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Landfills
§ 200-38 — Aquifer Protection District.
§ 525-13.1 — Chapter 271, Acts of 1998.
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Landlords
§ 145-6 — Violations and penalties.
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Landscape plans
§ 200-46 — Personal wireless service facilities.
§ 200-51 — Application, review and decision procedures.
§ 200-96 — Standards.
§ 200-112 — Application for plan approval.
§ 200-131 — Application.
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Landscaping
§ 85-7 — Application procedures.
§ 85-9 — District establishment.
§ 156-8 — Exemptions.
§ 156-17 — Applicability.
§ 158-4 — Restoration of traveled surfaces.
200-4C{33} — LANDSCAPING
§ 200-28 — Special permits.
§ 200-39 — Highway Business (HB) District.
§ 200-41 — Removal, processing and treating of raw materials.
§ 200-46 — Personal wireless service facilities.
§ 200-50 — Basic requirements.
§ 200-51 — Application, review and decision procedures.
§ 200-57 — Dimensional and density requirements.
§ 200-58 — Mandatory provisions of special permits.
§ 200-64 — Screening and buffers.
§ 200-81 — Signs in business and industrial districts.
§ 200-90 — Multi-family residential.
§ 200-96 — Standards.
200-103B{9} — AS-OF-RIGHT PROJECT OR PROJECT
200-103B{26} — LANDSCAPED BUFFER
200-103B{27} — LANDSCAPING
200-103B{41} — SGA FUTURE OPEN SPACE
§ 200-106 — Permitted uses.
§ 200-109 — Dimensional and density requirements.
§ 200-111 — Design Standards.
§ 200-112 — Application for plan approval.
§ 200-115 — Change in plans after approval by PAA.
§ 200-125 — Off-street parking.
§ 200-127 — General provisions.
§ 200-131 — Application.
§ 200-132 — Special permit criteria.
§ 200-134 — Discontinuance.
§ 200-155 — Parking requirements.
§ 200-162 — Parking requirements.
§ 340-3 — Application and fees.
§ 340-6 — General regulations.
§ 340-7 — Design goals.
§ 340-10 — Landscape design.
§ 340-11 — Enumeration of districts and specifications.
§ 350-13 — Definitive plan.
§ 350-14 — Streets.
§ 350-23 — General provisions.
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Leashing
§ 1-5 — Violations and penalties.
§ 23-10 — Leash law.
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Leaves of absence
§ 500-1 — List of acceptances.
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Liability
§ 1-1 — Repealer; exceptions; title; effect of bylaws.
§ 11-4 — Installation.
§ 11-5 — Regulations.
§ 37-2 — Application for permit; fee.
§ 41-4 — Burial lots.
§ 128-2 — Defacing property; posting notices.
§ 131-6 — Sales in open areas or vacant lots.
§ 152-4.1 — Prohibited acts; removal of materials.
§ 158-8 — Maintenance of private ways.
§ 191-10 — Violations and penalties.
§ 200-103 — Definitions.
§ 350-29 — Trees.
§ 500-1 — List of acceptances.
§ 525-0 — Chapter 71, Acts of 1853.
§ 525-2.1 — Chapter 703, Acts of 1962.
§ 525-9 — Chapter 223, Acts of 1990.
§ 525-15 — Chapter 173, Acts of 2001.
§ 525-23 — Chapter 64, Acts of 2015.
§ 550-1 — Terms of agreement.
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Libraries
§ 66-1 — Establishment of revolving accounts.
§ 200-141 — Eligible locations.
§ 200-169 — Dimensional, density and design regulations.
§ 500-1 — List of acceptances.
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Library
§ 66-1 — Establishment of revolving accounts.
§ 200-141 — Eligible locations.
§ 200-169 — Dimensional, density and design regulations.
§ 500-1 — List of acceptances.
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Licenses and permits
§ 1-5 — Violations and penalties.
Ch 5 — Administration
§ 5-14 — Meeting records; filing of reports.
§ 14-2 — Applicability.
§ 23-1 — License fee; exemption for certain dogs; refunds.
§ 23-2 — License period; late charges.
§ 23-3 — Vaccination against rabies required.
§ 23-4 — License conditions.
§ 23-10 — Leash law.
§ 23-13 — Kennels.
§ 37-1 — Permit required.
§ 37-2 — Application for permit; fee.
§ 37-3 — Temporary permits.
§ 37-4 — Operations.
§ 37-6 — Revocation of permit.
§ 41-2 — Funerals and interment.
§ 41-5 — Markers and monuments.
§ 80-1 — Safety valve required.
80-4{1} — ABANDONED
§ 80-5 — Registration.
§ 80-6 — Underground storage tanks.
§ 80-7 — Abandonment and removal.
§ 80-12 — Fees.
§ 85-5 — Historic District Commission.
§ 85-7 — Application procedures.
§ 85-8 — Certificate of appropriateness; application for demolition or building permit.
§ 85-9 — District establishment.
Ch 104 — Licenses and Permits
§ 104-1 — Licensing authority.
§ 104-2 — Denial, revocation and suspension of licenses.
§ 104-3 — Authorization of fingerprint-based criminal history checks.
§ 104-5 — Transmittal of fingerprints.
§ 104-6 — State and national criminal record background checks authorized; use of information.
§ 104-8 — Use of criminal record by licensing authorities.
Ch 104 Art III — Registered Marijuana Dispensary (RMD) Licenses
§ 104-12 — License required.
§ 104-14 — Applications for new or renewed RMD licenses.
§ 131-3 — License required; fee; term.
§ 131-4 — Compliance with state regulations required.
§ 131-5 — Revocation of license.
§ 131-6 — Sales in open areas or vacant lots.
§ 143-3 — Licensing procedure.
§ 143-6 — Removal of articles by police officers.
§ 143-7 — Violations and penalties.
145-2{2} — DAY-CARE CENTER
§ 147-4 — Exemptions.
§ 149-2 — Permit required.
§ 149-3 — Soil removal incidental to development and construction.
§ 149-4 — Soil removal incidental to improvements.
§ 152-2 — Restrictions on storage.
§ 152-3 — Storage of unregistered vehicles.
156-2{5} — ILLICIT CONNECTION
156-2{6} — ILLICIT DISCHARGE
156-2{9} — NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
156-2{12} — PERSON
156-2{16} — SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT
§ 156-8 — Exemptions.
§ 156-11 — Enforcement.
156-15{2} — APPLICANT
156-15{12} — EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN
156-15{20} — PERSON
156-15{32} — STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
§ 156-17 — Applicability.
§ 156-19 — Permits and procedures.
§ 156-20 — Fee structure.
§ 156-22 — Enforcement.
§ 158-3 — Excavations or obstructions.
§ 158-4 — Restoration of traveled surfaces.
§ 172-4 — Admission; quorum.
§ 196-2 — Jurisdiction.
§ 196-3 — Exceptions.
§ 196-4 — Applications for permits and requests for determination.
§ 196-5 — Notice and hearings.
§ 196-6 — Coordination with other boards.
§ 196-7 — Permits, determinations and conditions.
§ 196-10 — Security.
§ 196-11 — Enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 196-12 — Burden of proof.
§ 196-15 — Severability.
200-4C{7} — BUILDING PERMIT
200-4C{11} — DECISION
200-4C{49} — MIXED USES
200-4C{50} — MOBILE HOME
200-4C{61} — SPECIAL PERMIT
200-4C{62} — SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTING AUTHORITY
§ 200-6 — Application.
§ 200-8 — Nonconforming uses and structures.
§ 200-9 — Intent and interpretation; definitions.
§ 200-10 — Reconstruction, alteration, increase, extension or change.
§ 200-12 — Abandonment.
§ 200-17 — Building permit required.
§ 200-18 — Certificate of compliance.
§ 200-19 — Other approvals required.
§ 200-20 — Permit time limits.
§ 200-21 — Notice and order.
Ch 200 Art VI — Appeals, Variances and Special Permits
§ 200-23 — General provisions.
§ 200-24 — Zoning Board of Appeals.
§ 200-25 — Community Planning Commission.
§ 200-25.1 — Select Board.
§ 200-26 — Appeals.
§ 200-28 — Special permits.
§ 200-29 — Designation of districts.
§ 200-32 — Applicability.
§ 200-33 — Permitted uses.
§ 200-36 — Accessory uses.
§ 200-36.1 — Prohibited uses.
§ 200-37 — Limitation on grant of permits.
§ 200-38 — Aquifer Protection District.
§ 200-39 — Highway Business (HB) District.
§ 200-40 — Industrial/Office (I/O-1) District.
Ch 200 Art IX — Special Permit Conditions
§ 200-41 — Removal, processing and treating of raw materials.
§ 200-42 — Home occupations.
§ 200-43 — Gasoline service stations.
§ 200-44 — Floodplain District.
§ 200-45 — Adult uses.
§ 200-46 — Personal wireless service facilities.
200-46B{14} — LICENSED CARRIER
§ 200-46.1 — Small wireless facilities.
§ 200-48 — Applicability.
§ 200-49 — Relationship to subdivision control.
§ 200-50 — Basic requirements.
§ 200-51 — Application, review and decision procedures.
§ 200-53 — Special permit required.
§ 200-56 — Permitted uses.
§ 200-57 — Dimensional and density requirements.
§ 200-58 — Mandatory provisions of special permits.
§ 200-59 — Site plan requirements.
§ 200-64 — Screening and buffers.
§ 200-65 — Additional regulations.
§ 200-67 — Limited frontage lots.
§ 200-69 — Table of Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
§ 200-74 — Parking and loading space standards.
§ 200-75 — Exceptions.
§ 200-79 — Permit requirements.
§ 200-80 — Prohibited signs.
§ 200-81 — Signs in business and industrial districts.
§ 200-82 — Business signs in residential districts.
§ 200-84 — Standards for granting special permits.
§ 200-85 — Sign content; maintenance.
§ 200-86 — Exemptions by special permit.
§ 200-87 — Environmental performance regulations.
§ 200-88 — House trailers, camping trailers and mobile homes.
§ 200-94 — Purpose; legislative authority; applicability.
§ 200-95 — Developments which require site plan review; exemptions; waivers.
§ 200-96 — Standards.
§ 200-100 — Adequate access.
§ 200-101 — Dimensional Special Permit - Historic Preservation.
§ 200-102 — Purpose.
200-103B{9} — AS-OF-RIGHT PROJECT OR PROJECT
200-103B{14} — BUILDING PERMIT
§ 200-105 — Relationship to underlying zoning and other permitting requirements.
§ 200-106 — Permitted uses.
§ 200-108 — Housing and housing affordability.
§ 200-111 — Design Standards.
§ 200-113 — Procedures.
§ 200-114 — Decision.
§ 200-116 — General administration and enforcement.
§ 200-120 — Use regulations.
§ 200-121 — Dimensional and density regulations.
§ 200-122 — Affordable housing regulations.
§ 200-123 — Special permits.
§ 200-124 — Minimum design standards.
§ 200-125 — Off-street parking.
§ 200-127 — General provisions.
§ 200-128 — Purpose.
200-129{7} — SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTING AUTHORITY (SPGA)
§ 200-130 — District regulations.
§ 200-131 — Application.
§ 200-132 — Special permit criteria.
§ 200-133 — Maintenance and removal.
§ 200-134 — Discontinuance.
§ 200-136 — Penalties.
§ 200-138 — Authority.
§ 200-140 — Applicability.
§ 200-141 — Eligible locations.
§ 200-142 — General regulations.
§ 200-143 — Special permit requirements and procedures.
§ 200-144 — Mandatory findings.
§ 200-145 — Further criteria.
§ 200-146 — Special permit conditions.
§ 200-147 — Annual reporting.
§ 200-148 — Abandonment or discontinuance of use.
§ 200-153 — Use regulations.
§ 200-155 — Parking requirements.
§ 200-160 — Use regulations.
§ 200-162 — Parking requirements.
§ 200-166 — Applicability.
§ 200-168 — Use regulations.
§ 200-169 — Dimensional, density and design regulations.
§ 200-171 — Affordable housing.
§ 300-3 — Changes in previously adopted regulations.
§ 340-4 — Introduction.
§ 340-6 — General regulations.
§ 350-10 — Project review fees; reimbursement to town.
§ 350-12 — Preliminary plan.
§ 350-13 — Definitive plan.
§ 350-14 — Streets.
§ 350-25 — Utilities.
§ 350-36 — Building permits.
§ 500-1 — List of acceptances.
§ 525-2.1 — Chapter 703, Acts of 1962.
§ 525-8.1 — Chapter 561, Acts of 1989.
§ 525-9 — Chapter 223, Acts of 1990.
§ DL-1 — Disposition list.
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Liens
§ 5-25 — Sale of land.
§ 25-2 — Streets, sidewalks, storm drains.
§ 25-3 — Public water supply; sewers.
§ 156-11 — Enforcement.
§ 156-22 — Enforcement.
§ 525-9 — Chapter 223, Acts of 1990.
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Lighting
11-10{2} — ALARM USER
85-4{11} — EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE
85-4{12} — EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE
§ 158-3 — Excavations or obstructions.
§ 200-2 — Purpose.
200-4C{34} — LIGHT MANUFACTURING
§ 200-28 — Special permits.
§ 200-35 — Table of Principal Use Regulations.
§ 200-40 — Industrial/Office (I/O-1) District.
§ 200-46 — Personal wireless service facilities.
§ 200-67 — Limited frontage lots.
§ 200-74 — Parking and loading space standards.
200-77{11} — ILLUMINATED EXTERNALLY SIGN
200-77{12} — ILLUMINATED INTERNALLY SIGN
200-77{13} — ILLUMINATED SIGN
200-77{22} — SIGN
200-77{24} — TEMPORARY SIGN
§ 200-80 — Prohibited signs.
§ 200-81 — Signs in business and industrial districts.
§ 200-84 — Standards for granting special permits.
§ 200-87 — Environmental performance regulations.
§ 200-111 — Design Standards.
200-129{5} — SHADOW FLICKER
§ 200-131 — Application.
§ 200-132 — Special permit criteria.
§ 200-143 — Special permit requirements and procedures.
§ 340-6 — General regulations.
§ 340-9 — Site planning.
§ 350-13 — Definitive plan.
§ 350-17 — Open space.
§ 350-25 — Utilities.
§ 350-32 — Streetlights.
§ 350-37 — Inspections.
§ 525-9.1 — Chapter 405, Acts of 1990.
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Litter
§ 1-5 — Violations and penalties.
Ch 152 Art II — Littering and Dumping
§ 152-4.1 — Prohibited acts; removal of materials.
156-2{13} — POLLUTANT
§ 156-14 — Purpose.
156-15{22} — POLLUTANT
§ DL-1 — Disposition list.
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Littering
§ 1-5 — Violations and penalties.
Ch 152 Art II — Littering and Dumping
§ 152-4.1 — Prohibited acts; removal of materials.
156-2{13} — POLLUTANT
§ 156-14 — Purpose.
156-15{22} — POLLUTANT
§ DL-1 — Disposition list.
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Livestock
§ 23-4 — License conditions.
§ 200-35 — Table of Principal Use Regulations.
§ 200-36 — Accessory uses.
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Lots
§ 1-2 — Definitions.
§ 41-2 — Funerals and interment.
§ 41-4 — Burial lots.
§ 41-5 — Markers and monuments.
§ 41-6 — Decoration of lots and graves.
§ 41-8 — Perpetual care charge.
§ 41-9 — Sale of lots.
§ 41-10 — Work on lots or graves.
§ 41-12 — Fees and charges.
85-4{8} — CONSTRUCTION
§ 85-6 — Center Village Historic District.
§ 107-1 — Public consumption prohibited.
§ 131-6 — Sales in open areas or vacant lots.
145-2{4} — ELDERLY HOUSING FACILITY
§ 152-4.1 — Prohibited acts; removal of materials.
156-2{7} — IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
156-15{14} — IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
156-15{29} — SITE
§ 156-17 — Applicability.
§ 158-4 — Restoration of traveled surfaces.
§ 196-10 — Security.
§ 200-4 — Word usage and definitions.
200-4C{1} — ABANDONMENT
200-4C{2} — ACCESSORY BUILDING
200-4C{3} — ACCESSORY USE
200-4C{5} — BUILDING AREA
200-4C{16} — DRIVEWAY
200-4C{21} — ERECT
200-4C{32} — JUNKYARD
200-4C{37} — LOT
200-4C{38} — LOT, CORNER
200-4C{39} — LOT DEPTH
200-4C{40} — LOT FRONTAGE
200-4C{41} — LOT, INTERIOR
200-4C{42} — LOT LINE, FRONT
200-4C{43} — LOT LINE, REAR
200-4C{44} — LOT LINE, SIDE
200-4C{45} — LOT, THROUGH
200-4C{46} — LOT, WIDTH
200-4C{49} — MIXED USES
200-4C{58} — PRINCIPAL BUILDING
200-4C{59} — PRINCIPAL USE
200-4C{61} — SPECIAL PERMIT
200-4C{70} — USED CAR LOT
200-4C{72} — YARD, FRONT
200-4C{73} — YARD, REAR
200-4C{74} — YARD, SIDE
Ch 200 Art IV — Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
§ 200-9 — Intent and interpretation; definitions.
200-9C{3} — NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE, BUILDING OR LOT
200-9C{4} — NONCONFORMING USE
§ 200-11 — Nonconforming lots.
§ 200-14 — Reduction or increase in lot size.
§ 200-18 — Certificate of compliance.
§ 200-19 — Other approvals required.
§ 200-21 — Notice and order.
§ 200-27 — Variances.
§ 200-28 — Special permits.
§ 200-31 — Interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 200-35 — Table of Principal Use Regulations.
§ 200-36 — Accessory uses.
§ 200-38 — Aquifer Protection District.
§ 200-39 — Highway Business (HB) District.
§ 200-40 — Industrial/Office (I/O-1) District.
§ 200-41 — Removal, processing and treating of raw materials.
§ 200-43 — Gasoline service stations.
§ 200-44 — Floodplain District.
§ 200-46 — Personal wireless service facilities.
§ 200-46.1 — Small wireless facilities.
§ 200-48 — Applicability.
§ 200-50 — Basic requirements.
§ 200-51 — Application, review and decision procedures.
§ 200-58 — Mandatory provisions of special permits.
§ 200-61 — Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations.
§ 200-63 — Accessory structures.
§ 200-64 — Screening and buffers.
§ 200-65 — Additional regulations.
§ 200-66 — Reduction of lot or yard areas.
§ 200-67 — Limited frontage lots.
§ 200-69 — Table of Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements.
§ 200-72 — Spaces acquired by town.
§ 200-73 — Location of loading spaces.
§ 200-74 — Parking and loading space standards.
§ 200-75 — Exceptions.
§ 200-79 — Permit requirements.
§ 200-81 — Signs in business and industrial districts.
§ 200-86 — Exemptions by special permit.
§ 200-89 — North Reading Housing Authority multi-family housing.
§ 200-90 — Multi-family residential.
§ 200-100 — Adequate access.
§ 200-101 — Dimensional Special Permit - Historic Preservation.
§ 200-103 — Definitions.
200-103B{1} — ABANDONMENT
200-103B{2} — ACCESSORY BUILDING
200-103B{3} — ACCESSORY USE
200-103B{8} — APPLICANT
200-103B{12} — BUILDING AREA
200-103B{19} — DRIVEWAY or DRIVE LANE
200-103B{23} — ERECT
200-103B{28} — LOT
200-103B{35} — PRINCIPAL BUILDING
200-103B{36} — PRINCIPAL USE
§ 200-104 — Establishment of Overlay District.
§ 200-109 — Dimensional and density requirements.
§ 200-111 — Design Standards.
§ 200-116 — General administration and enforcement.
§ 200-121 — Dimensional and density regulations.
§ 200-123 — Special permits.
§ 200-124 — Minimum design standards.
§ 200-125 — Off-street parking.
Ch 200 Art XXII — Lot Slope Requirements
§ 200-127 — General provisions.
§ 200-131 — Application.
§ 200-142 — General regulations.
§ 200-154 — Dimensional and density regulations.
§ 200-155 — Parking requirements.
§ 200-161 — Dimensional and density regulations.
§ 200-162 — Parking requirements.
§ 200-169 — Dimensional, density and design regulations.
§ 340-6 — General regulations.
§ 350-1 — Purpose.
350-3{7} — LOT
350-3{8} — LOT FRONTAGE
350-3{9} — LOT LINE, FRONT
350-3{10} — LOT LINE, REAR
350-3{11} — LOT LINE, SIDE
350-3{13} — OWNER
350-3{23} — STREET, SECONDARY
350-3{24} — SUBDIVISION
§ 350-4 — Approved plan required.
§ 350-6 — More than one building for dwelling purposes on a lot.
§ 350-7 — Fees.
§ 350-11 — Plan believed not to require approval.
§ 350-12 — Preliminary plan.
§ 350-13 — Definitive plan.
§ 350-14 — Streets.
§ 350-15 — Curb cuts.
§ 350-16 — Easements.
§ 350-19 — Lot drainage.
§ 350-23 — General provisions.
§ 350-25 — Utilities.
§ 350-33 — Maintenance of improvements.
§ 350-36 — Building permits.
§ 350-37 — Inspections.
§ 500-1 — List of acceptances.
§ 525-10.1 — Chapter 40, Acts of 1993.
§ 525-20 — Chapter 58, Acts of 2007.
§ 525-22 — Chapter 62, Acts of 2015.
§ 525-23 — Chapter 64, Acts of 2015.