[Amended 11-30-2020 STM
by Art. 17]
The Town of Easton, Massachusetts, is hereby divided into these
Zoning Districts, designated as follows:
Full Title
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Abbreviation
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Residential
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R
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Residential 1
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R1
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Business
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B
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Business Neighborhood
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BN
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Industrial
|
I
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Eleemosynary
|
E
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Municipal or Open Space
|
M
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Queset Commercial District
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QCD
|
Village Business District
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VBD
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Furnace Village District
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FVD
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The location and boundaries of the zoning districts are hereby
established as shown on a map titled "Town of Easton, Massachusetts
Zoning Map" dated May 16, 2016, which accompanies and is hereby declared
to be a part of this chapter. The authenticity of the Zoning Map shall
be identified by the signature of the Town Clerk and the imprinted
seal of the Town under the following words: "This is to certify that
this is the Zoning Map of the Town of Easton, Massachusetts, referred
to in the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Easton, Massachusetts, which
was approved by the Town Meeting on May 16, 2016.
Any change in the location of boundaries of a Zoning District
hereafter made through the amendment of this chapter shall be indicated
by the alteration of such map, and the map thus altered as declared
to be part of the By-law thus amended. It shall be the responsibility
of the Planning & Zoning Board to direct such alterations.
The following overlay districts are also established, as set forth in Article
IX, herein.
Full Title
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Abbreviation
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Aquifer Protection Overlay District
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APOD
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Flood Plain Overlay District
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FPOD
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Large Scale Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installation Overlay
District
|
SPOD
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Medical Marijuana Treatment Center Overlay District
|
MMOD
|
Queset Smart Growth Overlay District
|
QSGOD
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Where any uncertainty exists with respect to the boundary of
any district as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules apply:
A. Centerline. Where a boundary is indicated as a street, railroad,
watercourse or other body of water, it shall be construed to be the
centerline or middle thereof, or where such boundary approximates
a town boundary, then to the limits of the town boundary.
B. Parallel. Where a boundary is indicated as following approximately
or parallel to a street, railroad, watercourse, or other body of water,
it shall be construed to be parallel thereto and at such distance
there from as dimensioned on the Zoning Map. If no dimension is given,
such distance shall be determined by use of the scale shown on the
Zoning Map.
C. Dimensioned Boundary. Where a dimensioned boundary coincides within
10 feet or less with a lot line, the boundary established by records
as of March 1973, shall be construed to be the lot line.
D. Right Angle. Where a boundary is indicated as intersecting the centerline
of a street, railroad, watercourse or other water body, it shall be
construed to intersect at right angles to said centerline, or in the
case of a curved centerline, at right angle to the tangent to the
curve at the point of intersection.
E. Dispute. Whenever any dispute arises on district boundaries as to
the exact location of a district boundary line, the location of such
line shall be determined by the Building Commissioner after consultation
with the Planning & Zoning Board.