A.
Number of spaces. Adequate off-street parking must be provided to service all increases in parking demand created by new structures or additions or created by change of use. The number of parking spaces provided must be as required in § 123-15B, unless the special permit granting authority or the Planning Board in either performing site plan review or responding to a request for determination by the Building Inspector finds that a lesser provision would be adequate for all parking needs because of such special circumstances as shared parking for uses having peak parking demands at different times, unusual age or other characteristics of site users, company-sponsored carpooling, or other measures which reduce parking demand.
[Amended by 4-25-1988 ATM, Art. 33; 5-29-2007 ATM, Art. 17]
B.
Table of Requirements.
[Amended by 4-25-1988 ATM, Art. 33]
Use
|
Parking Spaces Required
| |
---|---|---|
Dwellings
| ||
Single-family
|
2 per dwelling unit
| |
Other
|
1 1/2 per dwelling unit
| |
Hotel, motel or boarding or rooming house
|
1 per guest unit
| |
Retail sales or service
|
1 per 200 square feet of leasable floor area,
but not fewer than 3 per separate enterprise
| |
Office
| ||
Professional
|
1 per 150 square feet of leasable floor area,
but not fewer than 3 per separate office suite
| |
Other
|
1 per 250 square feet of leasable floor area
| |
Restaurant or place of assembly
|
1 per 3 persons maximum occupancy as allowed
under the State Building Code
| |
Commercial recreation
|
1 per 2 persons participant capacity, plus 1
per 3 persons spectator capacity
| |
Nursing home or hospital
|
1 per 4 beds
| |
Industrial, wholesale or warehouse
|
1 per 1 1/4 employees per shift, but not less
than 1 per 1,000 square feet of storage area, plus 1 per 400 square
feet of production area, plus 1 per 180 feet of office area
| |
Other
|
Individually determined by the Building Inspector,
except that determination will be by the Planning Board in cases referred
to that Board by the Building Inspector for site plan review
|
C.
Location of spaces. Required parking spaces must be
on the same lot as the use they serve, except that crediting the following
may be authorized on special permit by the Planning Board for cases
where both the use and the parking are located within either or both
the Commercial District or the Village Overlay District, upon determination
by the Planning Board that, subject to conditions regarding location,
egress design, landscaping and screening, or other matters doing so
will be more beneficial to the vicinity than the alternative of requiring
all demand to be met on site, and will not result in departure from
historic patterns of land or street usage or substantially add to
congestion or hazard:[1]
[Added by 5-29-2007 ATM, Art. 17]
(1)
Legal
on-street parking spaces not otherwise assigned or credited, if on
the same side of the street and extending not more than 10 feet beyond
the extended side lines of the premises.
(2)
Off-street
spaces on a separate lot either in the same ownership as the premises
in question or subject to a recorded agreement assuring the availability
of those spaces for the duration of the use in question.
D.
No off-street parking area shall be maintained within
10 feet of a street line and, if servicing a use not allowed in a
residential district, not within 10 feet of said district bounds.
[Amended by 6-5-1972 STM, Art. 5]
E.
Driveways. Use of land for shared driveways is permitted in all districts, However, a shared driveway shall not be considered to adequately provide access for parking as required by this chapter on any lot for which a shared driveway is proposed as the sole means of access for parking unless the Planning Board so authorizes in performing site plan review under § 123-2C of the Zoning Bylaw or under a special permit. Authorization shall be granted only if all shared portions of the drive are to be paved and the Board determines that the arrangement improves public safety, such as by reducing the number of curb cuts on a major road or by avoiding a driveway at a potentially dangerous location; or serves environmental protection, such as by eliminating a wetlands crossing; and unless the Board further finds that the use of a shared driveway does not circumvent the intent of the Subdivision Control Law.[2]
[Added by 5-18-1996 ATM, Art. 27; amended by 11-8-1999 STM, Art. 16]
[Amended by 6-5-1972 STM, Art. 5; 9-20-1982 STM, Art. 4; 6-7-1993 Adjourned Session of 4-26-1993 ATM, Art. 25]
A.
No activity shall be permitted in any district unless
it can be demonstrated that its operation will be so conducted that
the following standards will be met:
(1)
No vibration, odor or flashing shall be normally perceptible
more than 400 feet from the premises if located in the Industrial
or Commercial Districts or more than 100 feet from the premises if
located in a residence district. Interference originating in Commercial
or Industrial Districts shall not normally be perceptible more than
100 feet within a residential district.
(2)
Cinders, dust, fumes, gases, radiation or trash or
other waste shall be effectively confined to the premises or disposed
of.
(3)
On-site disposal of industrial wastes (as defined
in Title 5 of the Massachusetts Environmental Code) shall be allowed
only in volumes and concentration such that resultant groundwater
quality at the boundaries of the premises will not fall below the
standards established by DEQE in Drinking Water Standards of Massachusetts.
(4)
Premises involving the preparation, use or storage
of toxic or hazardous materials shall make provisions to protect against
discharge or loss of such materials through corrosion, accidental
damage, spillage or vandalism through such measures as provision for
spill control in the vicinity of chemical or fuel delivery points,
secure storage areas for toxic or hazardous materials and indoor storage
provisions for corrodible or dissolvable materials.
B.
The Zoning Agent may require that applicants furnish
evidence of probable compliance with the above requirements, whether
by example of similar facilities or by analysis and certification
by a professional engineer. Issuance of a permit on the basis of that
evidence shall indicate acceptance of the conformity of the basic
structure and equipment, but future equipment changes and operating
procedures must be such as to also comply with these requirements.
[Added by 6-26-1969 STM, Art. 1]
A.
Illumination, motion and location regulations.
(1)
Signs shall be illuminated only by internal illumination
or steady, stationary, shielded light directed solely at the sign
without causing glare for motorists, pedestrians or neighborhood residential
premises.
(2)
Except for indicators of time and temperature, no
sign or part of any sign shall flash or move.
B.
Temporary signs. Temporary signs listed below shall
be allowed for up to 12 months in any district without necessity of
a permit:
C.
Permitted accessory signs in residence districts.
(1)
One sign for each family residing on the premises
indicating the owner or occupant or pertaining to a permitted accessory
use, provided that no sign shall exceed two square feet in area.
(2)
One sign not over 10 square feet in area pertaining
to permitted buildings and uses of the premises other than dwellings
and their accessory uses.
D.
Permitted accessory signs in Business and Industrial
Districts.
[Amended by 12-28-1972 STM, Art.
2; 4-28-1986 ATM, Art. 38]
(1)
Signs attached to a building, provided that they aggregate
not more than 15% of the area of the wall to which they are attached.
Roof signs shall not be permitted.
(2)
Freestanding signs, provided that they aggregate not
more than 60 square feet in area on any premises and are not located
in a required side or rear yard.
[Amended by 5-29-2001 ATM, Art. 25]
E.
Permitted nonaccessory signs. No nonaccessory signs
shall be erected, except that a nonaccessory directional sign, designating
the route to an establishment not on a state highway, may be erected
and maintained in any district on special permit from the Board of
Appeals, subject to their finding that such sign will promote the
public interest, will not endanger the public safety and will be of
such size, location and design as will not be detrimental to the neighborhood.
[Amended by 12-28-1972 STM, Art.
2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 123-18,
Design, landscaping and performance standards applicable in Industrial
Park Districts, added by 4-28-1986 ATM, Art. 38, as amended, was repealed
by 5-29-2001 ATM, Art. 25.
[Added by 4-25-1994 ATM, Art. 23]
A.
Buffering. All parking areas for more than four vehicles
and all outdoor equipment or materials storage areas of 1,000 square
feet or larger shall be buffered from each property line, including
the street line, by:
B.
Parking area plantings. At least 2% of the interior
area of parking areas for 20 or more vehicles shall be unpaved planting
areas, each 40 square feet or larger, providing at least one tree
per eight parking spaces or fraction thereof, located to assist in
guiding traffic, provide shading or preserve existing trees.
[Added by 11-8-1999 STM, Art. 18]
A.
B.
Lighting limitations. The following limitations shall
be observed by all uses, unless granted a special permit by the Zoning
Board of Appeals upon determination by the Board that it is inherently
infeasible for that use (e.g., public outdoor recreation) to meet
these standards, and that all reasonable efforts have been made to
avoid light overspill onto residential premises and glare on public
roads.
Lighting Limitations
[Amended by 5-29-2001 ATM, Art. 25] | |||
---|---|---|---|
District
| |||
I, C
|
R1, R2, R3
| ||
Maximum luminaire mounting height (feet)
| |||
Fixture Type 1
|
20
|
10
| |
Fixture Type 2
|
30
|
15
| |
Fixture Type 3
|
40
|
20
| |
Maximum off-site overspill (foot-candles)
| |||
Fixture Type 1
|
0.3
|
0.2
| |
Fixture Type 2
|
1.0
|
0.3
| |
Fixture Type 3
|
3.0
|
0.5
|
C.
Flashing. No flickering or flashing lights shall be
permitted. Processes, such as arc welding, which create light flashes
shall be confined within buildings or shielded to prevent either direct
glare or flashing reflected from the sky.
D.
Lighting plan. An exterior lighting plan may be required
where compliance with these requirements is not apparent to include
indication of location, mounting height and orientation of luminaires
and sufficient technical information on the fixtures to determine
their type and resulting illumination levels.