AMENDED TO DATE-NOVEMBER 10, 2006

ZONING BY-LAW, NORTH BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

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TABLE 1 - TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

 


 

Minimum Lot Dimensions

Minimum Yard Dimensions (e)

Maximum Height of Buildings (d)

Maximum Lot Coverage by Structures

District

Area (sq. ft.)

Frontage (feet)

Front (feet)

Side (feet)

Rear (feet)

Stories

Feet

(%)

Residence R-11


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

One-family

11,000

100

20

10 (f)

20 (f)

2.5

35

25

R-11 One-family rear lot

55,000

40 (g)

100

100

100

2.5

35

5

Two-Family

16,000

100

30

20 (f)

20 (f)

2.5

35

25

Three-Family

27,000

100

30

20 (f)

20 (f)

2.5

35

25

Four-Family

41,000

100

30

20 (f)

20 (f)

2.5

35

25

All other permitted structures or principal uses

11,000

100

20

10 (f)

20 (f)

2.5

35

25

Residence R-30 (open)

30,000

150

50

15 (f)

30 (f)

2.5

35

20

R-30 rear lot

120,000

40 (g)

100

100

100

2.5

35

5

Residence R-66 (Rural)

66,000

250

60

25 (f)

40 (f)

2.5

35

15

R-66 rear lot

200,000

40 (g)

100

100

100

2.5

35

5

Business B-C (Central)

No minimum

No minimum

No minimum

No minimum

30 (f)

3

40

50

Business B-G (General)

25,000

110

50

20 (c & f)

40

2.5

35

25

Industrial IND

50,000

220

50

30 c

50

3

50

35

NOTES:

c. Side yards shall be at least forty (40) feet when adjacent to a residential district.

d. Height limitations do not apply to chimneys, towers, ventilators, tank silos or ornamental features provided such structures are not used for human habitation.

e. When a side or rear yard borders on a street, the minimum distance between the street and structure shall equal the distance required for a front yard. When a side or rear yard of a rear lot abuts a street, the minimum distance between the street and any type of building shall be fifty (50) feet.


 

f. Detached accessory buildings and garages, when located in rear yards shall be placed at least five (5) feet from the rear and side lot lines except as provided in (e) above.

g. The width of a rear lot may be reduced to not less than twenty (20) feet at any point between the frontage and the dwelling.

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