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Town of Dedham, MA
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2023-11-08
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 237 Signs
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
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Ch 5
Manager
Ch 12
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Ch 18
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Ch 24
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Ch 30
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Ch 34
Endicott Estate
Ch 39
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Ch 42
Fingerprint-Based Criminal Record Background Checks
Ch 57
Legal Affairs
Ch 61
Library
Ch 65
Master Plan
Ch 70
Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration Plan
Ch 72
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Ch 73
Purchasing
Ch 78
Records and Reports
Ch 85
Town Meetings
Ch 88
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Ch 90
Training
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 102
Advertising Materials
Ch 106
Alarm Systems
Ch 110
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 114
Amusements
Ch 117
Animals
Ch 122
Building Construction
Ch 125
Buildings, Moving of
Ch 129
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 136
Disorderly Conduct
Ch 141
Drugs and Drug Products
Ch 146
Use of Topsoil From Certain Work on Town Property
Ch 150
Fees and Fines
Ch 154
Fireworks and Weapons
Ch 160
Garbage, Refuse and Waste Materials
Ch 168
Historic Districts
Ch 183
Licenses and Permits
Ch 188
Marijuana Establishments
Ch 192
Noise
Ch 195
Nuisances
Ch 199
Parks and Public Places
Ch 204
Peddling, Soliciting and Sales
Ch 206
Permanent Public Infrastructure
Ch 208
Plastic Bag Reduction
Ch 210
Property Maintenance
Ch 216
Recycling
Ch 225
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 229
Sewers
Ch 233
(Reserved)
Ch 237
Signs
Ch 237 Art I
General Provisions
§ 237-1
Purpose.
§ 237-2
Authority.
§ 237-3
Applicability and effect.
§ 237-4
Substitutions and interpretations.
Ch 237 Art II
Administration
§ 237-5
Applicability.
§ 237-6
Application; review.
§ 237-7
DRAB advisory review.
§ 237-8
DRAB waiver: procedure.
§ 237-9
DRAB waiver: criteria.
§ 237-10
Issuance of Sign permits.
§ 237-11
Appeal.
Ch 237 Art III
General Regulations
§ 237-12
Permits required.
§ 237-13
Public right-of-way Signs.
§ 237-14
Town-owned Property — temporary Signs.
§ 237-15
Town-owned Property — sponsorship Signs.
§ 237-16
Exempt Signs.
§ 237-17
Private Property — exempt Signs.
§ 237-18
Prohibited Sign types.
Ch 237 Art IV
Special Regulations
§ 237-19
Design standards.
§ 237-20
Illumination.
§ 237-21
Location.
§ 237-22
Computation of Sign Area.
§ 237-23
Construction and maintenance standards.
Ch 237 Art V
Noncomplying Signs and Signs without Permits
§ 237-24
Removal of illegal existing Sign; permit for conforming Signs.
§ 237-25
Continuation of pre-existing noncomplying Signs.
§ 237-26
Requirements for Sign modifications.
§ 237-27
Removal of Sign when business is discontinued.
§ 237-28
Illegal Signs.
§ 237-29
Waiver of Sign Area and/or Setback.
Ch 237 Art VI
Enforcement/Inspection - Certificate of Compliance
§ 237-30
Violations.
§ 237-31
Inspection; certificate of compliance; notice of deficiencies.
§ 237-32
Enforcement and remedies.
§ 237-33
Severability.
Ch 237 Art VII
Definitions
§ 237-34
Definitions and interpretation.
§ 237-35
Sign Types.
§ 237-36
Other definitions.
Ch 242
Storm Drains
Ch 246
Stormwater Management
Ch 250
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 265
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 271
Wetlands Protection
Ch 280
Zoning
Appendix
Ch A300
General Law Acceptances and Special Acts
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
Ch ZDL
Zoning Disposition List
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Chapter 237
Signs
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Dedham
11-15-2021
ATM by Art. 14
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 -Table 1, Permitted Sign Types by Zoning District
[1]
Editor's Note: Per §
1-5
, several subsections of this article were redesignated to conform to the organization of the Code. This article also repealed former Ch. 237, Signs, adopted as Ch. 27 of the 1996 By-laws; amended
11-18-2013
STM by Art. 16
.
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 237-1
Purpose.
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§ 237-2
Authority.
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§ 237-3
Applicability and effect.
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§ 237-4
Substitutions and interpretations.
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Article II
Administration
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§ 237-5
Applicability.
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§ 237-6
Application; review.
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§ 237-7
DRAB advisory review.
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§ 237-8
DRAB waiver: procedure.
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§ 237-9
DRAB waiver: criteria.
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§ 237-10
Issuance of Sign permits.
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§ 237-11
Appeal.
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Article III
General Regulations
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§ 237-12
Permits required.
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§ 237-13
Public right-of-way Signs.
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§ 237-14
Town-owned Property — temporary Signs.
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§ 237-15
Town-owned Property — sponsorship Signs.
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§ 237-16
Exempt Signs.
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§ 237-17
Private Property — exempt Signs.
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§ 237-18
Prohibited Sign types.
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Article IV
Special Regulations
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§ 237-19
Design standards.
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§ 237-20
Illumination.
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§ 237-21
Location.
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§ 237-22
Computation of Sign Area.
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§ 237-23
Construction and maintenance standards.
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Article V
Noncomplying Signs and Signs without Permits
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§ 237-24
Removal of illegal existing Sign; permit for conforming Signs.
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§ 237-25
Continuation of pre-existing noncomplying Signs.
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§ 237-26
Requirements for Sign modifications.
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§ 237-27
Removal of Sign when business is discontinued.
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§ 237-28
Illegal Signs.
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§ 237-29
Waiver of Sign Area and/or Setback.
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Article VI
Enforcement/Inspection - Certificate of Compliance
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§ 237-30
Violations.
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§ 237-31
Inspection; certificate of compliance; notice of deficiencies.
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§ 237-32
Enforcement and remedies.
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§ 237-33
Severability.
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Article VII
Definitions
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§ 237-34
Definitions and interpretation.
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§ 237-35
Sign Types.
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§ 237-36
Other definitions.
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