4.3.1 Purpose: The purpose of the Residence B District is to provide residential areas of medium intensity with a variety of housing types.
4.3.2 Uses Permitted:
4.3.2.1 All of the uses and accessory uses permitted in Residence A District.
4.3.2.2 A dwelling containing one (1) or two (2) dwelling units.
4.3.3 Uses Permitted on a Special Permit granted by the Planning Board and Site Plan Approval by the Board of Selectmen: (5-1-95, Art. 11)
4.3.3.1 Multiple family dwellings, including apartment houses, garden apartments, and town houses, provided that:
(a)Apartment sites and improvements and structures thereon, except structures regulated by Chapter 183A, Massachusetts General Laws, shall be constructed and retained as a single entity.
(b)Off_street parking shall be provided as required by Section 6.3, provided that:
1. All parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the front building line.
2. If all the required parking area for a building containing dwelling units is enclosed within the structure of the buildings, the height regulation of Table One may be raised by ten (10) feet for that building.
(c) Each structure shall be connected to and serviced by municipal water and sewer.
(d) There shall be seven hundred and fifty (750) square feet of usable common open space per dwelling unit. Usable common open space shall mean areas left substantially in a natural state or improved by such landscaping as required in Section 6.5 and primarily designed and intended for the active and passive recreation of the occupants of the dwellings. Usable common open space shall not include street rights_of_way, open parking, or service areas, driveways, easements for above_ground utilities, required minimum front yards, or any other land deemed unsuitable by the Planning Board or the Board of Selectmen for reasons of excessive slope or poor drainage. (5_1_95, Art.~11)
(e) In cases of public open space dedicated in fee to the Town, such as open space shall be maintained as a public area, accessible to the public.
(f) In cases of the sale of individual units as in a condominium, there shall be included in the deed a requirement obligating the purchasers to join in an organization of unit owners incorporated under Chapter 183A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended. The organization shall file a written report, including the names of officers, with the Town Clerk, to be submitted to the Town Clerk by February 15 of each year. Such report may be the same written report rendered to all unit owners referred to in Chapter 183A, Section~ 10, Paragraph d.
(g) All existing or proposed utilities shall be installed underground at the time of initial construction.
(h) If there is more than one (1) such structure on a lot of record, there shall be at least sixty (60) feet between each structure. The only exception may be that no more than three (3) buildings may each be interconnected by a covered walkway or breezeway for reasons of convenience and shelter from the elements, if such walkway, in the opinion of the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen, shall not impair services to the buildings by emergency vehicles or equipment. Such buildings so interconnected shall be deemed as separate and individual buildings for the purposes of administering the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land for the Town of Stoneham. (5_1_95, Art.~11)
(i) The applicant must provide documentation that the site is satisfactory as to drainage, water supply, and sewage disposal for the number of units to be constructed, such documentation to be prepared by a registered professional engineer.
4.3.4 Uses Permitted on a Special Permit Granted by the Planning Board:
4.3.4.1 All of the uses permitted on a Special Permit in Residence A Districts.
4.3.4.2 Lodging house or congregate housing.
4.3.4.3 Sanitarium or convalescent home.
4.3.4.4 Conversion of an existing dwelling to accommodate one (1) additional unit over that otherwise permitted, provided that:
(a) The building was in existence at the time of adoption of this Section.
(b)In addition to the requirements of Section 5.0, there shall be a minimum additional lot area of two thousand five hundred (2500) square feet for each newly created unit.
(c) In addition to the requirements in Section 6.0, there is at least one (1) off_street parking space for each bedroom and efficiency apartment in the converted portion of the structure, which space shall not be provided in the front or side yard.
(d) There is provision for screening by fencing or landscaping of outside storage areas.
(e) No unit shall have a floor area of less than five hundred (500) square feet plus one hundred (100) square feet for each bedroom over one (1).
(f) The floor area of the newly created unit(s) shall be less than fifty (50) percent of the total floor area of the principal dwelling unit, after conversion.
(g) Each unit shall be a complete and independent dwelling unit.
(h) The exterior appearance of the structure shall not be altered except for:
1. Stairways and exits required by law, which shall be in the rear of the building.
2. Restoration consistent with the original architecture of the structure.
3. Additions in the rear or side yard which are not more than ten (10) percent of the original floor area.
Cross reference—Unlawfully parking large vehicles on street, Sec.~8-8.
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