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Hopkinton, Massachusetts Town Bylaws
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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
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
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 Mandatory classification
§33-3 Employee categories
§33-4 Allocation and new positions
§33-5 Reclassification and hiring
§33-6 Job descriptions and interpretations
§33-7 Pay and salary schedule
§33-8 Personal rate above maximum
§33-9 Step-rate increases
§33-10 Transfers and promotions of employees
§33-11 Pay rate for new personnel
§33-12 Departmental pay adjustment section in annual budget
§33-13 Worker’s compensation
§33-14 Holidays with pay
§33-15 Personal days and pay
§33-16 Vacation leave with pay
§33-17 Personal leave of absence
§33-18 Family and Medical Leave Act
§33-19 Small Necessities Leave Act
§33-20 Sick leave with pay
§33-21 Military leave
§33-22 Bereavement leave
§33-23 Jury duty with pay
§33-24 Overtime pay
§33-25 Scheduled work hours
§33-26 Medical examination
§33-27 Grievance procedure
§33-28 Disciplinary procedures
§33-29 Personnel Board
§33-30 Meetings of Board and employees
§33-31 Amendment of Classification and Pay Schedule
§33-32 Civil Service Law
§33-33 Discrimination and sexual harassment
§33-34 Severability
§33-35 Salaries of elected officials
§33-36 Classification and Pay Schedule
§33-37 Longevity pay
§33-38 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPPA)
§33-39 Technology usage
§33-40 Performance evaluations
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 107. Fees
Article I Building Permit Fees
Article II Sealer of Weights and Measures Fees
Article III Town Clerk Fees
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 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
Chapter 186. Trees
Chapter 190. Vehicles and Traffic
Article I Removal of Cars for Snow Plowing
Article II Handicapped Parking
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. Signs
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. Signs
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 XI
(Reserved) Former Art. XI, Historic District,
added 4-9-1979 ATM, Art. 40, amended,
was
repealed 5-4-2004 ATM, Art. 32. For current
provisions see Ch. 123, Historic District.
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
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. Signs.
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. (Reserved)
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.
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