Lynn caps building height through the Table of Dimensional Regulations in its Zoning Ordinance, which states a maximum height for each of the city's fifteen zoning districts. Exceeding a district's limit requires a variance.
Maximum building height in Lynn is fixed district by district in the Table of Dimensional Regulations of the city Zone Ordinance, administered by Inspectional Services. The table states the height restriction for each of the fifteen districts on the Zoning Map, with lower ceilings in single-residence areas and greater height allowed in multi-residence, business, and downtown districts. Construction itself must also satisfy the statewide Massachusetts Building Code, 780 CMR, which municipalities cannot modify. A building taller than its district permits needs a height variance from the Lynn Zoning Board of Appeals under the Zoning Act, MGL c.40A §10, granted only on proof of hardship.
Inspectional Services enforces the height limits; an over-height structure draws a stop-work order or zoning violation and cannot receive a certificate of occupancy. Relief requires a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals under MGL c.40A §10.
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