PART I - ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION

Chapter 1. General Provisions
     Article I General Penalty
     Article II Noncriminal Disposition
     Article III Recodification of Bylaws
     Article IV Recodification of Zoning Bylaws

Chapter 5. Boards, Committees and Commissions
     Article I Appropriations Committee
     Article II (Reserved)
     Article III Quarterly Meetings
     Article IV Council on Aging
     Article V Capital Improvement Program Committee
     Article VI Community Preservation Committee
     Article VII Hopkinton Affordable Housing Trust Fund

Chapter 13. Finances
     Article I Bonds, Notes and Money
     Article II Procurement
     Article III Reversion of Appropriations to General Fund
     Article IV Payment of Fees Into Treasury

     Article V  Payment of Insurance Premiums

Chapter 14. Community Preservation Act

Chapter 24. Municipal Inspections, Department of

Chapter 28. Officers and Employees
     Article I Duties of Town Officers

Chapter 33. Personnel
     §33-1 Applicability
     §33-2 Purposes
     §33-3 Personnel Board
     §33-4 Employee Handbook
     §33-5 Severability

Chapter 47. Town Meetings

PART II - GENERAL LEGISLATION

Chapter 55. Alarm Systems
     Article I Intrusion Alarms
     Article II Fire Alarms

Chapter 58 Alcoholic Beverages
     Article I Consumption in Public

Chapter 62. Animals
     Article I Dog Burial Fee
     Article II Dog Licensing
     Article III Leashing of Dogs
     Article IV Animals at Large
     Article V Kennel Licensing
     Article VI Dogs on Town Common
     Article VII Regulation and Licensing of Dogs
     Article VIII Barking Dogs

Chapter 74. Boats

Chapter 78. Buildings, Numbering of

Chapter 83. Cemetery Regulations

Chapter 91. Disorderly Conduct

Chapter 93. Dumping

Chapter 96. Earth Removal

Chapter 99. Easement Management

Chapter 103. Electrical Installations

Chapter 109. Firearms
     Article I Automatic Weapons

Chapter 113. Fire Prevention
     Article I Smoke Detectors
     Article II Truss Construction

Chapter 119. Fuel Storage Tanks

Chapter 123. Historic District

Chapter 125. Historic Preservation

Chapter 130. Junk, Secondhand Articles and Unregistered Motor Vehicles, Dealers In

Chapter 135. Licenses and Permits
     Article I Denial for Nonpayment of Taxes

Chapter 141. Noise
     Article I Use of Construction Equipment

Chapter 150. Door to Door Soliciting and Canvassing

Chapter 154. Products, Sale of
     Article I Plastic String and Streamers
     Article II Cigarette Rolling Papers

Chapter 158. Sale of Land

Chapter 160. Scenic Roads

Chapter 163. Sewers
     Article I Private Sewage Treatment Plants
     Article II Betterment Assessments and Sewer Privilege Fees

Chapter 170. Solid Waste
     Article I Recycling

Chapter 172. Stormwater Management and Erosion Control

Chapter 174. Streets and Sidewalks
     Article I Street Acceptance Petitions
     Article II Street Names
     Article III Acceptance of Private Ways
     Article IV Laying Out of Street
     Article V Depositing Snow
     Article VI Temporary Repairs on Private Ways
     Article VII Driveways
    Article VIII Discharge of Water Onto a Public Way

Chapter 186. Trees

Chapter 190. Vehicles and Traffic
     Article I Removal of Cars for Snow Plowing
     Article II Handicapped Parking

     Article III Temporary Road Closures

Chapter 195. Wastewater Collection System

Chapter 199. Water
     Article I Water Extension Petitions
     Article II Water Use Restrictions

Chapter 206. Wetlands Protection

Chapter 210. Zoning
     ARTICLE I General Provisions
          210-l. Zoning districts. 
          210-2. Zoning Map.
          210-3. General applicability.
          210-4. Definitions.
     ARTICLE II Residence A (RA) District
          210-5. Size and setback requirements.
          210-6. Permitted uses.
          210-7. Uses allowed by special permit.
     ARTICLE III Residence B (RB) District
          210-8. Size and setback requirements.
          210-9. Permitted uses.
          210-10. Uses allowed by special permit.
     ARTICLE IV Residence Lake Front (RLF) District
          210-11. Size and setback requirements.
          210-12. Permitted uses.
          210-13. Uses allowed by special permit.
     ARTICLE V Agricultural (A) District
          210-14. Size and setback requirements.
          210-15. Permitted uses.
          210-16. Uses allowed by special permit.
     ARTICLE VI Business (B) District
          210-17. Size and setback requirements.
          210-18. Permitted uses.
          210-19. Uses allowed by special permit.
          210-20. Reserved.
     ARTICLE VIA Downtown Business (BD) District
          210-20.1. Size and setback requirements.
          210-20.2. Permitted uses.
          210-20.3. Uses allowed by special permit.
          210-20.4. Off-street parking.
     ARTICLE VII Rural business (BR) District
          210-21. Development and design objectives.
          210-22. Dimensional requirements.
          210-23. Permitted uses.
          210-24. Uses allowed by special permit.
          210-25. Site plan submittal.
          210-26. Design requirements.
     ARTICLE VIII Industrial A (IA) District
          210-27. Development and design objectives.
          210-28. Size and setback requirements.
          210-29. Loading zone.
          210-30. Outdoor storage and/or display of merchandise or equipment.
          210-31. Landscaping and Screening.
          210-32. Height of buildings.
          210-33. Reserved
          210-34. Uses permitted by right.
          210-35. Uses allowed by special permit.
          210- 36. Reserved
          210-37. Reserved
     ARTICLE VIIIA Industrial B (IB) District
          210-37.1. Development and design objectives.
          210-37.2. Size and setback requirements.
          210-37.3. Loading zone.
          210-37.4. Outdoor storage and/or display of merchandise or equipment.
          210-37.5. Landscaping and Screening.
          210-37.6. Height of buildings.
          210-37.7. Reserved
          210-37.8. Uses permitted by right.
          210-37.9. Uses allowed by special permit.
     ARTICLE IX Professional Office (P) District
          210-38. Development and design objectives.
          210-39. Permitted uses.
          210-40. Uses allowed by special permit.
          210-41. Prohibited uses.
          210-42. Dimensional requirements.
          210-43. Outdoor storage and/or display of merchandise or equipment.
          210-44. Off-street parking.
          210-45. Open land.
          210-46. Signs.
          210-47. Design.
          210-48. Site plan review.
     ARTICLE X Floodplain District
          210-49. Purpose.
          210-50. District delineation.
          210-51. Use regulations.
          210-52. Permitted uses.
          210-53. Special permits.
          210-54. Subdivision standards.
          210-55. Health regulation.
          210-56. Conservation Commission duties.
     ARTICLE XI Flexible Community Development Bylaw
          210-57. Purpose and Intent.
          210-58. Applicability.
          210-59. Administration.
          210-60. Mandatory Provision of Affordable Units.
          210-61. Provisions Applicable to Affordable Housing Units On-and Off-Site.
          210-62. Fees-in-Lieu-of Affordable Housing Unit Provision.
          210-63. Conflict with Other Bylaws 
     ARTICLE XII Water Resources Protection Overlay District
          210-67. Purpose.
          210-68. Definitions.
          210-69. Establishment of districts.
          210-70. Use regulations
          210-71. Special permits.

     ARTICLE XIII Garden Apartments in Residential Districts
          210-72. Planning, design, conservation and development objectives.
          210-73. Definitions.
          210-74. Use regulations and dimensional requirements.
          210-75. Administration.
     ARTICLE XIIIA Village Housing in Residential Districts

          210-75.1. Planning, design, conservation and development objectives.
          210-75.2.  Definitions.
          210-75.3.  Use regulations and dimensional requirements.
          210-75.4.  Administration.
     ARTICLE XIV Campus Style Development (CSD) District
          210-76. Development and design objectives.
          210-77. Applicability.
          210-78. General requirements.
          210-79. Dimensional requirements.
          210-80. Off-street parking.
          210-81. Permitted uses.
          210-82. Reserved
          210-83. Open land.
          210-84. Design.
          210-85. Application and review process.
          210-86. Special permit criteria.
          210-87. Fees.
          210-88. Duration of approval.
     ARTICLE XV Adult Uses
          210-89. Preamble and purpose.
          210-90. Definitions.
          210-91. Uses allowed by special permit.
          210-92. Applicability.
          210-93. General requirements.
          210-94. Application information.
          210-95. Hours of operation.
          210-96. Special permits.
          210-97. Use violative of other laws prohibited.
          210-98. Severability.
     ARTICLE XVI Wireless Communications Facilities
          210-99. Purpose.
          210-100. General requirements.
          210-101. Regulations.
          210-102. Design guidelines.
          210-103. Application procedure.
          210-104. Special permit criteria.
          210-105. Exemptions.
ARTICLE XVIA Senior Housing Development
          210-105.1 Intent and purpose; planning, design, conservation and development objectives.
          210-105.2 Definitions.
          210-105.3 Use regulations and dimensional requirements.
          210-105.4 Administration.
ARTICLE XVIB Subdivision Phasing
          210-105.5. Intent and purpose.
          210-105.6. Applicability.
          210-105.7. Issuance of building permits.
          210-105.8. Exemptions.
          210-105.9. Zoning change protection.
ARTICLE XVII Open Space and Landscape Preservation Development
          210-106. Purpose.
          210-107. Applicability.
          210-108. General requirements.
          210-109. Permitted uses.
          210-110. Minimum requirements.
          210-111. Intensity regulations.
          210-112. Development standards.
          210-113. Open space use and design standards.
          210-114. Common open space ownership and management.
          210-115. Application and review process.
          210-116. Duration of approval.
     ARTICLE XVIII Supplementary Regulations
          210-117. Minimum lot frontage and area.
          210-118. Setbacks.
          210-119. Yards.
          210-119.1. Driveways.
          210-119.2. Highway buffer.
          210-120. Common Driveways.
          210-121. Maximum heights.
          210-121.1. Buffers around nonresidential uses in residential districts.
          210-122. Earth removal.
          210-123. Trailers.
          210-124. Off-street parking.
          210-125. Conversions of residential property.
          210-126. Accessory family dwelling unit.
          210-126.1. Residential subdivisions of 10 acres or more. 
          210-126.2. Duplexes.
     ARTICLES XIX Nonconforming Uses
          210-127. Continued use of existing uses.
          210-128. Changes in existing uses.
          210-129. Abandonment.
          210-130. Reversion.
          210-131. Destruction.
          210-132. Existing special permit uses not nonconforming.
     ARTICLE XX Site Plan Review
          210-133. Purpose.
          210-134. Definitions.
          210-135. Procedure.
          210-136. Design criteria.
          210-137. Conditions of approval; building permits.
          210-138. Performance guarantee.
          210-139. Duration of approval.
          210-140. Fees.
     ARTICLE XXI Design Review
          210-141. Purpose.
          210-142. Design Review Board.
          210-143. Applicability and authority.
          210-144. Design criteria.
          210-145. Design guidelines.
     ARTICLE XXII Appeals
          210-146. Board of Appeals.
          210-147. Filing of appeals and repetitive applications.
          210-148. Notice of appeals and petitions.
          210-149. Hearings.
          210-150. Voting.
          210-151. Decisions.
          210-152. Standards.
     ARTICLE XXIII Amendments
          210-153. Procedure.
          210-154. Conformance of permits to subsequent amendments.
     ARTICLE XXIV Administration and Enforcement
          210-155. Enforcement official.
          210-156. Investigation; notice to desist violation.
          210-157. Sketch plan; responsibility of Director of Municipal Inspections.
          210-158. Penalty.
     ARTICLE XXV Miscellaneous Provisions
          210-159. Repeal.
          210-160. Separability.
          210-161. When effective.
     ARTCLE XXVI Open Space Mixed Use Development Overlay District
          210-162. Development and Design Objectives.
          210-163. District and Sub-District Delineations; Applicability.
          210-164. Definitions.
          210-165. Uses.
          210-166. Intensity of Use Limitations.
          210-167. Affordable Housing.
          210-168. Dimensional Requirements.
          210-169. Parking.
          210-170. Restricted Land.
          210-171. Administration.
          210-172. Master Plan Special Permit.
          210-173. Site Plan Review.
          210-174. Design Guidelines.
          210-175. Miscellaneous.
ARTICLE XXVII Signs
          210-176. Purpose.
          210-177. Definitions.
          210-178. General Regulations.
          210-180. Sign regulations by zoning district.
          210-181. Special Regulations.
          210-182. Nonconforming signs.
ARTICLE XXVIII Office Park District
          210-183. Development and design objectives.
          210-184. Permitted Uses.
          210-185. Uses allowed by special permit.
          210-186. Dimensional requirements.
          210-187. Open Land.
          210-188. Design Principles.
          210-189. Planned Development.
          210-190. Signs.
ARTICLE XXIX Hotel Overlay District
          210-191. Purpose.
          210-192. Applicability.
          210-193. Use Regulations
          210-194. Special Permits.
 ARTICLE XXX Wind Energy Systems
          210-195. Purpose.
          210-196. Applicability.
          210-197. Definitions.
          210-198. Use Regulations.
          210-199. Administration.

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