Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Plymouth

1 Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Plymouth COUNTY OF Plymouth COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (as Amended through April 2019) DELETED Sections 205-8. Electric Plan Formatting. Environmental Design Conditions. 205-10. District Boundary Interpretation. 205-11. Building Permit Limitation. 205-12. Design Review Board; appearance code. 205-16. Interpretation. 202-1; 202-10 205- 20. Utility Service. 205-26. Removal of Public Nuisances. 205-28. Planned Unit Development. 205-35. Interpretation of Boundaries. See 205-36. Board of Appeals to Interpret Uncertainties. 205-39. Wetlands Areas.

2 205-44. Mixed Density Residential. 205-60. Buttermilk Bay District. 205-68. Residential Development Phasing. 205-76. Movie and Entertainment Production Overlay District. Section Not Edited (except formatting and typographical errors) 203-3. Sign Bylaw 207-7. Inclusionary Zoning 207-3. Open Space Mixed-Use Development (OSMUD) 207-4. Prevention of Light Pollution 206-3 Cordage Park 206-4. Obery Street Overlay 207-8. Traditional Village Density Development 207-9. Wind Energy Facilities 207-11. Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Systems Zoning Bylaw ARTICLE I Authority, Purpose and Definitions 201-1. Authority and Purpose.

3 201-2. Validity and Separability. 201-3. Definitions. ARTICLE II Administration 202-1. Enforcement Officer. 202-2. Zoning Permit Required. 202-3. Zoning Board of Appeals. 202-4. Associate Member of Planning Board as SPGA. 202-5. Variances. 202-6. Special Permits. 202-7. Appeal to Zoning Board of Appeals. 202-8. Reserved. 202-9. Reserved. 202-10. Amendment and Interpretation. 202-11. Reserved. 202-12. Enforcement. 202-13. Penalty for Violation. ARTICLE III General Regulations 203-1. Lot Regulations. 203-2. Natural Features Conservation. 203-3. Signs. 203-4. Reserved. 203-5. Buffers Between Residential and Non-Residential Uses.

4 203-6. Street Classification and Related Standards. 203-7. Off-Street Parking. 203-8. Off-Street Loading. 203-9. Nonconforming Uses and Structures 203-10. Special Permit U ses. 203-11. Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS). 203-12. Retirement Mobile Home Planned Unit D evelopment. 203-13. Adult Uses. 203-14. Recreational Campgrounds. 203-15. Site Plan Review. 203-16. Marijuana Establishments. ARTICLE IV Establishment of Districts 204-1. Division of Town into Districts. 204-2. Official Zoning Map. 204-3. Interpretation of Boundaries. 204-4. Reserved. 204-5. Village/Rural Services Area Line. ARTICLE V District Purpose and Intent 205-1.

5 General. 205-2. Rural Residential (RR). 205-3. Large Lot Residential (R-40). 205-4. Medium Lot Residential (R-25). 205-5. Small Lot Residential (R-20SL). 205-6. Multifamily Residential (R-20MF). 205-7. Waterfront (WF). 205-8. Neighborhood Commercial (NC). 205-9. Transitional Commercial (TC). 205-10. General Commercial (GC). 205-11. Arterial Commercial (AC). 205-12. Light Industrial (LI). 205-13. Airport (AP). 205-14. Light Industrial/Waterfront (LI/WF). 205-15. Downtown/Harbor District (DH). 205-16. Mixed Commerce (MC). 205-17. Highway Commercial (HC). 205-18. Cedarville Village Enterprise District (CVED) ARTICLE VI Overlay Districts 206-1.

6 Aquifer Protection District (AA). 206-2. Floodplain District (FP). 206-3. Cordage Park Smart Growth District (CPSGD). 206-4. Obery Street Overlay District (OSOD). 206-5. Municipal Wastewater District (MWD). ARTICLE VII Special Regulations 207-1. Recreational Development (RD). 207-2. Rural Density Development (RDD). 207-3. Open Space Mixed-Use Development (OSMUD). 207-4. Prevention of Light Pollution. 207-5. Village Open Space Development (VOSD). 207-6. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR). 207-7. Inclusionary housing . 207-8. Traditional Rural Village Development (TRVD). 207-9. Wind Energy Facilities (WEF).

7 Adequate Facility Conditions. Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Systems. TABLES Use Table and Footnotes Dimensional Table and Footnotes 42T 201-142T Plymouth Zoning Bylaw ARTICLE I 1 TOWN OF Plymouth Zoning Bylaw Articles I VII ARTICLE I Authority, Purpose and Definitions 201-1 . Authority and Purpose. This Zoning Bylaw is adopted in the exercise of the full extent of the Town of Plymouth pursuant to the Home Rule Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution and the Home Rule Powers Act, G. L. c. 43B, 13, and consistent with the Zoning Act, G. L. c. 40A, 1 - 17, for purposes including, but not limited to, the following: - to lessen congestion in the streets; - to conserve health; - to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; - to provide adequate light and air; - to prevent overcrowding of land; - to avoid undue concentration of population; - to encourage housing for persons of all income levels; - to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, water supply, drainage, sewerage, schools, parks, open space and other public requirements.

8 - to conserve the value of land and buildings, including the conservation of natural resources and the prevention of blight and pollution of the environment; - to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Town, including considerations of the Comprehensive Plan of the Old Colony Regional Planning Agency; and - to preserve and increase amenities by the promulgation of regulations to fulfill said objectives. The requirements of this Bylaw are in addition to those that may be imposed by other laws and regulations of the Town of Plymouth , the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or laws of the United States. 201-2 . Validity and Separability; Rules of Construction.

9 A. The invalidity of one or more sections, sentences, clauses, or provisions of this Bylaw shall not invalidate or impair the Bylaw as a whole or any other part thereof. B. The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular. The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive; the phrase may not is prohibitive. The word "used" or "occupied" includes the words "intended, designed or arranged to be used or occupied." 42T 201- 342T Plymouth Zoning Bylaw ARTICLE I 2 201- 3. Definitions. [Amended 10/23/2018 FTM by Art. 23; Amended 4-8- 19 SATM by Articles 22 and 23] ABUTTING Having a common property line with; contiguous or fronting upon.

10 ACCESS DRIVE The constructed or improved area of a Lot designed for vehicular traffic extending from the Lot Frontage into the interior of a Lot. (See: DRIVEWAY) ACCESS WAY A road which does not meet the definition of Street but which has been determined by the Planning Board to provide adequate access to one or more Lots. ACCESSORY As applied to a Use or Structure, that which is customary, incidental and subordinate to the principal Use or Structure, and unless expressly provided otherwise, located on the same Lot as the Principal Use. ACTIVE SOLAR USE As applied to the site of a GMSPS, that portion of a Development Site that contains the solar array, accessory structures, interconnection infrastructure and internal vehicle access roads.