Index: V
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.
Vacant properties
Vaccination
Vandalism
Variances
ยงย 222-1—
License requirements.
ยงย 375-26—
General sewer use requirements.
ยงย 375-29—
Wastewater discharge permit issuance process.
ยงย 383-36—
Revocation of permit.
440-201{97}—
VARIANCE
ยงย 440-301—
Enforcement.
ยงย 440-302—
Board of Appeals.
ยงย 440-304—
Special permit granting authority (SPGA).
ยงย 440-306—
Building permit review process.
ยงย 440-502—
Use regulations.
ยงย 440-503—
Nonconforming buildings and uses.
ยงย 440-602—
Bulk and dimensional requirements.
ยงย 440-701—
Land clearing.
440-712B{2}—
DEVELOPMENT
ยงย 440-1605—
Use regulations.
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.
Vending machines
Ventilation
Vernal pools
Veterans
Vibrations
Vicious dogs
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