Town of Lynnfield, MA
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2023-03-29
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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CHAPTER 1 POWERS OF THE TOWN
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Ch 1 POWERS OF THE TOWN
- § C-1-1 Incorporation
- § C-1-2 Scope of Town Powers
- § C-1-3 Form of Government
- § C-1-4 Construction of Charter
- § C-1-5 Intergovernmental Relations
- The Code
- Division 1: Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 10 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 16 Emergency Management
- Ch 22 Finances
- Ch 40 Legal Affairs
- Ch 45 Meetings
- Ch 51 Officers and Employees
- Ch 58 Penalties and Enforcement
- Ch 62 Personnel Bylaws
- Ch 67 Public Property
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 103 Advertising
- Ch 107 Alarms
- Ch 111 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 115 Animals
- Ch 120 Building Code
- Ch 126 Criminal Record Background Checks
- Ch 132 Diesel Fuel
- Ch 138 Excavations
- Ch 143 Fees
- Ch 147 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 154 Historic Preservation
- Ch 161 Junk and Junk Dealers
- Ch 168 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 169 Liquor Licenses
- Ch 170 Marijuana Establishments
- Ch 175 Newsracks
- Ch 179 Noise
- Ch 184 Parks and Recreational Areas
- Ch 188 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 192 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 197 Security Posted in Connection With Licenses, Permits and Approvals
- Ch 200 Smoking
- Ch 204 Solid Waste
- Ch 209 Storage Tanks, Underground
- Ch 213 Stormwater Management
- Ch 217 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 221 Swimming Pools
- Ch 225 Tree Preservation
- Ch 230 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 236 Wells
- Ch 240 Wetland Protection
- Part III: Zoning Bylaw
- Ch 260 Zoning
- Division 2: Rules and Regulations
- Ch 305 Board of Appeals
- Ch 310 Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 315 Cemetery Regulations
- Ch 320 Conservation Commission Regulations
- Ch 335 Fire Department Regulations
- Ch 360 Police Department Rules and Regulations
- Ch 375 Planning Board Rules and Regulations
- Ch 380 Traffic Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A400 General Law Acceptances
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
1-1-1
The present Town of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, within its corporate
limits as now established shall continue to be a body politic and
corporate under the name, Town of Lynnfield.
1-2-1
The town shall possess and exercise all powers possible under the
constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as fully
and completely as though they were expressly enumerated in this charter.
[Amended 1-13-2021 by
Ch. 343, Acts of 2020]
1-3-1
This charter provides for the open town meeting - select board form
of government.
1-4-1
The powers of the town under this charter shall be construed liberally
in favor of the town, and the specific mention of particular powers
in the charter shall not be construed as limiting in any measure the
general powers of the town as stated in this chapter.
1-5-1
The town may exercise, consistent with the provisions of law, any
of its powers, or perform any of its functions, and may participate
in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or
otherwise, with any one or more municipalities, civil divisions, subdivisions,
or agencies of the Commonwealth, other states, or of the United States
government.
