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 265 Vehicles and Traffic
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Article III Motorized Recreational Vehicles
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Manager
- Ch 12 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 18 Cemeteries
- Ch 24 Departments
- Ch 30 Emergency Services
- Ch 34 Endicott Estate
- Ch 39 Finances
- 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 Public Notice
- Ch 73 Purchasing
- Ch 78 Records and Reports
- Ch 85 Town Meetings
- Ch 88 Town Property
- 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 242 Storm Drains
- Ch 246 Stormwater Management
- Ch 250 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 265 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 265 Art III Motorized Recreational Vehicles
- § 265-11 Permission required for use on public and private property.
- § 265-12 Conformance to prevailing laws and regulations.
- § 265-13 Unsafe operation; disturbing the peace.
- 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
[Adopted as Ch. 13, Sec. 40, of the 1996 By-laws; amended 11-18-2013 STM by Art. 16]
Motorized recreational vehicles, including trail bikes, snowmobiles,
mini-cars, and other off-road vehicles, may not be used on public
property unless the agency in charge thereof shall have opened the
land for the use of such vehicles and shall have erected signs stating
that such uses are permitted. Said vehicles may not be used on private
property without the permission of the owner or tenant. Permission
may be given in advance and may be given to an individual or club,
or by the posting of appropriate permission signs by the owner or
a person authorized by him. No person shall operate such vehicles
within 500 feet of an occupied residence without the permission of
the owner or tenant, except in cases of emergency, or except directly
to depart from and return to such residence.
Operators of motorized recreational vehicles must conform with
other prevailing laws and regulations.
No person shall operate a motorized vehicle, skateboard, scooter,
gas or electric scooter, All Terrain Vehicle (ATV), snowmobile, mini-car,
or any mode of transport on any sidewalk, public or private way, or
public property in a reckless or careless manner so as to endanger
the safety, or disturb the peace of any citizen.
