Predominant uses include small retail and service establishments serving the needs of adjacent neighborhoods and oriented to pedestrian traffic. Locations are almost all along Massachusetts Avenue or Broadway. Uses which would detract from this small-scale business character, or otherwise interfere with the intent of this bylaw are discouraged. The major Business District is composed of all those areas so designated on the official zoning map. Located along Massachusetts Avenue, Mill Street, Summer Street and Broadway, these areas generally contain uses that are retail and service to serve the needs of a large neighborhood area.
Customers generally arrive by car so there is ample parking to serve the retailer.
Housing is also permitted at a medium density due to the proximity of the zone to residential uses. The Village Business District is composed of all those areas so designated on the official zoning map. Predominant uses include retail, service and office establishments catering to both convenience and comparison-goods shoppers and oriented to pedestrian traffic. Multi-use development is encouraged, such as retail with office or business and residential. Businesses which consume large amounts of land and activities which interrupt pedestrian circulation and shopping patterns or otherwise interfere with the intent of this bylaw are discouraged.