Setbacks/Dimensional Requirements

SINGLE FAMILY & COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

ZONING DISTRICT	MINIMUM LOT SIZE	MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE	FRONT YARD	EACH SIDE	REAR YARD	FLOOR AREA RATIO	MINIMUM LOT WIDTH
RURAL RESIDENTIAL & FARMING	2 ACRES	225’	40’	25’	40’	----	100’
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL	0.50 ACRES	125’	40’	20’	25’	----	50’
COMMERCIAL¹	----	----	40’	20’	25’	0.5	----
TOWN CENTER	----	----	0’²	5’²	5’²	----	----
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL	----	----	40’	35’	40’	0.4	----
PERFORMANCE ZONE 1

¹See Section 301-2.4.1

²In the Town Center Zoning District, the maximum front yard setback for nonresidential and mixed-use building with residential dwelling unit(s) (mixed-use defined as both nonresidential and residential uses in a structure) is five feet and for residential uses only is 15 feet unless a special permit by the ZBA is granted for a greater front yard setback.

TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE

ZONING DISTRICT	MINIMUM LOT SIZE	MINIMUM LOT FRONTAGE	FRONT YARD	EACH SIDE	REAR YARD	FLOOR AREA RATIO	MINIMUM LOT WIDTH
RURAL RESIDENTIAL & FARMING	2.5 ACRES	270’	40’	25’	40’	----	150’
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL	1 ACRE	185’	40’	25’	25’	----	100’

BUILDING HEIGHT (2.5.3) The height of a building, other than a church, above average grade at the building site, shall be less than 36 feet. For the purpose of this provision, chimneys, ventilators, antennae, spires and similar unoccupied projections above the roof are not included in the building height.

FREE STANDING UNINHABITED BUILDINGS (UP TO 500 s.f.), OPEN DECKS (UP TO 300 s.f.), POOLS

ZONING - SINGLE FAMILY	SIDE	REAR
RURAL RESIDENTIAL & FARMING	10 FEET	10 FEET
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL	10 FEET	10 FEET
ZONING - TWO FAMILY
RURAL RESIDENTIAL & FARMING	10 FEET	10 FEET
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL	10 FEET	10 FEET

The Building Commissioner may issue a building permit for any structural change to lawfully pre-existing residential dwellings and accessory residential structures, providing the change complies with height and setback requirements of the Protective (Zoning) Bylaws.

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978-422-8111 x2301
Alt. 978-422-8111 x2303
For Electrical and Building Inspections call 978-422-8111 x2301
For Plumbing and Gas Inspections, call 978-422-6542 Tuesday and Thursday mornings between 7:00 am and 7:30 am.

Fax:

978-422-0289

Address:

Butterick Municipal Building

1 Park Street

Sterling, MA 01564

United States

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Setbacks/Dimensional Requirements

ZONING - SINGLE FAMILY

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