Town of Georgetown, MA
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2023-05-01
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Part I: By Laws
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Chapter 165 Zoning
- Part I: By Laws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Alarm Systems
- Ch 10 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 15 Animals
- Ch 19 Auditing
- Ch 25 Boats
- Ch 29 Building Construction
- Ch 33 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 42 Commissions and Councils
- Ch 44 Community Preservation
- Ch 49 Earth Removal and Importation
- Ch 53 Electrical Standards
- Ch 55 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 57 Erosion and Stormwater Control
- Ch 63 Finances
- Ch 65 Fingerprint-Based Background Checks
- Ch 68 Firearms, Fireworks and Hunting
- Ch 80 Junk Dealers
- Ch 85 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 89 Littering
- Ch 93 Mutual Aid
- Ch 97 Officers and Employees
- Ch 99 Parks, Recreation Facilities and Beach
- Ch 101 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 105 Personnel Policies
- Ch 109 Plumbing Standards
- Ch 113 Police Department
- Ch 121 Revolving Funds
- Ch 125 Selectmen, Board of
- Ch 130 Solicitation and Canvassing
- Ch 134 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 141 Town Meetings
- Ch 142 Transfer Stations
- Ch 150 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 156 Water
- Ch 161 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 165 Zoning
- Ch 165 Art I General Provisions
- § 165-1 Purpose.
- § 165-2 Designation of districts.
- § 165-3 Descriptions of districts.
- § 165-4 Compliance required.
- § 165-5 Meanings of terms.
- § 165-6 Validity.
- § 165-7 Definitions and word usage.
- Ch 165 Art II Use and Intensity Schedules
- § 165-8 Compliance with schedules required.
- § 165-9 Conformity with schedules required.
- § 165-10 Waiver of requirements.
- § 165-10.1 Accessory buildings and pools.
- § 165-11 Use Regulations and Intensity of Use Schedules.
- Ch 165 Art III Rate of Development
- § 165-12 Purpose.
- § 165-13 Applicability.
- § 165-14 New dwelling unit limitation Town-wide.
- § 165-15 Individual development phasing.
- § 165-16 Procedures.
- § 165-17 Exemptions.
- § 165-18 Definitions.
- § 165-19 Separability.
- Ch 165 Art IV Floodplain District
- § 165-20 Special permits required.
- § 165-21 Uses permitted without special permit.
- § 165-22 Uses permitted with Board of Appeals approval.
- § 165-23 Prohibition.
- § 165-24 Base flood elevation.
- § 165-25 Removal of earth products.
- § 165-26 Area, yard and height requirements.
- § 165-27 Severability.
- § 165-28 Delineation of floodplain.
- Ch 165 Art V Water Resource District
- § 165-29 Purpose.
- § 165-30 Creation; applicability of underlying district.
- § 165-31 Prohibited uses.
- § 165-32 Special permit uses.
- § 165-33 Application information.
- § 165-34 Design and operations guidelines.
- § 165-35 Conditions for granting special permit.
- § 165-36 Delineation of district.
- § 165-37 Recovery of penalty for violation.
- § 165-38 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 165 Art VI Groundwater Protection District
- § 165-39 Purpose.
- § 165-40 Scope of authority.
- § 165-41 Definitions.
- § 165-42 Establishment and delineation of aquifers and recharge areas.
- § 165-43 District boundary disputes.
- § 165-44 Use regulations.
- § 165-45 Procedures for issuance of special permit.
- § 165-46 Severability.
- Ch 165 Art VII Open Space Residential Development (OSRD)
- § 165-47 Purpose and intent.
- § 165-48 Applicability.
- § 165-49 Special permit required.
- § 165-50 Preapplication.
- § 165-51 Design process.
- § 165-52 Procedures.
- § 165-53 Basic maximum number of lots/dwelling units.
- § 165-54 Reduction of dimensional requirements.
- § 165-55 Open space requirements.
- § 165-56 Design standards.
- § 165-57 Decision of the Planning Board.
- § 165-58 Increases in permissible density.
- § 165-59 Adoption of rules and regulations.
- Ch 165 Art VIII (Reserved)
- § 165-60 (Reserved)
- Ch 165 Art IX Parking and Loading
- § 165-61 Minimum Off-street parking requirements.
- § 165-61.1 Parking lot aisle dimensions.
- § 165-62 Loading and unloading areas.
- Ch 165 Art X Signs
- § 165-63 General prohibitions.
- § 165-64 Residential districts.
- § 165-65 Business districts.
- § 165-66 Industrial districts.
- Ch 165 Art XI Supplementary Regulations
- § 165-67 Roadside stands.
- § 165-68 Apartments.
- § 165-69 Accessory apartments.
- § 165-69.1 Public tree replacement.
- Ch 165 Art XII Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 165-70 Minimum residential livable floor area.
- § 165-70.1 Temporary structures.
- § 165-70.2 Temporary storage containers/trailers.
- § 165-71 Inclusionary housing balance bylaw.
- § 165-72 Junk vehicles.
- § 165-73 Adequate lot frontage; common drive.
- § 165-73.1 Access across lot frontage.
- § 165-73.2 Courts and lanes.
- Ch 165 Art XIII Special Permits and Site Plan Review
- § 165-74 Public hearing on special permit required.
- § 165-75 Lapse of special permit.
- § 165-76 Scientific research.
- § 165-77 Failure to act on application for special permit.
- § 165-78 Special permit conditions.
- § 165-79 Required findings for granting of special permit.
- § 165-80 Adult Entertainment Overlay District.
- § 165-80.1 Wireless communication facility special permits.
- § 165-80.2 Major development review.
- § 165-81 More than one building on lot requires special permit.
- § 165-82 Associate member of Planning Board to act on special permits.
- § 165-83 Site plan approval.
- Ch 165 Art XIV Board of Appeals
- § 165-84 Power to grant variances.
- § 165-85 Membership.
- § 165-86 Terms of office.
- Ch 165 Art XV Nonconformities
- § 165-87 Applicability.
- § 165-88 List of special permits and variances.
- § 165-89 Changes in single- and two-family structures.
- § 165-90 Billboards, signs and other advertising devices.
- § 165-91 Abandonment.
- § 165-92 Parcels devoted to agriculture, horticulture or floriculture.
- § 165-93 Conformance to amendments.
- § 165-94 Preexisting nonconforming structures or uses.
- Ch 165 Art XVI Administration and Enforcement
- § 165-95 Building permit required.
- § 165-96 Occupancy permits.
- § 165-97 Enforcement.
- § 165-98 Appeals.
- § 165-99 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 165 Art XVII Independent Senior Housing
- § 165-100 Definitions; objectives.
- § 165-101 Where permitted.
- § 165-102 Establishment of District.
- § 165-103 Location.
- § 165-104 Age and occupancy restriction.
- § 165-105 Minimum lot area.
- § 165-106 Number of dwelling units per continuous buildable area.
- § 165-107 Number of dwelling units per building.
- § 165-108 Number of bedrooms per dwelling building.
- § 165-109 Number of bedrooms per dwelling unit.
- § 165-110 Parking requirements.
- § 165-111 Dimensional requirements.
- § 165-112 Number of dwelling units per development.
- § 165-113 Allowable lot coverage.
- § 165-114 Number of dwelling units in Town.
- § 165-115 Road design, drainage and maintenance.
- § 165-116 Project maintenance.
- § 165-117 Traffic.
- § 165-118 Lighting.
- § 165-119 Underground utilities.
- § 165-120 Site size and shape.
- § 165-121 Style and design.
- § 165-122 Landscaping.
- § 165-123 Open space.
- § 165-124 Security and fire protection.
- § 165-125 Charges and uses by outside interests.
- § 165-126 Additional subdivision.
- § 165-127 Conversion.
- § 165-128 Housing balance for independent senior housing.
- § 165-129 Exemption to rate of development.
- § 165-130 (Reserved)
- § 165-131 Special permit.
- § 165-132 Application.
- § 165-133 Criteria for SPGA review and approval.
- § 165-134 SPGA approval or disapproval.
- Ch 165 Art XVIII Solar Energy Facility
- § 165-135 Purpose and intent.
- § 165-136 Scope of authority.
- § 165-137 Applicability.
- § 165-138 Definitions.
- § 165-139 General provisions.
- § 165-140 Site plan approval review criteria and procedures.
- § 165-141 Development and performance standards.
- § 165-142 through § 165-155. (Reserved)
- Ch 165 Art XIX Marijuana Businesses
- § 165-156 Purpose and intent.
- § 165-157 Establishment and delineation of Marijuana Business Overlay District.
- § 165-158 Scope of authority.
- § 165-159 Applicability.
- § 165-160 Definitions.
- § 165-161 General Provisions.
- § 165-162 Special permit review procedures and criteria.
- § 165-163 Development and performance standards.
- Part II: Selectmen Regulations
- Ch 215 Hawkers and Peddlers
- Ch 220 Littering
- Ch 223 Meetings
- Ch 245 Utility Cuts and Street Openings
- Ch 250 Vehicles and Traffic
- Part III: Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 353 Fees
- Ch 360 Scenic Roads
- Ch 365 Subdivision Regulations
- Part IV: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 405 Body Art Regulations
- Ch 410 Deviation Regulations
- Ch 415 Dumpster Regulations
- Ch 420 Flood Hazards
- Ch 424 Food Regulations
- Ch 435 Massage Regulations
- Ch 439 Milk
- Ch 447 Nuisances
- Ch 452 Percolation Tests
- Ch 457 Rental Occupancy
- Ch 462 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 466 Solid Waste
- Ch 470 Swine
- Ch 473 Tobacco Products
- Ch 475 Underground Storage Tanks
- Ch 480 Wells, Private
- Part V: Other Regulations
- Ch 510 Building and Occupancy Permits
- Ch 515 Curb Cut Permits
- Ch 535 Lufkins Brook Conservation Area
- Ch 550 Park and Beach Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch 600 Acceptance of General Laws
- Ch 610 Officers, Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 615 Other Town Actions
- Ch 620 Special Acts
- Ch 630 Status of Streets
- Ch 640 Town Land
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Georgetown
Town Meeting 10-7-1954. Amendments noted where applicable.]
