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Zoning Bylaws



 Rowley 
Protective Zoning Bylaw:    Revisions through April, 2012

  

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


1.0 PURPOSE AND APPLICATION
2.0 DEFINTIONS
3.0 DISTRICTS

     3.1 Establishment of Districts
     3.2 Determination of District Boundary Lines

4.0 USE REGULATIONS
     4.1 Application of Use Regulations
     4.2 Central District
     4.3 Residential District
     4.4 Outlying District
     4.5 Coastal Conservation District
     4.6 Retail District
     4.7 Business/Light Industry District
     4.8 Uses Permitted in all Districts
     4.9 Uses Excluded in all Districts
     4.10 Floodplain District
     4.11 Municipal Water Supply Protection District

5.0 NON-CONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
     5.1 Discontinuance
     5.2 Expansion or Change
     5.3 Effect of Zoning Change
     5.4 Changes to Non-Conforming Single-Family Residential
            Structures

6.0 INTENSITY OF LAND USE
     6.1 Single Family and Non-Residential Uses
     6.2 Multi-Family Dwellings
     6.3 Conversion of Existing Buildings
     6.4 Open Space Residential Development
     6.5 General Requirements
     6.6 Accessory In-Law Apartments
     6.7 New England Village Development

7.0 ADMINISTRATION
     7.1 Board of Appeals
     7.2 Board of Health Approval
     7.3 Enforcement
     7.4 Deleted
     7.5 Amendment
     7.6 Site Plan Review
     7.7 Penalty
     7.8 Special Permits
     7.9 Adult Entertainment & Establishments

8.0 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
     8.1 Deleted.
     8.2 Hazardous Materials
     8.3 Earth Removal
     8.4 Signs
     8.5 Deleted.
     8.6 Outdoor Illumination Standards, Including Standards for Illuminated Signs
     8.7 Personal Wireless Service Facilities
     8.8 Driveways and Common Driveways


Table of Uses & Table of Dimensional Requirments

Amendments to Zoning Bylaw

Rowley Historic District Bylaw

Town of Rowley Zoning Map


Complete copy of Rowley Zoning Bylaw

 
 

PO Box 275, 139 Main Street, Rowley, MA 01969
Board of Selectmen: 978-948-2372
Town Administrator: 978-948-2705


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