[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Cohasset 11-7-1955. Amendments noted where applicable.
The recodification of the Cohasset Zoning Bylaw as Division 2, Chapter
300, of this Code was approved by Town Meeting 4-30-2018 by Art. 19,
approved by the Attorney General's office 6-21-2018. A complete copy
of Art. 19 is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Division 1: General Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 8 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 12 Finance
- Ch 30 Officers, Boards and Committees
- Ch 34 Personnel
- Ch 45 Town Meeting
- Part II: Regulatory Bylaws
- Ch 60 Alarm Systems
- Ch 63 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 69 Animals
- Ch 80 Building Construction
- Ch 84 Building Numbers
- Ch 89 Businesses
- Ch 96 Cemeteries
- Ch 112 Fire Prevention
- Ch 121 Harbor
- Ch 125 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 132 Historic District
- Ch 144 Junk and Secondhand Articles
- Ch 165 Mercury Thermometers
- Ch 180 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 184 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 198 Sewers
- Ch 205 Signs and Billboards
- Ch 211 Smoking
- Ch 217 Solid Waste
- Ch 223 Stormwater Management
- Ch 228 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 244 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 247 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 255 Watercraft
- Ch 260 Wetlands Protection
- Division 2: Zoning Bylaw
- Ch 300 Zoning
- Ch 300 Art 1 Scope
- § 300-1.1 Title.
- § 300-1.2 Authority.
- § 300-1.3 Purpose.
- § 300-1.4 Repealer and effective date.
- § 300-1.5 Basic requirements.
- § 300-1.6 Application.
- Ch 300 Art 2 Definitions
- § 300-2.1 Definitions.
- 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 Use Regulations
- § 300-4.1 Applicability of use regulations.
- § 300-4.2 Permitted uses.
- § 300-4.3 Additional use regulations.
- Ch 300 Art 5 Area Regulations
- § 300-5.1 Applicability of area regulations.
- § 300-5.2 General provisions.
- § 300-5.3 Table of Area Regulations.
- § 300-5.4 Large house plan review.
- Ch 300 Art 6 Sign Regulations
- § 300-6.1 Administration.
- § 300-6.2 Signs permitted in all districts.
- § 300-6.3 Signs prohibited in all districts.
- § 300-6.4 Regulations in residential districts.
- § 300-6.5 Regulations in business and light industry districts.
- Ch 300 Art 7 Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations
- § 300-7.1 Off-street parking standards.
- § 300-7.2 General parking and loading regulations.
- § 300-7.3 Parking and loading space standards.
- Ch 300 Art 8 Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
- § 300-8.1 Application of nonconformity.
- § 300-8.2 Buildings and uses already in existence.
- § 300-8.3 Single lot exemption.
- § 300-8.4 Definitive plan exemption.
- § 300-8.5 Subdivision approval not required exemption.
- § 300-8.6 Effective date.
- § 300-8.7 Extension and alteration.
- § 300-8.8 Change of nonconforming use.
- § 300-8.9 Restoration of nonconforming buildings.
- § 300-8.10 Temporary structure.
- Ch 300 Art 9 Floodplain and Watershed Protection District.
- § 300-9.1 Purposes.
- § 300-9.2 Location.
- § 300-9.3 Relation to other districts.
- § 300-9.4 Boundaries.
- § 300-9.5 Allowed uses.
- § 300-9.6 Special permit required.
- § 300-9.7 Special permit uses.
- § 300-9.8 Reference to other boards.
- § 300-9.9 Conditions of permit.
- § 300-9.10 Lot area requirements.
- § 300-9.11 Extension, enlargement, restoration or alteration of nonconforming use.
- § 300-9.12 General provisions.
- Ch 300 Art 10 Residential Cluster Development District
- § 300-10.1 Definitions.
- § 300-10.2 Purpose.
- § 300-10.3 Procedures.
- § 300-10.4 Uses.
- § 300-10.5 Minimum dimensional requirements.
- § 300-10.6 Lots.
- § 300-10.7 Design standards.
- § 300-10.8 Landscape design standards.
- § 300-10.9 Parking and circulation design standards.
- § 300-10.10 Common open spaces.
- § 300-10.11 Ownership.
- § 300-10.12 Further requirements.
- § 300-10.13 Findings of Board.
- Ch 300 Art 11 Regulations Governing Earth Removal
- § 300-11.1 General provisions.
- § 300-11.2 Exempt operations.
- Ch 300 Art 12 Administration and Enforcement
- § 300-12.1 Execution.
- § 300-12.2 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- § 300-12.3 Zoning Board of Appeals.
- § 300-12.4 Special permits.
- § 300-12.5 Variance.
- § 300-12.6 Site plan review.
- Ch 300 Art 13 Amendment; Validity
- § 300-13.1 Amendment.
- § 300-13.2 Validity.
- Ch 300 Art 14 Water Resource District
- § 300-14.1 Purpose.
- § 300-14.2 Establishment of district.
- § 300-14.3 Definitions.
- § 300-14.4 Use regulations.
- § 300-14.5 Design and operation guidelines.
- § 300-14.6 Procedures for issuance of special permit.
- § 300-14.7 Nonconforming uses.
- § 300-14.8 Enforcement.
- Ch 300 Art 15 Accessory Dwelling Unit Special Permit
- § 300-15.1 Purpose.
- § 300-15.2 Special permit conditions.
- § 300-15.3 Application procedure.
- Ch 300 Art 16 Senior Multifamily Residence Overlay District
- § 300-16.1 Location and boundaries; sunset provision.
- § 300-16.2 Definitions.
- § 300-16.3 Purpose.
- § 300-16.4 Procedures.
- § 300-16.5 Uses.
- § 300-16.6 Dimensional requirements.
- § 300-16.7 Design standards.
- § 300-16.8 Landscape design standards.
- § 300-16.9 Parking and circulation design standards.
- § 300-16.10 Affordability and density bonus component.
- § 300-16.11 Further requirements.
- Ch 300 Art 17 Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District
- § 300-17.1 Location and boundaries.
- § 300-17.2 Definitions.
- § 300-17.3 Purpose.
- § 300-17.4 Procedures.
- § 300-17.5 Uses.
- § 300-17.6 Design standards.
- § 300-17.7 Parking and circulation standards.
- § 300-17.8 Dimensional requirements.
- § 300-17.9 Affordable housing; local initiative units.
- § 300-17.10 Relationship to other bylaw sections and further requirements.
- Ch 300 Art 18 Special Permits in Village Business (VB) District
- § 300-18.1 Performance standards.
- Ch 300 Art 19 Wind Energy Conversion Facilities
- § 300-19.1 Purpose and intent.
- § 300-19.2 Definitions.
- § 300-19.3 District regulations.
- § 300-19.4 Special permit criteria.
- § 300-19.5 Uses by telecommunications carriers.
- § 300-19.6 Monitoring and maintenance.
- § 300-19.7 Abandonment or discontinuation of use.
- § 300-19.8 Terms of special permit.
- § 300-19.9 Application procedures.
- § 300-19.10 Conditions of permit.
- Ch 300 Art 20 Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installations Overlay District
- § 300-20.1 Purpose and intent.
- § 300-20.2 Applicability.
- § 300-20.3 Definitions.
- § 300-20.4 Compliance with laws, bylaws and regulations.
- § 300-20.5 Application and plan requirements.
- § 300-20.6 Construction.
- § 300-20.7 Operation and maintenance plan.
- § 300-20.8 Dimension and density requirements.
- § 300-20.9 Design standards.
- § 300-20.10 Safety and environmental standards.
- § 300-20.11 Monitoring and maintenance.
- § 300-20.12 Abandonment and decommissioning.
- § 300-20.13 Financial surety.
- Ch 300 Art 21 Temporary Moratorium on Marijuana Establishments
- § 300-21.1 Purpose.
- § 300-21.2 Definitions.
- § 300-21.3 Temporary moratorium.
- § 300-21.4 Expiration.
- Ch 300 Art 22 Harbor Village Business Overlay District
- § 300-22.1 Purpose.
- § 300-22.2 Location and boundaries.
- § 300-22.3 Definitions.
- § 300-22.4 Procedures.
- § 300-22.5 Uses.
- § 300-22.6 Design and performance standards.
- § 300-22.7 Parking standards.
- § 300-22.8 Dimensional requirements.
- § 300-22.9 Further requirements.
- Division 3: Planning Board
- Ch 325 Subdivision of Land
- Appendix
- Ch A500 Legislative Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
