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Town of Ayer, MA
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2023-04-27
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Division 1: Bylaws
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Part 2: General Legislation
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Chapter 320 Zoning
Division 1: Bylaws
Part 1: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Administration
Ch 7
Affordable Housing Trust
Ch 10
Boards, Councils and Committees
Ch 20
Finances
Ch 50
Legal Affairs
Ch 60
Officers and Employees
Ch 70
Property Conveyances
Ch 75
Records and Reports
Ch 85
Town Meetings
Part 2: General Legislation
Ch 100
Alarm Systems
Ch 105
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 115
Boats and Boating
Ch 120
Building Construction
Ch 130
Dogs
Ch 140
Earth Removal
Ch 175
Junk Dealers and Collectors
Ch 185
Licenses and Permits
Ch 190
Littering
Ch 210
Noise
Ch 215
Nuisances
Ch 220
Peace and Good Order
Ch 240
Storage Tanks
Ch 245
Stormwater Management
Ch 250
Street Openings and Driveway Access
Ch 260
Trailers
Ch 265
Transient Merchants
Ch 275
Vehicles for Hire
Ch 280
Vehicles
Ch 295
Water and Sewers
Ch 300
Wetlands Protection
Ch 320
Zoning
Ch 320 Art 1
Title, Purposes and Authority
§ 320-1.1
Title.
§ 320-1.2
Authority.
§ 320-1.3
Purposes.
§ 320-1.4
Applicability.
§ 320-1.5
Other laws.
§ 320-1.6
Amendments.
§ 320-1.7
Severability.
Ch 320 Art 2
Definitions
§ 320-2.1
Interpretation and word usage.
§ 320-2.2
Terms defined.
Ch 320 Art 3
Administration and Enforcement
§ 320-3.1
Enforcement; compliance; permits and certificates; violations and penalties.
§ 320-3.2
Board of Appeals.
§ 320-3.3
Planning Board.
§ 320-3.4
Special permits.
§ 320-3.5
Site plan review.
Ch 320 Art 4
Zoning Districts
§ 320-4.1
Establishment.
§ 320-4.2
Overlay districts.
§ 320-4.3
Zoning Map.
§ 320-4.4
Interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 320-4.5
Lots divided by district boundaries.
Ch 320 Art 5
Use Regulations
§ 320-5.1
Principal uses.
§ 320-5.2
Table of Use Regulations.
§ 320-5.3
Accessory uses.
Ch 320 Art 6
Density and Dimensional Regulations
§ 320-6.1
General provisions.
§ 320-6.2
Schedule of Dimensional Requirements.
§ 320-6.3
Additional requirements.
Ch 320 Art 7
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
§ 320-7.1
Applicability.
§ 320-7.2
Nonconforming single-family and two-family dwellings.
§ 320-7.3
Special permit for other uses and structures.
§ 320-7.4
Variance required.
§ 320-7.5
Discontinuance.
§ 320-7.6
Reconstruction after catastrophe.
§ 320-7.7
Reversion to nonconformity.
Ch 320 Art 8
Overlay Districts
§ 320-8.1
Aquifer Protection Overlay District.
§ 320-8.2
Floodplain Overlay District.
§ 320-8.3
Wireless Communications Services Overlay District.
§ 320-8.4
Adult Entertainment Overlay District.
§ 320-8.5
Solar energy systems.
§ 320-8.6
Marijuana establishments.
Ch 320 Art 9
General Regulations
§ 320-9.1
Off-street parking and loading.
§ 320-9.2
Open space and landscaping standards.
§ 320-9.3
Commercial development standards.
§ 320-9.4
Environmental performance standards.
§ 320-9.5
Signs.
§ 320-9.6
Land clearing and grading.
§ 320-9.7
Earth removal.
Ch 320 Art 10
Special Regulations
§ 320-10.1
Open space residential development.
§ 320-10.2
Multifamily development standards.
§ 320-10.3
Inclusionary housing.
§ 320-10.3.1
Purposes.
§ 320-10.3.2
Applicability and density bonuses.
§ 320-10.3.3
Basic requirements.
§ 320-10.3.5
Affordable housing regulations.
§ 320-10.4
Downtown/Park Street Form-Based Code District.
§ 320-10.5
West Ayer Village Form-Based Code.
Division 2: Regulations
Ch 350
Animals and Fowl, Keeping of
Ch 355
Aquifer Protection District
Ch 360
Body Art Establishments
Ch 370
Floor Drains
Ch 395
Outdoor Wood-Burning Boilers
Ch 400
Pine Meadows Conservation Land
Ch 430
Sewage Disposal
Ch 435
Sewer Use
Ch 436
Stormwater Regulations
Ch 438
Street and Driveway Openings
Ch 440
Subdivision Regulations
Ch 445
Tobacco Products
Ch 450
Traffic
Ch 455
Trash Haulers
Ch 470
Water
Ch 475
Wells
Ch 480
Wetlands
Appendix
Ch A510
General Law Acceptances
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 320
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Ayer
3-19-2018
STM by Art. 1 (Art. XIX of the Bylaws); readopted 6-15-2020 ATM by Art. 33. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table of Use Regulations
Attachment 2 - Schedule of Dimensional Requirements
Attachment 3 - Size of Signs
Attachment 4 - Zoning Map
Article 1
Title, Purposes and Authority
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§ 320-1.1
Title.
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§ 320-1.2
Authority.
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§ 320-1.3
Purposes.
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§ 320-1.4
Applicability.
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§ 320-1.5
Other laws.
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§ 320-1.6
Amendments.
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§ 320-1.7
Severability.
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Article 2
Definitions
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§ 320-2.1
Interpretation and word usage.
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§ 320-2.2
Terms defined.
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Article 3
Administration and Enforcement
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§ 320-3.1
Enforcement; compliance; permits and certificates; violations and penalties.
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§ 320-3.2
Board of Appeals.
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§ 320-3.3
Planning Board.
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§ 320-3.4
Special permits.
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§ 320-3.5
Site plan review.
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Article 4
Zoning Districts
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§ 320-4.1
Establishment.
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§ 320-4.2
Overlay districts.
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§ 320-4.3
Zoning Map.
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§ 320-4.4
Interpretation of district boundaries.
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§ 320-4.5
Lots divided by district boundaries.
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Article 5
Use Regulations
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§ 320-5.1
Principal uses.
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§ 320-5.2
Table of Use Regulations.
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§ 320-5.3
Accessory uses.
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Article 6
Density and Dimensional Regulations
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§ 320-6.1
General provisions.
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§ 320-6.2
Schedule of Dimensional Requirements.
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§ 320-6.3
Additional requirements.
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Article 7
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
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§ 320-7.1
Applicability.
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§ 320-7.2
Nonconforming single-family and two-family dwellings.
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§ 320-7.3
Special permit for other uses and structures.
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§ 320-7.4
Variance required.
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§ 320-7.5
Discontinuance.
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§ 320-7.6
Reconstruction after catastrophe.
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§ 320-7.7
Reversion to nonconformity.
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Article 8
Overlay Districts
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§ 320-8.1
Aquifer Protection Overlay District.
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§ 320-8.2
Floodplain Overlay District.
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§ 320-8.3
Wireless Communications Services Overlay District.
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§ 320-8.4
Adult Entertainment Overlay District.
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§ 320-8.5
Solar energy systems.
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§ 320-8.6
Marijuana establishments.
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Article 9
General Regulations
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§ 320-9.1
Off-street parking and loading.
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§ 320-9.2
Open space and landscaping standards.
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§ 320-9.3
Commercial development standards.
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§ 320-9.4
Environmental performance standards.
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§ 320-9.5
Signs.
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§ 320-9.6
Land clearing and grading.
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§ 320-9.7
Earth removal.
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Article 10
Special Regulations
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§ 320-10.1
Open space residential development.
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§ 320-10.2
Multifamily development standards.
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§ 320-10.3
Inclusionary housing.
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§ 320-10.3.1
Purposes.
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§ 320-10.3.2
Applicability and density bonuses.
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§ 320-10.3.3
Basic requirements.
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§ 320-10.3.5
Affordable housing regulations.
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§ 320-10.4
Downtown/Park Street Form-Based Code District.
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§ 320-10.5
West Ayer Village Form-Based Code.
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