No principal building or structure shall be
built nor shall any existing building or structure be enlarged except
in conformance with the regulations of the Abington Zoning Bylaw as
to lot coverage, lot area per dwelling unit, lot width, front, side
and rear yards, and maximum height of structures, in the districts
as set forth below except as may otherwise be provided elsewhere in
the Abington Zoning Bylaw.
[Added 6-8-2015 ATM by
Art. 21]
No lot shall be reduced in area or frontage if it already has
or will be caused to have less area or frontage than required by this
section, except by a taking by eminent domain or a conveyance for
a public purpose. Such lots reduced in the area or frontage by a taking
by eminent domain or a conveyance for a public purpose shall be entitled
to the protections afforded by statute and in this Bylaw to lawfully
preexisting nonconforming lots. Further, if an existing structure
is rendered nonconforming as to setback (or more nonconforming as
to setback) by a taking by eminent domain or conveyance for a public
way or accessway or by the approval of a subdivision way for a third
party, said structure shall be entitled to the protections afforded
by statute and in this Bylaw to lawfully preexisting nonconforming
structures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the protections afforded
by this section shall not apply to vacant lots existing prior to the
effective date of this section which are less than 5,000 square feet
and/or with less than 50 feet of frontage.
A.
A detached accessory building may be erected in the
side or rear yard area no closer than 10 feet from any side or rear
lot line, no closer than 10 feet from the principal building, and
in conformance with the front yard requirement of the district in
which it is located. An accessory building attached to its principal
building (excluding pools) shall be considered an integral part thereof
and as such shall be subject to the front, side and rear year requirements
applicable to the principal building.
[Amended 5-21-2018 ATM
by Art. 23]
B.
A detached accessory building shall cover no more
than 25% of the rear yard area required for the principal building.
C.
One garage for private motor vehicles, attached or detached, of not more than 875 square feet of floor area shall be considered as an accessory building and may provide for as many as three cars in residence districts and for dwellings in a commercial district subject to the provisions of Subsections A and B (above) in this section, unless a special permit is otherwise granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals. This subsection creates a limit of one garage or vehicular storage structure to be built upon a lot except by a special permit granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
[Amended 4-6-2005 ATM by Art. 18; 4-2-2007 ATM by Art. 11; 5-21-2018 ATM by Art. 18]
D.
One storage pod/container for the storage of personal property, provided
such storage container does not exceed 1,700 cubic feet and is not
maintained for more than 90 days in any twelve-consecutive-month period;
or one storage pod/container, not to exceed 1,700 cubic feet, for
the storage of personal property and construction materials and equipment,
provided such storage pod/container is required as a result of ongoing
construction at the property which is being undertaken in accordance
with a lawfully issued building permit; provided, however, such storage
pod/container shall be removed from the property upon the earlier
of (i) cessation of construction work on the property for any ten-consecutive-day
period, (ii) final sign-off of the building permit; and (iii) 150
days following issuance of the building permit, or by extension from
the Building Inspector, permitting such construction.
[Added 5-21-2018 ATM
by Art. 18]
On a corner lot, to provide unobstructed visibility
at intersections, no sign, fence, wall, tree, hedge or other vegetation,
and no building or other structure between three feet and eight feet
above the established street grades shall be erected, placed, or maintained
within the area formed by the intersecting street lines and a straight
line joining said street lines at points which are 20 feet from the
point of intersection of ways or tangents of curves of rounded curbs,
measured along said street lines.
The primary apartment unit within an apartment
building shall have a minimum interior floor area of 600 square feet;
each additional apartment unit shall have a minimum interior floor
area of 400 square feet.
[Amended 4-7-2003 ATM by Art. 25]
(Editor's Note: The Dimensional and Density Regulations Table is included at the end of this chapter.)
