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Town of Dedham, MA
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2023-11-08
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Landfills
§ 280-8.2 — Aquifer Protection Overlay District.
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Landlords
§ 237-19 — Design standards.
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Landscaping
§ 12-47 — Board of Trustees; appointment; composition.
§ 192-2 — Prohibited noise.
§ 237-19 — Design standards.
§ 242-8 — Exemptions.
246-2{14} — NORMAL MAINTENANCE
§ 246-6 — Exemptions.
§ 280-5.1 — Off-street parking and loading requirements.
§ 280-5.2 — Landscaping.
§ 280-5.3 — Enclosure of uses.
§ 280-6.2 — Hospitals and related facilities.
§ 280-6.3 — Planned commercial development standards.
§ 280-7.1 — Planned residential development standards.
§ 280-7.3 — Multifamily residential complex.
§ 280-7.5 — Assisted living facilities.
§ 280-7.6 — Senior campus district.
§ 280-7.8 — Age restricted housing development.
§ 280-8.1 — Flood Plain Overlay District.
280-8.2B{12} — SOLID WASTES
§ 280-8.3 — Wireless Communications Services Overlay District.
§ 280-9.4 — Special permit for major nonresidential project.
§ 280-9.5 — Site plan review.
§ 280-9.6 — Design Review Advisory Board.
280-10.1{8} — BUFFER ZONE
280-10.1{11} — BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
280-10.1{49} — PARKING LOT
280-10.1{54} — RESTAURANT
§ 280-11.7 — Special permit conditions.
280-12.5{4} — CREATIVE ART HOME OCCUPATION
§ 280-12.8 — Landscaping and screening requirements.
§ 280-12.10 — Modification of landscaping and parking standards.
§ 280-14.9 — Landscaping and screening requirements.
§ 280-14.12 — Modification of dimensional, landscaping and parking requirements.
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Leashing
§ 117-6 — Restraint of dogs.
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Leaves of absence
§ A300-1 — List of General Law acceptances and Special Acts.
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Liability
§ 1-2 — Continuation of by-laws; effect of repeal.
§ 5-5 — Town Manager to place all insurance.
§ 12-52 — Liability.
§ 39-21 — All purchases to be by purchase order; Director of Finance to give notice of liabilities in excess of appropriation.
§ 57-5 — Qualifications for Town Counsel.
§ 78-6 — Selectmen to publish annual Town report; report detailed.
§ 125-1 — Moving of buildings on public ways regulated.
§ 210-5 — Failure to remove defacement; Town to remove; costs.
§ 229-3 — Penalties.
§ 250-7 — Temporary repairs to private ways.
§ 250-8 — Laying out and improvements of private ways.
§ 280-8.1 — Flood Plain Overlay District.
280-8.2B{13} — TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
§ 280-9.1 — Administration.
§ 280-9.2 — Board of appeal.
§ A300-1 — List of General Law acceptances and Special Acts.
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Libraries
§ C-1-7 — Definitions
§ C-2-9 — Procedures
§ C-3-1 — General Provisions
§ C-3-2 — Select Board
§ C-3-7 — Board of Library Trustees
§ C-6-2 — Procedures
1-8B{13} — TOWN BULLETIN BOARD
Ch 61 — Library
§ 61-1 — Board of Trustees to have custody of library.
§ 61-3 — Trustees to organize and appoint Library Director.
§ 61-4 — Financial records, invest library fund and approve expenditures.
§ 61-5 — Treasurer-Collector to have custody of library funds.
§ 61-6 — Financial transactions to be done by Treasurer-Collector.
§ 61-7 — Staffing.
§ 78-1 — Town officers, board and committees to keep records open to public.
§ 85-6 — Report of Finance and Warrant Committee to be distributed, to include collective bargaining agreements.
§ 246-10 — Stormwater management compliance certificate.
§ 280-6.1 — Adult Uses Overlay District.
§ DT-1 — Derivation Table of 1996 By-laws to 2014 Code
§ DL-1 — Disposition of legislation.
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Library
§ C-1-7 — Definitions
§ C-2-9 — Procedures
§ C-3-1 — General Provisions
§ C-3-2 — Select Board
§ C-3-7 — Board of Library Trustees
§ C-6-2 — Procedures
1-8B{13} — TOWN BULLETIN BOARD
Ch 61 — Library
§ 61-1 — Board of Trustees to have custody of library.
§ 61-3 — Trustees to organize and appoint Library Director.
§ 61-4 — Financial records, invest library fund and approve expenditures.
§ 61-5 — Treasurer-Collector to have custody of library funds.
§ 61-6 — Financial transactions to be done by Treasurer-Collector.
§ 61-7 — Staffing.
§ 78-1 — Town officers, board and committees to keep records open to public.
§ 85-6 — Report of Finance and Warrant Committee to be distributed, to include collective bargaining agreements.
§ 246-10 — Stormwater management compliance certificate.
§ 280-6.1 — Adult Uses Overlay District.
§ DT-1 — Derivation Table of 1996 By-laws to 2014 Code
§ DL-1 — Disposition of legislation.
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Licenses and permits
§ C-3-2 — Select Board
§ 1-4 — Officers have right to license or permit.
§ 12-50 — Acts of the Trustees.
§ 30-4 — Acceptance test procedures.
§ 30-7 — Qualifications of testing personnel.
§ 34-6 — Commission to make rules and regulations for use of estate.
§ 39-25 — Treasurer-Collector to assess interest on overdue accounts.
§ 39-32 — Mitigation Funds Committee.
§ 39-39 — Revolving funds eastablished.
§ 42-1 — Purpose and authorization.
§ 42-2 — Applicant’s Submission to Fingerprinting by the Police Department.
§ 42-3 — Police Department Processing of Fingerprint-Based Criminal Record Background Checks and Communication of Results.
§ 42-4 — Reliance on Results of Fingerprint-Based Criminal Record Background Checks.
§ 85-22 — Voters and taxpayers have right to speak.
§ 88-1 — Town offices to be leased only by vote of Town.
§ 88-2 — Police officer may be present for licensed use.
§ 110-3 — Exception.
§ 110-5 — No liquor license to be held where sexual conduct permitted.
§ 110-6 — Visual displays of sexual conduct prohibited.
§ 110-7 — Violators of laws barred from licensed premises.
Ch 114 — Amusements
§ 114-1 — Hours.
§ 117-1 — Keeping of swine regulated.
§ 117-2 — Slaughter houses, piggeries regulated.
§ 117-3 — Duties of Animal Control Officer.
§ 117-5 — Licensing.
§ 117-6 — Restraint of dogs.
§ 117-7 — Kennel licensing and regulations.
§ 117-9 — Enforcement.
§ 150-3 — Fees.
§ 160-2 — Trash collectors to be licensed; no land to be filled with rubble.
§ 160-4 — Dumpsters regulated.
Ch 183 — Licenses and Permits
§ 183-2 — List of delinquent taxpayers.
§ 183-3 — Denial, revocation or suspension of licenses or permits.
§ 183-4 — Payment agreement; failure to comply.
§ 183-6 — Exceptions.
§ 188-1 — Marijuana-related businesses prohibited.
§ 192-2 — Prohibited noise.
§ 192-4 — Exemptions.
§ 192-5 — Application for special permit.
195-2{3} — NUISANCE
§ 195-3 — Nuisances prohibited.
§ 195-6 — Severability.
§ 199-4 — Parades, performances in public ways regulated.
§ 199-11 — Obstruction of passage on public ways prohibited.
§ 199-14 — Strings of lights.
§ 199-15 — Regulation of news boxes.
Ch 204 — Peddling, Soliciting and Sales
§ 204-3 — Registration.
§ 204-13 — Retail sale of alcoholic beverages regulated.
§ 204-14 — Hours of retail sales regulated.
§ 204-15 — Retail promotional events regulated.
§ 204-16 — Selling and soliciting money upon or abutting public ways regulated.
Ch 225 — Secondhand Dealers
§ 225-1 — Legislative authority.
§ 225-2 — Records.
§ 225-3 — Posting of license.
§ 225-4 — Holding articles for certain time periods before sale.
§ 225-5 — Purchasing from or selling to minors.
§ 225-6 — Allowed hours of operation; location.
§ 225-7 — Identification requirements.
§ 225-10 — Penalties.
§ 229-1 — Purpose.
§ 229-2 — Administration.
§ 229-3 — Penalties.
§ 237-3 — Applicability and effect.
§ 237-4 — Substitutions and interpretations.
§ 237-5 — Applicability.
§ 237-6 — Application; review.
§ 237-7 — DRAB advisory review.
§ 237-8 — DRAB waiver: procedure.
§ 237-10 — Issuance of Sign permits.
§ 237-12 — Permits required.
§ 237-13 — Public right-of-way Signs.
§ 237-14 — Town-owned Property — temporary Signs.
§ 237-15 — Town-owned Property — sponsorship Signs.
§ 237-16 — Exempt Signs.
§ 237-17 — Private Property — exempt Signs.
§ 237-18 — Prohibited Sign types.
§ 237-19 — Design standards.
§ 237-20 — Illumination.
§ 237-21 — Location.
Ch 237 Art V — Noncomplying Signs and Signs without Permits
§ 237-24 — Removal of illegal existing Sign; permit for conforming Signs.
§ 237-25 — Continuation of pre-existing noncomplying Signs.
§ 237-26 — Requirements for Sign modifications.
§ 237-27 — Removal of Sign when business is discontinued.
§ 237-30 — Violations.
§ 237-31 — Inspection; certificate of compliance; notice of deficiencies.
237-36{1} — APPLICATION, DRAB
242-2{4} — ILLICIT CONNECTION
242-2{5} — ILLICIT DISCHARGE
242-2{8} — NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
242-2{10} — PERSON
242-2{15} — SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
§ 242-8 — Exemptions.
§ 242-11 — Enforcement.
§ 246-1 — Purpose.
246-2{12} — NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
246-2{26} — STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT (SMP)
246-2{27} — STORMWATER OFFICER
§ 246-4 — Administration.
§ 246-5 — Applicability.
§ 246-6 — Exemptions.
§ 246-7 — Procedures.
§ 246-8 — Enforcement.
§ 246-9 — Burden of proof.
§ 246-10 — Stormwater management compliance certificate.
§ 246-11 — Fee schedule.
§ 246-12 — Severability.
§ 250-3 — Street opening permits.
§ 250-4 — Construction of access ways onto public ways regulated.
§ 250-6 — Obstructions located in the public right-of-way.
§ 250-8 — Laying out and improvements of private ways.
§ 265-10 — Penalties.
§ 265-11 — Permission required for use on public and private property.
§ 265-20 — Parking reserved for disabled veterans or handicapped persons.
§ 271-3 — Jurisdiction.
§ 271-4 — Exceptions.
§ 271-5 — Application for permits and requests for determination.
§ 271-6 — Notice and hearings.
§ 271-7 — Coordination with other boards.
§ 271-8 — Permits, determinations and conditions.
§ 271-10 — Security.
§ 271-11 — Enforcement.
§ 271-12 — Burden of proof.
§ 271-15 — Severability.
§ 271-16 — Filing fee schedule for permits for work within the resource areas or one-hundred-foot buffer zone to any resource area protected by this by-law.
§ 280-1.4 — Applicability.
§ 280-1.7 — Planning Board Associate Member.
§ 280-2.1 — Types of districts.
§ 280-3.1 — Principal uses.
§ 280-3.2 — Special accessory uses in all districts.
§ 280-3.3 — Nonconforming uses and structures.
§ 280-4.2 — Height of buildings and structures.
§ 280-4.3 — Special setback and yard exceptions.
§ 280-4.4 — Group housing projects.
§ 280-4.5 — Special lot size exceptions for dwellings.
§ 280-4.6 — Reduction of occupied lots.
§ 280-4.7 — Separate lots for dwellings.
§ 280-5.1 — Off-street parking and loading requirements.
§ 280-5.2 — Landscaping.
§ 280-5.3 — Enclosure of uses.
§ 280-5.4 — Screening of uses.
§ 280-6.1 — Adult Uses Overlay District.
280-6.1C{8} — FIREARMS BUSINESS
§ 280-6.2 — Hospitals and related facilities.
§ 280-6.3 — Planned commercial development standards.
§ 280-6.4 — Temporary uses.
§ 280-6.5 — Earth removal and retaining walls.
§ 280-6.6 — Substance abuse treatment center.
§ 280-7.1 — Planned residential development standards.
§ 280-7.3 — Multifamily residential complex.
§ 280-7.4 — Mixed use developments.
§ 280-7.5 — Assisted living facilities.
§ 280-7.6 — Senior campus district.
§ 280-7.7 — Special residential regulations.
§ 280-7.8 — Age restricted housing development.
§ 280-7.9 — Affordable housing.
§ 280-8.1 — Flood Plain Overlay District.
§ 280-8.2 — Aquifer Protection Overlay District.
§ 280-8.3 — Wireless Communications Services Overlay District.
§ 280-8.4 — Historic Preservation Overlay District (HPOD).
§ 280-9.1 — Administration.
§ 280-9.2 — Board of appeal.
§ 280-9.3 — Special permits.
§ 280-9.4 — Special permit for major nonresidential project.
§ 280-9.5 — Site plan review.
280-10.1{2} — ACCESSORY USE
280-10.1{3} — ACCESSORY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LINK
280-10.1{7} — BREWERY, DISTILLERY, OR WINERY WITH TASTING ROOM
280-10.1{13} — COMMERCIAL STORAGE
280-10.1{17} — ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
280-10.1{22} — FENCE
280-10.1{27} — HOME OCCUPATION
280-10.1{34} — LODGING HOUSE
280-10.1{38} — MAJOR NONRESIDENTIAL PROJECT (MNP)
280-10.1{40} — MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS
280-10.1{42} — MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
280-10.1{44} — MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
280-10.1{57} — SENIOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
280-10.1{69} — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LINK
§ 280-11.3 — Establishment.
§ 280-11.5 — Location.
§ 280-11.6 — Procedure.
§ 280-11.7 — Special permit conditions.
§ 280-12.4 — Use regulation.
280-12.5{4} — CREATIVE ART HOME OCCUPATION
280-13.3{1} — MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT
§ 280-14.5 — Use regulation.
§ 280-14.11 — Multi-Family Housing Overlay District (MFHOD) Inclusionary Housing.
§ A300-1 — List of General Law acceptances and Special Acts.
§ DT-1 — Derivation Table of 1996 By-laws to 2014 Code
§ DL-1 — Disposition of legislation.
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Liens
§ 242-11 — Enforcement.
§ 280-6.1 — Adult Uses Overlay District.
§ A300-1 — List of General Law acceptances and Special Acts.
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Lighting
§ 30-14 — System monitoring alarm.
§ 34-2 — Estate to be used by residents for recreation and education.
§ 199-13 — Trespass upon parks after hours prohibited.
§ 199-14 — Strings of lights.
§ 206-1 — Notice of intention to install new permanent public infrastructure.
§ 237-3 — Applicability and effect.
§ 237-5 — Applicability.
§ 237-9 — DRAB waiver: criteria.
§ 237-16 — Exempt Signs.
§ 237-17 — Private Property — exempt Signs.
§ 237-18 — Prohibited Sign types.
§ 237-19 — Design standards.
§ 237-20 — Illumination.
§ 237-21 — Location.
§ 237-25 — Continuation of pre-existing noncomplying Signs.
237-35{1} — ANIMATED SIGN
237-35{15} — ILLUMINATED SIGN
237-35{16} — ILLUMINATED SIGN - BACK-LIGHTED
237-35{17} — DIGITAL DISPLAY SIGN
237-35{18} — ILLUMINATED SIGN - EDGE-LIT
237-35{19} — ILLUMINATED SIGN - EXTERNAL
237-35{20} — ILLUMINATED SIGN - INTERNAL
237-35{21} — ILLUMINATED SIGN - NEON-TYPE
237-35{22} — ILLUMINATED SIGN - SINGLE-COLOR LED
237-35{43} — WINDOW SIGN - ILLUMINATED
237-36{4} — BEACON
237-36{20} — SIGN
§ 280-5.1 — Off-street parking and loading requirements.
§ 280-5.3 — Enclosure of uses.
§ 280-6.1 — Adult Uses Overlay District.
§ 280-7.6 — Senior campus district.
280-8.1B(3){9} — RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
§ 280-8.3 — Wireless Communications Services Overlay District.
§ 280-9.4 — Special permit for major nonresidential project.
§ 280-9.5 — Site plan review.
§ 280-9.6 — Design Review Advisory Board.
280-10.1{33} — LIMITED MANUFACTURING
280-10.1{53} — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES
§ 280-11.7 — Special permit conditions.
§ A300-1 — List of General Law acceptances and Special Acts.
§ DT-1 — Derivation Table of 1996 By-laws to 2014 Code
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Litter
§ 237-1 — Purpose.
242-2{11} — POLLUTANT
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Littering
§ 237-1 — Purpose.
242-2{11} — POLLUTANT
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Loitering
§ 199-1 — Loitering on stoops, walls prohibited.
§ DT-1 — Derivation Table of 1996 By-laws to 2014 Code
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Lots
§ C-3-1 — General Provisions
§ 18-2 — Free public burial to be available; cemetery to be laid out, maintained.
§ 18-3 — Town Manager authorized to sell cemetery lots.
§ 18-4 — Proceeds from sale of lots and graves to be reserved for appropriation.
§ 18-5 — Gifts for care of cemeteries.
§ 129-2 — Assigning numbers for land.
§ 129-3 — Determination of number.
§ 129-8 — New buildings.
§ 141-1 — Prohibited activities.
§ 192-2 — Prohibited noise.
§ 192-4 — Exemptions.
§ 237-16 — Exempt Signs.
§ 237-19 — Design standards.
§ 237-21 — Location.
§ 237-24 — Removal of illegal existing Sign; permit for conforming Signs.
§ 237-25 — Continuation of pre-existing noncomplying Signs.
§ 237-29 — Waiver of Sign Area and/or Setback.
§ 237-31 — Inspection; certificate of compliance; notice of deficiencies.
237-35{10} — DIRECTORY SIGN
237-36{4} — BEACON
237-36{10} — LOT
237-36{11} — LOT, MULTI-BUILDING
237-36{12} — LOT, MULTI-TENANT
237-36{15} — PREMISES
237-36{16} — PRINCIPAL BUILDING
237-36{18} — PROPERTY
237-36{24} — SIGN PACKAGE
242-2{6} — IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
246-2{7} — IMPERVIOUS
§ 250-8 — Laying out and improvements of private ways.
§ 280-1.3 — Scope.
§ 280-2.1 — Types of districts.
§ 280-3.2 — Special accessory uses in all districts.
§ 280-3.3 — Nonconforming uses and structures.
§ 280-4.1 — Dimensional requirements - Table 2.
§ 280-4.2 — Height of buildings and structures.
§ 280-4.3 — Special setback and yard exceptions.
§ 280-4.4 — Group housing projects.
§ 280-4.5 — Special lot size exceptions for dwellings.
§ 280-4.6 — Reduction of occupied lots.
§ 280-4.7 — Separate lots for dwellings.
§ 280-4.8 — Irregularly shaped lots.
§ 280-5.1 — Off-street parking and loading requirements.
§ 280-5.2 — Landscaping.
§ 280-5.3 — Enclosure of uses.
§ 280-6.1 — Adult Uses Overlay District.
§ 280-6.2 — Hospitals and related facilities.
§ 280-7.1 — Planned residential development standards.
§ 280-7.2 — Conversion of single family to two family dwelling.
§ 280-7.3 — Multifamily residential complex.
§ 280-7.4 — Mixed use developments.
§ 280-7.5 — Assisted living facilities.
§ 280-7.6 — Senior campus district.
§ 280-7.7 — Special residential regulations.
§ 280-7.8 — Age restricted housing development.
§ 280-8.1 — Flood Plain Overlay District.
§ 280-8.2 — Aquifer Protection Overlay District.
§ 280-8.3 — Wireless Communications Services Overlay District.
§ 280-8.4 — Historic Preservation Overlay District (HPOD).
§ 280-9.4 — Special permit for major nonresidential project.
§ 280-9.5 — Site plan review.
280-10.1{1} — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
280-10.1{2} — ACCESSORY USE
280-10.1{3} — ACCESSORY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LINK
280-10.1{23} — FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)
280-10.1{25} — FRONTAGE
280-10.1{35} — LOT
280-10.1{36} — LOT AREA
280-10.1{38} — MAJOR NONRESIDENTIAL PROJECT (MNP)
280-10.1{42} — MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
280-10.1{44} — MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
280-10.1{47} — NONCONFORMING BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR USE
280-10.1{49} — PARKING LOT
280-10.1{51} — REAR LINE
280-10.1{59} — SIDE LINE
280-10.1{61} — STREET OR WAY
280-10.1{68} — WIDTH
§ 280-12.6 — Dimensional requirements.
§ 280-12.8 — Landscaping and screening requirements.
§ 280-12.9 — Required parking.
§ 280-12.10 — Modification of landscaping and parking standards.
280-14.4{1} — MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING
§ 280-14.6 — Dimensional requirements.
§ 280-14.12 — Modification of dimensional, landscaping and parking requirements.
§ A300-1 — List of General Law acceptances and Special Acts.
§ ZDL-1 — Disposition of legislation.
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Low-income housing
§ A300-1 — List of General Law acceptances and Special Acts.