11-9-9 Abandonment Or One-Year Vacancy
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Newton code is at https://cms8.revize.com/revize/newtonut/TITLE%2011%20LAND%20USE.pdf.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Newton planning before you rely on it.
A structure or portion
thereof occupied by a nonconforming use, which is, or hereafter becomes, vacant and
remains unoccupied by a nonconforming use for a continuous period of one year,
except for dwellings, shall not thereafter be occupied except by a use which conforms to
the use regulations of the zone in which it is located. If the use has not applied to the
premises for a consecutive period of sixty days during any twelve-month period, the use
shall be deemed abandoned.
11-9-8 Restoration Of Damaged Structure · 11-9-10 Application To Have Structure Declared Noncomplying