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1985 Zoning Ordinances, As Amended CITY OF WOBURN 1985 ZONING ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED With Amendments Through December 1, 2018 A True Copy Attest: _______________________________ City Clerk SEAL A BRIEF HISTORY OF ZONING IN WOBURN A Special Meeting of the City Council was convened on Monday, December 22, 1924 by call of Mayor Stephen S. Bean for the purpose of taking action on the Zoning Ordinance. A public hearing was held at that meeting and the matter was referred to a second public hearing. On Friday, January 2, 1925 at 8:15 p.m. a second public hearing was held on the Zoning Ordinance and the matter was passed to be ordained. The Mayor approved the ordinance on Saturday, January 3, 1925 and the ordinance became effective on that date. The Zoning Ordinance was published as Chapter XXVIII of the Revised Ordinances of 1934 of the City of Woburn. A substantial revision of the Zoning Ordinance was introduced to the City Council at its regular meeting on May 18, 1961 and set up for a public hearing. The public hearing was held on Monday, June 12, 1961 and the matter was tabled for further study. Several further meetings were conducted during which time the City Council amended several provisions of the original proposal. On July 6, 1961, the City Council voted to revoke Chapter XXVIII of the Revised Ordinances of 1934 and adopted the Revised Zoning Ordinance. On July 10, 1961, the Mayor approved the ordinance and the ordinance became effective on that date. There was a further re-drafting of the Zoning Ordinance introduced into the City Council on April 9, 1962 and several hearings followed on the revisions during the following weeks. On August 9, 1962, the City Council voted to adopt the revisions to the Zoning Ordinance. The Mayor approved the ordinance on August 20, 1962 and the ordinance became effective on that date. At a Special Meeting of the City Council on January 22, 1970, a public hearing was held on a further significant revision of the Zoning Ordinance. On April 7, 1970, the City Council adopted a revision of the Zoning Ordinance and repealed the zoning ordinance passed in August 1962. The Mayor approved the ordinance on April 10, 1970 and the ordinance became effective on that date. On January 2, 1985, a major revision to the Zoning Ordinance was introduced to the City Council. After a series of public hearings, the City Council voted on April 19, 1985 that the proposed Zoning Ordinance be passed to be ordained. The Zoning Ordinance repealed the Zoning Ordinance of 1970. The Zoning Ordinance was approved by the Mayor on April 24, 1985 and became effective on that date. William C. Campbell City Clerk i. [This page intentionally left blank] ii. TABLE OF CONTENTS A Brief History of Zoning in Woburn .......................................................................... i. Extended Table of Contents ..................................................................................... v. Section 1 - Purpose and Application ...................................................................... 1-1 Section 2 – Definitions ............................................................................................ 2-1 Section 3 - Administration, Enforcement and Appeals ........................................... 3-1 Section 4 - Establishment of Districts ..................................................................... 4-1 Section 5 - Use Regulations ................................................................................... 5-1 Section 6 - Dimensional Regulations...................................................................... 6-1 Section 7 - Non-Conforming Uses .......................................................................... 7-1 Section 8 - Off Street Parking and Loading Facilities Regulations ......................... 8-1 Section 9 - Floodway and Flood Plain Districts ...................................................... 9-1 Section 10 - Cluster Development ........................................................................ 10-1 Section 11 - Special Permits and Variances ........................................................ 11-1 Section 12 - Site Plan Review .............................................................................. 12-1 Section 13 - Sign Regulations .............................................................................. 13-1 Section 14 - Townhouse Development in Residential Districts R-1 and R-2 ........................................................................ 14-1 Section 15 - Groundwater Protection District ....................................................... 15-1 Section 16 - Illustration Addendum ...................................................................... 16-1 Section 17 - Notification of Adoption of Changes of the Woburn Zoning Ordinances ............................................................. 17-1 iii Section 18 – Development Impact Mitigation ....................................................... 18-1 Section 19 – Traffic .............................................................................................. 19-1 Section 20 – Woburn Loop Bikeway/Greenway Overlay District .......................... 20-1 Section 21 – Mishawum Station Transit Oriented Development Overlay District ............................................................................... 21-1 Section 22 – Intergenerational Overlay District (IOD) District ............................... 22-1 Section 23 – Commerce Way Corridor Overlay District (CWCOD) ...................... 23-1 Section 24 – Wind Energy Facilities ..................................................................... 24-1 Section 25 – Upper Main Street Overlay (UMS) District ....................................... 25-1 Section 26 – Solar Photovoltaic Installations ........................................................ 26-1 Section 27 - Conversion of Houses of Worship ................................................... 27-1 Section 28 – Technology and Business Mixes Use Overlay District .................... 28-1 iv EXTENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 - PURPOSE AND APPLICATION ...................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Application ....................................................................................................... 1-1 SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS .................................................................................. 2-1 SECTION 3 - ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND APPEALS ................... 3-1 3.1 Administration ................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Enforcement ................................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Appeals .......................................................................................................... 3-3 SECTION 4 - ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS ................................................. 4-1 SECTION 5 - USE REGULATIONS ....................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Table of Use Regulations ............................................................................... 5-1 Notes to 5.1 Table of Use Regulations ....................................................... 5-10 5.2 Additional Use Regulations .......................................................................... 5-13 5.3 Requirements for Fences ............................................................................. 5-15 5.4 Requirements for Swimming Pools .............................................................. 5-16 5.5 Earth Removal or Filling ............................................................................... 5-17 5.6 Wireless Communication Link/Special Permit Application Requirements and Guidelines ...................................................................... 5-18 5.7 Buffer Requirements ................................................................................... 5-22 5.8 Interim Regulations for Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers ................... 5-23 SECTION 6 - DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS ...................................................... 6-1 6.1 Table of Dimensional Regulations ................................................................. 6-2 Footnotes to 6.1 Table of Dimensional Regulations ...................................... 6-5 6.lA Educational - Residential Facilities an Group Homes .................................... 6-6 6.2 Additional Dimensional Regulations ............................................................... 6-6 SECTION 7 - NON-CONFORMING USES ............................................................ 7-1 7.1 Application ...................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Purpose ........................................................................................................... 7-2 7.3 Extension or Alteration of Non-conforming Uses ............................................ 7-2 7.4 Abandonment .................................................................................................. 7-2 v 7.5 Change in nonconforming use after permitted use ......................................... 7-2 7.6 Reconstruction ................................................................................................ 7-3 SECTION 8 - OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES REGULATIONS .......................................... 8-1 8.1 Applicability ....................................................................................................
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