[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting
of the Town of Townsend 6-24-1978 by Art. 6, as amended by the Annual Town Meeting 4-27-1983
by Art. 25. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Part II: General Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Agriculture Commission
- Ch 6 Automatic Fire Alarm Systems
- Ch 14 Capital Planning Committee
- Ch 19 Contracts, Bids and Sales
- Ch 22 Council on Aging
- Ch 28 Dogs
- Ch 29 Animal Care Program
- Ch 34 Farming
- Ch 37 Fees
- Ch 41 Finance Committee
- Ch 43 Fire/EMS Department
- Ch 44 Facilities Maintenance Department
- Ch 49 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 54 Historic Districts
- Ch 58 House Numbers
- Ch 62 Illicit Discharges to the Municipal Storm Drain System
- Ch 64 Inspector of Gas Piping and Gas Appliances
- Ch 71 Junk Collectors and Solicitors
- Ch 78 Master Plan Committee
- Ch 85 NPDES Phase II Stormwater Management
- Ch 87 Outdoor Water Use
- Ch 89 Pavement Management Plan
- Ch 90 Personnel Policies
- Ch 93 Plastic Bag Reduction
- Ch 95 Public Lighting
- Ch 102 Recycling Committee
- Ch 104 Revolving Funds
- Ch 106 Scenic Roads
- Ch 107 Sex Offenders
- Ch 110 Strategic Planning Committee
- Ch 112 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 115 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 117 Taxation
- Ch 119 Tax Collector
- Ch 124 Town Meeting
- Ch 127 Town Properties Committee
- Ch 128 Unregistered Motor Vehicles
- Ch 138 Wetlands
- Part III: Zoning Bylaw
- Ch 145 Zoning
- Ch 145 Art I General Provisions
- § 145-1 Authority and title.
- § 145-2 Purposes.
- § 145-3 Conformity required.
- § 145-4 Prohibited uses.
- Ch 145 Art II Definitions
- § 145-5 Word usage and definitions.
- Ch 145 Art III Establishment of Zoning Districts
- § 145-6 Types of districts.
- § 145-7 Location of districts.
- § 145-8 Amendments to maps.
- § 145-9 District boundaries.
- § 145-10 Determination of boundaries.
- Ch 145 Art IV Application of Regulations; Modifications and Exceptions
- § 145-11 Construction or use of buildings or improvements; use of land.
- § 145-12 Lots partly situated in other towns.
- § 145-13 Lots divided by district boundary lines.
- § 145-14 Principal buildings and frontage.
- § 145-15 Eminent domain.
- § 145-16 Land below mean high water.
- Ch 145 Art V Nonconforming Uses
- § 145-17 Applicability.
- § 145-18 Extensions and alterations; special permit required.
- § 145-19 Loss of nonconforming status after abandonment.
- § 145-20 Previously issued permits.
- § 145-21 Nonconforming lots in a residential district.
- Ch 145 Art VI Land Use Regulations
- § 145-22 Applicability.
- § 145-23 Dumps.
- § 145-24 Driveways and entrances.
- § 145-25 Distribution systems.
- § 145-26 Residential districts.
- § 145-27 Downtown Commercial District (DCD).
- § 145-28 Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD).
- § 145-29 Outlying Commercial District (OCD).
- § 145-30 Industrial District (ID).
- Ch 145 Art VII Land Space Requirements
- § 145-31 Construction or alteration of buildings or structures.
- § 145-32 Land and yard space for new buildings.
- Ch 145 Art VIII Parking Requirements
- § 145-33 Provisions applicable to all districts.
- Ch 145 Art IX Special Provisions
- § 145-34 Additional requirements.
- § 145-35 Motels.
- § 145-36 Accessory apartments in residential district.
- § 145-37 Apartments.
- § 145-38 Mobile homes.
- § 145-39 Open space preservation development (OSPD).
- § 145-40 Aquifer Protection Overlay District.
- § 145-41 Squannacook River area of critical environmental concern.
- § 145-42 Site plan review special permit.
- § 145-43 Antique shops.
- § 145-44 Swimming pool enclosures.
- § 145-45 Floodplain District.
- § 145-46 Earth excavation special permit.
- § 145-47 Open space multifamily development (OSMD).
- § 145-48 Affordable housing conditional density bonus.
- § 145-49 Transfer of development rights (TDR).
- § 145-50 Subdivision phasing.
- § 145-51 Telecommunication and cellular towers.
- § 145-52 Outdoor lighting.
- § 145-53 Adult use establishments.
- § 145-54 Groundwater Protection District.
- § 145-54.1 Age-restricted development.
- Ch 145 Art X Signs
- § 145-55 General provisions.
- § 145-56 Residence districts.
- § 145-57 Commercial and industrial districts.
- § 145-58 Freestanding signs in commercial and industrial districts.
- § 145-59 Dimensions of freestanding signs.
- § 145-60 Illuminated signs.
- § 145-61 Private outdoor lighting fixtures.
- § 145-62 Exempt signs.
- Ch 145 Art XI Appeals, Special Permits and Variances
- § 145-63 Zoning Board of Appeals.
- § 145-64 Appeals.
- § 145-65 Special permits.
- § 145-66 Variances.
- Ch 145 Art XII Zoning Amendments
- § 145-67 Submission in writing.
- § 145-68 Geographic change.
- § 145-69 Hearing.
- § 145-70 Costs.
- Ch 145 Art XIII Enforcement and Penalties
- § 145-71 Enforcement official.
- § 145-72 Permits required.
- § 145-73 Issuance of permits.
- § 145-74 Application for permit.
- § 145-75 Notice of violation.
- § 145-76 Legal abatement action.
- § 145-77 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 145 Art XIV Applicability
- § 145-78 Effective date of amendments.
- § 145-79 Continuance of former bylaw.
- § 145-80 Severability.
- Ch 145 Art XV Rate of Development and Subdivision Phasing
- § 145-81 Purpose.
- § 145-82 Applicability.
- § 145-83 General.
- § 145-84 Limitation.
- § 145-85 Special permit exemption.
- Ch 145 Art XVI Renewable/Alternative Energy
- § 145-86 Large-scale ground-mounted solar installations.
- § 145-87 Wind energy systems.
- Ch 145 Art XVII Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers/Registered Marijuana Dispensaries
- § 145-88 Medical marijuana bylaw.
- § 145-89 Temporary moratorium on recreational marijuana.
- Ch 145 Art XVIII Recreational Marijuana
- § 145-90 Recreational Marijuana Establishment.
- Part IV: Regulations
- Ch 150 Conservation Commission
- Ch 160 Health, Board of
- Ch 175 Planning Board
- Appendix
- Ch A195 Acceptances of General Laws
- Ch A196 Special Acts
- Ch A197 Street Acceptances
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List