[Massplanners] Open Space Zoning

[Daniel Fortier]

A part of the  West Dennis Village Center:

9.4 Marine Open Space District (MOS)
9.4.1 Purpose The MOS shall be low density area designated for low
intensity water oriented
uses.
9.4.2 Allowed Uses:
• Marinas
• Boat Moorage and Seasonal Storage
• Piers and Walkways
• Boat and Marine Rentals
• Outdoor Recreational Facilities
• Municipal Uses
• Family Day Care Facility
• Agricultural Use Over 5 Acres
• Non-Profit Educational Use
• Child Care Facility
• Religious Use
• Community Residential Home
• Tour boat
• Water Taxi
9.4.3 Permitted Uses:
Land side support for the facilities listed in Section 9.4.2 may include
requisite operations
buildings by Special Permit of the Planning Board.
9.4.4 Development Standards
A. Lot Dimensions:
1. Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet
2. Minimum street frontage: 150 feet
3. Minimum lot width: 150 feet
B. Yard Requirements:
1. Setbacks
a. Front yard: Minimum 20 feet or that present on September 24, 2007 if
less than 20 feet.
Maximum 25 feet
b. Rear yard: 50 feet from the top of the Coastal Bank
c. Side yard: 25 feet
2. Height: The height of buildings shall not exceed one story or 25 feet
3. Building Lot Coverage: 5%
4. Floor area ratio: 5%
5. Maximum lot coverage (Building, outdoor display and parking area): 30%
of the lot upland
area

Daniel Fortier, AICP Retired Planner

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 10:09 AM Darlene Wynne via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Hi Chris,
> We have a Municipal Open Space District that was created in 1999, I
> believe concurrent with the City's acquisition of a large pond and adjacent
> open space area. I say this because it only applies in that one location
> and has never been expanded to include other open space acquired by the
> City, or otherwise. You can find the text here:
> https://ecode360.com/29284378
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> Darlene Wynne, AICP
>
> *City of Beverly*
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> *Director of Planning & Development*
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> *978-605-2341*
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> On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:56 AM Ryan, Christopher via MassPlanners <
> massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>>
>>
>> This isn’t about what a first glance at the Subject Line might suggest.
>> The Belmont Planning Board is considering development of a new zoning
>> category for Open Space. This isn’t OSRD but simply a special district
>> typology for protected open space, and maybe some passive recreational uses.
>>
>>
>>
>> If your community has such a district or if you know a city or town that
>> has something like this, I’d love to hear about it and see the text of the
>> zoning.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris
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>> *Christopher J. Ryan, AICP*
>>
>> Director of Planning & Building
>>
>> Town of Belmont
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>> 19 Moore Street
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>> Belmont, MA 02478-0900
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>> Tel: 617.993.2658
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>> Email: cryan at belmont-ma.gov
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