SECTION IV.B. Agricultural-Residential District
(Amended May 7, 1977; August 24, 1982; August 25, 1989; May 4, 1996)
1. Uses by right:
a. Single-family dwellings.
b. Any municipal or non-profit recreational purpose.
c. Any religious or non-municipal educational purpose subject to Section VII.C.
d. Any agricultural use.
e. The following commercial purposes but no others:
1. The display and sale of natural products, the major portion of which are raised in the Town.
2. The use of a room or rooms within a residence, or use of an accessory building of six hundred square feet or less in area, for a customary or professional home occupation as defined, with no more than two employees per residence, and provided there is no external evidence of business other than a permitted sign and required off-street parking, and further provided that no offensive noise, fumes, smoke, dust, odors, glare or injurious electromagnetic fields shall be created. The display and sale of products produced on the premises is permitted. Traffic generated shall not exceed that normal to a residential neighborhood. The required off-street parking shall be provided for employees and clientele.
3. Renting of rooms and furnishing of board by an owner in his residence provided no independent kitchen facilities are maintained.
f. Buildings or structures accessory to the above uses.
2. Uses by Special Permit Only:
The Board of Appeals may issue a Special Permit under Section IX.B.2. for the following uses:
a. Commercial greenhouse
b. Icehouse
c. Sawmill
d. Antique, craft or gift shop
e. Summer camp, golf course, boat livery, riding stable
f. Commercial ski area (as limited by Sec. 2.m.)
g. Restaurant
h. Facilities for generating power from wind, sun or water
i. Enclosed veterinary hospital
j. Municipal and public service buildings and structures
k. Display and sale of natural products, the major portion of which are raised outside of Town
l. Multi-family dwelling, subject to the following requirements:
a. Site plan, construction plans and elevations and approval in writing by the Planning Board, the Board of Health, the Conservation Commission, and the Building Inspector in respect to their respective fields of responsibility.
2. The multi-family structure shall contain no more than six (6) dwelling units in one building. Plans shall contain provisions for adequate water supply, sewage disposal facilities, and roadways designed in accordance with the Subdivision Control Law.
3. Lots shall contain a minimum of two (2) acres for the first dwelling unit and three (3) acres for each additional unit and two hundred (200) feet of frontage for the first unit and one hundred (100) feet of frontage for each additional unit. Land lying within the Lake Shore District may not be included as qualifying acreage for multi-family dwellings.
4. Dwelling units, parking areas, and playing grounds shall be set back not less than one hundred (100) feet from all lot lines.
5. Except as provided in (6) hereof, plans for conversion of an existing single family residence into a mutli-family dwelling unit must conform to all other requirements of this section.
6. Conversion of a single-family dwelling into a multi-family dwelling of two units, without meeting the requirements of (3) as to lot area and frontage and of (4) as to distance from lot lines may be permitted by the Board of Appeals, provided that:
a. The single-family dwelling has not been enlarged within seven (7) years of the proposed conversion;
b. The lot area has not been reduced with a resulting acreage smaller than the minimum acreage in (3) above within seven (7) years of the proposed conversion;
c. Any fire escapes or outside stairways leading to a second story shall be located on any wall not facing a road and shall not occupy any part of the rear or side setback under Section VI. of the Bylaw.
d. Subsequent additions or expansions are subject to an amended permit.
m. Uses by Special Permit: Customary Home Occupation, as defined in Section IV.B.2.e, where an accessory building in excess of six hundred feet is proposed.
n. Wireless Telecommunications Permits, not affecting the construction or use of facilities by a federally licensed amateur radio operator as protected by MGL 40A Section 3, within the Wireless Telecommunications Overlay District as defined in Section IIIA.4.1-4, according to the following chart:
Districts
Wireless telecommunications base station and any tower, equipment, accessory structure, fencing, access roadways and/or Landscaping as regulated in Section IV.F. |
AgRes |
Lake |
Business |
(a) Except if the proposed location is in the Wireless Telecommunications Overlay District, then a Special Permit is required from the Board of Appeals. |
N(a) |
N |
N |
Wireless telecommunications repeater and any accessory screening or camouflage as regulated in Section IV.F. |
SP |
SP |
SP |
“N” means the use is not permitted.
“SP” means the use is permitted with a Special Permit from the Board of Appeals.
Monterey Zoning Bylaws 2006 Edition. Not an official copy. Please contact the Town Clerk’s office for an official copy.
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