A proposal to change the City of Easthampton Zoning Ordinance to provide an upper size
limitation of 50,000 square feet (SF) gross floor area for most buildings, structures, and
commercial developments.
In its entirety, the proposal includes adding a new subsection, 6.10, and making minor changes
to existing zoning ordinance subsections 2.1, 8.12, 8.62, 8.72, 9.32, and Table 6-1. All proposed
additions and changes are as follows:
To SECTION VI. AREA, HEIGHT AND BULK REGULATIONS, add the following subsection:
6.10 Size Provision
In all zoning districts, no Structure (including but not limited to any Building attached or
detached), shall exceed 50,000 (fifty thousand) square feet of gross floor area in the aggregate.
This size provision shall not apply to the Industrial Zoning District for the uses listed under the
Wholesale, Transportation and Industrial Principal Uses in Table 5-1 titled Easthampton
Table of Use Regulations within this zoning ordinance. Except for this limited exception, this
size provision is otherwise fully applicable to the Industrial Zoning District.
The gross floor area of all Structures (including but not limited to any Building attached or
detached) included within a Planned Business Development shall be aggregated, and the total
shall not exceed 50,000 (fifty thousand) square feet of gross floor area in the aggregate.
The gross floor area of all Structures (including but not limited to any Building attached or
detached) included within a Planned Unit Development for Mixed Uses shall be aggregated,
and the total shall not exceed 50,000 (fifty thousand) square feet of gross floor area in the
aggregate.
Change the following existing subsections as shown:
(New language in blue, stricken language in red)