Town of Belchertown, MA Subdivision of Land

Town of Belchertown, MA

Hampshire County

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I, Bylaws
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 6 Alarm Systems
Ch 10 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 15 Animals
Ch 20 Boats and Boating
Ch 23 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 27 Community Preservation Committee
Ch 36 Excavations
Ch 38 Farming
Ch 42 Finance Committee
Ch 51 Historic District
Ch 58 Junk Dealers and Collectors
Ch 65 Licenses and Permits
Ch 69 Marihuana
Ch 72 Meetings
Ch 78 Mobile Home Parks
Ch 82 Noise
Ch 83 Nuisance House
Ch 85 Officers and Employees
Ch 91 Personnel
Ch 97 Scenic Roads
Ch 100 Selectmen
Ch 104 Sewers
Ch 109 Solid Waste
Ch 111 Storm Drainage System
Ch 112 Stormwater Management
Ch 114 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 116 Stretch Energy Code
Ch 118 Taxation
Ch 121 Town Common
Ch 129 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 133 Vehicles, Unregistered
Ch 139 Wetlands Protection
Ch 145 Zoning
Part II, Regulations
Ch 208 Cemeteries
Ch 212 Dumping
Ch 219 Hawkers, Peddlers and Transient Vendors
Ch 235 Mobile Home Park Rents and Evictions
Ch 252 Septic Systems
Ch 256 Sewer Use
Ch 261 Smoking and Access to Tobacco
Ch 265 Solid Waste Transfer Station and Recycling Center
Ch 270 Subdivision of Land
Ch 270 Art I General Provisions
§ 270-1 Authority; prior regulations superseded.
§ 270-2 Purpose.
§ 270-3 Approval of definitive plan required.
§ 270-4 Waiver of compliance.
§ 270-5 Amendments.
§ 270-6 Coordination with municipal departments and other agencies.
§ 270-7 Effect of prior recording of subdivision plan.
§ 270-8 Endorsement of plan required before construction commences.
§ 270-9 Definitions.
Ch 270 Art II Plans Not Requiring Approval
§ 270-10 Submission to Planning Board for determination.
§ 270-11 Submission procedure.
§ 270-12 Contents.
§ 270-13 Determination by Planning Board; endorsement; appeals.
§ 270-14 Criteria for endorsement.
Ch 270 Art III Preliminary Plans
§ 270-15 Purpose; when required; distribution.
§ 270-16 Submission procedure.
§ 270-17 Contents.
§ 270-18 Review of plan; action by Planning Board.
§ 270-19 Comprehensive permit applications.
Ch 270 Art IV Definitive Plans
§ 270-20 Distribution; applicability of subdivision and zoning regulations.
§ 270-21 Submission procedure.
§ 270-22 Contents.
§ 270-23 Sanitary sewage systems.
§ 270-24 Wetlands protection.
§ 270-25 Adequacy of existing public ways.
§ 270-26 Traffic analysis.
§ 270-27 Environmental analysis.
§ 270-28 Floodplain District.
§ 270-29 Stormwater runoff control.
§ 270-30 Fire Protection.
§ 270-31 Infrastructure adequacy required.
§ 270-32 Review of plan; public hearing; action by Planning Board; performance guarantee.
§ 270-33 Release of performance guarantee.
§ 270-34 Deviation from approved plan.
§ 270-35 Acceptance of subdivision way as a town way.
Ch 270 Art V Design Standards
§ 270-36 Streets and ways.
§ 270-37 Easements.
§ 270-38 Open spaces and protection of natural and important cultural features.
§ 270-39 Compliance with zoning.
§ 270-40 Stormwater detention basins.
Ch 270 Art VI Improvements
§ 270-41 Site and earthwork.
§ 270-42 Drainage.
§ 270-43 Pavement structure.
§ 270-44 Curbs and berms.
§ 270-45 Sidewalks.
§ 270-46 Grass areas.
§ 270-47 Monuments and markers.
§ 270-48 Bridges.
§ 270-49 Street trees.
§ 270-50 Intersection plantings.
§ 270-51 Fire ponds.
§ 270-52 Utility installation.
§ 270-53 Water mains and appurtenances.
§ 270-54 Sewer mains and appurtenances.
§ 270-55 Other utilities.
§ 270-56 Easements.
§ 270-57 Retaining walls.
§ 270-58 Fences.
§ 270-59 Guard rails.
§ 270-60 Open space.
§ 270-61 Record plans, also known as "as-builts."
§ 270-62 Cleaning up.
§ 270-63 Cul-de-sac plantings.
§ 270-64 Bank plantings.
§ 270-65 Signs.
Ch 270 Art VII Administration
§ 270-66 Inspections.
§ 270-67 Fee Schedule.
§ 270-68 Board of Appeals.
§ 270-69 Amendments.
§ 270-70 Severability.
§ 270-71 Conflicts with other regulations.
§ 270-72 Enforcement by denial of building permits.
§ 270-73 Effective date.
§ 270-74 Repealer.
Ch 278 User Charge System
Ch 285 Wells, Private
Ch 290 Wetlands
Ch 294 Wood-Fired Boilers and Furnaces, Outdoor
Appendix
Ch A300 General Laws
Ch A301 Special Acts
Ch A302 Town Meeting Votes
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

Chapter 270: Subdivision of Land

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Planning Board of the Town of Belchertown 3-27-2001. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 23.

Excavations — See Ch. 36.

Mobile home parks — See Chs. 78 and 235.

Sewers — See Chs. 104 and 256.

Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 114.

Wetlands — See Chs. 139 and 290.

Zoning — See Ch. 145.

270a Appendix A

270b Appendix B

270c Appendix C

Chapter 270 : Subdivision of Land

Article I General Provisions

§ 270-1 Authority; prior regulations superseded.

§ 270-2 Purpose.

§ 270-3 Approval of definitive plan required.

§ 270-4 Waiver of compliance.

§ 270-5 Amendments.

§ 270-6 Coordination with municipal departments and other agencies.

§ 270-7 Effect of prior recording of subdivision plan.

§ 270-8 Endorsement of plan required before construction commences.

§ 270-9 Definitions.

Article II Plans Not Requiring Approval

§ 270-10 Submission to Planning Board for determination.

§ 270-11 Submission procedure.

§ 270-12 Contents.

§ 270-13 Determination by Planning Board; endorsement; appeals.

§ 270-14 Criteria for endorsement.

Article III Preliminary Plans

§ 270-15 Purpose; when required; distribution.

§ 270-16 Submission procedure.

§ 270-17 Contents.

§ 270-18 Review of plan; action by Planning Board.

§ 270-19 Comprehensive permit applications.

Article IV Definitive Plans

§ 270-20 Distribution; applicability of subdivision and zoning regulations.

§ 270-21 Submission procedure.

§ 270-22 Contents.

§ 270-23 Sanitary sewage systems.

§ 270-24 Wetlands protection.

§ 270-25 Adequacy of existing public ways.

§ 270-26 Traffic analysis.

§ 270-27 Environmental analysis.

§ 270-28 Floodplain District.

§ 270-29 Stormwater runoff control.

§ 270-30 Fire Protection.

§ 270-31 Infrastructure adequacy required.

§ 270-32 Review of plan; public hearing; action by Planning Board; performance guarantee.

§ 270-33 Release of performance guarantee.

§ 270-34 Deviation from approved plan.

§ 270-35 Acceptance of subdivision way as a town way.

Article V Design Standards

§ 270-36 Streets and ways.

§ 270-37 Easements.

§ 270-38 Open spaces and protection of natural and important cultural features.

§ 270-39 Compliance with zoning.

§ 270-40 Stormwater detention basins.

Article VI Improvements

§ 270-41 Site and earthwork.

§ 270-42 Drainage.

§ 270-43 Pavement structure.

§ 270-44 Curbs and berms.

§ 270-45 Sidewalks.

§ 270-46 Grass areas.

§ 270-47 Monuments and markers.

§ 270-48 Bridges.

§ 270-49 Street trees.

§ 270-50 Intersection plantings.

§ 270-51 Fire ponds.

§ 270-52 Utility installation.

§ 270-53 Water mains and appurtenances.

§ 270-54 Sewer mains and appurtenances.

§ 270-55 Other utilities.

§ 270-56 Easements.

§ 270-57 Retaining walls.

§ 270-58 Fences.

§ 270-59 Guard rails.

§ 270-60 Open space.

§ 270-61 Record plans, also known as "as-builts."

§ 270-62 Cleaning up.

§ 270-63 Cul-de-sac plantings.

§ 270-64 Bank plantings.

§ 270-65 Signs.

Article VII Administration

§ 270-66 Inspections.

§ 270-67 Fee Schedule.

§ 270-68 Board of Appeals.

§ 270-69 Amendments.

§ 270-70 Severability.

§ 270-71 Conflicts with other regulations.

§ 270-72 Enforcement by denial of building permits.

§ 270-73 Effective date.

§ 270-74 Repealer.