Descriptions of boundaries of Zoning Districts are filed in the Town Engineering Office.
The Zoning Map of the Town which has been prepared by the Town Engineer's office includes all of the changes made by Town Meetings up to and including the Special Town Meeting of June 27, 1996.
In accordance with the tabulation in Section II.A., "CLASSES OF DISTRICTS", the map symbols have been correlated with their corresponding districts as follows:
Districts Map Symbols
Residence Districts:
Single Residence R-1,R-2, R-3 and R-4
General Residence G
Geriatric Care/Elderly Housing G-E
Business Districts
Neighborhood Business B-1
Community Business B-2
General Business B-3 and B-4
Business B
Central Business CB
Office and Professional Districts P
Planned Reuse Districts PRD
Industrial Districts:
Light Manufacturing Districts M-1 (Light Industrial)
General Manufacturing M (Industrial)
Technology Park TP
Overlay Districts:
Planned Unit Development Districts (PUD)
Highway Corridor Districts (HC)
Regional Center District (RC)
Adult Use District (AU)
Floodplain Districts See FIRM & Floodway Maps
(FEMA)
Area districts designating lots sizes in the community are shown on the Zoning map by the symbols in accordance with the following correlation.
Map Symbol Lot Size
R-4 43,560 square feet
R-3 20,000 square feet
R-2 12,000 square feet
R-1 8,000 square feet
G 8,000 square feet
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - APRIL 29, 1997
Saxonville Area
1. Rezone land in a commercial area along Water Street, and along Nicholas Road from a Business District "B" to a Community Business District "B-2". Article 7
2. Rezone land in a commercial area at Central Street and Elm Street from a Business District "B" to a Neighborhood Business District "B-1". Article 8
3. Rezone four house lots on the east side of Water Street and one house lot on the west side of Elm Street, from a Business District "B" to a Single Residence District "R-1" Article 9
1997 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - APRIL 16, 1997
Union Avenue, Mount Wayte Avenue Area
1. Rezone land in a commercial area along Union Avenue, North of the Sudbury River from a Business District "B" to a Community Business District "B-2". Article 46
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - DECEMBER 11, 1996
Union Avenue, Mount Wayte Avenue Area
1. Rezone land in a commercial area along Union Avenue, South of the Sudbury River from a Business District "B" to a Neighborhood Business District "B-1". Article 22
2. Rezone a portion of land known as Bowditch Field, on the east side of Union Avenue, South of the Sudbury River from a Business District "B" to a Single Residence District "R-1" Article 24
3. Rezone a house lot on the South side of Union Avenue Terrace, from a Business District "B" to a Single Residence District "R-1" Article 25
Framingham Center Area
1. Rezone land North of Route 9 and Pleasant Street, and west of Edgell Road, in the historic commercial area of Framingham Center, and land in the vicinity of Main Street, South of Route 9 in the Framingham Center area from a Business District "B" to a Neighborhood Business District "B-1". Article 26
2. Rezone land, known as One Framingham Center, North of Route 9 and East of Edgell Road in the Framingham Center area from a Business District "B" to a Community Business District "B-2". Article 27
3. Rezone a portion of land, known as Trolley Square, North of Route 9 and West of Auburn Street, in the Framingham Center area from a Business District "B" to a General Business District "B-3". Article 28
4. Rezone a portion of land west of Vernon Street, in the historic commercial area of Framingham Center, from a Single Residence District "R-1" to a Neighborhood Business District "B-1". Article 29
5. Rezone a portion of land, known as One Framingham Center, East of Edgell Road in the Framingham Center area from a Single Residence District "R-1" to a Community Business District "B-2". Article 30
6. Rezone a portion of land in the vicinity of Vernon, Oak and Library Streets, in the historic area of Framingham Center, from a Business District "B" to an Office and Professional District "P". Article 32
7. Rezone a portion of land West of Auburn Street, and Framingham State College land near Main Street, both in the Framingham Center area, from a Business District "B" to a Single Residence District "R-1". Article 33
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - MAY 7, 1996
Nobscot Area
1. Rezone an area of land in the vicinity of Water Street, Edgell Road and Edmands Road in the Nobscot area from a Business District "B" to a Community Business District "B-2". Article 11
2. Rezone a portion of land, off of Edgell Road in the Nobscot area from a Business District "B" to a Single Residence District "R-3". Article 12
3. Rezone a portion of land on Edgell Road in the Nobscot area from a Business District "B" to a Single Residence District "R-4". Article 13
4. Rezone a portion of land off of Water Street in the Nobscot area from a Single Residence District "R-3" to a Community Business District "B-2" Article 14
Route 9/Crossing Boulevard
Adult Uses Overlay District "AU" on land now or formerly of 9/90 Crossing Associates Limited Partnership and of the Town of Framingham Article 21
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - APRIL 12, 1995
Old Connecticut Path/Danforth Street:
Extend applicability of "PUD" Planned Unit Development District (Overlay) for an additional seven (7) years from April, 1995 Article 25
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - NOVEMBER 29, 1994
Bethany Road:
Changing from a "G" general residence district to a single residence "R-3" the land owned by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston and located generally west of Bethany Road. Said land is shown on Assessors Plan 160 and 159. Article 1
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - JANUARY 19, 1994
Framingham Industrial Park:
Rezone a one hundred sixty-seven and six tenths acres (167.6), more or less, parcel of land situated on the northerly side of Worcester Road (Route 9) and on the northwesterly side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham Massachusetts, shown as Lots 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 on a plan prepared for the Town of Framingham Massachusetts by Rizzo Associates, Inc., Natick Massachusetts, dated February 17, 1993, from a "M" General Manufacturing District to a "TP" Technology Park District. Article 1
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - MAY 5, 1993
Former Cushing Hospital Site:
1. Rezone a portion of land on the former Cushing Hospital site from "R-1" Single Residence District to "GE" Geriatric Care/Elderly Housing District. Article 3
2. Rezone two areas of land on the former Cushing Hospital site from "R-1" Single Residence District to "OSR" Open Space and Recreation District. Article 5
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - JANUARY 23, 1991
Temple Street:
"R-3" Residence to Business "B" Article 3
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - NOVEMBER 28, 1989
Bishop Street:
"R-1" Residence to General Manufacturing "M" Article 1
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - APRIL 19, 1989
Old Connecticut Path/Danforth Street:
"PUD" Planned Unit Development District (Overlay) Article 73
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - OCTOBER 21, 1986
Bishop Street:
"M" Manufacturing to "R-1" Residence Article 25
Framingham Country Club:
"R-4" Residence to "OSR" Open Space & Recreation Article 28
Salem End Road:
"R-1" Residence to "R-4" Residence Article 30
Temple Street:
"R-1" Residence to "R-3" Residence Article 32
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - JUNE 17, 1986
Arlington Street:
"G" General Residence to "CBD" Central Business District Article 6
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - JANUARY 28, 1986
Merchant Road:
"G" General Residence to "M"
Industrial Article 4