1945-PLANNING BOARD A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Tuesday, January 2,
1945; at 2 P . M. Mr. Baker, Mr. O'Donnell and Mr. Hans were present .
Mr. Hans showed the plans and photographs which he had prepared
for the exhibit "Greater Boston Looks Ahead", sponsored by the Governor
and the Mayor of Boston and to be held at the Boston Museum of Fine
Arts for a month beginning January 18th. These plans were of Collins
Cove, Grade Crossing Elimination at Norman and Mill Streets, and
North River Development, with two aerial photographs of Collins Cove
and the Norman-Mill Street area.
It was suggested that Mr. Hans contact Mr. Frank Poor in regard
to the development of the land at the rear of the Loring Avenue
Sylvania plant for residential purposes.
Mayor Coffey joined the meeting.
Mayor Coffey said that he would like to see the land on Fort •
Avenue, on the northerly side from the City Home to the Park lira ,
and all of the southerly side from Howells Field, used for a resi-
dential development. He said the City would be prepared to lay out
inexpensive streets, with sewer, water and curbing. On the northerly
aide of Fort Avenue, there is a strip of Park land 20 feet wide which
could- be released for street widening.
The Board decided to have a survey made of the Fort Avenue land,
the work to be done by thee,engineers of the City Engineering Department,
and paid for by the Planning Board.
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, the meeting adjourned at 4 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary •
December 16, 1944
Mr. Hall Nichols, Faxecutivs Secretary,
Emergency Public Vorks Commission
Room 402, 20 Somerset Street,
Boston 8, Mass..
Dear Sirs
You will find enclosed a prospectus of the public
• vrks program under consideration in Salem as of December lat..
This does not include a proposed project, in conjunction with
the Boston & Maine Railroad, for a now railroad station, with
the extension of the railroad tunnel and the elimination of
three grade crossings at Norman.. Mill and north Streets.
, Figures on the cost of this project are not ready at present
but I will be glad to submit them when they aro available..
Very truly yours.-
Vice-Chairman
Form EPW PC-5
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
EMERGENCY PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION "
Status of Municipal Post-War
Public Works Program as of September 15, 1944
Municipality: Salem Date of Report December l0 1944.`4
Number Estimated ,
of Cost of
GROUP I Projects Pro ects
Projects on which Airports
construction can .
be commenced Highways, Bridges
immediately. and Drainage 2 78 000.
,y.
Public Buildings
Recreation
Sewer •.2 66000.
Water 1 560000-.
Other 1 10,0004
TOTALS.' ; 6 $210,000. °
• GROUP II
Projects for which Airports
working plans and
specifications are Highways, Bridges
being prepared. and Drainage 2 450$000.
Public Buildings 1 200,000. °
Recreation 500„000;'
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Sewer
WateP .
Other
TOTALS 6 $1j150..000. `
Signed
Title Vice-Chairman_ Salem Planning RnnrA
On or before .September 30, 1944, '
• please return`ONE (1) copy to
Hall Nichols,' Executive Secretary and Chief Engineer
Emergency Public Works Commission
Room.402, 20 Somerset Street
Boston 8, Massachusetts
Dec. 1, 1944
Analysis of Report to State Emergency Public Works Commission
Pro ects
Group 1 No. Cost
Projects on which Airports
construction can
be commenced Highways, Bridges & Drainage
immediately. Jefferson Ave. Bridge 1 60,000.
Forest River Park Drainage 1 182000.
Public Buildings
Recreation
Sewer
March St. Sewer 1 55,000.
Lawrence St. Sewer 1 112000.
Water
Marlborough Road 1 560000.
Other
Forest River Park Retaining
Wall 1
Group 2 210,000.
Projects for which Airports
working plans and
specifications are Highways, Bridges & Drainage
being prepared. Congress St. Bridge 1 2000000.
Ocean Ave. Bridge 1 2502000.
Public Buildings
Central Fire Station 1 2000000.
Recreation
Palmer Cove Development 250 000.
Collins Cove '
150,000.
Municipal Golf Course Extension 1 1003.000.
1,150,000.
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At your suggestion, I am enclosing an estimate of the
Planning Board budget for 1945 which includes the Special
Planning and Re-Zoning item for 35weeks from May 1st.
The special appropriation will take care ofthis item until
them. You will note that I have not made any provision for
a percentage increase for Mr. Hans, the Planning Engineer, as
I did not know whether he was entitled to it.
I have not shown expenditures of previous years as I do
not know just how you will want to set this up on the Budget
sheetsxxx:lx and whether you will include it in the list of
miscellaneous departments as has been done in former ears.
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A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Tuesday, February
• 6, 1945, at 2 P. M. Messrs. Butler, OlDonnell, Baker, Comey and
Hans were present and Mr. Butler presided.
It was decided to present the revision of the zoning ordinance
and map to the City Council in two parts, submitting the map and
the ±kx revision of provisions separately.
Mr. Comey went over the following points in the revision:
the Board of Appeal to be given control of erection of municipal
buildings; application of new statute to Board of Appeal; con-
valescent homes to come under Board of Appeal - also poultry farms,
greenhouses, removal of gravel for sale, riding stables, telephone
exchange, garages and gasoline stations; four family apartments in
general residence zone; certain accessory usesto be regulated;
• advertising signs to be regulated in residence zones, trailers to
be regulated except on Park land; height and yard restrictions;
undesirable industry in industrial districts to be regulated.
Mayor Coffey joined the meeting and introduced Mr. ' C. A. Fritz,
Mr. A. L. Ford and Mr. A. M. Wilkinson, of the State Board of Public
Works, who had come to Salem in regard to the North River situation.
The Board showed them the plan prepared for the Boston exhibit, with
a proposed highway from Highland Avenue via Boston Street then along
the North River (which would be covered) to Bridge Street at the
North Street crossing. An eventual extension was suggested along the
North River Basin to join Bridge Street at Beverly Bridge. Mr. Butler
explained that such a highway would carry 80% of the through traffic
in Salem, carrying it near but not through, the congested center of
the city. It would encourage the development of ,a future industrial
district along Bridge Street and the river. . There would be a street
link from Highland Avenue across Federal and Bridge Streets and
also a link to Boston Street. This would all coincide with pro- •
posed overhead railroad crossings and the depression of the
tracks along Bridge Street in connection with the elimination
of the North Street grade crossing. The State should be inter-
ested in the road as a part of their through highway system.
Therr_Clerk was instructed to contact the Department of
Civil Service in regard to extending the employment of Mr. Hans
for six months.
On motion of Mr. Baker, the meeting adjourned at 4 P . M.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary •
February 7, 1945
Director of Civil Service,
State douses
Boston, Suss,
Dear Sir;
The Salem Planning Board respectfully requests
your authorization to continue for six months the temporary
employment of Egbert Bans as Planning Engineer. Mr. Hans
• is working on the drafting of plans for post-war projects
vaich we consider of� great importance. Some of these plans
are now included in the "Boston Looks Ahead" exhibit at
Boston Museum of rine Arts. Mr.. Hans is also preparing a
complete revision of the Salem 26ning ordinance, which will
be of value in the post-war period.
Very truly yours,
Chairman
EMC
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on Tuesday, February
• 27, 1945, at 2 P . M. Messrs. Butler, Baker, O'Donnell, Comey and
Hans were present and Mr. Butler presided.
Mr. Comey presented a draft of the new zoning ordinance. The
Board then authorized him to make the following changes: Lead Mills
property to be residence zone; only two-family houses to be allowed
in industrial zone; property west of Rowells Field (now unrestricted)
to be residence zone; Fort Avenue vacant land to be single-residence
zone.
It was decided to invite the Federation of Planning Boards to
hold a regional meeting at the Hawthorne Hotel on Wednesday. April
25th.
Mr. Hans presented a plan for the development of the block .
• bordered by Washington, Federal, North and Lyhde Streets, for
parking area, with a small park opposite the County buildings, and
room for two apartment houses on Federal Street.
On motion of Mr. Baker, the meeting adjourned at 4 P . M.
Respectfully submitted,
Secbetary
SUIJ1IvIARY OF
REVISION OF SALEM ZONING ORDINANCE
The proposed ordinance revises the present ordinance to meet more
nearly both present and future needs of Salem. It picks up a number of
minor misfits and gaps and adds several important protective controls
which are in almost universal use in other cities,--all designed to
retain and protect the best of old Salem and promote Salem' s rational,
beneficial development.
The revision comprises (1) changes in the wording of the ordinance,
--and (2) changes in the zoning map fixing the locations of the various
L land-use districts, --residential, business, and industry, each of
several types.
1. The ordinance. .Useswoffbuildings and structures are to remain
much as at present. Uses of land are to be covered also. The number
of districts is increased from 8 to 10,--the new ones being designed
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(a.) to promote desirable types of dwellings, and (b) to differentiate
types of business areas as between central and local.
In single residence districts a. number of special uses, such as
hospitals, cemeteries, and greenhouses are made. subject to a hearing
by the. Board of Appeal, and accessory uses are more sharply defined.
In general residence districts dwellings are restricted to one- and
two- family houses.
{" In the new residence C districts the increasingly popular small
rt' four-family dwellings are permitted.
In residence D districts there is no change from the provisions
adopted in 1944 permitting alteration for more than two families of
• large old dwellings.
2.
In apartment house and semi-residence districts there is no substan-
tial change,--all types of dwellings are permitted,--and in semi-residence
districts business on the first floor.
In the new local business districts only retail trade and a small
amount of incidental manufacturing is allowed.
In general business districts there is no substantial change.
In industrial districts the list of objectionable industries is
revised and tanneries are to be confined .to present plants or land within
300 ft. of such plants.
In industrial and unrestricted districts so apartment houses are to
be built.
Non-conforming uses have been .more specifically regulated and will
lapse if discontinued for more than a year.
• New provisions have been added to assure in each district appropriate
building heights and adequate yards and lots, particularly for dwellings,--
as set forth in the accompanying table. ( see page 3.)
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3.
Normal Heights, Yards, and Lot Sizes
(Several special variations not covered in this table. ) U
Districts Single General Residence, Apartment House, General Industrial
Residence Residence C. Semi-residence Business Unrestricted
Residence D.
Local . Business
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Building
H ghts 2j st. , 35 2A st. , 35' ft. 5 st. , 65 ft. 6 st. , 80 ft. 6 at 80 ft.
ft. (if set (if set back, dwellings,
back, 4 at. , 4 st . , 55 ft. ) 2 st. , 35 ft. )
55 ft .
Rear Yards - -25 ft.=-- 20 ft. 15• -ft . ( add 5 ft. dwellings- 15 -• dwellings 20 ft.
for each story ft. (add5 ft.
over 3) for each story
over 5)
i e ards
8 ft. 8 ft. if provided, 6 ft . if provided, 6 if provided,
(local business, (for dwellings add . ft. (for dwell- 6 ft.
if provided, 6 ft. ) 2 ft. for each ings add 2 ft.
story over 3) for each story
over 3)
Front Yards! 15 ft. 15 ft. 10 ft. -- --
Lot Size 6000 sq. ft 4000 sq. ft. ---- ---- ----
--per familr 1500 sq. ft. ---- ---- # ----
Lot Width 50 ft. ---- ---- ---- ----
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Provisions defining the interpretation of zoning boundaries on the
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map remain unchanged.
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All terms are to be construed as in. the Building Code, thus assuring
uniformity.
Enforcement is to be as at present by the Building Inspector, with
the proviso that he is to certify the permitted use for all new and altered
buildings and premises.
The Board of Appeal is to be that for the Building Code as at present,--
with an alternate appointed for cases when a member is unable to act. Its
duties are more closely related to the new enabling act, passed since the
present Salem ordinance was adopted,--and adequate rules are established
for its guidance.
Penalties similar to those for breaking other ordinances are set up,
• the injunction will remain the usual method of stopping violations.
2. The map. . There are several important changes in the location of
the protective districts,--as well as numerous minor ones designed to
fit Salem's needs more exactly than at present. An inspection of the map
will reveal these proposals.
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5.
Single residence districts are greatly extended, particularly west of
the Salem Hospital south of Highland Ave. , west of Marlborough Road north of
a.'it , and to include the best land in South Salem and the poor farm and adja-
cent land.
General residence districts are reduced by the areas transferred to
single residence and residence C districts, but include certain area now
recognized as not needed for business or industry.
The new residence C districts comprise substantial areas along Loring
and Jefferson Avenues and Broadway on the south, and Highland Avenue and
much of the area between Marlborough Road and Boston Street on the west ,
as well as smaller areas north of Bridge Street and elsewhere.
Residence D districts are slightly extended chiefly along Webb Street.
Apartment house districts are to cover several areas previously classed
�i as semi-residence,--chiefly in the "Point" neighborhood, and east of Haw-
thorne Boulevard.
. The new local business districts comprisemost of the outlying areas
now classed as business. .
The general business districts are reduced by excluding outlying busi-
ness districts, also substantial stretches of thoroughfares such as the east
part of Essex Street, where little or no business development seems likely
to occur, but are enlarged by including parts of the industrial districts
nearest the business center of Salem and a few other areas now devoted to
business.
Industrial districts are reduced by a number of minor modifications,
and a few larger areas obviously not suited to industry, such as the city's
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former stone quarry and nearby land in which residential development
recently began. They are to be enlarged to include the old millpond, now
unrestricted.
• The unrestricted districts are reduced by exclusion of this, mill
pond property, and the waterfront south of Fort Avenue.
SALEM'S PLANNING PROGRAM
The Salem Planning Board' s primary job is to advise the City Council
and the citizens what physical changes should be made in the City' s
make-up to make .it more efficient and attractive, - its land uses, public
and private, its social services, its circulatory systems and its utilities.
The Planning Board has satisfied itself that Salem should look forward
to a sound economic future for a region and city of approximately the
present population, but it looks to others, such as the Chamber of Commerce,
the Committee on Economic Development and perhaps other groups, some of
them as yet unformed, to establish the detailed economic basis for this
future and to promote it through increased industrial, mercantile and
tourist activity, likewise to develop any modification of the taxation
system deemed necessary to meet the financial needs of the City without
undue hardships.
As one means of performing its function the Planning Board will
eventually complete and adopt a master city plan, coordinating the various
changes in land uses, services and activities which the Board deems should
in the course of time be brought about.
On the Master Plan activities are broken into two main groups,-
land uses and lines of movement. Land uses are again divided into
private uses and public services.
Private uses are brought into line through the zoning plan,
which sets aside appropriate areas for industry, business and
housing of various types.
Education, recreational and various administrative services are
likewise assigned locations where they will best serve the people.
Appropriate development of Salem' s waterfront is an important aspect.
To facilitate movement of people and. goods throughout the City,
a system of major streets is superimposed on the land use pattern.
Desirable modifications and extensions of railroads, the water system,
trunk sewers and other utilities complete the main features of the
Master Plan.
The Master Plan will influence the City by serving as a reliable basis
and guide to test the validity of a wide range of municipal actions.
Zoning changes and platting approval may be applied more accurately
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if kept in conformity with the plan.
Public works of many types may be carried out with greater assurance
.`+.of enduring usefulness.
Future streets and parks and widenings indicated on the Master Plan
may safely be reserved.
Residential development and re-development may be directed to areas
most suitable and in need of such action.
The Board has had its staff prepare in preliminary. form certain parts
of this master plan covering the waterfront coves, new thorofares, parking,
grade crossing elimination and other matters. This plan is of course
subject , to modification as added study and changing circumstances dictate.
After the Master Plan is adopted the City Council might well require all
public improvements, zoning amendments, new plats and other similar matters
to be referred to the Board for report before action is taken.
In certain aspects the Board has even more detailed custodianship and
•initiatory duties. In order to assure an orderly development of the City' s
public works in the next few years the Planning Board has begun preparation
of a six-year public works program. A preliminary listing of post-war
projects to be carried out by each of the city departments involved has been
started and others are being added and arranged in order of their urgency..
An attempt is being made to relate the cost of these to the ability of the
City, with or without outside aid, to pay.
In the field of land use planning, it early became evident that the
zoning of Salem now in effect, which as remained with little change since
1926, needed extensive revision to fit it more closely to the City' s future
needs than originally appeared Am practical. A rezoning plan is now being
prepared, with a view to the holding of hearinga. by the Board, and its
eventual submission to the City Council for adoption. There is needed for
this zoning plan, as well as for other phases of the Board' s work, a con-
siderable amount of skillful presentation, in order to secure favorable
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co.nsideration
3-consideration by both the citizens and the City Council. Individual members
of the Board itself should participate in this public relations work. It
Its been stated elsewhere that for every hour of technical planning work
there should be put in an hour of promotion.
While a large part of the City' s present and future residential areas
are of such good quality that they need only the protection afforded by zoning,
and other sections can be kept stable if they are periodically modernized,
certain areas, which the Board shmuld study in detail, will probably have to
be re-built, in part at least, if bad conditions are to be remedied and the
district is again to become an asset to the City and provide satisfactory
living conditions. Likewise the Board may to advantage prepare sketch plans
for the development of new housing on appropriate sites. Financial groups may
cooperate by taking the leadership in indicating the means by which this build-
ing and re-building can best be brought about, possibly using the mutual owner-
p principle for the less expensive homes, and then lending their efforts
to make it a reality.
The state planning enabling act sets up a method for protecting from en-
croachment the proposals of the Master Plan relating ,to streets. As soon as
the City Council adopts an official map of the City' s existing streets the
Board may recommend adding to this map. the locations of certain future streets
and .widenings, . thus giving notice that they should not be encroached upon. A
much needed amendment to the statute would further protect such future streets
from encroachment, by restricting building until they are acquired. This is
important if the proposals of the Master Plan are to be kept alive for eventual
accomplishment.
The Planning Board should also be given the duty to pass on plats for the
subdivision of land. Such a move would centralize all planning in the City
179he agency which the City Council has setup for planning.
In addition to these specific procedures for bringing the benefits of
planning to Salem, the Planning Board of this City, which is the largest in
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the Salem Metropolitan District, is expected to take the lead in planning
for the region as a whole. The City Planning Board has already made for the
Ogion as a whole. The City Planning Board has already made regional studies
of population distribusion and tentative plans for regional highways and
parks, and should invite in members of planning boards and other officials
from neighboring municipalities to a preliminary regional conference, with
a view to emphasizing mutual interests and resolving and conflicting points
of view.
The progress of the war gives urgency to much of the Board' s work. The
"six-year" public works program should be well developed before any armistice
brings unemployment problems to Salem. Rezoning should be adopted before
renewed building activity develops. An official map should be adopted so that
certain future streets and widenings in particular can be protected and so
that post-war building activit* can proceed assured that these streets will
ISentually become main thorofares adequate in width.
Arthur C. Comey
Nov. 13, 1944.
FINANCIAL STATISTICS FOR CITY OF SALEM
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943
Population 43,472 43,472 43,472 41 ,213 41?213 41,213 41,213
Assessed Valuation
( excl. excise & personal) 4802869410. 48,526,610. 48,247,170. 47, 765, 560. 47, 752,940. 48,025,680. 48,059,360.
Tax Rate 33. 50 34.00 33. 50 33. 50 33. 50 33. 50 33:50
Taxes on Real Estate 19617, 594• 1,649,904. 196162280. 1,600*146. 1, 599, 723• 1,608,860. 19609,988.
Receipts from Bonds* 459000. 160,000. 2200000. 301,441. . 3419000. 245,000. ----
Total Revenue* 39046,346. 31125,353• 3,140,625. 3,285,059. 3,533,047. 3, 506,051. 3,276,804-
Total Expenditures* 209619703. 3,096,269. 32271,230. 3,320,go6. 3,399, 248• 3069,696. 3,236, 551•
Exp. for Debt.Interest* 459834. . 409282. 35 ,840. 3.3,630• 289 . 740. 261266. 23,990•
Exp, for Debt Retirement* 310000. 2349000. 235,000. 259,000. 250,000. 223,000. 199, 500.
Exp. for Operations
( inc. State Tax)
Exp. for Capital
Improvements
Total Net Debt* 1,315,000. 1,241,000. 1,226,000. 11268,1+41. 1, 335 ,450. 1,342, 500. 191261900.
Net Debt subject to
Debt Limitation 351,500. 360,000. 183, 500. 93,000. 26, 508. 1309000. 112,000.
Allowable Debt subject
to Debt Limitation 1,4400022. 1,413,061. 1,390, 598. 1, 387, 750. 1, 391,146. 1,3932467. 1, 388,941
Margin for Borrowing
Capacity 1,088,,522• 1,153,061. 1,207,098. 1,294, 750. 19364,368. 1,263,467• 10276,941
* Excluding temporary loans
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ESTI-MATES
1944 1945 946 1947 1948 1949 1940
Exp. for Debt Interest 18,000. 15,498. 129778. 109148 79618. 5 ,408. 39478.
(excl. temporary loans)
Exp. for Debt Retirement 1529500. 1369000. 131,500. 126, .500. 1102500. 96, 500. 719500.
( excl. temporary loans)
Total Net Debt
( excl. temporary &owns) 9279400. 774,900. 6380900. 507,400. 388,900. 270,400. 173,900.
Net Debt subject to 000. 66 000. 42 000. 28 000. 14,000.
Debt Limitation 108,000. 94,000. 809000. , , , .
Allowable Debt subject
to Debt Limitation 1,292.000. 1,306,000. 1,320,000. 1034,000. 1, 3589000. 1,372,000. 11386,000.
" GREATER BOSTON LOOKS AHEAD " ��S`°N P
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Exhibition of d o
POST WAR PLANNING
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON JANUARY 16 — FEBRUARY 18, 1945
Sponsored by
His Excellency the Governor,LEVERETT SALTONSTALL
His Honor the Mayor,MAURICE J.TOBIN
State Planning Board, City Planning Board, Boston Society of Architects, Boston Society of Landscape Architects,
Boston Society of Civil Engineers,N.E.Section,American Society of Civil Engineers,
Massachusetts Building Congress, Boston Chamber of Commerce,
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
GENERAL COMMITTEE
ROBERT P.BELLOWS March 6, 1945
Chairman, Boston Art Commission -
WALTER F.BOGNER -
School of Design,Harvard
University
ALDHNCE Hood Treasurer, Rubber Company It is a pleasure to share with our exhibitors the
FRANK CHOUTEAU BROWN following letter of appreciation from Mr. Edgell.
City Planning Board
THOMAS D. CABOT
Chairman,Massachusetts Aeronautic Sincerely Y
Commission I
CLIFFORD M. CANN
Boston Society of Civil Engineers
ARTHUR W. COOLIDGE
State Senator
WILLIAM H. DAY
Bureau be Transportation,Comteren,Beaten' 27 February 1945
Chamber of Commerce -
W
um a4 Fine Arte Dear Bill
B. GOy
Boston Satietyty of of A Architects '
WILLIAM ROGER GREELEY The Boston show is coming down after a tremendous
Past President,Boston Society of g
Architects success. WeAhad more than 4200 people in on Sunday in 4 hours.
Mss ELISABETH Man ch IIERLtate If m arithmetic is correct that is more than 17 persons per
Chairman, ETH M. HB Etats y , p
Planning Boards minute through the turnstiles. The total attendance from Tanu-
STUART HUCKINS -
Boston Society of Civil Engineers ary 16- to•February•25 •in 1944 was 47,679; the total for the same
JOSEPH
OPre deD.LELAND Society of period in 11945 was 64,.059, an increase of 16$ 80. These figures
Architects tell the story.
M. D. LIMING
Manager, Boston Chamber of
Commerce May I' thank you .again;'and through you .the Committee,
CHARLES D. MAGINNIS for bringing to the Museum a show which made us many friends,
Past President, American Institute
of Architects brought thousands of people to .us who might never otherwise have
RICHARD PARKHURST come,. and which will redound to the credit of the Museum even if
Chairman,Boston Port Authority
RICHARD SHAW the real credit belongs with you and the Committee? I honestly
President, Massachusetts State believe the exhibition will do the community a great deal of
Association of Architects
ARTHUR A. SHURCLIFF permanent good. It is pleasant to realize that it has done us
Past President,American Society of a great deal of good at the same time.
Landscape Architect.
FLETCHER STEELE
President,Boston Society of
Landscape Architects Faithfully yours,
SIDNEY T.STRICKLAND -
State Housing Board
HOWARD M.TURNER /•t
N. E. Section, American-Society of - G. H. Edgell, Director -
v�l Engineers - -
Wt
M EMERSON, Cbairman
107 Massachusetts Ave.
Boston 15 William Emerson, Esq.
CHARLES G.LORING,Treawer 107 Massachusetts Avenue
7 Water St.,Boston 9 Boston 15, Massachusetts
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Operating Committees
` COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY -
Chairman—ALDEN C.BRETT,Treasurer,Hood Ribber Company' _
HAROLD HODGKINSON, General Manager, William Filene's Sons Company
FREDERICK W. BLISS,District Manager, Sales Development,General Electric Company
E.C.JOHNSON,President,H.A.Johnson Company
M.D."LIMING,Managing Director,Boston Chamber of Commerce --
"' WILLIAM,GRAVES PERRY,President, Massachusetts Building.Congress S
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING
Chairman—SIDNEY T.STRICKLAND,State Housing Board
PHILIP BOURNE,Federal Public Housing Administration '
.r..WILLIAM W. WORRIER,Dean, School of Architecture,M. I. T.
WALTER F. BOGNER, School of Architecture, Harvard University
WILLIAM GRAVES PERRY,F.A.L A.
EDWARD SEARS REED,Boston Society of Architects -
DAVID BARNES,Boston Society of Architects
JAMES ALPHEN,Boston Housing Authority
FRANK CHOUTEAU BROWN, CityPlanning Board ( L. C
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SUB-COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONS w;a';^.•r P3t.
Chairman—PROF. WALTER F. BOGNER,Harvard University ,
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING -
r Chairman—FRANK CHOUTEAU BROWN, City Planning Board
WILLIAM ROGER GREELEY,Past Presidents Boston Society of Architects '
ELISABETH M. HERLIHY,Chairman,Massachusetts State Planning Board
WILLIAM STANLEY PARKER, Chairman, City Planning Board
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X-1 k,7,! .`n •; COMMITTEE ON RECREATION ,
Chairman—ARTHUR A. SHURCLIFP, Past President, American Society of Landscape Architects ,
FLETCHER STEELE,President,Boston Society of Landscape Architects
HENRY V. HUBBARD,Consultant, City Planning Board `+Z» F` - _, •,
BREMER W.POND,Harvard School of Landscape Architecture
BRADFORD WILLIAMS, Corresponding-Secretary, American Society,of Landscape Architects • -
s.. '. - .... .' ..� COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
CbairmX n'—ARTHUR W.COOLIDGE,Massachusetts State Senate 6.a .. 'L^ +
•� .Vice-Chairman,—CARROLL L. MEINS,Commissiouer,rDepartment of Public Utilities
EDWARD DANA,Boston Elevated Railway °• 3 - `*
• i - WILLIAM H. DAY,Bureau of Transportation,Boston Chambec,_of Commerce; wee • = -
COMMITTEE ON"PUBLICITY _.
Chairman—WILLIAM G. DOOLEY,Museum of Fine Arts ' '+•� ' t ^ '""'"
DANIEL BLOOMFIELD,President,Retail Trade Board
a , . H. G. BROWN, Publicity Director, Boston Chamber of Commerce•.�
"HAROLD CABOT;President;Harold Cabot&'Company L
t -t.•r. -DONALD CARL•ISLE.J., y ...a ., .� r +
ERNEST HOFTYZER,Boston American,Advertiser,and Record
FRANCIS W. HATCH,Batten,Barton,Durstine&Osborne ti`
Louis LYONS,Boston Globe I - * ' .) ,,, a •.
' ''t "COMMITTEE ON LECTURES - -
w Chairman—CHARLES D. MAGiNNIS Past President,American'Instiiite of Architects -
'; H.DALAND CHANDLER,F.A.1.A.
WILLIAM G. DOOLEY, Boston Museum of Fine.Arts
COMMITTEE ON EXHIBITS .- -
Chairman=ROBERT P.'-BELL6Ws,Fellow,American Institute of Architects
FRANK CHOUTEAU BROWN,City Planning Board
HOWARD T.CLINCH,Boston Society of Architects
WILLIAM G.DOOLEY,Museum of Fine Arts
„EDWIN B.GOODELL,Boston Society of Architects
' RICHARD SHAW,'President, Massachusetts State Association of Architects
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MASSACHU ETTS FEDERATION OF PLANNING BOARDS
1943_ December four
1 9 4 4
Mr. Warren He Butler, Chairman
Salem Planning Board
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Butler:
Your letter of November 16, 1944, addressed to. the
Federation, in which you invite the Federation to
consider holding a regional meeting in Salem at an
early date, has been forwarded to me at Greenfield,
Massachusetts by Miss Downey, Clerk of the Board.
• The next meeting of the Executive Board will be
held in Boston early next month and we will take
definite action on your invitation at that time.
Very truly yours,
e
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chairman
JAMES A. BRITTON James Britton, Chairman
Greenfield
Vin-Chairvnan JAB:
HENRY V. HUBBAR.D
Milton
Trearmn"
ANGUS J. MaoNEIL
15 Abbott Road
Wellesley Hill,
Secret",
FRANK H. MA°CLE_Y
Room 43,City Hell
Boston
E. DRISCOUL
Holyoke
..-zELISABETH M. HERLIHY
Boston
ROBERT W. MAWNEY
Attleboro
December nineteen
l 9 4 4
Rr. Warren H. Butler, Chairman
Salem Planning Board ,
Salem, • Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Butler:
At an Executive Board meeting 'of tie Mas'ch`usetts
Federation of Planning Boards held3,last -Friday�at
Boston, the contents of your�letter'of November6,
.. 1944, addressed to' the Federation , were carefully
considered'. I have been insaructed) )by unaniinous
vote of the Board, to not you that the Federation
would be pleased to have.a,,regionaifineeting at a 1` ,
datewhich will bei-convenient'ifor'/you and your Board. r
My own personal thought-on�-the matter is that it
might be well to hoid`(this meeting*during March or E '
April, but will leave the matter invthe hands of •the
Salem Planning Board. for this decision:
Very truly ours,
Jam Britton, Chairman
JAB: h:
y February nineteen
1 9 4 5
Inasmuch as the next' meeting of the Executive Board
will be - Friday, , March 2; I• would be pleased to re- '
; '. ±�,ceive your decision prior to that date.
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MASSACHUSETTS FEDERATION
OF PLANNING 1104-RDS • •
execUrnVE JaonHD April nine
Ca„i,man 1 9 4 5
JAMES A. BRITTON
20 Federal Street '
Greenfield
Vice•CAei,mae
HENRY V. HUBBARD
15 Spafford Road
Milton
Tre"we
ANGUS Mr. Henry . OlDonnell secretary
NGUS f. MceNEIL y , y
15 Abbott Road Salem Planning Board
Wellesley Hills 46 Washington Square
Sec,ets Salem, Massachusetts
ROBERT W. MAWNEY
City Hall
Attleboro
Dear Mr. O'Donnell:
re
JOHN E. DRISCOLL At a meeting of the Executive Board of the Massa-
Sae High street
Holyoke chusetts Federation of Planning Boards held Friday,
• April 6, a committee consisting of Angus J. MacNeil,
ELISABETHSM. HHERLIHY Elisabeth M. Herlihy and Louis B. Tuck was appointed
11 Boston to make further arrangements with your Board for the
• • • regional meeting to be held in your City.
LOUIS B. TUCK
•Leynnfield tCenter
Hill venue
This Committee was authorized to set a definite date,
,Clerk
* ToTheBeare arrange for the program, and to work in close co-
MARY T. DOWNEY operation with your Board in order that the affair
Ree. 43, City Hall might be a decided success. If Mr. MacNeil has not
Beaten contacted you as yet by telephone, he will in the
next day or so, and it will probably be wise to
arrange a meeting in order that all details are
properly taken care of.
Very truly yours,
CJAJam s A. Britton, Chairman
B:mah
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PLAMf IXG BOAS'D
April 21, 1945
1O MVWXS of all
PLAINT:!@ BOARDS in
ESSEX COUNT:-
The Salem Planning Board regaests your attendance at a
regional conference of Uses County Planning Boards in the Hawthorne
Hotel, Yash ngton Square, (Salem oa ?=$DAY, UAT 10th, 1945, from
4 to 10 TA. M.. to discuss problems of mutual interest,
This meeting is the first of a series of regional confer-
ences during 1945. sponsored by the Massachusetts Federation of Planning
Hoards to co-ordlua.te Planning Board activities in the several counties,
Members of the Salem Chamber of Commerce w111 attend and
you are urged to invite other Officers of your city or town government
• end local organisations.
&XtWTIYP. BOARD
MASSACAUSZrAS 13DIR&TIOB P:LAAEtINS BOARDS SALIX PLAt14fY0 BOARD
James A. Britton, Chairman, Greenfield A arren H. Butler, 00airman
Henry Y. Hubbard, Milton Louie Y. Baker, Vice-Chairman
Angus J. MacNeil. Treas.. Wellesley Henry J. O'Donnell, Sec,
Robert It. Mavnsy. See., Attleboro "Ndvard T. ,Merrill
Sliaabeth M. Harlthy, Boston Oeorge P. Warm. Jr.
Louis B. Tuck. Lyanfield
John H. 'Driscoll, Holyoke
Wdvc,�cC t �14L�•Q.t.C,R, !p
1 (For yymr approval)
Pau Rosiatrwtion (no ahargo). Fa€iaitiiti= of ply
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a prra. Dim or (11.60 par person). Presiding, Varroa H.
Bttlsr„ Chaim Salcm Board4 Speakers; 3Ua4
Slitaboth go TfelelUWv Chnfrsa z at to plate Board
Louis H. Tuck, O ain n T,+yrru£ield Board
"L^'a and ftotmuioa of SuMvisim Caatsral"
Artkuir Cr conlayl, Logislativo Agonts VedexaUM
Taapayexa' .Assoaiatiog
"'Tac CarAtrol br Long-mss 3Plamnina of
Capital )b9andituree
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�p Starch 1945
ji, SALEM PLANNING BOARD
/ Arthur C. Comey, Consultant
REVISION OF THE ;
ZONING ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem as follows:
The Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by repealing its nineteen see-
tions and substituting therefor the following:
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Section 1. Establishment of Districts. For the purpose of this ordi-
nance, the City of Salem is hereby divided into ten classes of districts,
to be known as:
1. Single residence distrleta,
2. General residence districts,
3. Residence C districts..
• 4. Residence D districts,
5. Apartment house districts,
S. Semi-residence districts.,
7. Local business districts,
8. General business districts,-
9. :Industrial. districts . Q
J.O. districts,
as shown on the Zoning Map.. dated' _, 1945, and filed in the
office of the City Clerk.
Section 2. Sing1e Residence District Uses. InLa single residence dis-
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trict, ,no new building or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed
or used, no existing building or structure; or part thereof, shall be altered,
• enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any industry, trade, manufacturing,- or commercial purpose; or fop
B. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
a 1. One-familydetached dwelling;
20 Alteration, enlargement; reconstruction, and.use of a one=
family dwelling,- existing at the time its lot is placed in a single
residence district, as a residence for not more than two ,families,
providedrthat .the Board of Appeal finds that.the original building'
.• can no longer be used at a reasonable expense. or at a fair financial' '
return for a use otherwise•perkitted;
8. Church or other place of worship;.
4. y Public recreational use, `including
trailer camps in a public park}
As,614c or
5. ivate school, college, museum, or other use of,an educa-
tional, character;
6. Private club not-conducted for.profit and containing not
• more than five sleeping rooms,
7.~ Farm, market gardens or nursery, including the was of•natural
products raised on the premises, ,but not including _,any use or the ex-
tension of'anyy existing use which would,be injurious, obnoxious, or .
offensive to the neighborhood;
8. Accessory use on the same lot with-and customarily incident
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to any of'the above permitted uses and not detrimental to a residen-
tial neighborhood. The term "accessory-use" in this and the,next
four sections shall not,include:-
' n (a) jA garage or parking space for or storage of more than
three automobiles unless authorized by the Board.of Appeal;
(b) Storage of more than one commercial automobile except
on a farm;
(c) The taking of more than four lodgers,
3. '
(d) Advertising signs axeIep£,those pertaining to the lease,
sale, or use of a. lot or building on which they are placed, and
• not exceeding a total area of ,twelve square,feet; provided that
on -a. lot occupied bya dwelling or apartment house there may not
be for each family housed more than two signs, with a total area'
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of not more than two square feet, pertaining to,the use of such
building or bearing a name and the designation of -any authorized
, occupatiao and,being such signs as are customary on any build-
ing 'used for the purposes permitted by this section. .
9. Any_of the following uses, provided it is not injurious,
obnoxious.- or off9vive to the neighborhood, and only if authorized
bF th'e;;Bbaad of Appeal:
(, (a) Aviation; y
c (IQ Cemetery; RR
• d ( Fur farm;
P ( Golf club,
Gravel loampeando or stone removal;
lBj Greenhouse;
h Hospital, conbalescent home, sanitarium, institution;
or philanthropic use;
t . Ofi , Ice,harvesting,. and storage on the same premises;
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J U4 Municipal use,
'Poultr'y farm;
L { Riding stable;
n1. Stock or animal raising;
IV ( Telephone`exchange, not including a serviee,atation
is or outside storage of supplies; s
� . O ' " Overnight or trailer camp or parking of more than one
trailer, if and a� authorized and,regulate.d further by the Board
of Health.
4.
Section 3. General Residence District Uses. In a general residence
• district; no new building or structure,,,or part thereof, shall be constructed
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or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereofs shall be altered,
.enlarged, reconstructed,, or used, and no premises shall be used for:
~ A, Any industry, trade, manufacturing, :or commercial purpose; or for
B._ Any purpose except one or more of the following specified nabs%
1. .Any purpose or accessory" use'.authorized,in'single resi—
dence districts;
2.' Dwelling for not .more than two families in any one building or
attached pair of buildings;
3. Accessory use on the same lot with;and customarily incident
• to -the above permitted uses and not detrimental•°to a "residential neigh-
borhood.
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Section 4. Residence C District Uses. In a residence C,district, no .
• new building 'or structure,-or1part thereof, shall be constructed or used,'
no existing building. or structure, or 'part thereof, shall be altereds .enlarged.,
reconstructed, or used", and no premises shall be 'used for
A. Any industry, trade, manufacturing, or commercial purpose; or for
B. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose or-accessory use authorized in single residence
districts; „
2. Dwelling for not more than .four families in•any one building
or attached group of,buildings,'
3. • Accessory use`on the same lot with and customarily incident
to 'the'above permitted uses and not detrimental to a residential, neigh—
borhood*'
Section 5. Residence D District Uses. In a residence D districts
no now building or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed or,
used, no existing building.or structure, or partW.thereof, shall be altered,
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cted or used., be useand no premises d for
enlarged, reconstructed
A. -Any industry, _trade, manufacturing or commercial purpose; or for .
B. Any purpose except one or more of .the• following specified uses:
1. Any purpose or accessory use authorized in general residence
distTlcts; ,
2. ,Alteration for..more .than two families of,a dwelling house
existing on January 1; 1944, and containing more than 1000 square
feet of floor space exclusive of halls and stairs, provided the build
ink is not enlarged or the exterior wells substantially altered; and
provided the Board of Appeal shall ruse that suoh. alteration will not
be detrimental to the neighborhood.
Section 6. - Apartment House District Uses. IwAn apartment house dis-,
triet, no new building or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed
• or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereof, shall be al
tered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be.used for
A. AnyMindustry, trade, manufacturing, or commercial purpose; or for
_ y B. ^Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
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1. Any purpose or. accessory use authorized in single residence ,
districts,
2. Dwelling, apartment hotel, lodging-house, or hotel;
, 5. Private club not conducted for. profit;
4. Accessory use on the same lot with and,customarily incident
to the .above permitted uses and not detrimental to. a residential,neigh--
borhood. r
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Section T. Semi-Residence District Uses. In a semi-residence-distridtt
• new buildings and structures may be constructed .and used, existing buildings
ed, nd
and structures may be 'altered, enlarged, reconstructed, and usa
ri
t
premises:may be ,used for
• ' A. ',Any purpose or accessory use authorized in. apartment house districts;
+ but forno other purpose or use, except that '
B. The" first 'floor, basement, and cellar of'sn�y new or existing build-
ing or-structurermay be used for one or more of the purposethorized in
f local business districts but`not including 'a filling station ft agarage
in 4bich automobiles are kept in live storage, for. profit; for 'the carrying Yr
e, or in which major structural repairs
of passengers for profit or.for hir
are made to automobiles, ia repair shop in a garage or;,other building or, strue-
in which'hew machinery is used; ew an automobile 'school3 w a st,a 4
tune `y
section S. Local Business District Uses. In e' local business district,
no neer building or'structurev or part thereof,;shall be constructed or used,'
.no. existing building or structure, or part thereoY� shall be altered,realarged,
reconstructed, or used,.and no premises" shall be used for
• A. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose or accessory use authorized in apartment house
districts;`
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. 2. Store, saleroom, or shoxroom for"the conduct of. retail busi—
ness; --
5.
usi—
ness;5. Office of any kind; r
4 Bank or.other,monetary institution;
5. Restaurant or other eating place; .
6. Club or other organization, dancing academy, theater, hall, '
or other place of amusement or assembly; `
7. Public or semi—public building or use;
' 8. ' Place o�business of a
• ; Baker Electrician. Photographer
LL
Plumber
Builder Florist
Butcher Furrier Printer
` • Cabinet maker Grocer Publisher
Carpenter " Hairdresser. Roofer '
Caterer Laundry Shoemaker
Cleaner Manicure Shoe repairer
Confectioner 'Mason Shoe shiner
Contractor Milliner Tailor
Decorator Newspaper Tinsmith
Dressmaker Optician, 9! ' Telephone exchange
Druggist Paper=hanger Undertaker .
Dyer Painter Upholsterer,
provided in each case the major portion of any products manufactured a
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on the premises is to be sold by the manufacturer to the consumer
and not more than„four operatives shall be employed in such manufacture. -
9. . .Filling station, parking space,for storage.of automobiles,
+air garage;:if authorized by they Board .of Appeal; -
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ppeal; ,1O. ' Iny other use which the Board of Appeal, upoWpetition, may ,
permit.in.a specific case, provided that the Board finds 'that
- ' (a) The proposed use is similar to one or more of the uses
previously authorized by this section
(b) The exclusion of such additional .use from a local busi
ness district would involve practical difficulty or•unnecessary
hardship;
(c) Sucli>use would not substantially reduce the value of
any property withinthedistrict nor otherwise be injurious, '
obnoxious, or offensive to the neighborhood.
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x Section 9.i".General Business District Uses. , In a general business
• district, no new building or structure,, or part thereof, shall be constructed
or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereof, shall be altered,
enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any purpose except one,or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose authorized in local -business districts;
2. ` Store, salesroom, show room, or storage space for the conduct .
of wholesale business;
S Newsipapez Dip is
:,: Place of business•as listed in Section B, A, par. 8.-without
limit as .to sale of goods or number of operatives.
B. In addition,isuch industry, trade, �and manufacturing may be carried y.
on in Oqy building or structure•or on any premises as are customary in con— --
vection with the foregoing uses and are incidental thereto; provided that
• 1. No such 'industry, trade, or manufacturing shall be carried on
•
in a general business district which is
(a). Prohibited or not authorized in industrial districts;
or wouid.be
'Xb) Injurious, obnoxious, or offensive to, a neighborhood
by reason of noise, vibration, smoke, cinders, odor, gas, fumes,
dust, chemicals, or other objectionable feature; or would be
(c) Dangerous to a neighborhood through fire, explosion,
or any other cause;
2. The total floor space which may be used for manufacturing
in any building or structure or on any premises shall not exceed three
thousand square feet, and not more than four 'operatives shall be em-
ployed in any such manufacture.
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Section 10. Industrial Districts. av In an industrial district, new' ,-
buildings
ew' ,buildings and structures may be constructed and used, ,existing buildings
• and structures may be, altered, enlarged, reconstructed, and used; and
premises may be used for
1. Any purpose authorized in'general business districts.-except
as prohibited in paragraph B of this section;
2. . Any industryt. trade, manufacturing, commercial, or'other
purpose not otherwise prohibited by this section or by any law or
ordinances.
B. No new building or,structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed
or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereof, shall be altered,
enlarged, reconstructed, or used$ and no'premises shall be used'for any
of the following specified uses., unless ouch use is accessory and incidental
and minorinextent to a use authorized•by this section and is not"injuri
ous, obnoxious, or offensive .to a neighborhood.-
1.
eighborhood:1. Dwelling, except as permitted in a general' residence district;
2. kAcetyliBae gas manufacturing;
5. Ammonia, bleaching,powder, or chlorine manufacturing; ,
4. Asphalt manufacturing or refining;
5. Assaying,. other than gold or silver;.
' 6. Blast furnace;, u
7. Boiler making;
8. Cement, lime, or plaster-of-paris manufacturing; r
9. Coal-tar products manufacturing,
10. . Coke manufacturing; +
11. Cork*manufacturing';
12. Cremation, except in a cemetery;
• 18. Creosote treatment or manufacturing,
14. De*ine, glucose, or starch manufacturing;
15. bisinfectant, insecticide, ,or poison,.manufacturing;
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' 10.
16. Distillation of bones, coal, or wood;' s
17. Dye manufacturing;
18.. Emery cloth or sandpaper manufacturing;
y 19. Fxplosives, fireworks, or gunpowder manufacturing, .or storage '
in'excess of five hundred pounds;'
20. Fat', grease, lard or tallow manufacturing, refining, or
rendering;
21. Fertilizer manufacturing;
22. Fish packing or storage;
23. Gasoline, naphtha, or petroleum refining;
24. Gelatine, glue, or sizing manufacturing;
25. Gas '(fuel or illuminating) manufacturing in' exoess of one
thousand cubic feet per day or storage i•n .excess of ten thousand cubic
feet, except in a municipal or public service plant;
n 26. Hair processing;
'27. Hot rolling mill;
28.' Hydrochloric, nitric, picric, sulphuric, or sulphurous acid
manufacturing; ,
29. Incineration or reduction of dead animals, garbage, offal,
or refuse, except in a municipal plant, unless .accumulated,and con
sumed on the same premises without the emission of odor;
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30. Lampblack manufacturing;
31. Linoleum or oilcloth manufacturing;
32. Match manufacturing;
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33. Metal or ore reduction or smelting;
34. Potash refining;
35. Printing ink manufacturing;
• 36. Pyroxylin manufacturing, manufacturing of articles thereof
or storage in excess of five hundred pounds, but not exclusing plastic
manufacturing,
• 11.
37. Rolling mill;
38. Rubber manufacturing,-or treatment involving offenside .odor;.
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39. Salt manufacturing;
40. Shoe blacking,' cleaner,` or polish manufacturing;
41.. Slaughtering except as permitted by'the. Board of Health, or
stock yard except as appurtenant thereto;
42. Soda and soda compounds manufacturing•,
43. Stove blacking or polish manufacturing;
44. Sugar refining;
45. Tanning or curing of raw hides or.skins except on premises
used for such purpose on Jan. 1, 1945, oron premisescontiguous to..
or within three hundred feet of such premises;
46. Tar distillation or manufacturing;
47. Tobacco (chewing) ,manufacturing;
• 48. Turpentine or varnish manufacturing; '.
49. Yeast manufacturing;
50. Any use which would be injurious; obnoxious, or offensive,
to 'a neighborhood, by reason of noise, vibration, smoke, cinders, odor,
gas, fumes,'dust, chemicals, or other .objectionable feature,: or danger
ous to a neAghborhood through fire, explosion, or other cause. "
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Section U. Aarestricted District Uses. Jnof yeu estricted district,
^no new building or,structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed or
used,°no existing building or structure,�or part thereof, shall be altered;`
enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shallbe uaed :for s dwelling,
except as permitted in a general residence district.
Section 12 Non-Conforming Buildings, Structures. and'uses.. A. �rl�
• lawful building or structure or use of a building, structure , or
premises or part thereof existing at the time of the adoption of
this ordinance or any amendment thereof may be continued althougjjh j
such building, structure , or use does not conform to the provisions i
thereof. If a non-conforming use it discontinued for a period of
two years such use shall not be re-established.
in &�C4/�C�iN4
B. The Board of Appeal may permit any non-epnforming use.to be 4
• changed to any sppoified us.e not substantially different in character {{
s or more detrimental or objectionable to a neighbnrhodd.
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No building,which,has been damaged by fire or other clause to the
extent-of more than°,throe- uepters of its value shall 'be repaired or rebuilt•
except in conformity with this ordinance, peal--m r1M
Section 13. `6ieht Reaulations.n In a single residence, general
residence, residence C,'residence D, or local business district, no building
shall be erected or altered to exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five
feet in height unless it sets.back from each street and lot line ten feet in
addition to the requirements of Section 14. No building shall exceed four
stories or, fifty-five feet in height. No dwelling for more.than one family „ f '
shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height. r
B. In an apartment house or semi-residence district, no building shall f w
be erected or altered to'exceed five stories or sixty-five feet in height.
C.- In a general business, industrial, or Vmrestricted district, no
building shall exceed six stories or eighty feet in height, nor exceed in
volume theiarea of'its lot Ijultiplied by sixty-five feet. In an industrial
or marestricted district no dwelling shall exceedtwoand one-half stories
or thirty-five feet in height.
D. Chimneys, elevators§ poles, spires, tanks, towers, and other pro-
jections not used for buman`occupancy may extend above the height limits
herein fixed.
Section 14. Area Regulations. A. Rear Yards. 1. In a single resi-
dence district, there shall be behind every building except a one-story-build-
ing
ne-story building of accessory use a yard having a minimum depth of twenty-five per cent
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of the depth of the lot.'
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2. In a general^residence, residence C. or residence D district,
there shall be behind every building except a one-story building of
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cessorY use, and'in a local business, .industrialr or unrestricted dis-
trict there shall be behind every dxellingr a yard a minimum depth .
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of twenty per cent of the depth of the lot.
3. In an apartment house,_semi-residence; or .general business
district, there shall be behind every dwelling a'yard having a minimum ;
depth of fifteen per cent .of the depth of the lot...which "depth shall
be increased by five feet for each additional story of the building
above three stories.
4. En'any districts no rear yard need be .deeper than required.
„rfora lot one hundred feet deep.
5. On a lot :oceupied by a.dwelling or apartment house on Jan.. 1,
1945, sone-story building of accessory use,mai occupy not more than
thirty per cent of the required rear yard.
B: Side Yards. .1. In a single .residehce, general residence, residence
0 aflncitl paircqtpu#etd�cell� Sprr�;tfec�.
C, or residence D district, no building^except a one-story build- Sig{leuv ,
ing of accessory use shall be'built within eight feet of a side lot .line 'r
or within sixteen feet of.another building;' provided'%hat on no lot,sepa-
rately owned at the time of the adoption of this ordinance''and less than
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forty feet wide shalljo.'the aggregate width of the side yards thus required =
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be such that less than three fifths of the width of the lot may be built .
upon.
.� 2. In a single residence, general residence,' residence C. or resi-
dence D district, no one-story building of accessory use shall be. built
within six feet of a lot line or of -another building unless there is a
party wall.
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S: In an apartment house, semi-residence, local business, *a gen-
eral
en eral business, industrial, or�omrestricted district, no dwelling•shall
be built within six feet of a lot line or of another building except where
` there is a party wall, which distance'shall .be increased by two feet for
each additional story of the building above three stories, and no other
building shall be built within six feet of a lot line or of -another'
building on the same lot unless contiguous thereto.
C. Front Yards. . 1. In a single residence, general residence, residence
C,, or. residence D. district, no building or roadside stand shall be erected
•r •or, placed within fifteen feet of a street line, provided that no building
need be set back more than fifteen per cent of the depth of the lot nor {
more than the average of the,-setbacks of the buildings nearest thereto on
either side, a vacant' lot one hundred feet or more 'in width or a lot occu-
pied by a building set back more than fifteen feet being counted as though
• occupied by a building set back fifteen feet:
2. In an apartment house district,- no building shall be erected
or placed within ten feet of a. street line, provided that no building
need be set baek;more than ten per cent of the depth of the lot nor
more than the average of the setbacks of the buildings'nearest thereto
on either side, a building set back more than ten:feet .being counted
as though occupied by a building set back ten feet: .
3. In any district, there shall be in front of every dwelling
lnot abutting on a.'street a yard not less than thirty feet deep.
, a D. Corner Clearance., In a single residence, general residence, iesi- /
dente C, or residence D district, within the area formed by the lines of inter
setting streets and a line Joining points on such lines fifteen feet distant .
• from their point of interasetion, or in the ease of a rounded corner the
point of intersection of their tangents, no structure other than a building
and no foliage shall be maintained between height three and one-half Peet
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and a height eight feet above the plane through their curb grades.
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E. Courts. In any district, no window in a dwelling shall open on
• an outer court unless the width of such outer court equals or exceeds its
horizontal depth measured' from its open side, or on an inner court unless
the minimum width of such inner court equals or exceeds its vertical depth.
F. Lot Size. 1. In a single residence district, no building, except
rione-story buildings of accessory use, shall belerected on a lot contain-
ng less than six thousand square feet or less than fifty feet wide,
provided'thit one building and its accessory buildings may be erected
on any lot,which is separately owned at the time of the adoptiondi this
ordinance, or of any amendment thereto placing such•lot in a single ,
residence district.
2. ' In a general residence, residence C.. or residence D district,
no dwelling shall be erected on a lot containing less than fouro- thousand
square feet, and ho dialling shall be erected or altered,, -except as
au-thorized under ,Section 5.. Bj, paragraph 2, toaccommodatemore than one
Family on any lot containing less than fifteen hundred square feet for
each family housed, provided that one one-family dwelling and ,its acces
sort' buildings may be erected on any lot which is separately owned at the '
time of'the adoption of this ordinance. '
G. Appurtenant Open Suace. No yard, lot area, or other open space
required for a building by this ordinance shall during,the eidstence of such
building be"occupied ty or counted as open space for another building, ,
H. Protections. Nothing herein shall prevent the projection of steps,
unroofed or open roofed stoops hot exceeding twenty-four square feet in area,
eaves,. cornices, window sills, 'or *if courses into any required yard.
' Section 15, District Boundaries. Unless .otherwise shown on the zoning
• map, district boundary lines within blocks are .parallel 'to�and`ons hundred
feet distant from the,lesaLrestricted side of the block, ,except that in
blocks less than two hundred feet wide such lines are median lines between.
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the sides,of the block..jlVhere a district boundary line divides any lot' "
existing at the time such line is adopted, the regulations for the 'less
restricted portion of such lot shall extend not more than thirty feet into
the'more restricted portion, provided the lot has frontage in the less .re—
stricted district.
Section 16. Definitions. Unless otherwise specifically provided,
words and terms used herein shall be construed as defined or.used in• the
building code of Salem.
Section 17. : Enforcement. A. The Inspector of Buildings shall enforce
the provisions of this ordinance, except, ahen otherwise provided, and, -in
so doing,-shall have the same powers as are provided for the enforcement
of the Building<Ordinance. He shall issue no permit for the construction,
alteration, enlargement,.reconstruction, moving, raising up, or use 'of any
building or structure, ,or part thereof, which would'be in violation of any
• of theprovisions of this ordinance. '
B. No premises or,'building or?part thereof hereafter erected or altered
wholly or partly in use or structure, or the'open spaces pertaining to which
are in any way reduced, shall be used until the Inspector dt. Buildings shall
have certified on the building permit or, in case no permit is issued, shall.
have issued a certificate of;occupancy, specifying the use to which the • `
premises, or the building upon being sufficiently coml*ted to ,comply with
the provisions and regulations relating thereto, may be put.
Section 18. Board,of Appeal. A. The Board of Appeal established by
t the Building Code of Salem"shall be the Board of,.Appeal~under this ordinance,'
provided that the-Mayor shall appoint annually," subject.to the-confirmation
of the City Council, an associate member, who, incase of a vacancy, inability.
to act, or interest on the part of a member of said board, shall take the
place-of such member..
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B. The Board of Appeal shall act onall matters within its jurisdic—
tion under Section 30 of Chapter 40,of the General Laws and under this
ordinance. in the manner prescribed in said section and subject always, to
the rule that it shall give due consideration to promoting the public health,
safety, convenience, and welfare, encouraging the most appropriate use of
land,"and conserving property value, that it shall permit no building or
use injurious, obnoxious, offensive, or detrimental:.to a neighborhood, and r`
that it shall prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in each case.`
Section 19. Penalty. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be fined not more than twenty dollars for each offense. Each
day that wilful violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.'
Section 20. Bci.stias ®rdinances Not Repealed. Nothing contained in
this ordinance shall be construed' as repealing or modifying any existing•
ordinance 'or regulation of'the city, but shall be in addition thereto,
• provided that, whenever`this ordinance imposes greater restrictions upon
'the construction, alteration, enlargement, reconstruction, moving, raising
up,,or use of buildings or structures or use of premises than other ordinances
or provisions of. law, such greater restrictions shall prevail.
Section 21. Invalidity. The'invalidity of any section or provision
of this ordinance, or' of any district or part thereof as laid down upon the
zoning map., shall not affect the validity of any other section or provision
: of the ordinance, or of any other district or part thereof as laid down
upon the zoning map.
Section 22. This ordinance shall take effect on �� 1945.
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The Zubdivision plan for the Willows tract has been approved
but actuaal. ,staking out of roads and lots end corresponding studies for
heater and sewer service depend on the definite location of the lot lines
faaottg mid having access on Yort Avenue. Such access must be through
a strip of land owned by the Park Dept. The Perk Dept, has expressed
its willingness to transfer this strip of land to the city. °ow%vero
since marry ring trees are ;located on this strip it secazaas undosirable to
include ame in the building lots and sing o the South lino of the Park
owned. stria is only 14 ft. from the ]qorth .lima of thea sidewalk and:. only
8 to 10 ft, from the trunks of the .troes it s"aye that for the: protection
of t1im se trees and their root system the South line of the* Park strip
should. be the North lino or the building Iota. This would moreover
simplify the transfer of this strip from Park to City.
It this lot frontage its thus established it will be than starting
point for lot sizes, road locations and utilities services.
T RAY112 SP'.kR TIONS 014 ACFF AV„�, I. M.B
The transfer by the Park Deapt# of than strip of land of Fort Avenue
hes suggested the widening of Fort ,Avenue to a sufficient width to enable
a central 'Park strip which would separate truffle and roduce the hazaard
of several, driveways "entering capon €z two way TOnd. It was further
suggested haat the Park, rapt, might maintain end. beautify this $trip as
is doxin on the Dalton Parlkw°ay.
The accompanying sections show a 104 fto wide roam with two 11
fto traffic lanes on saoh. aide of a 19 ft. central fork strip.
While it is true that tort ALVO-nue is not is thru highway it
should `be mated that, in view of the reoreaticn0a activities attracting
great orowds, Fort Avouue aarrigs all the burden of a thru hIFh1vay Without
the relief of any other outlet except by return* virile it is true tb at
this "peak traffic 'load" is sen nal it is an astabllzhe4 method to
design all reoilitle;v for "peak" roqeairc4ns gnts with. a margin o+ saff6ty.
Yoreover* the greatest obstaclo *.o 6tr€et or road widening, no matter
how desirable, is that or cucurine, and raying abutting property* Hare
is an exceptional cases where all the property needed for such wwi%eliing
Is city owned,
3t is therefore suggested that although the actual work for
widening Fort Avenue 'seed not be done at once. that the 'plasm be a0ae7ptod.
and that future activities or land uses be governed therobyo
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on March 27, 19452
• at two o' clock P . M. Mr. Butler, Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. Comet' and
Mr. Hans were present.
Mr. Comey spoke on the need for developing a Public Works
program for a "six-year plan", embodying the improvements for which
the Board has had plans and sketches prepared (about 18 projects) .
Mr. Hans recommended a campaign to finish up the work on
the Uollins Cove dump so improvements in that vicinity could be
commenced. He called attention to a story in the Salem Evening
News vL ich referred to "Palmer Cove development in conformity
with Planning Board plan" and said that the continuance of the
sea-wall at Piklmer Cove was not in conformity with the Board' s
plan, but under the circumstances he advised making the best of
it, approving the sea-wall, and trying to get an improved develop-
ment with playgrounds, etc. The Board directed Mr . Hans to get
an estimate of expenses on Palmer Cove and Collins Cove from a
dredging company.
It was decided to hold a hearing on the new zoning ordinance
on April 23, 1945, at eight P. M. , and to send a notice, with a
summary of the ordinance,. to the Mayor and members .of the City
Council, referring them to Mr. Hans for further information;
also to ask the Building Inspector for suggestions on the ordinance.
April 25th was chosen as a tentative date for a regional
meeting of the Federation of Planning Boards, to be held in Salem.
The meeting adjourned at four P . M.
Attest-
Secretary
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on April 120 1945, at
two P. M. Messrs. Butler, Baker, O'Donnell, Comey and Hans were
present, and Mr. Butler presided.
Mr. Butler and Mr. O'Donnell were appointed to confer with the
Committee from the Mass. Planning Board Federation in regard to the
regional meeting to be held in Salem.
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, it was voted to postpone the hearing
on the zoning ordinance to April 30th at 8 P. M., and to write to
the Building Inspector, the board of Appeal and the City Solicitor,
asking them fmr suggestions and comments.
The clerk was directed to send notices of all zoning hearings
to the Building Inspector in the future.
On motion of ?fir. Baker, it was voted to request the Mayor for
andadditional appropriation for the special planning item, the •
amount necessary being approximately 0,000.00.
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, the meeting adjourAed at 3.50
P . M.
Attest-
Secretary
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SUMMARY OF
REVISION OF SALEM ZONING ORDINANCE
The proposed ordinance revises the present ordinance to meet more nearly both present and future
needs of Salem. It picks up a number of minor misfits and gaps and adds several important protective
controls which are in almost universal vise in other cities,—all designed to retain and protect the best of old
Salem and promote Salem's rational, beneficial development.
The revision comprises (1) changes in the wording of the ordinance,—and (2) changes in the
zoning map fixing the locations of the various land-use districts,—residential, business, and industry, each
of several types.
1. THE OnDrvANCE. Uses of buildings and structures are to remain much as at present. Uses
of land are to be covered also. The number of districts is increased from 8 to 10,—the new ones being
designed (a) to promote desirable types of dwellings, and (b) to differentiate types of business areas as
between central and local.
In single residence districts a number of special uses, such as hospitals, cemeteries, and greenhouses
are made subject to a hearing by the Board of Appeal, and accessory uses are more sharply defined.
In general residence districts dwellings are restricted to one- and two-family houses.
In the neva residence C districts the increasingly popular small four-family dwellings are permitted.
In residence D districts there is no change from the provisions adooted in 1944 permitting altera-
tion for more than two families of large old dwellings.
In apartment house and semi-residence districts there is no substantial change,—all types of dwell-
ings are pemitted,—and in semi-residence districts business on the first floor.
In the new local business districts only retail trade and a small amount of incidental manufactur-
ing is allowed.
In general business districts there is no substantial change.
In industrial districts the list of objectionable industries is revised and tanneries are to be confined
to present plants or land within 300 feet of such plants.
In industrial and unrestricted districts no apartment houses are to be built.
Non-conforming uses have been more specifically regulated and will lapse if discontinued for more
than two years.
New provisions have been added to assure in each district appropriate building heights and ade-
quate yards and lots, particularly for dwellings,—as set forth in the accompanying table.
NORMAL HEIGHTS, YARDS, AND LOT SIZES
(Several special variations not covered in this table)
DISTRICTS Single General Apartment General Industrial
Residence Residence, House, Business Least
Residence C, Semi- Restricted
Residence D, residence
Local Business
BUILDING 2% St., 35 ft. 2% st., 35 ft. 5 St., 65,ft. 6 st., 80 ft. 6 st., 80 ft.
HEIGHTS (if set back, (if set back, (dwellings,
4 st., 55 ft.) 4 st., 55 ft.) 2% St., 35 ft.)
REAR 25 ft. 20 ft. 15 ft. (add 5 dwellings: 15 dwellings:
YARDS ft. for each ft. (add 5 ft. 20 ft.
story over 3) for each story
over 3)
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SIDE 8 ft. 8 ft. if provided, 6 if provided, 6 if provided,
YARDS (local busi- ft. (for dwell- ft. (for dwell- 6 ft.
ness, if pro- ings add 2 ft. ings add 2 ft.
vided, 6 ft.) for each story for each story
over 3) ' over 3)
FRONT 15 ft. 15 ft. 10 ft. — —
YARDS
LOT SIZE 6000 sq. ft. 4,000 sq. ft. — — -
-per family — 1,500 sq. ft. — — —
LOT WIDTH 50 ft. — — — —
Provisions defining the interpretation of zoning boundaries on the map remain unchanged.
All terms are to be construed as in the Building Code, thus assuring uniformity.
Enforcement is to be as at present by the Building Inspector, with the proviso that he is to certify
the permitted use for all new and altered buildings and premises.
The Board of Appeal is to be that for the Building Code as at present,—with an alternate appointed
for cases when a member is unable to act. Its duties are more closely related to the new enabling act,
passed since the present Salem ordinance was adopted,—and adequate rules are established for its guidance.
Penalties similar to those for breaking other ordinances are set up, the injunction will remain the
usual method of stopping violations.
2. THE MAP. There are several important changes in the location of the protective districts,—as
well as numerous minor ones designed to fit Salem's needs more exactly than at present. An inspection
of the map will reveal these proposals.
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Single residence districts are greatly extended, particularly west of the Salem Hospital south of
Highland Avenue, west of Marlborough Road north of it, and to include the best land in South Salem
•` and the City Home and adjacent land.
General residence districts are reduced by the areas transferred to single residence and residence
C districts, but include certain .areas now recognized as not needed for business or industry.
The new residence C districts comprise substantial areas along Loring and Jefferson Avenues and
Broadway on the south, and Highland Avenue and much of the area between Marlborough Road and Bos-
ton Street on the west, as well as smaller areas north of Bridge Street and elsewhere.
Residence D districts are slightly extended chiefly along Webb Street.
Apartment house districts are to cover several areas previously classed as semi-residence,—chiefly in
the "Point" neighborhood, and east of Hawthorne Boulevard.
The new local business districts comprise most of the outlying areas now classed as business.
The general business districts are reduced by excluding outlying business districts, also substan-
tial stretches of thoroughfares such as the east part of Essex Street, where little or no business develop-
ment seems likely to occur, but are enlarged by including parts of the industrial districts nearest the busi-
ness center of Salem and a few other areas now devoted to business.
• Industrial districts are reduced by a number of minor modifications, and a few larger areas obvi-
ously not suited to industry, such as the city's former stone quarry and nearby land in which residential
development recently began. They are to be enlarged to include the old mill pond, now unrestricted.
The least restricted districts, formerly classified as unrestricted, are reduced by exclusion of this
mill pond property, and the waterfront south of Fort Avenue.
SALEM PLANNING BOARD
ARTHUR C. COMEY, Consultant
REVISION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem as follows:
The Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by repealing its nineteen sections and subsaauting
therefor the following:
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS. For the purpose of this ordinance, the City of Salem
is hereby divided into ten classes of districts, to be known as:
1. Single residence districts,
2. General residence districts,
3. Residence C districts,
4. Residence D districts,
5. Apartment house districts,
6. Semi-residence districts,
7. Local business districts,
8. General business districts,.
• 9. Industrial districts,
10. Least restricted districts,
as shown on the Zoning Map, dated .................................................... 1945, and filed in the office of the City Clerk.
SECTION 2. SINGLE RESIDENCE DISTRICT USES. In a single residence district, no new building
or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing building or structure, or part there-
of, shall be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any industry, trade, manufacturing, or commercial purpose; or for
B. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. One-family detached dwelling;
2. Alteration, enlargement, reconstruction, and use of a one-family dwelling, existing at the
time its lot is placed in a single residence district, as a residence for not more than two families,
provided that the Board of Appeal finds that the original building can no longer be used at a reason-
able expense or at a fair financial return for a use otherwise permitted;
3. Church or other place of worship;
4. Public recreational use, including trailer camps in a public park;
• 5. Public or private school, college, museum, or other use of an educational character other
than trade schools and business colleges;
6. Private club not conducted for profit and containing not more than five sleeping rooms;
7. Farm, market garden, or nursery, including the sale of natural products raised on the
premises, but not including any use or the extension of any existing use which would be injurious,
obnoxious, or offensive to the ncighborhood;
8. Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incident to any of the above per-
mitted uses and not detrimental to ae i "
r s dential neighborhood. The term "accessory use in this
and the next four sections shall not include:
(a) A garage or parking space for or storage of more than three automobiles unless
authorized by the Board of Appeal;
(b) Storage of more than one commercial automobile except on a farm;
(c) The taking of more than four lodgers;
(d) Advertising signs except those pertaining to the lease, sale, or use of a lot or
• building on which they are placed, and not exceeding a total area of twelve square feet;
provided that on a lot occupied by a dwelling or apartment house there may not be for each
family housed more than two signs, with a total area of not more than two square feet, per-
taining to the use of such building or bearing a name and the designation of any authorized
occupation, and being such signs as are customary on any building used for the purposes
permitted by this section.
9. Any of the following uses, provided it is not injurious, obnoxious, or offensive to the
neighborhood, and only if authorized by the Board of Appeal:
(a) Aviation;
(b) Business college or trade school;
(c) Cemetery;
(d) Fur farm;
(e) Golf club;
• (f) Gravel, loam, sand, or stone removal;
(g) Greenhouse;
(h) Hospital, convalescent home, sanitarium, institution, or philanthropic use;
• (i) Ice harvesting, and storage on the same premises;
(j) Municipal use;
(k) Poultry farm;
(1) Riding stable;
(m) Stock or animal raising;
(n) Telephone exchange, not including a service station or outside storage of supplies;
(o) Overnight or trailer camp or parking of more than one trailer, if and as author-
ized and regulated further by the Board of Health.
SECTION 3. GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT USES. In a general residence district, no new build-
ing or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing building or structure, or part
thereof, shall be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any industry, trade, manufacturing, or commercial purpose; or for
B. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose or accessory use authorized in single residence districts;
2. Dwelling for not more than two families in any one building or attached pair of buildings;
3. Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incident to the above permitted uses
and not detrimental to a residential neighborhood.
SECTION 4. RESIDENCE C DISTRICT USES. In a residence C district, no new building or struc-
ture, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereof, shall
be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any industry, trade, manufacturing, or commercial purpose; or for
B. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose or accessory use authorized in single residence districts;
2. Dwelling for not more than four families in any one building or attached group of buildings;
3. Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incident to the above permitted uses
and not detrimental to a residential neighborhood.
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SECTION 5. RESIDENCE D DISTRICT USES. In a residence D district, no new building or struc-
ture, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereof, shall
• be altered, enlarged, reconstructed or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any industry, trade, manufacturing or commercial purpose; or for
B. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose or accessory use authorized in general residence districts;
2. Alteration for more than two families of a dwelling house existing on January 1, 1944,
and containing more than 1000 square feet of floor space exclusive of halls and stairs, provided
the building is not enlarged or the exterior walls substantially altered, and provided the Board of
Appeal shall rule that such alteration will not be detrimental to the neighborhood.
SECTION 6. APARTMENT HousE DISTRICT USES. In an apartment house district, no new building
or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing building or structure, or part there-
of, shall be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any industry, trade, manufacturing, or commercial purpose; or for
B. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose or accessory use authorized in single residence districts;
. 2. Dwelling, apartment hotel, lodging house, or hotel;
3. Private club not conducted for profit;
4. Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incident to the above permitted uses
and not detrimental to a residential neighborhood.
SECTION 7. SEMI-RESIDENCE DISTRICT USES. In a semi-residence district, new buildings and
structures may be constructed and used, existing buildings and structures may be altered, enlarged, recon-
structed, and used, and premises may be used for
A. Any purpose or accessory use authorized in apartment house districts; but for no other pur-
pose or use, except that
B. The first floor, basement, and cellar of any new or existing building or structure may be used
for one or more of the purposes authorized in local business districts, but not including a filling station, a
garage in which automobiles are kept in live storage for profit, for the carrying of passengers for profit
or for hire, or in which major structural repairs are made to automobiles, a repair shop in a garage or other
building or structure in which heavy machinery is used, an automobile school, or a stable.
SECTION 8. LOCAL BUSINESS DISTRICT USES. In a local business district, no new building or struc-
ture, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereof, shall
• be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose or accessory use authorized in apartment house districts;
2. Store, salesroom, or showroom for the conduct of retail business;
3. Office of any kind;
4. Bank or other monetary institution;
5. Restaurant or other eating place;
6. Club or other organization, dancing academy, theater, hall, or other place of amusement
or assembly;
7. Public or semi-public building or use;
8. Place or business of a
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Baker Electrician Photographer
Builder Florist Plumber
Butcher Furrier Printer
• Cabinet maker Grocer Publisher
Carpenter Hairdresser Roofer
Caterer Laundry Shoemaker
Cleaner Manicure Shoe repairer
Confectioner Mason Shoe shiner
Contractor Milliner Tailor
Decorator Newspaper Tinsmith
Dressmaker Optician Telephone exchange
Druggist Paper-hanger Undertaker
Dyer Painter Upholsterer
provided in each case the major portion of any products manufactured on the premises is to be sold
by the manufacturer to the consumer and not more than four operatives shall be employed in such
manufacture.
9. Filling station, parking space for storage of automobiles, garage, or stable, if authorized
by the Board of Appeal;
10. Any other use which the Board of Appeal, upon petition, may permit in a specific case,
provided that the Board finds that
(a) The proposed use is similar to one or more of the uses previously authorized by
this section;
(b) The exclusion of such additional use from a local business district would involve
practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship;
(c) Such use would not substantially reduce the value of any property within the dis-
trict nor otherwise be injurious, obnoxious, or offensive to the neighborhood.
SECTION 9. GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT USES. In a general business district, no new building or
structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereof,
shall be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for
A. Any purpose except one or more of the following specified uses:
1. Any purpose authorized in local business districts;
2. Store, salesroom, showroom, or storage space for the conduct of wholesale business;
• 3. Place or business as listed in Section 8, A, par. 8, without limit as to sale of goods or
number of operatives.
B. In addition, such industry, trade, and manufacturing may be carried on in any building or struc-
tore or on any premises as are customary in connection with the foregoing uses and are incidental thereto;
provided that
1. No such industry, trade, or manufacturing shall be carried on in a general business dis-
trict which is
(a) Prohibited or not authorized in industrial districts;. or would be
(b) Injurious, obnoxious, or offensive to a neighborhood by reason of noise, vibration,
smoke, cinders, odor, gas, fumes, dust, chemicals, or other objectionable feature; or would be
(c) Dangerous to a neighborhood through fire, explosion, or any other cause;
2. The total floor space which may be used for manufacturing in any building or structure
or on any premises shall not exceed three thousand square feet, and not more than four operatives
• shall be employed in any such manufacture.
SECTION 10. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. A. In an industrial district, new buildings and structures
may be constructed and used, existing buildings and structures may be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, and
• used, and premises may be used for
1. Any purpose authorized in general business districts, except as prohibited in paragraph B
of this section;
2. Any industry, trade, manufacturing, commercial, or other purpose not otherwise prohibited
by this section or by any law or ordinance.
B. No new building or structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing build-
ing or structure, or part thereof, shall be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall
be used for any of the following specifizd uses, unless such use is accessory and incidental and minor in
extent to a use authorized by this section and is not injurious, obnoxious, or offensive to a neighborhood:
1. Dwelling, except as permitted in a general residence district;
2. Acetylene gas manufacturing;
3. Ammonia, bleaching powder, or chlorine manufacturing;
4. Asphalt manufacturing or refining;
5. Assaying, other than gold or silver;
• 6. Blast furnace;
7. Boiler making;
8. Cement, lime, or plaster-of-paris manufacturing;
9. Coal-tar products manufacturing;
10. Coke manufacturing;
1-1. Cork manufacturing;
12. Cremation, except in a cemetery;
13. Creosote treatment or manufacturing;
14. Dextrine, glucose, or starch manufacturing;
15. Disinfectant, insecticide, or poison manufacturing;
16. Distillation of bones, coal, or wood;
17. Dye manufacturing;
18. Emery cloth or sandpaper manufacturing;
19. Explosives, fireworks, or gunpowder manufacturing, or storage in excess of five hun-
dred pounds;
• 20. Fat, grease, lard or tallow manufacturing, refining, or rendering;
21. Fertilizer manufacturing;
22. Fish packing or storage;
23. Gasoline, naphtha, or petroleum refining;
24. Gelatine, glue, or sizing manufacturing;
25. Gas (fuel or illuminating) manufacturing in excess of one thousand cubic feet per day
or storage in excess of ten thousand cubic feet, except in a municipal or public service plant;
26. Hair processing;
27. Hot rolling mill;
28. Hydrochloric, nitric, picric, sulphuric, or sulphurous acid manufacturing;
29. Incineration or reduction of dead animals, garbage, offal, or refuse, except in a munici-
pal plant, unless accumulated and consumed on the same premises without the emission of odor;
30. Lampblack manufacturing;
31. Linoleum or oilcoth manufacturing;
• 32. Match manufacturing;
33. Metal or ore reduction or smelting;
34. Potash refining;
35. Printing ink manufacturing;
36. Pyroxylin manufacturing, manufacturing of articles thereof or storage in excess of five
hundred pounds, but not excluding plastic manufacturing;
37. Rolling mill;
38. Rubber manufacturing, or treatment involving offensive odor;
39. Salt manufacturing;
40. Shoe blacking, cleaner, or polish manufacturing;
41. Slaughtering except as permitted by the Board of Health, or stock yard except as appur-
tenant thereto;
42. Soda and soda compounds manufacturing;
• 43. Stove blacking or polish manufacturing;
44. Sugar refining;
45. Tanning or curing of raw hides or skins except on premises used for,such purpose on
• Jan. 1, 1945, or on premises contiguous to or within three hundred feet of such premises;
46. Tar distillation or manufacturing;
„ 47. Tobacco (chewing) manufacturing;
48. Turpentine or varnish manufacturing;
49. Yeast manufacturing;
50. An use which would be injurious, obnoxious or offensive to a neighborhood, b reason
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of noise, vibration, smoke, cinders, odor, gas, fumes, dust, chemicals, or other objectionable feature,
or dangerous to a neighborhood through fire, explosion, or other cause.
SECTION 11. LEAST RESTRICTED DISTRICT USES. In a least restricted district, no new building or
structure, or part thereof, shall be constructed or used, no existing building or structure, or part thereof,
shall be altered, enlarged, reconstructed, or used, and no premises shall be used for a dwelling, except as
permitted in a general residence district.
SECTION 12. NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND USES. A. Any lawful building
Or structure or use of a building, structure, or premises or part thereof existing at the time of the adoption
• of this ordinance or any amendment thereof may be continued although such building, structure, or use
does not conform to the provisions thereof. If a non-conforming use is discontinued for a period of two
years such use shall net be re-established.
B. The Board of Appeal may permit any non-conforming use in a building to be changed to any
specified use not substantially different in character or more detrimental or objectionable to a neighborhood.
C. No building which has been damaged by fire or other cause to the extent of more than two-
thirds of its value shall be repaired or rebuilt except in conformity with this ordinance.
SECTION 13. HEIGHT REGULATIONS. A. In a single residence, general residence, residence C,
residence D; or local business district, no building shall be erected or altered to exceed two and one-half
stories or thirty-five feet in height unless it sets back from each street and lot line ten feet in addition to
the requirements of Section 14. No building shall exceed four stories or fifty-five feet in height. No dwell-
ing for more than one family shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in height.
B. In an apartment house or semi-residence district, no building shall be erected or altered to
• exceed five stories or sixty-five feet in height.
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C. In a general business, individual, or least restricted district, no building shall exceed six stories
or eighty feet in height, nor exceed in volume the area of its lot multiplied by sixty-five feet. In an in.
• dustrial or least restricted district no dwelling shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty-five feet in
height.
D. Chimneys, elevators, poles, spires, tanks, towers, and other projections not used for human occu-
pancy may extend above the height limits herein fixed.
SECTION 14. AREA RrGULATIONs. A. Rear Yards. 1. In a single residence district, there shall
be behind every building except a one-story building of accessory use a yard having a minimum depth of
twenty-five per cent of the depth of the lot.
2. In a general residence, residence C, or residence D district, there shall be behind every
building except a one-story building of accessory use, and in a local business, industrial, or unre-
stricted district there shall be behind every dwelling, a yard having a minimum depth of twenty per
cent of the depth of the lot.
3. In an apartment house, semi-residence, or general business district, there shall be behind
every dwelling a yard having a minimum depth of fifteen per cent of the depth of the lot, which
depth shall be increased by five feet for each additional story of the building above three stories.
• 4. In any district, no rear yard need be deeper than required for a lot one hundred feet deep.
5. On a lot occupied by a dwelling or apartment house on Jan. 1, 1945, a one-story build-
ing of accessory use may occupy not more than thirty per cent of the required rear yard.
B. Side Yards. 1. In a single residence, general residence, residence C, or residence D district, no
building or attached pair or group of dwellings permitted by Sections 3, 4 or 5, except a one story building
of accessory use, shall be built within eight feet of a side lot line or within sixteen feet of another building;
provided that on no lot separately owned at the time of the adoption of this ordinance and less than forty
feet wide shall the aggregate width of the side yards thus required be such that less than three-fifths of the
width of the lot may be built upon.
2. In a single residence, general residence, residence C, or residence D district, no one-story
building of accessory use shall be built within six feet of a lot line or of another building unless there
is a party wall.
3. In an apartment house, semi-residence, local business, general business, industrial, or least
restricted district, no dwelling shall be built within six feet of a lot line or of another building except
• where there is a party wall, which distance shall be increased by two feet for each additional story
of the building above three stories, and no other building shall be built within six feet of a lot line
or of another building on.the same lot unless contiguous thereto.
C. Front Yards. 1. In a single residence, general residence, residence C, or residence D district,
no building or roadside stand shall be erected or placed within fifteen feet of a street line, provided that
no building need be set back more than fifteen per cent of the depth of the lot nor more than the average
of the setbacks of the buildings nearest thereto on either side, a vacant lot one hundred feet or more in
width or a lot occupied by a building set back more than fifteen feet being counted as though occupied by
a building set back fifteen feet.
2. In an apartment house district, no building shall be erected or placed within ten feet
of a street line, provided that no building need be set back more than ten per cent of the depth of
the lot nor more than the average of the setbacks of the buildings nearest thereto on either side,
a building set back more than ten feet being counted as though occupied by a building set back ten
feet.
• 3. In any district, there shall be in front of every dwelling not abutting on a street a yard
not less than thirty feet deep.
D. Corner Clearance. In a single residence, general residence, residence C, or residence D dis-
trict, within the area formed by the lines of intersecting streets and a line joining points on such lines fif-
teen feet distant from their point of intersection, or in the case of a rounded corner the point of intersec-
tion of their tangents, no structure other than a building and no foliage shall be maintained between a
height three and one-half feet and a height eight feet above the plane through their curb grades.
E. Courts. In any district, no window in a dwelling shall open on an outer court unless the
width of such outer court ,equals or exceeds its horizontal depth measured from its open side, or on an inner
court unless the minimum width of such inner court equals or exceeds its vertical depth.
F. Lot Size. 1. In a single residence district, no building, except one-story buildings of accessory
use, shall be erected on a lot containing less than six thousand square feet or less than fifty feet wide, pro-
vided that one building and its accessory buildings may be erected on any lot which is separately owned at
the time of the adoption of this ordinance, or of any amendment thereto placing such lot in a single resi-
dence district.
2. In a general residence, residence C, or residence D district, no dwelling shall be erected
on a lot containing less than four thousand square feet, and no dwelling shall be erected or altered,
• except as authorized under Section 5, B, paragraph 2, to accommodate more than one family on
any lot containing less than fifteen hundred square feet for each family housed, provided that one
one-family dwelling and its accessory buildings may be erected on any lot which is separately owned
at the time of the adoption of this ordinance.
G. flppurtenant Open Space. No yard, lot area, or other open space required for a building by
this ordinance shall during the existence of such building be occupied by or counted as open space for an-
other building.
H. Projections. Nothing herein shall prevent the projection of steps, unroofed or open roofed
stoops not exceeding twenty-four square feet in area, eaves, cornices, window sills, or belt courses into any
required yard.
SECTION 15. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. Unless otherwise shown on the zoning map, district boundary
lines within blocks are parallel to and one hundred feet distant from the less restricted side of the block,
except that in blocks less than two hundred feet wide such lines are median lines between the sides of the
block. Where a district boundary line divides any lot existing at the time such line is adopted, the regu-
lations for the less restricted portion of such lot shall extend not more than thirty feet into the more
restricted portion, provided the lot has street frontage in the less restricted district.
SECTION 16. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise specifically provided, words and terms used herein
shall be construed as defined or used in the building code of Salem.
SECTION 17. ENFORCEMENT. A. The Inspector of Buildings shall enforce the provisions of this
ordinance, except when otherwise provided, and, in so doing, shall have the same powers as are provided
for the enforcement of the Building Ordinance. He shall issue no permit for the construction, alteration,
enlargement, reconstruction, moving, raising up, or use of any building or structure, or part thereof, which
would be in violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance.
B. No premises or building or part thereof hereafter erected or altered wholly or partly in use or
structure, or the open spaces pertaining to which are in any way reduced, shall be used until the Inspec-
tor of Buildings shall have certified on the building permit or, in case no permit is issued, shall have issued
a certificate of occupancy, specifying the use to which the premises, or the building upon being sufficiently
completed to comply with the provisions and regulations relating thereto, may be put.
SECTION 18. BOARD OF APPEAL. A. The Board of Appeal established by the Building Code of
Salem shall be the Board of Appeal under this ordinance, provided that the Mayor shall appoint annually,
subject to the confirmation of the City Council, an associate member, who, in case of a vacancy, inability
to act, or interest on the part of a member of said board, shall take the place of such member.
B. The Board of Appeal shall act on all matters within its jurisdiction under Section 30 of
Chapter 40 of the General Laws and under this ordinance in the manner prescribed in said section and
subject always to the rule that it shall give due consideration to promoting the public health, safety, con-
venience, and welfare, encouraging the most appropriate use of land, and conserving property value, that it
shall permit no building or use injurious, obnoxious, offensive, or detrimental to a neighborhood, and that
it shall prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in each case.
SECTION 19. PENALTY. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined
. not more than twenty dollars for each offense. Each day that wilful violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense.
SECTION 20. EXISTING ORDINANCES NOT REPEALED. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall
be construed as repealing or modifying any existing ordinance or regulation of the city, but shall be in
addition thereto; provided that, whenever this ordinance imposes greater restrictions upon the construc-
tion, alteration, enlargement, reconstruction, moving, raising up, or use of buildings or structures or use
of premises than other ordinances or provisions of law, such greater restrictions shall prevail.
SECTION 21. INVALIDITY. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance, or of any
district or part thereof as laid down upon the zoning map, shall not affect the validity of any other sec-
tion or provision of the ordinance, or of any other district or part thereof as laid down upon the zoning map.
SECTION 22. This ordinance shall take effect on........................................................................................... 1945.
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In City Council,. . . . April .2�... . . . . . . . . .19. .�5
Ordered :
That the sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy
dollars ($2,470.00) be and hereby is appropriated for the item
"Rezoning iviodification, Planning Board" to be added to sums heretofore
appropriated for this purpose, the entire sum to be spent under the
direction of the Planning Board, said sum to be charged to the tax
levy for the current year.
In City Council May 10 , 1945
Adopted as amended— — "--
Approved by the Mayor, MAy 121945 _
Attest: --,--
City Clerk
ORDER,
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• Tdarlborough Road
Salem, Massachusetts
April 30, 1945
Salem Planning Board
City Hall
Salem, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
As a resident of this city and as one who ovens a.
considerable amount of land in the Highland Avenue section of
Salem, I wish to oppose the present revision of the zoning
ordinance.
In the matter of a single resident district area
on the proposed zoning map beyond Marlborough road and West
of said road , it is my opinion that this is a great injus-
tice to property owners to designate this particular area as
a single resident district at this time. At present , this
is mostly pasture land without proper streets laid out and
with only water being laid beyond a point approximately oppo-
sitethe present riding stable on Highland Avenue , and no sewer
facilities are installed and none contemplated for the imme-
diate future as I understand it .
Under the proposed revision of the Salem zoning
ordinance it would be an unfortunate matter to impose upon the
land owners in this particular seoton of the city the obli-
gation of paying their taxes for land that perhaps during the
next two generations will be unfit for residential purposes
in view of the fact that there are not proper facilities in-
stalled by either the city or public utilities to take care
of the necessary wants of any prospective home owner . To
prevent these owners from receiving revenue for the use of
their land is a very unfair and unjust procedure.
I and other land owners in this particular section
feel that there is ample land in this city Last of larlbo-
rough Road that could be well laid out for a residential de-
velopment because at least in this particular areasewer fa-
cilities are available to prospective home owners who might
build in the area East of Llarlborough Road and with the pro-
per aid from the City of Salem in supplying this neighbor-
hood with, proper sewer and water facilities and the laying
out of streets , this area could well take care of the future
development of this city for the next quarter of the century
and would supply sufficient land for an -increase of many hun-
dreds of new homes to be built and maintained by the average
citizen of this city and would thus be a means of providing
an area that would absorb the amount of labor and equipment
that could be expended by the City of Salem during that p^r-
iod of time.
In the Highland Avenue area, beyond Marlborough
Road extending in a westward direction to the Lynn boundary-
line , I suggest that this area be rezoned for business
purposes .
Respectfully yours , ,
John Grasso
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EDWARD A.COFFEY, MAYOR
April 26, 1945
I4r. larren H. Butler
Chairman, Essex County Planning Boards
Almy, Bigelowt and Washburn
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear 14r. Butler :
Thank you for your cordial invitation to
<\� attend the regional conference of Essex County Plan-
ning Boards at Hawthorne Hotel on Thursday, Inlay 10th,
from four to ten o ' clock P. ir”.
I am sorry that I shall be unable to be
present at this conference as I have a previous en-
gagement on that evening.
V %,V" urs ,
Mayor
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A meeting of the Planning Board washeld in the Council Chamber
• at City Hall on April 30, 1945, at eight o' clock P. M. , for the purpose
of a hearing on the proposed revision of the zoning ordinance and map.
All the members were present except Mr. Merrill, and Mr. Baker presided.
Mr. Baker explained that the proposed ordinance is a tentative plan,
subjedttto revision, designed to make Salem a prosperous, forward-looking
attractive city. The Board invites critical analysis, constructive
criticism, from City Officials, the Chamber of Commerce, the Building
Inspector, the Board of Appeal and the public at large. The Board hopes
to adopt an ordinance and map which will meet the problems of future
development as well as present needs.
Mr. Butler read a summary of the ordinance, and each section was
presented in turn for comment, as follows:
Section 1.
• Mr. Walker Cahill appeared and stated that no provision was made
for boatyards which must necessarily be on the waterfront. He
suggested establishing a boatyard district. Mr. J. Elmer Callahan,
r,rl � representing Mr. Fred vion, of Dion' s Boatyard, spoke on the same
";I ^subject, saying that the proposed ordinance would allow no develop-
ment of his client' s boatyard and that the development of the water-
front as shown on the plan will result in increased need for boat-
yard facilities. He said it would be unwise to classify boatyards
as manufacturing or industrial, and suggested that they be set
aside in a special category. He said that boatyards were not iln-
sightly or objectionable, but rather were picturesque in a maritime
city, such as aalem formerly was.
Section 2.
• Mr. James J. Welch, . speaking on section " (b) " recommended that
that two commercial automobiles be included in permitted storage,
instead of one .
Mr. John J. O'Rourke, Building inspector, spoke at length on the
proposed ordinance, which he said imposes increased restrictions,
contrary to what he believes to be pfablic sentiment. �iuoting •
Section 20, he said buildiness and industrial zones were too restric-
ted. He said the limiting of non-conforming uses to two years, and
also yard sizes should be given serious consideration. The indus-
trial area of the city has been cut by 25 percent. In some cases,
this is desirable, as at the Lead Mills and on rroctor Street at the
park entrance, but he does not approve of the change of the indus-
trial zone along the Boston, & Maine -R. R. track to single resi-
dence zone . He recommended that the ordinance be referred to the
Board of appeal, and that it should be widely advertised for the
public information.
Mr. Halliday asked about provisions for parking areas and yir.
O'Rourke said they would have to be granted by the Board of Appeal .
Mr. Halliday said that in view of the great need for parking' •
facilities near the center of the city such provision should be
revised, also that the land along the railroad tracks whould be
retained as industrial, as such land was not suited for residen-
tial purposes.
ivir . Callahan suggested that ward hearings should be held on
the ordinance .
The representative of the Master guilders Association sug-
gested amending the present ordinance instead of adopting a new
ordinance, and referring the muter to all civic organizations and
agencies.
...r. Nelch said that the ordinance submitted is negative. He
would like to have maps mdde for general distribution.
Mr. Cahill said that a majority, and *not two-thirds, vote of •
the City Council should be required to amend the ordinance, and
Mr. Baker replied that this was controlled by State law.
• Mr. Kelly asked if a single residence district could be
provided without exceptions and IvTr. Comey replied that the amendment
makes no substantial change from the present ordinance. Any further
restrictions on single-residence districts should be made by private
owners. Mr. Kelly then said that clubs, etc . should not be allowed
in single-residence districts.
A letter from John Grasso was read by the Clerk.
The Board resumed consideration of the ordinance by sections.
Section 3. .
Mr. Callahan suggested that the application of the non-con-
forming use clause be postponed until a certain time after the
end of the war.
Section 4. No comment.
• Section 5.
Mr. O'Rourke said this was more restrictive than the original
ordinance. He suggested strike out"1000 square feet" or strike out
"Board of Appeal".
Section 6.
Question was raised as to the type of club allowed, comment
being made that no club is operated without profits.
Section 7. No comment.
Section 8.
Mr. Walsh, representing Builders' Assoc. , said that Salemts
future is as a business and industrial city, with residence secondary.
Mr. Baker replied that the Board considered residence areas equally
important. Mr. Halliday said that it would be impossible to
• operate some of the businesses listed with only four operatives.
Section 9.
Mr. Francis E. Rafter said that the proposed ordinance •
would destroy business initiative and wa•s not applicable to
an established city like Salem where there. was no space for
residential development . He thought the Board of Appeal
could be given plenary power to administer the zoning
ordinance. He asked for a more lenient and asked that all
doubtful points should be subject to the Board of Appeal .
Section 10. No comment.
Section 11 . No comment.
Section 12.
Mr. O' Rourke said that Paragraph "C" was contrary to the
Building ordinance which provided for 50`/ destruction by fire.
Section 13
Mr. Welch thought this should be in building code. •
Section 14.
Mr. Welch said he thought 6000 sq. ft. lots was in con-
flict with most existing lots in Salem which were 5000 sq. ft.
Mr. O'Rourke said this point should be considered very care-
fully. He thought in single residence zones 5000 sq. ft.
should be minimum.
Section 15.
Mr. O' Rourke thought that existing lot lines .should be
made boundary lines.
Sections 16 and 17. No comment.
Section 18.
Mr. James F. Lynch of the Board of Appeal said the Board
recommended the appointment of an alternate member. •
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Mr. Welch spoke on the zoning of lower Bridge Street.
Mr . Lynch said that he thought a doctor' s office, with a sign,
• should be eppressly allowed in any district.
The hearing was closed at 10.10 P . M.,
On Motion of Mr. Mann, the meeting adjourned at 10.15 P . M.
Attesti-
Secretary
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A meeting of the Planning Board 'was held on May 81 1945,
at 7.30 P . M. All the members were present, and also Mr. Hans. •
Mr. Butler presided..
The Board discussed the regional meeting to be held at the
Hotel Hawthorne on May 10th. It was agreed that the Salem
Board would pay the State tax on the dinners and would pay
for the dinners of certain city officials who were invited
guests. Mr. Hans said he was going to set up an eyhibit
showing various, Planning Board projects.
There was a discussion of the zoning ordinance. Mr. Hans
reported on the ordinances of neighboring cities and towns.
He said that in Salem the unusually congested conditions
created. difficulties. He said it would benecessary to make
a distinction between built-up areas and vacant .land.
Mr. Hans was directed to work on a simplified revision
of the zoning amendment.
On motion of Mr. Merrill, the meeting adjourned at
9.30 P . M.
Attest:-
Secretary
• CITY 'a SALEM, N SS.K 3
PLANNING BOARD
May 1, 1945
Dear Sir:,
A regional conference of the Essex County
Planning Boards will be held at the Hawthorne Hotel
on Thursday evening, May 10th. Dinner will be served
at six o 'clock and the following program .will be
presented
"Essex County" by Miss Elizabeth M. Herlihy,
Chairman. State Planning Board
"Law and Mechanics of Subdivision Control"
• by Louis B. Tuck, Chairman Lynnfield
Board
"Tax Control by Long-Range Planning of
Capital Expenditures" by Arthur C:
Conley, Legislative Agent , Federa-
tion Taxpayers } Association
The members of the Salem Planning Board
believe you will find this program of interest and
cordially invite you to be their guest at the dinner
and the meeting.
Will you please return the enclosed card
before May 8th.
Very truly yours,
U
Se retary
Norm C-3-1-44-1Jf
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In City Council-------------_May_24,...........19_45-
Ordered:
That the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ( $400.00) be and
hereby -is appropriated for the special item, "Rezoning Modification-
Planning Board,!' to be added to sums heretofore appropriated for
this purpose, said sum to be charged to the tax levy for the current
year.
In City Council May 240 1945
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Mayor
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on June 12, 1945,
at eight o'clock P . M. All the members were present except Mr. Mann,
. and Mr. Butler presided. Mr. Hans was also present.
There was a discussion of the possibility of using the land
between Derby Street and the waterfront for a housing project under
condemnation proceedings.
Mr. Butler called the attention of the Board to the fact that
the City Council had cut the amount of Mr. Comey' s salary from the
additional appropriation recommended by the Mayor.
On motion of Mr. Baker, it was voted that Mr. Arthur C. Comey
be retained as consultant in title, subject to call in the future .
Mr. Hans.-,submitted a resume of a revision of the zoning ordi-
nance amendment. The Board decided to allow duplex houses in
single residence zones, to exclude trade of commercial schools from
• residence zones (but not parochial schools) and to establish a
minimum of 5000 sq. ft. for lots in single residence zones.
Mr. Butler was appointed to talk with the Mayor in regard to
a meeting with the Board when they, might get Pair. Conley, who spoke
at the Regional Meeting, for a general discussion of financing
projects in Salem.
Mr. Hans reported on theprogress of the Fort Avenue residential
development survey,
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, the meeting adjourned at 10.15
P . M.
Attest:-
Secretary
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on September 8, 1945,,
at 6.00 P . M. All the members were present except Mr. Mann,
and Mr. Butler presided. Also present were Mr. Hans and
Mr. Harold Perkins.
Mr. Hans explained the plans of the, Fort Avenue development,
Fort Avenue to be changed to two lanes,, 22' wide, .with a center
strip as wide as the length of a car.
The question of frontage of lots was considered. It was
decided that lot lines should start from sidewalk line, with lots
to he 7000 sq. ft. minimum (708x1001 ) . This would provide for
about 125 lots.
Mr. Hans was directed to prepare subdivision plans on this
basis.
On motion of I9ir. Merrill, the meeting adjourned at 8.30
P. M. •
Attest:-
Secretary
September 28, 1945
Mr. Warren H. Butler
Chairman, Planning Board
Salem, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
Inasmuch as there is no suitable eligible list from
which to certify, under the Provisions of Chapter 1
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Section 5 , k cts of 1942, authority is given for the continued
provisional employment of the follolt�i.ng for six months from
September 20, 1945:
• Egbert Hans Planning Engineer
Very \truly yours ,
TTI OE S J . c i-_,.r HA1',,T
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Copy to Aud. & Treas.
To the Honorable City Council of the City of Salem
Respectfully represents. Cecile H. Berube of Lynn, in the
County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Joseph L.
McDermott of Marblehead in said County, •Marion" F. Sylvester of
Beverly in said County, and The' Lynn Sand & Stone Company of
Swampscott in said County
That they -are the owners of substantially all of the land
lying within the area situated in said Salem, and bounded and
described as follows:
Northwesterly by Swampscott Road, so-called;
Northeasterly by Highland Avenue;
Southwesterly by land in the Town of Swampscott
That said land is restricted to general residence and use
permitted for single and two-family houses only.
That said area is entirely unsuitable for residential
•; purposes and because of s aid zoning restriction, unnecessary
and substantial burden is placed upon the land of your petitioners.
Wherefore they pray: That said zoning restriction be`removed
and thatsaidarea be placed in an unrestricted zone and thereby
permitting any kind of manufacturing or use.
Cecile H. Berube
Joseph L. McDermott
Marion F. Sylvester
The Lynn Sand & Stone Company
By their attorneys duly amthm>ized
Sisk Brothers
October 25, 1945
Sisk Brothers,
145 Yunroe Street,
Lynn, Mass#
Dear Sirs,
The Salem City Council has referred to this Board
your petition on behalf of Cecile H. Berube et a.li. to change
a general residence zone bounded by Highland Avenue, bwampscott
Road and the Swampscott to,n line to an unrestricted zone.
n• .1111 you kindly file with this Board a sketch or plan
,dAch will show the area involved and the parcels of land orned
by your clients,
The members of the Planning Board would dike to have
the opportunity to view the premises with you, or rich some rep-
resentative of the petitioners, who can point out to them the
property owned, and not owned by the petitioners. If convenient
for you, they would like to visit the prop^rty next t'.onday
afternoon, October 29th. Please get in touch with me as soon as
possible in regard to this.
Very truly ,yours,
Henry J. 0►Donnell
Secretary
46 Vashing;ton Sq. , Salem
Tel. Salem 2350
C
November 90 1945
Sisk Brothers,
145 Uunroe St...
Lynn, MRSSO
Dear Sirs:.
The Salem Planning Board will give a public hearing
on Monday, November 190 1945, at eight o'clock P. M-, at (Aty
Hall, Salem, on the petition U Cecile H. Berube and others to
change a general residence zone bounded by Highland Ave. , Swamp-
eott aid*$ and the Swampscott lino, to an ur*estricted zone..
Notices have been sent to Joseph, L. McDermott and
Lynn, Sand & Stone Cc., but I do not have 'the addresses of the.
other petitione'rs; Will you kindly forward to them the enclosed
notices.,
Very truly yours,
SecretL ..
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on November 19, 1945,
at eight o ' clock P. M. All the members were present except
• Mr. Butler,, and Mr. Baker presided. Mr. Hans was also present.
A hearing was held on the petition of Cecile H. Berube,
Joseph L. McDermott, Marion F. Sylvester and Lynn Sand & Stone Co.
to change a general residence zone bounded by Highland Avenue,
Swampscott Road and the Swampscott Town line, to an unrestricted
zone.
Mr. Sisk appeared for the petitioners and said that the piece
of property in question was largely ledge and rock and was not
suited for residences. A considerable part of it is owned by the
Lynn Sand & Stone Co. , and the remainder is to be purchased by
the Company. In 1922 they acquired 15 acres in Salem Jthe zoning
law not being then in effect) in addition to their Swampscott
property. They now need more land as their Swampscott land is
• worked out. The Company is not particularly desirous of extending
the change of zone to Highland Avenue, but included it in the
petition to avoid "spot" zoning. He said the business would be
removed from any residences, and the change in zone would not
change the Company' s responsibility to anyone injured by their
business. The westerly line of the proposed zoning change should
go at least to the westerly line of the Robinson land.
Mr. Cook of the Lynn .Sand & Stone Co. appeared in favor.
Mr. Merrill asked why the Company did not apply for rezoning until
now. Mr. Cook said they did not know that the land had been zoned
in 1926 until very recently and they never received any notice
when the zoning law was passed. Mr. Cook described the residences
on Swampscott Road and said his Company had never received any com-
plaints and did not do any trucking over Swampscott Road.
No one appeared in opposition and the hearing was closed at
9.30 P . M.
Mr. Merrill and Mr. Mann expressed their objections to the
fact that Pvir. O'Donnell and Mr . Baker had visited the scene of
the proposed zoning change in company with •Mr. Sisk. •
Mr. Mann said that he thought the Board should establish
the policy that hereafter any view of property or interview with
interested parties should be conduct6d by the whole Board or with
its sanction. Mr. O'Donnell, Mr. Baker and Mr. Merrill agreed.
Mr. Mann asked what action could legally be taken by the
Board in the case of the petition before it and Mr. Baker said
the Board could either approve or disapprove the petition in whole
or in part.
There was considerable ' discussion of the merits of the
petition.
Ohcmotion of Mr. Mann, the meeting adjourned at 10.30 P . M.
Attest:
•
Secretary
i
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on December 10,
. 1945, at eight o ' clock P . M. All the members were present and
Mr. Butler presided.
On motion of Mr. O'Donnell, it was voted to recommend to the
City Council that the petition of Cecile H. Berube, Joseph L.
McDermott, Larion F. Sylvester and Lynn Sand & Stone Co. to
change a general residence zone bounded by Highland Avenue,
Swampscott Road, and the Swampscott line, to an unrestricted
zone, be denied, as the Board believes that the purpose for
which the zoning change is requested, namely the operation of a
stone crushing business, is detrimental to the best interests of
the City of Salem.
On motion of tiIr. Baker, it was voted to notify the Board
of License Commissioners that the Planning Board objects to
• the granting of a license to Peter Kence at 100 Highland. Avenue,
because of planned developments for Highland Avenue, the traffic
dangers at this particular spot, and the close proximity to
Salem Hospital .
Mr. O'Donnell announcedhis resignation as a member of the
Planning Board in order to accept an appointment by the I,layor
as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds. The
members of the Board expressed their regrets.
On motion of !1r. Mann, the meeting adjourned at ten O ' clock
P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
• Secretary
December 11, 1445
To the idoncrable City Council,
Salem, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The Planning Board, to whom :referred the aetition
• of Cecile H. Berube, Joseph L. ilcermott, Marion F. Sylvester and
Lynn Sand & Stone Co to change a general residence zone bounded
by highland a=venue, Swampscott Road and the Swampscott Line, to an
unrestricted zone, has held a public hearing as required by laiv,
and after due consideration ;could recommend that the petition be
denied, as the Board believes that the purpose for which the
zoning change is reiquested, namely the operation of a stone-crushing
business, is detrimental to the best interests of the City of 8*alem.
Respectfully submitted,
Chairman
December 11, 1955
To the Board of license Commissioners,
Salem, Mass,
Gentlemen;
The Planning Board having; heard that you are holding
a public hearing for the purpose of inviting, comments of citizens
cone rning the granting of a license to Peter Kence at 100 Highland
Avenue, we feel that while the question is within your province
and not ours, you will nevertheless be glad of our opinion that
the establishment of such a business at the above location would
not be for the best interests of the City - 1) in vier of planned
developments for Highland venue; 2) in view of traffic dangers
at this particular spot; and 3) in view of so close a proximity
to the Hospital,
Respectfully submitted,
Chairman
A meeting of the Planning Board was held on December 26,
• 1945, at 6.45 P. M. All the members were present except
Mr. Merrill. His Honor, Mayor Coffey, was also present.
Mr. Butler asked Payor Coffey to speak, and the Mayor)
on behalf of the Board, presented Mr. O'Donnell with a pen
and pencil set. Mr. O'Donnell thanked the Board and expressed
his regret at leaving the position which he had held since
1927. Each member of the Board, and Miss Curtis, the clerk,
said a few words of tribute to Lir. O!Donnell.,
Mr. Butler then presented the following to be spread upon
the records:
The members of the Salem Planning isoard delight in the
acceptance of a more favored municipal office upon the, part
• of Henry J. O'Donnell, their senior member and colleague,
,yet regret that it means his . resignation from our Board, but
shall nevertheless retain our friendly personal affection for
him, and thank him for his long and faithful service, and
wish him well.
On motion of Mr. Baker, the meeting adjourned at nine
o ' clock P . M.
Respectfully submitted,
Clerk