ch 230 Art XVI Solar Photovoltaic and Thermal Systems
- § 230-16.1 Purpose.
- § 230-16.2 Definitions.
- § 230-16.3 General standards for solar systems.
- § 230-16.4 Roof-mounted systems.
- § 230-16.5 Ground-mounted systems in nonresidential districts.
- § 230-16.6 Ground-mounted systems in residential districts.
- § 230-16.7 Minor site plan review and approval.
- § 230-16.8 Major site plan review and approval.
- § 230-16.9 Streamlined special permits.
- § 230-16.10 Modifications to existing systems.
- § 230-16.11 Solar farms.
- § 230-16.12 Abandonment or discontinuation of use of solar farms.
- § 230-16.13 Financial surety; removal, decommissioning and abandonment of solar farms.
- § 230-16.14 Utility notification regarding solar farms.
- § 230-16.15 Recording of special permit; change in ownership of solar farms.
- § 230-16.16 Severability.
- Ch 230 Art XVII Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers or Registered Marijuana Dispensaries
- § 230-17.1 Purpose.
- § 230-17.2 Applicability.
- § 230-17.3 Definitions.
- § 230-17.4 Eligible locations.
- § 230-17.5 General requirements and conditions.
- § 230-17.6 Special permit requirements.
- § 230-17.7 (Reserved)
- § 230-17.8 Severability.
- Ch 230 Art XVIII Adult Use Marijuana Establishments
- § 230-18.1 Purpose.
- § 230-18.2 Applicability.
- § 230-18.3 Definitions.
- § 230-18.4 Eligible locations.
- § 230-18.5 General requirements and conditions.
- § 230-18.6 Special permit requirements.
- Ch 230 Art XIX General
- § 230-19.1 Severability.
- Regulations
- Ch 300 Subdivision Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A400 General Law Acceptances
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Marion 4-23-1984 ATM by Art. 32 (Art. X of the
Bylaws).[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 122.
Soil removal — See Ch. 192.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 196.
Unregistered vehicles — See Ch. 210.
Subdivision regulations — See Ch. 300.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map
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Editor's Note: The Town adopted the Zoning Bylaw as Ch. 230 of the 2017 Town Code 5-8-2017 ATM by Art. 43; and adopted certain changes to the text of the Zoning Bylaw 5-8-2017 ATM by Art. 44. The codification of the Zoning Bylaw is reflected in the document entitled "Town of Marion Final Draft," dated 3-1-2017; the changes to the text are reflected in the document entitled "Town of Marion Final Draft (Red Line)," dated 3-1-2017. Said drafts are on file in the office of the Town Clerk. At the 10-23-2017 STM, by Art. S7, the Town voted to recodify the Town's Zoning Bylaw, including specific changes indicated either by underlined text (new text) or strike-through text (deleted text) as set forth in a document entitled "Town of Marion Final Draft," dated August 16, 2017. Said draft is on file in the Town offices.
