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