Town of Weymouth, MA Article VIB Highway Transition District HT

[Added May 1990 STM by Art. 2, approved 8-29-1990]

§ 120-22.5 Purpose.

The purpose of the Highway Transition District is to:

A. Provide for a mixed residential, business and commercial development along major arterials in the Town.

B. Allow for redevelopment of former residential areas to limited business and commercial uses.

C. Control off-site impacts of new development or redevelopment through the site plan review and special permit process.

D. Preserve the scale and character of the existing streetscape by encouraging the reuse of existing residential structures and appropriate site design criteria.

§ 120-22.6 Permitted uses.

[Amended May 1993 ATM by Arts. 55 and 56, approved 7-9-1993; May 1997 ATM by Art. 43, approved 8-11-1997]

See Article XXVA, § 120-123E, for site plan review applicability for any of the permitted uses listed in this section. Any of the following uses, or uses customarily accessory thereto, are permitted:

A. Any use permitted in Resident District R-1.

B. Two-family dwelling.

C. Conversion of an existing residential structure for use as a clinic or office of a business, professional, medical/veterinarian or financial organization; barbershop; beauty salon; gift shop; antique shop; printer; caterer; or photography studio.

D. Conversion of an existing residential structure for use as retail sales or services with less than 2,000 square feet of gross floor area.

§ 120-22.7 Special permit uses by Board of Zoning Appeals.

Any of the following uses, or uses customarily accessory thereto, on approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals, subject to the conditions and requirements of Article XXV:

A. Private club or lodge.

B. Conversion of an existing dwelling for up to four dwelling units.

§ 120-22.8 Special permit uses by Planning Board.

Any of the following uses, or uses customarily accessory thereto, on approval of the Planning Board, subject to the conditions and requirements of Article XXV:

A. Retail sales or service, except auto-related sales or services that:

(1) Are in a new structure and contain up to a maximum of 5,000 square feet of gross floor area.

(2) Are in an existing converted dwelling with a gross floor area between 2,000 square feet and 5,000 square feet.

B. Any permitted use having drive-through service or windows.

C. New structure containing a clinic or office of business, professional, medical/veterinarian or financial organization; barbershop; beauty salon; antique or gift shop; or photography studio.

D. Trade, professional or other for-profit school.

E. Restaurant, except that no drive-through window is allowed unless the restaurant has less than 20 seats and the minimum lot size land area shall be 43,560 square feet.

[Amended 3-2-2015 by Ord. No. 14-107]

§ 120-22.8.1 Prohibited uses.

[Added 4-2-2018 by Ord. No. 17-127]

A. Self-storage facilities.

B. Outdoor sale of automobiles where the inventory of used cars exceeds 10% of the total inventory.