Town of Harvard, MA
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2023-05-09
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Part II: Protective Bylaw
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Chapter 125 Protective Bylaw
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Part I: General Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Agricultural Advisory Commission
- Ch 6 Alarm Systems
- Ch 9 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 10 Appointed Board Members
- Ch 11 Associate Member of Planning Board
- Ch 13 Bare Hill Pond
- Ch 14 Budget Process
- Ch 15 Canvassers and Solicitors
- Ch 17 Capital Planning and Investment Committee; Capital Stabilization and Investment Fund
- Ch 18 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 19 Council on Aging
- Ch 21 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 24 Dogs
- Ch 32 Fees
- Ch 36 Finance Committee
- Ch 39 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 48 Historic Districts
- Ch 53 House Numbering
- Ch 62 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 78 Personnel
- Ch 90 Scenic Roads
- Ch 96 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 98 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 107 Vehicles, Operation of
- Ch 108 Vehicles, Reserved Parking Spaces for
- Ch 110 Vehicles, Unregistered or Junked
- Ch 115 Water
- Ch 117 Water Usage, Outdoor
- Ch 119 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 123 Right to Farm
- Part II: Protective Bylaw
- Ch 125 Protective Bylaw
- Ch 125 Art I General Provisions
- § 125-1 Purpose.
- § 125-2 Definitions.
- Ch 125 Art II Existing Lots, Structures and Uses (See the Zoning Act, Section 6)
- § 125-3 Non-conforming structures and uses.
- § 125-4 Existing lots.
- § 125-5 Access for the physically handicapped.
- Ch 125 Art III Use Groupings
- § 125-6 Intent.
- § 125-7 Agricultural uses.
- § 125-8 Single residence use.
- § 125-9 Multiple residence use.
- § 125-10 Conversion for multiple residence.
- § 125-11 Conversion of seasonal residence.
- § 125-12 Small-scale commercial uses.
- § 125-13 Medium-scale commercial uses.
- § 125-14 Large-scale commercial uses.
- § 125-15 Earthmoving.
- § 125-16 Institutional uses.
- § 125-17 Off-site uses.
- § 125-18 (Reserved)
- § 125-18.1 Accessory dwelling units.
- Ch 125 Art IV Permitted Uses by District
- § 125-19 Applicability.
- § 125-20 General.
- § 125-21 Permitted uses in AR Districts.
- § 125-22 Permitted Uses in B District.
- § 125-23 Permitted uses in C Districts.
- § 125-24 Permitted uses in MR Districts.
- § 125-25 Permitted uses in W Districts.
- § 125-26 Permitted uses in WFH Districts.
- § 125-27 Wireless Communications Towers Overlay District.
- Ch 125 Art V Development
- § 125-28 Applicability.
- § 125-29 Lot size standards.
- § 125-30 Land-structure relations.
- § 125-31 Driveways.
- § 125-32 Sewage and other potential sources of contamination.
- § 125-33 Lots on Town boundaries.
- § 125-34 Mini-subdivisions.
- § 125-35 Open Space and Conservation - Planned Residential Development (OSC-PRD).
- Ch 125 Art VI Intensity of Use
- § 125-36 Applicability.
- § 125-37 Major buildings.
- § 125-38 Site plans.
- § 125-39 Site standards.
- § 125-40 Lighting.
- § 125-41 Signs.
- Ch 125 Art VII District Locations and Boundaries
- § 125-42 Zoning Map; types of districts; interpretation.
- § 125-43 Zoning Map supplement.
- Ch 125 Art VIII General and Administrative
- § 125-44 Intent.
- § 125-45 Board of Appeals.
- § 125-46 Special permits.
- § 125-47 Repetitive appeals, petitions and applications.
- § 125-48 Judicial appeals.
- § 125-49 Enforcement.
- § 125-50 Amendment.
- § 125-51 Invalidity.
- Ch 125 Art IX Special Provisions and Districts
- § 125-52 Ayer Road Village Special Permit (ARV-SP).
- § 125-53 Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Facilities Overlay District.
- § 125-54 Floodplain Districts.
- § 125-55 Hildreth Housing Overlay District (HHOD).
- § 125-56 Groundwater Protection Overlay District.
- § 125-57 Senior residential development.
- § 125-58 Erosion control.
- § 125-59 Town Center Entertainment Overlay District.
- Part III: Regulations
- Ch 130 Subdivision Control
- Ch 133 Planning Board Procedural Rules and Regulations
- Ch 135 Zoning Board of Appeals Regulations
- Ch 136 Comprehensive Permits
- Ch 137 Historical Commission Policies and Procedures
- Ch 138 Community Preservation Committee Rules and Regulations
- Ch 140 Board of Selectmen
- Ch 145 Board of Health
- Ch 146 Sewer Commission Rules and Regulations
- Ch 147 Wetlands Protection Bylaw Rules
- Ch 148 Water Department Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A150 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town
of Harvard 3-5-1951 by Art. 19; renumbered 3-5-1966 ATM by Art. 45; 12-11-1967 STM by Art. 7; 3-6-1971 ATM by Art. 34; 3-28-1987 ATM by Art. 71; 4-30-1994 ATM by Art. 40. Text amendments noted where applicable.]
Note: Statements herein which appear as footnotes are
intended as informal references or aids to the reader, and are not
necessarily complete or exclusive. Footnotes and their indications
and numbering are not part of the Bylaw and may be varied from time
to time by the Planning Board. Notes to tables are not such footnotes
and are part of the Bylaw. [Added 3-31-1990 ATM by Art. 18]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map
