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Town of Lincoln Zoning Ordinance
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§ 260-6

Zoning maps

The "Zoning Map of Lincoln," numbered 1 through 45, shall constitute the Official Zoning Map of the Town and is hereby adopted and made part of this chapter. The Official Zoning Map shall consist of Zoning Overlay Maps in the office of the Town Clerk dated the effective date of this chapter and shall depict all zoning districts and overlay zoning districts. Amendments to said maps shall be clearly shown with reference to the corresponding Town Council record documenting said amendment.

  • A. Labels. The districts, their abbreviations and common names are designated, by way of example, as follows: "UU-DD-OOO." The first part of the designation is the usage classification. The second part is the dimensional classification. The third part, if any, refers to the presence of an overlay classification. See below for the common names of the abbreviations.
    UUCommon Name (See Article
    III
    )
    RAResidential Agricultural
    RSResidential Single-Family
    RLResidential Limited
    RGResidential General
    BLBusiness Limited
    MLManufacturing Limited
    MGManufacturing General
    CR1Commercial Recreation 1
    CR2Commercial Recreation 2 (less restrictive)
    VCMUVillage Commercial Mixed Use
    DDDimensional Requirements (See Article
    IV
    )
    4040,000 square feet lot
    2020,000 square feet lot
    1212,000 square feet lot
    99,000 square feet lot
    77,000 square feet lot
    0.05Floor to area ratio (FAR) of 0.05
    OOOCommon Name (See Article
    VIII
    , Overlay Zones)
    AHZAirport Hazard Zone
    APCArea of Planning Concern Overlay District
    WWPODWatershed and Wellhead Protection Overlay District
    FHODFlood Hazard Overlay District
    BRVBlackstone River Valley Overlay District
    MRVMoshassuck River Valley Overlay District
    MCODMill Conversion Overlay District
  • B. Boundaries. The boundaries between districts as shown on the Zoning maps shall be determined according to the following criteria unless otherwise indicated:
    • (1) Where a boundary is shown as following a street or other right-of-way, the boundary shall be the center line of said street or other right-of-way, unless indicated otherwise.
    • (2) Where a boundary is shown outside of a street or other right-of-way and approximately parallel thereto, the boundary shall be deemed parallel to the nearest line thereof, and the figure placed on the Zoning maps shall be the distance in feet between them as measured at a right angle from such line, unless indicated otherwise.
    • (3) Where the boundary of a district follows a river, stream, pond, or other watercourse, the boundary line shall be deemed to be the limit of the mean high water mark unless indicated otherwise.
    • (4) Where the boundary line of a district follows an individual property line, it shall be deemed along that property line as it legally existed at the time of adopting such district division line. Any subsequent revision, alteration, replatting or relocating of a property line shall not effect the location of a zoning district divisional line.
    • (5) Where the location of the district boundary line is otherwise uncertain, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall determine its position in accordance with the distance in feet from other lines as given or as measured from the scale of the maps. The Zoning Enforcement Officer's decision may be appealed to the Zoning Board of Review.
    • (6) Where a lot is divided by a zone boundary line, the site of the building within the zone will determine the use. If any part of the structure is divided by a zone boundary line, the most restrictive zone will apply.

Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Town offices.