Town of Yarmouth, MA
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2022-11-15
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The Code
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Division 1 Bylaws
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 123 Streets and Ways
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Article III Private Ways
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Bylaws
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Account Books
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 6 Affordable Housing Trust
- Ch 7 Aging, Council on
- Ch 8 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 9 Appropriations and Expenditures
- Ch 12 Auditing
- Ch 16 Capital Budget Committee
- Ch 19 Clerk
- Ch 21 Collector of Taxes
- Ch 23 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 25 Enforcement of Laws
- Ch 27 Finance Department
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 35 Personnel Board
- Ch 37 Planning Board
- Ch 39 Police Department
- Ch 40 Recreation Commission
- Ch 42 Seal
- Ch 44 Selectmen
- Ch 47 Town Meetings
- Ch 49 Treasurer
- Ch 52 Waterways-Shellfish Committee
- Ch 54 (Reserved)
- General Legislation
- Ch 58 Airport Approach
- Ch 60 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 62 Amusement Devices, Automatic
- Ch 71 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 79 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 80 Waterfowl
- Ch 81 Explosives and Flammable Materials
- Ch 83 Fees
- Ch 84 Firearms
- Ch 86 Fire Hydrants
- Ch 87 Fire Prevention
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Historic Properties
- Ch 93 Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Checks
- Ch 94 Secondhand Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 95 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 96 Hearings, Public
- Ch 97 Littering
- Ch 99 Loitering
- Ch 101 Alarm Systems
- Ch 102 Fire Alarm Systems
- Ch 103 Motorized Devices
- Ch 104 Noise
- Ch 107 Junk Vehicles
- Ch 108 Occupancy of Buildings
- Ch 112 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 113 Marijuana
- Ch 114 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 116 Plastic Bag Reduction
- Ch 120 Polystyrene Reduction
- Ch 123 Streets and Ways
- Ch 123 Art III Private Ways
- § 123-6 Repairs to private ways by Town.
- § 123-7 Eligible property; liability of Town.
- Ch 127 Swimming Pools
- Ch 133 Tourist Camps
- Ch 135 Single-Use Plastic Containers
- Ch 138 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 140 Waste Collection
- Ch 141 Water Activities
- Ch 142 Water Supply Conservation and Emergencies
- Ch 143 Wetlands
- Ch 144 Yard Sales
- Ch 145 Stormwater Management
- Ch 146 Marijuana Establishments
- Selectmen Regulations
- Ch 148 Eel
- Ch 150 Fisheries
- Ch 153 Herring
- Ch 155 Liquor License Regulations
- Ch 157 Farming
- Ch 159 Sanitary Landfill Fees
- Planning Regulations
- Ch 171 (Reserved)
- Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 181 Disposal Area
- Ch 192 Massage Parlors
- Ch 194 Outside Cafes
- Ch 195 Phosphorus Buffer Zone
- Ch 196 Poultry and Swine
- Ch 198 Septic Cleaner Ban
- Ch 199 Sewage Discharge Permits
- Ch 200 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 201 Sewage Flow
- Ch 202 Stables
- Ch 203 Swimming Pools, Public and Semipublic
- Ch 204 Toxic and Hazardous Materials
- Ch 205 Underground Storage Tanks
- Ch 206 Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Ch 207 Water and Groundwater Resource Protection
- Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 210 Department of Public Works Regulations
- Ch 214 Harbor Regulations
- Ch 218 Plot Plans
- Ch 225 Water Rules and Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A230 Acceptance of General Laws; Special Acts
- Zoning Bylaw
- Ch ZB Zoning Bylaw
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 4-7-1981 by Art. 16]
[Amended 4-11-1996 by Art. 29, approved 4-30-1996]
The Town may make temporary repairs on private
ways by grading gravel roadways; patching, sealing and filling cracks;
leveling, by pulverizing or by other maintenance methods, damaged
pavement and potholes in accordance with good pavement management
principles; by installation of drainage structures; and by the cleaning,
repair and connection of existing structures.
[Amended 4-27-1994 by Art. 25, approved 6-7-1994]
Such repairs shall be made only upon private
ways which have been opened to public use for a period of six years
or more and upon petition of at least 60% of the abutters owning property
thereon. The Town shall not be liable for any damages caused by such
repairs.
