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City of Taunton, MA
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Index: V
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Vacancies
ยงย 10-1— Composition; term of office; removal of members; vacancies. ยงย 10-3— Appointment; term of office; powers and duties; collection of taxes. ยงย 10-24— Membership; term of office; appointment; vacancies. ยงย 10-25— Membership; term of office; appointment; vacancies. ยงย 10-30— Meetings and actions; membership; terms; officers; gifts. ยงย 10-56— Appointment; term of office; vacancies. ยงย 10-60— Term of office; vacancies. ยงย 10-71— Appointments to Commission. ยงย 19-58— Department and Commission established. ยงย 19-71— Staff; vacancies. ยงย 19-72— Board of Directors. ยงย 19-80— Establishment; function; appointment of Director and Conservation Agent. ยงย 40-15— Assistant Tax Collector. ยงย 40-24— Trustees. ยงย 74-1— Composition and terms of Board of Trustees. ยงย 96-1— Appointment; duties. ยงย 96-3— Appointment; term of office; vacancy. ยงย 96-8— Appointment; term of office; vacancy; bond. ยงย 96-9— Assistant City Auditor. ยงย 96-28— Appointment; removal; vacancy. ยงย 96-38— Appointment; term of office; removal; vacancy. ยงย 96-46— Appointment; term of office; removal; vacancy; bond. ยงย 96-65— Appointment; term of office; hours; Deputy Sealer of Weights and Measures. ยงย 96-72— Appointment; term of office; vacancy. ยงย 96-81— Appointment; term of office; removal; vacancy. ยงย 273-4— Historic District Commission. ยงย 350-11— Maintenance requirements. ยงย 440-1001— Multifamily and mixed-use developments containing four or more dwelling units. ยงย 440-1401— Cluster residential development. ยงย A500-1— Table of acts pertaining to the Charter. ยงย A500-7— Table of statutes and General Laws which have been accepted.
Vehicles
ยงย 19-26— Administrative fee for police tows. ยงย 19-33— Captains. ยงย 19-35— Mechanic. ยงย 19-57— Division of Vehicular Maintenance. ยงย 96-34— Sanitary Inspectors; duties generally. ยงย 105-4— Travel allowances and employee reimbursable expenses. ยงย 105-13— Safety rules and policies. Ch 157— Vehicles, City ยงย 157-3— Use of POW/MIA decals on City vehicles. ยงย 176-2— Distribution of handbills and other advertising matter. ยงย 187-7— Licenses for establishments holding liquor and other licenses. ยงย 250-11— Fee schedule. ยงย 258-9— Advertising. ยงย 287-2— License required for junk collectors using vehicles. ยงย 287-3— License required for other junk collectors. ยงย 287-8— Record book required; violations and penalties. ยงย 287-13— Vehicles to be covered. 288-1{1}— AUTOMOBILE GRAVEYARD 288-1{2}— UNREGISTERED ยงย 288-6— Operations criteria; conditions of license. ยงย 288-8— Applicability. ยงย 298-9— Submission of applicants to fingerprinting. ยงย 315-2— Loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises. ยงย 315-3— Noises emanating from places of business or amusement. 315-12{2}— AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE 315-12{6}— MOTOR VEHICLE 315-12{7}— MOTORCYCLE ยงย 329-2— Records to be kept and furnished; violations and penalties. ยงย 334-2— Gaming devices. ยงย 334-8— Trespassing on school property. ยงย 334-9— Trespassing on parks and playgrounds. ยงย 337-1— Temporary and transient vendors. 337-1A{2}— TEMPORARY FIXED-LOCATION BUSINESS 337-1A{3}— TEMPORARY FIXED-LOCATION VENDOR 337-1A{4}— TEMPORARY OR TRANSIENT BUSINESS ยงย 337-2— Hawkers and peddlers. ยงย 337-3— Annual Christmas Parade. 350-7{1}— LITTER ยงย 375-27— Pretreatment of wastewater. 381-2{11}— EROSION ยงย 381-6— Prohibited activities; exemptions. Ch 383— Streets and Sidewalks ยงย 383-10— Use of vehicles on sidewalks. ยงย 383-11— Obstructing streets prohibited. ยงย 383-16— Removed snow not to be placed on streets. ยงย 383-29— Contents; accompanying documents. Ch 405— Vehicles and Traffic 405-1{5}— EMERGENCY VEHICLE 405-1{8}— LANE 405-1{10}— METERED SPACE 405-1{11}— OFFICER 405-1{16}— PARKING 405-1{19}— PARKING METER ZONE 405-1{22}— RESTRICTED ROADWAY 405-1{29}— TRAFFIC 405-1{33}— U-TURN 405-1{34}— VEHICLE ยงย 405-3— Exemptions. ยงย 405-4— Responsibility of vehicle owner for violations. ยงย 405-7— Authority to temporarily prohibit parking or alter traffic flow. ยงย 405-8— Quiet zones. ยงย 405-9— School zones. ยงย 405-10— Speed limit on Chamberlain and Friedman School property. ยงย 405-11— Speed limit on high school property. ยงย 405-13— Clinging to moving vehicles. ยงย 405-14— Identification of funeral processions. ยงย 405-15— Operation of vehicles in funeral procession. ยงย 405-16— Parking for display of advertising signs prohibited. ยงย 405-17— License for operation of advertising vehicle. ยงย 405-18— Accident report to be submitted by driver of vehicle involved. ยงย 405-20— Records required; report to Registrar of Motor Vehicles. ยงย 405-21— Items to be included in annual report. ยงย 405-22— Penalties for parking violations. Ch 405 Art II— Operation of Vehicles ยงย 405-26— Following too closely. ยงย 405-27— Following slow moving vehicles on narrow streets. ยงย 405-29— Entering intersection without sufficient space on opposite side. ยงย 405-30— Backing or U-turns prohibited on certain streets. ยงย 405-33— Use of horn. ยงย 405-35— Driving upon sidewalk. ยงย 405-36— Driving through safety zones. ยงย 405-37— Weight limits. ยงย 405-38— Speed limits. ยงย 405-41— Operation of motor vehicles on frozen surfaces restricted. ยงย 405-41.1— Recreational vehicles. 405-41.1A{1}— HAZARDOUS OPERATION 405-41.1A{2}— RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ยงย 405-43— General parking prohibitions. ยงย 405-44— Special parking prohibitions near safety zones. ยงย 405-46— Bus stops and buses. ยงย 405-48— Service or loading zones. ยงย 405-51— Parking of vehicle for sale. ยงย 405-52— Trucks and vehicles loading and unloading; overnight parking of trucks and trailers. ยงย 405-53.1— Funeral service parking in front of church or funeral home. ยงย 405-54— Fire lanes. ยงย 405-56— One-half-hour parking. ยงย 405-57— Fifteen-minute parking. ยงย 405-58— One-hour parking. ยงย 405-59— Two-hour parking. ยงย 405-60— Angle parking. ยงย 405-64— Tow-away zone regulations. ยงย 405-65— Handicapped parking generally. ยงย 405-66— Reserved parking for handicapped persons. ยงย 405-68— Parking on Taunton High School grounds. ยงย 405-69— Parking on narrow street opposite driveway. ยงย 405-70— Uninspected vehicles. ยงย 405-71— Vehicles to be parked wholly within space. ยงย 405-72— Deposit required. ยงย 405-73— Overtime parking prohibited. ยงย 405-75— General regulations; hours of operation. ยงย 405-80— Exemption for commercial vehicles. ยงย 405-83— Off-street parking. ยงย 405-90— Obedience to signs. ยงย 405-93— Duty of driver approaching stop sign. ยงย 405-95— Obedience to yield signs. ยงย 405-96— Traffic control signals. ยงย 405-97— Intersections where grades are separated or where traffic islands or ramps exist. ยงย 405-101— Manner of crossing roadway. ยงย 405-102— Crossing roadways where controlled by traffic signals. ยงย 405-105— Use of roadway by pedestrians. ยงย 405-106— Duty of drivers toward pedestrians. ยงย 405-107— Operation of vehicles at crosswalks. ยงย 405-108— Violations and penalties. ยงย 405-110— Use of scooters, powerboards, all-terrain vehicles and mini-motorbikes. ยงย 405-112— Placement of signs during removal of snow; parking in designated areas prohibited. ยงย 405-113— Temporary provisions to take precedence. ยงย 405-115— Declaration of parking prohibition. ยงย 405-116— Announcement of public parking areas. ยงย 405-118— Operators to remove stalled vehicles. ยงย 405-119— Tagging and impoundment of vehicles. ยงย 405-120— Evidence with respect to vehicles parked or left in violation. Ch 409— Vehicles, Public Service ยงย 409-1— Definition. ยงย 409-2— License required; license fee. ยงย 409-3— Grant by Council. ยงย 409-4— Insurance required. ยงย 409-5— Location of stands; abandonment; limitation on number of licenses. ยงย 409-6— Taxi stand fee. ยงย 409-8— Bus stands. ยงย 409-9— Taxis to park only in licensed stands. ยงย 409-10— Taxicab drivers. ยงย 409-13— Taxis to bear illuminated designation of owner. ยงย 409-14— Vehicles to be kept clean and sanitary. ยงย 409-17— Rate schedule to be posted in vehicle. Ch 413— Vehicles, Used ยงย 413-1— License required; licensing authority; application; forms. ยงย 413-3— Application requirements. ยงย 413-4— Operation requirements; conditions of license. ยงย 413-5— New License Application Criteria. ยงย 420-9— Hours of operation. 440-201{15}— BUFFER ZONES 440-201{27}— DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY 440-201{28}— DRIVEWAY 440-201{42}— GARAGE, PRIVATE 440-201{43}— GARAGE, PUBLIC 440-201{76}— PARKING LOT 440-201{77}— PARKING SPACE 440-201{83}— RETAIL USE ยงย 440-305— Special permits. ยงย 440-502— Use regulations. ยงย 440-702— Landscaping requirements. ยงย 440-703— Corner lots. ยงย 440-704— Off-street parking. ยงย 440-706— Signs. ยงย 440-803— Auto body work. ยงย 440-807— Wireless communication facilities. ยงย 440-1506— Conditions, limitations and safeguards. ยงย 440-1508— Contents and scope of applications. ยงย 440-1509— Development impact standards. ยงย 440-1605— Use regulations. ยงย 440-1610— District boundaries. ยงย A500-7— Table of statutes and General Laws which have been accepted. ยงย DT-1— Derivation Table of 2010 Code to 2015 Code ยงย DL-1— Disposition of legislation.
Violations and Penalties
Ch 1 Art I— Construction and Penalties ยงย 1-5— General penalty for violation of ordinances. ยงย 1-6— Noncriminal disposition penalties for violation of ordinances. ยงย 1-15— Altering or tampering with Code; penalties for violation. ยงย 1-19— Ordinances saved from repeal. ยงย 10-32— Handicap parking fines. ยงย 19-8— Chief of Police. ยงย 19-12— Suspension and other disciplinary action. ยงย 19-25— Police details; penalty on overdue invoices. ยงย 19-41— Examination of buildings. ยงย 19-44— Suspension and other disciplinary action. ยงย 19-55— Fire details; penalty on overdue invoices. ยงย 96-35— Specific duties and qualifications of Sanitary Inspectors. ยงย 96-82— Powers and duties. ยงย 105-4— Travel allowances and employee reimbursable expenses. ยงย 105-13— Safety rules and policies. ยงย 118-8— Disposal of foreclosed tax title property eligible for Abutter Lots Program. ยงย 118-9— Disposal of foreclosed tax title property not eligible for Abutter Lots Program. ยงย 123-4— Purpose; applicability; process. ยงย 123-5— Sidewalk obstructions. ยงย 183-2— Violations and penalties. ยงย 183-9— Billing; criminal complaint or noncriminal disposition. ยงย 183-16— Billing; criminal complaint or noncriminal disposition. ยงย 187-2— Violations and penalties. ยงย 187-6— License required; fee; application procedure. ยงย 187-7— Licenses for establishments holding liquor and other licenses. ยงย 187-9— Violations and penalties. ยงย 191-1— Licensing of dogs. ยงย 191-2— Leashing of dogs; running at large. ยงย 191-4— Violations and penalties. ยงย 191-5— Confinement, restraint and muzzling of dogs. ยงย 191-6— Vicious dogs and female dogs in heat. ยงย 191-8— Kennels. ยงย 215-4— Cemetery regulations. ยงย 221-6— Responsibility for violation. ยงย 222-1— License requirements. ยงย 236-4— Permit procedure. ยงย 239-13— Authority; agreements. ยงย 239-17— Adequate financing. ยงย 250-7— Penalty for work done without permit. ยงย 254-2— Violations and penalties. ยงย 254-3— Authority to arrest. ยงย 254-4— Sale or transfer to minors; records to be kept. ยงย 254-6— Seizure. ยงย 254-8— Violations and penalties. ยงย 258-10— Notice of violation; failure to comply. ยงย 258-11— Violations and penalties. ยงย 273-5— Duties and powers of Commission. ยงย 273-16— Enforcement; violations and penalties. ยงย 287-8— Record book required; violations and penalties. ยงย 287-11— Purchases from minors prohibited; period of time purchases to be held. ยงย 287-13— Vehicles to be covered. ยงย 288-6— Operations criteria; conditions of license. ยงย 288-9— Violation; enforcement penalties ยงย 315-2— Loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises. ยงย 315-7— Measurement of noise. ยงย 315-9— Violations and penalties. ยงย 315-10— Other remedies. ยงย 325-3— Smoking prohibited in certain areas. ยงย 329-2— Records to be kept and furnished; violations and penalties. ยงย 329-4— Interest rate restrictions. ยงย 329-5— Transactions with minors prohibited. ยงย 334-2— Gaming devices. ยงย 334-3— Littering. ยงย 334-10— Disturbances; order to disperse. ยงย 334-11— Drinking alcoholic beverages restricted. ยงย 334-12— Synthetic drugs. ยงย 334-13— Nuisance properties because of documented criminal activity. 334-13B{2}— DOCUMENTED CHARGE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ยงย 337-1— Temporary and transient vendors. ยงย 337-2— Hawkers and peddlers. ยงย 337-4— License required for soliciting money or selling goods. ยงย 337-5— Newsracks. ยงย 337-6— Yard sales. ยงย 337-9— Regulation of drop boxes. ยงย 350-5— Removal of nuisance. ยงย 350-6— Violations and penalties. ยงย 350-12— Inspections. ยงย 350-13— Violations and penalties. ยงย 350-20— Broken windows, doors and walls in business districts. ยงย 375-5— Procedure for assessment of betterments for laying of common sewers. ยงย 375-22— Sewer rates and sewer user charges; late penalty. ยงย 375-24— Regulation of use of public sewers. 375-25C{16}— INTERFERENCE 375-25C{20}— PASS-THROUGH 375-25C{31}— SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER 375-25C{32}— SLUG LOAD ยงย 375-26— General sewer use requirements. ยงย 375-27— Pretreatment of wastewater. ยงย 375-28— Wastewater discharge permit eligibility. ยงย 375-29— Wastewater discharge permit issuance process. ยงย 375-30— Reporting requirements. ยงย 375-31— Compliance monitoring. ยงย 375-33— Publication of users in significant noncompliance. ยงย 375-34— Administrative enforcement remedies. ยงย 375-35— Judicial enforcement remedies. ยงย 375-36— Supplemental enforcement action. ยงย 375-37— Pretreatment fees and pollutant surcharges. ยงย 375-41— Private sources of inflow and prohibited connections to be eliminated. ยงย 375-43— Violations and penalties; enforcement. ยงย 375-44— Exemptions; hearings. ยงย 381-6— Prohibited activities; exemptions. ยงย 381-7— Suspension of municipal separate storm sewer system access. ยงย 381-10— Enforcement; violations and penalties. ยงย 381-12— Applicability; permit required. ยงย 381-19— Enforcement; violations and penalties. ยงย 383-15— Removal of snow and ice required. ยงย 383-16— Removed snow not to be placed on streets. ยงย 383-22— Revocation of permit. ยงย 383-25— Traffic control officers; barricades and walks. ยงย 383-44— Opening private ways regulated. ยงย 405-4— Responsibility of vehicle owner for violations. ยงย 405-10— Speed limit on Chamberlain and Friedman School property. ยงย 405-11— Speed limit on high school property. ยงย 405-20— Records required; report to Registrar of Motor Vehicles. ยงย 405-22— Penalties for parking violations. ยงย 405-25— One-way exits and entrances. ยงย 405-32— Through ways. ยงย 405-37— Weight limits. ยงย 405-38— Speed limits. ยงย 405-41— Operation of motor vehicles on frozen surfaces restricted. ยงย 405-41.1— Recreational vehicles. ยงย 405-42— Violations and penalties. ยงย 405-52— Trucks and vehicles loading and unloading; overnight parking of trucks and trailers. ยงย 405-54— Fire lanes. ยงย 405-64— Tow-away zone regulations. ยงย 405-65— Handicapped parking generally. ยงย 405-68— Parking on Taunton High School grounds. ยงย 405-69— Parking on narrow street opposite driveway. ยงย 405-70— Uninspected vehicles. ยงย 405-86— Illegal parking. ยงย 405-108— Violations and penalties. ยงย 405-109— Use of skateboards or scooters in Municipal Parking Garage. ยงย 405-110— Use of scooters, powerboards, all-terrain vehicles and mini-motorbikes. ยงย 405-118— Operators to remove stalled vehicles. ยงย 405-119— Tagging and impoundment of vehicles. ยงย 405-120— Evidence with respect to vehicles parked or left in violation. ยงย 405-121— Violations and penalties. ยงย 413-4— Operation requirements; conditions of license. ยงย 420-5— Use generally. ยงย 420-10— Illegal dumping; violations and penalties. ยงย 426-2— Reservoir. ยงย 426-9— Water usage restrictions. ยงย 426-10— Water reduction meters. ยงย 432-5— Enforcement. ยงย 440-301— Enforcement. ยงย 440-302— Board of Appeals. ยงย 440-710— Accessory dwellings. ยงย 440-713— Adult entertainment. ยงย A500-7— Table of statutes and General Laws which have been accepted. ยงย A501-29— Code of conduct. ยงย A501-38— Two readings required of certain ordinances. ยงย DT-1— Derivation Table of 2010 Code to 2015 Code