In order to assist Code users in the transition to the new Code's organization, the Derivation Table indicates where chapters and articles of the former bylaw compilation have been included in the 2020 Code, or the reason for exclusion.
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Repealed effective with adoption of Code (6-15-2020 ATM by Art. 32).
Article/Title from Bylaw Compilation
Location in 2020 Code
Prior Historical Information
Art. I, Town Meetings
Ch. 85
Amended 10-28-2019 STM by Art. 14
Art. II, Town Seal
Ch. 5, Art. 1
Art. III, Town Clerk
Sec. 1, Sec. 2
Ch. 70
Sec. 3
REP
Art. IV, Town Finances
Ch. 20, Art. 1
Amended 5-14-2012 ATM by Art. 31
Art. V, Legal Affairs
Ch. 50
Art. VI, Records and Reports
Ch. 75
Art. VII, Junk Dealers and Collectors
Ch. 175
Art. VIII, Hackney Carriages
Ch. 275
Art. IX, Police Regulations
Ch. 220
Art. X, Penalties
Ch. 175, § 175-4; Ch. 220, § 220-11; Ch. 275, § 275-9
Art. XI, Construction
See Ch. 1, Art. 3
Art. XII, Trailers
Ch. 260
Art. XIII, Motor Boats
Ch. 115
Art. XIV, Inspectors
Ch. 60, Art. 1
Art. XV, Ayer Planning Board, Municipal Planning and Subdivision Control Regulations
See Ch. 440
Art. XVI, Building Code
REP
Art. XVII, Extension of Water and Sewer Lines
Ch. 295, Art. 1
Art. XVIII, Removal of Earth in the Town of Ayer
Ch. 140
Art. XIX, Zoning Bylaw
Ch. 320
Art. XX, Regulation of Water and Sewer Use
Ch. 295, Art. 2
Art. XXI, Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled or Discarded Vehicles
Ch. 280, Art. 1
Art. XXII, Council on Aging
Ch. 10, Art. 1
Art. XXIII, Public Drinking Bylaw
Ch. 105
Art. XXIV, Seniority and Other Rights of Town Employees
REP
Art. XXV, Bylaw on Transient Merchants
Ch. 265
Art. XXVI, Wetlands Protection
Ch. 300
Adopted 10-28-2019 STM by Art. 7
Art. XXVII, Water Rates to be Lien Upon Real Estate
REP
Art. XXVIII, Sewer Tax Liens
REP
Art. XXIX, Private Swimming Pools
REP
Art. XXX, Smoke and Heat Detectors
REP
Art. XXXI, Floodplain District
REP; see Ch. 320
Art. XXXII, Leash Law - Dog Bylaw
Ch. 130
Art. XXXIII
Art. XXXIV, Loitering Bylaw
REP
Art. XXXV, Tanks for Storage of Fluid
Ch. 240
Art. XXXV-A, Removal of Poles and Underground Wires
REP
Art. XXXVI, Vehicles, Unregistered or Disabled, Dismantled or Inoperative or Abandoned
Ch. 280, Art. 2
Art. XXXVII, Regulation of Governing Enforcement of Town Bylaws under the Noncriminal Disposition of Violation of Bylaw XXXVI
Ch. 1, Art. 1
Art. XXXVIII, Site Plan Approval Bylaw
See Ch. 320
Art. XXXIX, Noise Bylaw
Ch. 210
Art. XL, Nuisances
Ch. 215
Art. XLI, Automatic Fire Alarm Systems
Ch. 100, Art. 1
Art. XLII, An Act Relative to the Granting or Renewing of Certain Licenses and Permits in Cities and Towns
Ch. 185, Art. 1
Art. XLIII, Burglar Alarm Systems
Ch. 100, Art. 2
Art. XLIV, House Numbering Bylaw
Ch. 120, Art. 1
Art. XLV, Street Opening and Driveway/Accessway Permits
Ch. 250
Adopted 10-22-2018 STM by Art. 1
Art. XLVI, Community Preservation Committee
Ch. 10, Art. 2
Art. XLVII, NPDES Phase II Stormwater Bylaw
Ch. 245, Art. 1
Art. XLVIII, Illicit Discharges to the Municipal Storm Drain Systems Bylaw
Ch. 245, Art. 2
Art. XLIX, Stretch Code
Ch. 120, Art. 2
Art. L, Sex Offender Residency Bylaw
REP
Art. LI, Anti-Littering
Ch. 190
Art. LII, Unregistered Vehicles
Ch. 280, Art. 3
Art. LIII, Enforcement
Ch. 1, Art. 2
Art. LIV, Personnel
REP
Art. LV, Revolving Funds
Ch. 20, Art. 2
Adopted 5-8-2017 ATM by Art. 12; amended 5-13-2019 ATM by Art. 14
Art. LVI, Affordable Housing Trust
Ch. 7