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 Revere
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 17. ZONING
 Chapter 17.16. USE REGULATIONS

  § 17.16.040. Generally—Table of uses.  

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  • Uses of land, buildings and structures shall be regulated throughout the city as follows:

    ZONING DISTRICT

    USE
    		RA RA1 RB RB1 RC RC1 RC2 RC3 PDD1 PDD2 NB GB GB1 CB HB TED LI IP
    A. RESIDENTIAL USES:
    Dwelling, single family yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no no yes yes no no no no yes no
    Dwelling, two-family no no yes ++ yes ++ yes yes yes yes no no yes yes no no no no yes no
    Dwelling, apartment no no no no yes yes yes yes no no yes yes no sp sp
    +++     		no sp no
    Dwelling, townhouse no no sp sp yes yes yes yes no no yes yes no sp no+ no sp no
    Dwelling, duplex no no no yes yes yes yes yes no no yes yes no no no no sp no
    Lodging house or roominghouse no no no no sp sp sp sp no no sp sp no sp no no no no
    Planned unit development (PUD) no no no no no no sp no sp sp no no no no sp sp no no
    B. INSTITUTIONAL (EXCEPTING PRISONS AND UTILITY USES):
    Religious facility yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Public or private lodge or club no no- no no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes no no no
    Day nursery yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes* yes*
    Family day care home sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp no no sp sp sp sp no no no no
    Family day care home sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp no no sp sp sp sp no no no no
    Medical marijuana treatment center no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp
    ****     		no no
    Substance abuse treatment center no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp *** no no
    Sexual offender residential facilities no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp no no
    General hospital yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Nursing or convalescent home sp sp sp sp yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes no sp no
    Public, private or non profit school yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Public library and museum no no yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

     

    *  refer to Section 17.16.080 for day nursery criteria.

    +  Except permitted on parcel that is part of a contiguous develop containing at least ten acres. In the HB district, the off-street parking requirement shall be 1.5 spaces per one bedroom unit, 1.75 spaces per two bedroom unit and 2 spaces per unit for three or more bedrooms.

    **  In the GB, RC1 and RC2 districts the off-street parking requirement shall be 1.5 spaces per one bedroom unit, 1.75 spaces per two bedroom unit and 2 spaces per unit for three or more bedrooms.

    ++  Except that any lot in this district which less than six thousand square feet and located within the boundaries of the one hundred year flood plain as delineated on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance rate map (FIRM) for the city revised August 20, 2002 shall be limited to a single-family dwelling.

    ***  Substance abuse treatment centers shall be located no closer than four hundred feet from residential uses, parks and playgrounds including areas designated as areas of critical environmental concern (ACEC), schools, buildings/structures used for religious purposes and public schools. The four hundred feet shall be measured from the principal entrance of the substance abuse treatment center to the closest property line of the above referenced uses.

    +++  Permitted on a parcel that has a minimum of ten acres. In the HB district, the off-street parking requirement shall be 1.5 spaces per one bedroom unit, 1.75 spaces per two bedroom unit and 2 spaces per unit for three or more bedrooms.

    ****  Medical marijuana treatment centers shall be located no closer than four hundred feet from residential uses, parks and playgrounds including areas designated as areas of critical environmental concern (ACEC), schools, buildings/structures used for religious purposes and public schools. The four hundred feet shall be measured from the principal entrance of the medical marijuana treatment center to the closest property line of the above referenced uses.

    ZONING DISTRICT

    USE
    		RA RA1 RB RB1 RC RC1 RC2 RC3 PDD1 PDD2 NB GB GB1 CB HB TED LI IP
    Telephone exchange, transformer station, sub-station, gas regulator station sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp yes yes yes sp yes yes yes yes yes
    Microwave and telephone communications facilities sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp yes sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp
    Standing sign no no no no no no no no no no no sp no sp sp sp sp sp
    Standing accessory sign no no no no sp sp sp no yes yes sp yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Standing accessory multi-use sign no no no no no no no no yes no no no no no sp sp sp sp
    Pumping station yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    U.S. post office sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Bus or railroad station, including public transit sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp yes sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp
    Parking lot no no no no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Parking structure no no no no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes
    Private parking lot structure no no sp no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Commercial parking lot/structure no no no no no no no no sp sp no no no sp no sp no no
    Commercial auto storage/parking no no no no no no no no sp sp no no no no no sp no no
    Independent elderly housing no no no no sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp no sp sp no sp No
    Congregate care elderly housing no no no no sp sp sp sp no sp sp sp no sp sp no sp no
    C. OFFICE OR LABORATORY USES:
    General office use or building no no no no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Research and development facilities no no no no no no no no sp sp no sp no sp sp yes sp yes
    D. BUSINESS USES AND CONSUMER SERVICES:
    Automotive/truck rental office and storage no no no no no no no no sp no no no no no no sp no yes
    Bank and financial institution no no no no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes
    Body art establishment no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp no no
    Kennel no no no no no no no no yes yes no no no no sp sp no no
    Training school for profit no no no no sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp
    Funeral home no no sp sp sp sp sp sp no sp sp sp sp sp sp no no no
    Commercial garage no no no no no no no no no no no sp no no sp sp no sp
    Special garage no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp sp no no
    Car wash no no no no no no no no no no no sp no no sp sp no no
    Automotive sales:
    Class I no no no no no no no no no no no no no no yes yes no sp
    Class II no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp *** yes *** no sp
    Class III no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp no no
    Retail greenhouse no no no no no yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Flea market no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp
    Motel no no no no no no no no sp no no no no no sp no sp sp
    Hotel no no no no no yes yes no yes sp no no no no yes yes sp sp
    Medical and dental office no no sp sp yes yes yes yes yes yes sp yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Professional office sp sp sp sp yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
    Professional office park no no sp no sp sp sp sp sp yes sp sp sp sp sp yes sp yes
    Recreation, gainful business no no no no no no sp no sp sp no sp no sp sp sp no sp
    Fast-food/take-out/drive-in restaurant** no no no no no no no no sp sp no sp no sp yes sp no no
    Restaurant no no no no sp sp yes no yes yes sp yes sp yes yes sp no yes
    General retail sales and service no no no no no sp yes yes yes yes* no yes sp yes yes yes* no sp
    Neighborhood retail sales and service no no no no no no no no yes no yes yes sp yes yes sp sp sp
    Self-service station no no no no no no no no no no no yes
    ++     		no no no no no no
    Theater, meeting hall no no no no sp sp sp sp yes yes no yes no yes yes no no yes
    Racetrack (including the track, grounds, kennels, stables, bleachers, auditorium and adjacent places used in connection with dog and horse racing) no no no no no no no no yes yes no no no no no no no no
    Gaming facility no no no no no no no no yes sp no no no no no no no no
    Sports and athletic facilities (including stadium, arena, rink, court, field or other sports or athletic structure or facility) no no no no no no no no yes no no no no no no yes no no
    Health club no no no no no no no no sp sp no sp no sp yes sp no sp
    Convention center no no no no no no no no yes no no no no no no sp no sp
    Adult entertainment establishments, adult bookstore, adult video store, adult motion picture theatre and advertisement signs no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp no no
    E-Commerce Retail Sales no no no no no no no no sp sp no sp no sp yes yes no yes
    E. INDUSTRIAL USES:
    Advanced product manufacturing no no no no no no no no sp sp no no no no sp yes no yes
    Building construction and contracting storage yard or facility no no no no no no no no no sp no no no no sp sp sp sp
    General manufacture and repair no no no no no no no no sp no no no no no no yes sp yes
    Heliport no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp^ no no
    Life science manufacturing no no no no no no no no sp sp no no no no sp yes no yes
    Marina, recreational no no no no sp sp sp no no no no no no no yes yes yes no
    Marina, with repair facilities no no no no no no no no no no no no no no yes yes yes no
    Recycling center/operations/ drop off no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp no no
    Technology warehousing and distribution activities no no no no no no no no sp sp no no no no sp yes no yes
    Towing operations and storage no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no sp no no
    Warehouse no no no no no no no no sp sp no sp no sp sp yes sp sp
    Wholesale and product distribution activities no no no no no no no no sp sp no no no no sp sp sp yes
    Brewery/distillery or winery no no no no no no sp no sp sp no no no no sp yes+ no yes+
    F. OTHER USES:
    Fill and excavation sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp no sp sp sp no sp sp+ sp sp sp
    Commercial wind energy facilities no no no no no no no no sp sp no no no no sp yes sp sp
    Small wind energy facilities sp sp sp sp sp sp yes sp sp sp sp sp sp sp sp yes sp sp
    G. PROHIBITED USES:
    Incinerator no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
    Transfer station/landfill no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no

     

    *  No more than ten percent of the floor area of the building(s) within the PDD2 district and any TED district parcel may be used for general retail sales and service unless a special permit is obtained from the city council.

    **  Fast-food/take-out/drive-in restaurant may be allowed in the PDD1 district as of right as incident to or accessory to a principal commercial use.

    ***  Notwithstanding the provisions of this revision, Class II automotive sales uses shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 407 of the Acts of 2006, further regulating the issuance of second-hand motor vehicle licenses in the city of Revere. Approved, December 31, 2006.

    ^  Permitted on a parcel that has a minimum of twenty-five thousand square feet of land for each heliport thereon. Said use to comply with all other dimensional regulations in the district which allows said use by special permit.

    +  Any related hospitality service to a "brewery/distillery or winery" including retail sale for consumption on-premises or off-premises would be subject to a special permit of the city council as well as any other applicable state and municipal licensing requirements for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

    (C.O.06-41 § 1; C.O. 05-58 §§ 2, 3; C.O. 04-499 §§ 1, 2; C.O. 04-14 §§ 1, 3; C.O. 03-298 § 2; C.O. 03-75A § 7; C.O. 02-569 § 1; C.O. 01-259 § 2; C.O. 01-261 §§ 1 and 3; C.O. 01-489 §§ 1, 3 and 7; C.O. 01-93 § 1; C.O. 01-76 §§ 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40 and 42; C.O. 99-92 § 2; C.O. 97-467 § 2; C.O. 97-105 § 3; C.O. 96-17 §§ 7—25, 27 and 28; C.O. 94-335 § 1; C.O. 93-504 § 1; C.O. 93-30 § 1; C.O. 91-253 § 4; C.O. 91-62 § 2 (part); C.O. 91-23 § 1; C.O. 90-237 §§ 2, 5; C.O. 90-37D (part); C.O. 88-49 §§ 3, 7 (part), 20; C.O. 88-20 § 3; C.O. 87-661 § 2; C.O. 85-4A §§ 16(D)(part), (F), 36 (part); C.O. 83-508A §§ 2 (part), 9; C.O. 83-3 (part); C.O. 83-3 §§ 17-5(C)(part), (1)—(6))*

    (C.O. 07-79, § 1, 2-12-2007; C.O. 07-442, 10-1-2007; C.O. 09-139, § 3, 9-21-2009; C.O. 10-37, § 2, 3-22-2010; C.O. 11-425, §§ 12, 13, 12-5-2011; C.O. 11-426, § § 2,3, 12-5-11; C.O. 12-138/CZ-12-01, §§ 3, 4, 5-21-2012; C.O. 13-107/CZ13-01, § 1, 5-13-2013; C.O. 13-131A/CZ13-04, §§ 2, 3 10-28-2013 C.O. 13-279/CZ-13-06, § 3, 12-9-2013; C.O. 17-070, § 2, 3-13-2017; C.O. 17-365/CZ-17-06, § 2, 12-18-2017)

    *  Editor's Note: There are two Council Orders numbered 83-3.

    +  Except permitted on parcels containing at least ten acres and for which the city council has approved a land reclamation agreement.

    ++  In accordance with Section 17.16.460 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Revere.