8 Church St Merrimac, MA 01860-1500

8 VILLAGE CENTER DISTRICT (VC) 8.1 Purposes. The Town shall have a Village Center (VC) District as shown on the OFFICIAL ZONING MAP. The purposes of the Village Center District are to preserve and enhance the historic built form of Merrimac Square, develop and sustain a vital local economy, provide goods and services used predominantly by residents of the Town, and provide a village that encourages people to live and work in the community. In the Village Center District no STRUCTURE shall be erected or altered and no building, STRUCTURE, premises or land shall be used for any purpose or in any manner other than as permitted as follows. 8.2 Permitted Uses and Structures. The following uses are permitted in existing buildings in the Village Center District; 8.2.12 Retail Business or Services as Specified Below in Buildings of 2,500 square feet or less of GROSS FLOOR AREA 8.2.12.1 Retail sale of food items, including confectionery, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, groceries and meats. 8.2.12.2 Sale of baked goods and the manufacture of same for sale. 8.2.12.3 Sale of dry goods, variety merchandise and handicraft work. 8.2.12.4 Sale of clothing and clothing accessories. 8.2.12.5 Sale of hardware, household items including appliances, furniture, furnishings and supplies. 8.2.12.6 Sale of printed matter, pharmaceuticals, stationary and photographic supplies 8.2.13 Professional, Medical or Business Offices as Specified Below in Buildings of 2,500 square feet or less of GROSS FLOOR AREA. 8.2.13.1 Professional office for dental, architectural, engineering, legal, medical, and other similar recognized professions. 8.2.13.2 Real estate, insurance and general business office, banks, [Type here] -52- telephone office. 8.2.14 Hospitality Uses 8.2.14.1 Restaurant for the serving of food or beverages inside the premises or outside but on the premises, such as at tables on an adjoining deck or patio, in buildings of 2,500 square feet or less of GROSS FLOOR AREA. 8.2.15 Service and Other Establishments, as Specified Below in Buildings of 2,500 square feet or less of GROSS FLOOR AREA. 8.2.15.1 Barber and beauty shop 8.2.15.2 Laundry agency, shoe and hat repair, bicycle and household appliance repair, dressmaking, dry cleaning and pressing or tailor shop where no work is done on the premises for retail outlets elsewhere. 8.2.15.3 Shop for custom work involving the manufacture of articles to be sold on premises. 8.2.15.4 Shop of contractor or tradesperson, such as an electrician, painter, paperhanger, plumber, upholsterer, carpenter or cabinet- maker and similar trades.