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Town of Harwich, MA
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2023-05-01
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The Code
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Part II: Zoning Bylaw
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Chapter 325 Zoning
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
The Code
Part I: General Bylaws
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 7
Administration
Ch 8
Departmental Revolving Funds
Ch 14
Alarms
Ch 18
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 26
Animals
Ch 40
Beaches
Ch 43
Betterments
Ch 47
Boating and Waterways
Ch 53
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 58
Community Preservation Committee
Ch 89
Farming
Ch 100
Fire Prevention
Ch 110
Gas Piping and Appliances
Ch 115
Stretch Energy Code
Ch 122
Hazardous Materials
Ch 125
Hazards, Environmental
Ch 131
Historic Preservation
Ch 140
Affordable Housing Trust
Ch 164
Licenses, Permits and Fees
Ch 171
Marijuana
Ch 176
Minors
Ch 189
Noise
Ch 208
Parking
Ch 214
Peace and Good Order
Ch 230
Rental Dwellings
Ch 241
Secondhand Dealers and Collectors
Ch 247
Solid Waste
Ch 255
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 271
Town Meeting
Ch 293
Vehicles, Unregistered
Ch 295
Sewer Use
Ch 300
Water
Ch 304
Water-Dependent Structures
Ch 310
Wetlands Protection
Part II: Zoning Bylaw
Ch 325
Zoning
Ch 325 Art I
General Provisions
§ 325-1
Title and authority.
Ch 325 Art II
Definitions
§ 325-2
Word usage and definitions.
Ch 325 Art III
Establishment of Zoning Districts
§ 325-3
Division of Town into districts.
§ 325-4
Maps.
§ 325-5
Determining district boundaries.
Ch 325 Art IV
Interpretation and Application
§ 325-6
Interpretation.
§ 325-7
Application.
Ch 325 Art V
Use Regulations
§ 325-8
Applicability of use regulations.
§ 325-9
Permitted uses.
§ 325-10
Prohibited uses in all zoning districts.
§ 325-11
Uses subject to other regulations.
§ 325-12
Road construction requirements for certificate of occupancy.
§ 325-13
Table of Use Regulations.
§ 325-14
Supplemental regulations.
Ch 325 Art VI
Area, Height and Bulk Regulations
§ 325-15
Applicability of area, height and bulk regulations.
§ 325-16
Tables of area and height and bulk regulations.
§ 325-17
Fences, walls or other enclosures.
§ 325-18
Additional regulations.
§ 325-19
Height exceptions.
§ 325-20
Stories for human use or occupation.
§ 325-21
Table 2, Area Regulations.
§ 325-22
Table 3, Height and Bulk Regulations
Ch 325 Art VII
Sign Regulations
§ 325-23
Purpose and scope.
§ 325-24
Relationship to other bylaws.
§ 325-25
Definitions.
§ 325-26
General requirements.
§ 325-27
Sign area measurement.
§ 325-28
Construction and maintenance.
§ 325-29
Additional requirements for specific signage.
§ 325-30
Additional requirements for municipal signs.
§ 325-31
Exemptions from permit requirements.
§ 325-32
Nonconforming signs.
§ 325-33
Appeals.
§ 325-34
Violations.
§ 325-35
Severability.
Ch 325 Art VIII
Home Occupations
§ 325-36
Regulations for home occupations.
Ch 325 Art IX
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
§ 325-37
Objective.
§ 325-38
Applicability.
§ 325-39
Off-street parking schedule.
§ 325-40
Loading requirements.
§ 325-41
Location requirements.
§ 325-42
Design requirements.
§ 325-43
Landscape requirements.
§ 325-44
Special cases.
Ch 325 Art X
Administration and Enforcement
§ 325-45
Building Official.
§ 325-46
Other approvals required.
§ 325-47
Notice of violation.
§ 325-48
Violations and penalties.
§ 325-49
Board of Appeals.
§ 325-50
Petitions, applications and appeals.
§ 325-51
Special permits.
§ 325-52
Variances.
§ 325-53
Other requirements.
§ 325-54
Nonconforming structures and uses.
§ 325-55
Site plan approval.
§ 325-56
Conversion.
Ch 325 Art XI
Personal Wireless Service Facilities
§ 325-57
Purpose and intent.
§ 325-58
Definitions.
§ 325-59
District regulations.
§ 325-60
Special permits for personal wireless service facilities.
§ 325-61
Application and approval process.
§ 325-62
Co-location.
§ 325-63
Modifications.
§ 325-64
Monitoring and maintenance.
§ 325-65
Abandonment or discontinuation of use.
§ 325-66
Reconstruction or replacement of existing towers and monopoles.
§ 325-67
Term of special permit.
§ 325-68
Severability.
Ch 325 Art XII
Elderly Affordable Housing District
§ 325-69
Purpose.
§ 325-70
Relationship to underlying district.
§ 325-71
Definitions.
§ 325-72
Permitted uses.
§ 325-73
Dimensional and bulk requirements.
§ 325-74
Parking standards.
Ch 325 Art XIII
Adult Entertainment
§ 325-75
Authority.
§ 325-76
Purpose.
§ 325-77
Definitions.
§ 325-78
Adult entertainment uses by special permit.
§ 325-79
Conditions.
§ 325-80
Expiration of special permit.
§ 325-81
Variances.
§ 325-82
Severability.
Ch 325 Art XIV
Residential Subdivision Growth Rate Limit
§ 325-83
Purpose and intent.
§ 325-84
Definitions.
§ 325-85
Applicability.
§ 325-86
Issuance of residential subdivision building permits.
§ 325-87
Exemption.
§ 325-88
Severability.
Ch 325 Art XV
Special Conditions
§ 325-89
Excavation and removal of sand, gravel, quarry or other earth materials.
Ch 325 Art XVI
Six Ponds Special District
§ 325-90
Purpose.
§ 325-91
District boundaries.
§ 325-92
Definitions.
§ 325-93
Permitted uses.
§ 325-94
Special permit uses.
§ 325-95
Prohibited uses.
§ 325-96
Preexisting uses.
§ 325-97
Dimensional regulations.
§ 325-98
Clearing and grading.
§ 325-99
Pond buffer regulations.
§ 325-100
Scenic road corridor regulations.
§ 325-101
Flexible cluster development and grid subdivision.
§ 325-102
Earth removal; sand and gravel mining.
§ 325-103
Severability.
Ch 325 Art XVII
Floodplain Regulations
§ 325-104
Purpose.
§ 325-105
Establishment of floodplain districts.
§ 325-106
Abrogation.
§ 325-107
Relation to other districts.
§ 325-108
Designation of floodplain administrator.
§ 325-108.1
Degree of protection.
§ 325-108.2
Severability.
§ 325-108.3
Requirement to submit new technical data.
§ 325-108.4
Unnumbered A Zones.
§ 325-108.5
Floodway encroachments.
§ 325-108.6
Watercourse alterations or relocations in riverine areas.
§ 325-108.7
Drainage requirements in AO and AH Zones.
§ 325-108.8
Recreational vehicles.
§ 325-108.9
Permit requirements.
§ 325-108.10
Variances from State Building Code floodplain provisions.
§ 325-108.11
Variances from local Floodplain Overlay District Bylaw.
§ 325-108.12
Enforcement.
§ 325-108.13
Subdivision within Floodplain Overlay Districts.
§ 325-108.14
Base flood elevation data for subdivision proposals.
§ 325-108.15
Use regulations.
§ 325-108.16
Permitted uses.
§ 325-108.17
Special provisions for lifting existing structures to new and appropriate elevations.
§ 325-108.18
Definitions.
Ch 325 Art XVIII
Regulations for Wind Energy Systems
§ 325-109
Residential wind energy systems.
§ 325-110
Wind energy systems in commercial districts.
§ 325-111
Wind energy systems in the Industrial - Limited (IL) District.
Ch 325 Art XIX
Large-Scale Wind Generation
§ 325-112
Purpose.
§ 325-113
Applicability.
§ 325-114
Definitions.
§ 325-115
General requirements.
§ 325-116
General siting standards.
§ 325-117
Design standards.
§ 325-118
Safety, aesthetic and environmental standards.
§ 325-119
Monitoring and maintenance.
§ 325-120
Abandonment and decommissioning.
§ 325-121
Term of special permit.
§ 325-122
Application process and requirements.
Ch 325 Art XX
Amendment and Validity
§ 325-123
Validity.
§ 325-124
Amendment in whole.
§ 325-125
Amendment, adoption or change.
Ch 325 Art XXI
Outdoor Lighting
§ 325-126
Purpose.
§ 325-127
Applicability.
§ 325-128
Exemptions.
§ 325-129
Definitions.
§ 325-130
Control of glare and light trespass.
§ 325-131
Lighting hours.
§ 325-132
Illumination levels.
§ 325-133
Lighting plan.
Ch 325 Art XXII
Temporary Moratorium on the Sale and Distribution of Recreational Marijuana
§ 325-134
Purpose.
§ 325-135
Definitions.
§ 325-136
Temporary moratorium.
§ 325-137
Severability.
Ch 325 Art XXIII
Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Photovoltaic Arrays
§ 325-138
Purpose and intent.
§ 325-139
Definitions.
§ 325-140
Large-scale solar review.
§ 325-141
Operation and maintenance plan.
§ 325-142
Utility notification.
§ 325-143
Dimension and density requirements.
§ 325-144
Design standards.
§ 325-145
Safety and environmental standards.
§ 325-146
Monitoring and maintenance.
§ 325-147
Abandonment and decommissioning.
§ 325-148
Financial surety.
Ch 325 Art XXIV
West Harwich Special District
§ 325-149
Statutory authority and purpose.
§ 325-150
Intent.
§ 325-151
Applicability.
§ 325-152
Definitions.
§ 325-153
Permitted uses.
§ 325-154
Special permit uses.
§ 325-155
Prohibited uses.
§ 325-156
Continuation of preexisting nonconforming uses.
§ 325-157
Change, alteration, expansion of preexisting nonconforming uses and/or structures.
§ 325-158
New construction.
§ 325-159
Review standards.
§ 325-160
Design guidelines.
Part III: Regulations
Ch 350
(Reserved)
Ch 400
(Reserved)
Appendix
Ch A500
Acceptance of General Laws and Other Legislation
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 325
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting of the Town of Harwich
5-5-2009
STM by Art. 2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment - Solar Farm Overlay District Map
Attachment 1 - Table 1, Use Regulations
Attachment 2 - Table 2, Area Regulations
Attachment 3 - Table 3, Height and Bulk Regulations
Attachment 4 - Zoning Map
Attachment 5 - Village Commercial Overlay District
Attachment 6 - Six Ponds District
Attachment 7 - Harwich Center Historic District and Commercial Village Zoning District
Attachment 8 - Lot Shape Number Figure
Attachment 9 - West Harwich Special District
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 325-1
Title and authority.
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Article II
Definitions
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§ 325-2
Word usage and definitions.
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Article III
Establishment of Zoning Districts
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§ 325-3
Division of Town into districts.
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§ 325-4
Maps.
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§ 325-5
Determining district boundaries.
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Article IV
Interpretation and Application
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§ 325-6
Interpretation.
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§ 325-7
Application.
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Article V
Use Regulations
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§ 325-8
Applicability of use regulations.
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§ 325-9
Permitted uses.
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§ 325-10
Prohibited uses in all zoning districts.
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§ 325-11
Uses subject to other regulations.
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§ 325-12
Road construction requirements for certificate of occupancy.
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§ 325-13
Table of Use Regulations.
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§ 325-14
Supplemental regulations.
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Article VI
Area, Height and Bulk Regulations
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§ 325-15
Applicability of area, height and bulk regulations.
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§ 325-16
Tables of area and height and bulk regulations.
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§ 325-17
Fences, walls or other enclosures.
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§ 325-18
Additional regulations.
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§ 325-19
Height exceptions.
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§ 325-20
Stories for human use or occupation.
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§ 325-21
Table 2, Area Regulations.
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§ 325-22
Table 3, Height and Bulk Regulations
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Article VII
Sign Regulations
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§ 325-23
Purpose and scope.
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§ 325-24
Relationship to other bylaws.
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§ 325-25
Definitions.
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§ 325-26
General requirements.
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§ 325-27
Sign area measurement.
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§ 325-28
Construction and maintenance.
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§ 325-29
Additional requirements for specific signage.
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§ 325-30
Additional requirements for municipal signs.
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§ 325-31
Exemptions from permit requirements.
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§ 325-32
Nonconforming signs.
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§ 325-33
Appeals.
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§ 325-34
Violations.
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§ 325-35
Severability.
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Article VIII
Home Occupations
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§ 325-36
Regulations for home occupations.
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Article IX
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
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§ 325-37
Objective.
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§ 325-38
Applicability.
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§ 325-39
Off-street parking schedule.
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§ 325-40
Loading requirements.
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§ 325-41
Location requirements.
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§ 325-42
Design requirements.
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§ 325-43
Landscape requirements.
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§ 325-44
Special cases.
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Article X
Administration and Enforcement
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§ 325-45
Building Official.
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§ 325-46
Other approvals required.
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§ 325-47
Notice of violation.
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§ 325-48
Violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 325-49
Board of Appeals.
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§ 325-50
Petitions, applications and appeals.
chevron_right
§ 325-51
Special permits.
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§ 325-52
Variances.
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§ 325-53
Other requirements.
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§ 325-54
Nonconforming structures and uses.
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§ 325-55
Site plan approval.
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§ 325-56
Conversion.
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Article XI
Personal Wireless Service Facilities
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§ 325-57
Purpose and intent.
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§ 325-58
Definitions.
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§ 325-59
District regulations.
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§ 325-60
Special permits for personal wireless service facilities.
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§ 325-61
Application and approval process.
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§ 325-62
Co-location.
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§ 325-63
Modifications.
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§ 325-64
Monitoring and maintenance.
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§ 325-65
Abandonment or discontinuation of use.
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§ 325-66
Reconstruction or replacement of existing towers and monopoles.
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§ 325-67
Term of special permit.
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§ 325-68
Severability.
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Article XII
Elderly Affordable Housing District
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§ 325-69
Purpose.
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§ 325-70
Relationship to underlying district.
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§ 325-71
Definitions.
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§ 325-72
Permitted uses.
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§ 325-73
Dimensional and bulk requirements.
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§ 325-74
Parking standards.
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Article XIII
Adult Entertainment
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§ 325-75
Authority.
chevron_right
§ 325-76
Purpose.
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§ 325-77
Definitions.
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§ 325-78
Adult entertainment uses by special permit.
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§ 325-79
Conditions.
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§ 325-80
Expiration of special permit.
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§ 325-81
Variances.
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§ 325-82
Severability.
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Article XIV
Residential Subdivision Growth Rate Limit
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§ 325-83
Purpose and intent.
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§ 325-84
Definitions.
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§ 325-85
Applicability.
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§ 325-86
Issuance of residential subdivision building permits.
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§ 325-87
Exemption.
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§ 325-88
Severability.
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Article XV
Special Conditions
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§ 325-89
Excavation and removal of sand, gravel, quarry or other earth materials.
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Article XVI
Six Ponds Special District
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§ 325-90
Purpose.
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§ 325-91
District boundaries.
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§ 325-92
Definitions.
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§ 325-93
Permitted uses.
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§ 325-94
Special permit uses.
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§ 325-95
Prohibited uses.
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§ 325-96
Preexisting uses.
chevron_right
§ 325-97
Dimensional regulations.
chevron_right
§ 325-98
Clearing and grading.
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§ 325-99
Pond buffer regulations.
chevron_right
§ 325-100
Scenic road corridor regulations.
chevron_right
§ 325-101
Flexible cluster development and grid subdivision.
chevron_right
§ 325-102
Earth removal; sand and gravel mining.
chevron_right
§ 325-103
Severability.
chevron_right
Article XVII
Floodplain Regulations
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§ 325-104
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 325-105
Establishment of floodplain districts.
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§ 325-106
Abrogation.
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§ 325-107
Relation to other districts.
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§ 325-108
Designation of floodplain administrator.
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§ 325-108.1
Degree of protection.
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§ 325-108.2
Severability.
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§ 325-108.3
Requirement to submit new technical data.
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§ 325-108.4
Unnumbered A Zones.
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§ 325-108.5
Floodway encroachments.
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§ 325-108.6
Watercourse alterations or relocations in riverine areas.
chevron_right
§ 325-108.7
Drainage requirements in AO and AH Zones.
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§ 325-108.8
Recreational vehicles.
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§ 325-108.9
Permit requirements.
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§ 325-108.10
Variances from State Building Code floodplain provisions.
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§ 325-108.11
Variances from local Floodplain Overlay District Bylaw.
chevron_right
§ 325-108.12
Enforcement.
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§ 325-108.13
Subdivision within Floodplain Overlay Districts.
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§ 325-108.14
Base flood elevation data for subdivision proposals.
chevron_right
§ 325-108.15
Use regulations.
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§ 325-108.16
Permitted uses.
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§ 325-108.17
Special provisions for lifting existing structures to new and appropriate elevations.
chevron_right
§ 325-108.18
Definitions.
chevron_right
Article XVIII
Regulations for Wind Energy Systems
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§ 325-109
Residential wind energy systems.
chevron_right
§ 325-110
Wind energy systems in commercial districts.
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§ 325-111
Wind energy systems in the Industrial - Limited (IL) District.
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Article XIX
Large-Scale Wind Generation
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§ 325-112
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 325-113
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 325-114
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 325-115
General requirements.
chevron_right
§ 325-116
General siting standards.
chevron_right
§ 325-117
Design standards.
chevron_right
§ 325-118
Safety, aesthetic and environmental standards.
chevron_right
§ 325-119
Monitoring and maintenance.
chevron_right
§ 325-120
Abandonment and decommissioning.
chevron_right
§ 325-121
Term of special permit.
chevron_right
§ 325-122
Application process and requirements.
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Article XX
Amendment and Validity
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§ 325-123
Validity.
chevron_right
§ 325-124
Amendment in whole.
chevron_right
§ 325-125
Amendment, adoption or change.
chevron_right
Article XXI
Outdoor Lighting
chevron_right
§ 325-126
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 325-127
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 325-128
Exemptions.
chevron_right
§ 325-129
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 325-130
Control of glare and light trespass.
chevron_right
§ 325-131
Lighting hours.
chevron_right
§ 325-132
Illumination levels.
chevron_right
§ 325-133
Lighting plan.
chevron_right
Article XXII
Temporary Moratorium on the Sale and Distribution of Recreational Marijuana
chevron_right
§ 325-134
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 325-135
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 325-136
Temporary moratorium.
chevron_right
§ 325-137
Severability.
chevron_right
Article XXIII
Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Photovoltaic Arrays
chevron_right
§ 325-138
Purpose and intent.
chevron_right
§ 325-139
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 325-140
Large-scale solar review.
chevron_right
§ 325-141
Operation and maintenance plan.
chevron_right
§ 325-142
Utility notification.
chevron_right
§ 325-143
Dimension and density requirements.
chevron_right
§ 325-144
Design standards.
chevron_right
§ 325-145
Safety and environmental standards.
chevron_right
§ 325-146
Monitoring and maintenance.
chevron_right
§ 325-147
Abandonment and decommissioning.
chevron_right
§ 325-148
Financial surety.
chevron_right
Article XXIV
West Harwich Special District
chevron_right
§ 325-149
Statutory authority and purpose.
chevron_right
§ 325-150
Intent.
chevron_right
§ 325-151
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 325-152
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 325-153
Permitted uses.
chevron_right
§ 325-154
Special permit uses.
chevron_right
§ 325-155
Prohibited uses.
chevron_right
§ 325-156
Continuation of preexisting nonconforming uses.
chevron_right
§ 325-157
Change, alteration, expansion of preexisting nonconforming uses and/or structures.
chevron_right
§ 325-158
New construction.
chevron_right
§ 325-159
Review standards.
chevron_right
§ 325-160
Design guidelines.
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