Town of Barnstable, MA
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2023-07-20
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Pt I Incorporation, Short Title, Powers
- § C-1-1 Incorporation Continued.
- § C-1-2 Short Title.
- § C-1-3 Division of Powers.
- § C-1-4 Powers of the Town.
- § C-1-5 Interpretation of Powers.
- § C-1-6 Intergovernmental Relations.
- § C-1-7 Town Seal.
- Ch C Pt II Legislative Branch
- § C-2-1 Composition; Eligibility; Election and Term.
- § C-2-2 Council Organization.
- § C-2-3 General Powers and Duties.
- § C-2-4 Appointments of Multiple Member Bodies.
- § C-2-5 Filling of Vacancies.
- § C-2-6 Exercise of Powers; Quorum; Rules of Procedure.
- § C-2-7 Council Staff.
- § C-2-8 Measures; Emergency Measures; Charter Objection.
- § C-2-9 Delegation of Powers.
- § C-2-10 Inquiries and Investigations.
- § C-2-11 Prohibitions.
- § C-2-12 Compensation; Expenses.
- Ch C Pt III Elected Town Offices
- § C-3-1 Elective Offices in General.
- § C-3-2 Eligibility.
- § C-3-3 School Committee.
- § C-3-4 Town Clerk.
- § C-3-5 Housing Authority.
- § C-3-6 Filling Vacancies.
- Ch C Pt IV Town Manager
- § C-4-1 Appointment, Qualifications, Term of Office.
- § C-4-2 Powers of Appointment.
- § C-4-3 Administrative Powers and Duties.
- § C-4-4 Compensation.
- § C-4-5 Vacancy in Office.
- § C-4-6 Temporary Absence.
- § C-4-7 Removal of Town Manager.
- § C-4-8 Annual Review of the Town Manager.
- Ch C Pt V Administrative Organization
- § C-5-1 Organization of Town Agencies.
- § C-5-2 Personnel Administration.
- Ch C Pt VI Financial Procedures
- § C-6-1 Annual Budget Policy.
- § C-6-2 Submission of Budget; Budget Message.
- § C-6-3 Action of the Budget.
- § C-6-4 Supplementary Budgets and Appropriations.
- § C-6-5 Capital Improvements Plan.
- § C-6-6 Long Term Financial Forecast.
- § C-6-7 Annual Audit.
- § C-6-8 Financial Management Standards.
- Ch C Pt VII Nominations and Elections
- § C-7-1 Town Elections.
- § C-7-2 Regular Election.
- § C-7-3 Precincts.
- § C-7-4 Application of State Laws.
- Ch C Pt VIII Citizen Relief Mechanisms
- § C-8-1 Citizen Initiative Measures.
- § C-8-2 Citizen Referendum Procedures; Referendum Petition; Effect on Final Passage.
- § C-8-3 Required Voter Participation.
- § C-8-4 Measures Not Subject to Initiative and Referendum.
- § C-8-5 Submission of Proposed Measure to Voters.
- § C-8-6 Measures with Conflicting Provisions.
- § C-8-7 Free Petition.
- § C-8-8 Recall of Elected Office Holders.
- § C-8-9 Open Meeting of the Voters.
- Ch C Art IX General Provisions
- § C-9-1 Charter Revision or Amendment.
- § C-9-2 Severability.
- § C-9-3 Rules of Interpretation.
- § C-9-4 Definitions.
- § C-9-5 Removal of Member of Multiple Member Bodies.
- Ch C Art X Transitional Provisions
- § C-10-1 Continuation of Existing Laws.
- § C-10-2 Existing Officials and Employees.
- § C-10-3 Continuation of Government.
- § C-10-4 Continuation of Obligations.
- § C-10-5 Transfer of Records and Property.
- § C-10-6 Authority to Reorganize.
- § C-10-7 Time of Taking Effect.
- The Code
- Part I: General Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 9 Affordable Housing
- Ch 13 Airport
- Ch 17 Alarm Systems
- Ch 20 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 24 Animals
- Ch 32 Beaches and Waterways
- Ch 37 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 40 Boats
- Ch 43 Body-Piercing Businesses
- Ch 47 Building Construction
- Ch 51 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 54 Building and Premises Maintenance
- Ch 57 Cigarette Vending Machines
- Ch 59 Comprehensive Occupancy
- Ch 68 Electrical Standards
- Ch 76 Fees
- Ch 78 Fertilizer Nitrogen and Phosphorous Control
- Ch 80 Fire Lanes
- Ch 86 Funds
- Ch 89 Gambling
- Ch 93 Garage and Barn Sales
- Ch 96 Gas Piping and Appliances
- Ch 100 Handbills
- Ch 104 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 108 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 112 Historic Properties
- Ch 115 Hours of Operation of Businesses
- Ch 121 Licensing
- Ch 125 Loitering
- Ch 128 Motorized Conveyances
- Ch 130 Newsracks
- Ch 133 Noise
- Ch 138 Officers and Employees
- Ch 141 Outdoor Businesses
- Ch 147 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 150 Peddling and Hawking
- Ch 160 Problem Properties, Chronic
- Ch 162 Public Hearings
- Ch 166 Raffles and Bazaars
- Ch 168 Regulatory Agreements
- Ch 170 Rental Properties
- Ch 173 Roller-Skating and Skateboarding
- Ch 177 Sandy Neck
- Ch 180 Scenic Roads
- Ch 183 Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Abatement Program
- Ch 184 Sewers and Water
- Ch 188 Shellfisheries
- Ch 192 Signs
- Ch 195 Single-Use Plastic Carry-Out Bags
- Ch 198 Soil, Sand and Gravel Pits
- Ch 202 Solid Waste
- Ch 206 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 208 Substance Controls
- Ch 210 Swimming Pools
- Ch 217 Tourist Camps
- Ch 220 Town Council
- Ch 221 Trees
- Ch 224 Vacant and Foreclosing Properties
- Ch 228 Vehicles and Boats, Storage of
- Ch 232 Wastewater Discharge
- Ch 237 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 240 Zoning
- Part II: Appendix to the General Ordinances
- Ch 241 Administrative Code
- Ch 242 Personnel
- Part III: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 307 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 318 Fee Schedule
- Ch 322 Food Establishments
- Ch 326 Fuel and Chemical Storage Tanks
- Ch 332 Herbicides
- Ch 335 Housing
- Ch 346 Massage Establishments
- Ch 353 Nuisances
- Ch 360 On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems
- Ch 365 Sale of Tobacco Products, Restricting the
- Ch 371 Smoking
- Ch 373 Solid Waste
- Ch 376 Stables
- Ch 378 Swimming Pools
- Ch 381 Toxic and Hazardous Materials
- Ch 385 Variance Requests
- Ch 392 Waterfowl
- Ch 397 Wells
- Part IV: Town Manager Regulations
- Ch 401 Administrative Procedures
- Ch 401A Bathing Beaches
- Ch 402 Cemeteries
- Ch 403 Dog Control
- Ch 404 Excavations
- Ch 404A Fees
- Ch 405 Marinas
- Ch 406 Mooring
- Ch 406A Open Air Private Parking Lots
- Ch 406B Pedicabs and Pedicab Operators
- Ch 407 Shellfish
- Ch 408 Roller Skates and Skateboards
- Ch 430 Vessels on Town Property
- Part V: Licensing Authority Rules and Regulations
- Ch 501 General Rules for All Licensed Businesses
- Ch 502 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 503 Entertainment
- Ch 504 Common Victuallers
- Ch 505 Innholders/Hotels
- Ch 506 Lodging, Bed-And-Breakfast, and Guesthouse Licenses
- Ch 507 Nonintoxicating Beverages
- Ch 508 Secondhand/Junk Dealers
- Ch 509 Automobile Sales
- Ch 510 Fortune Tellers
- Part VI: Marine and Environmental Affairs Division Regulations
- Ch 601 Sandy Neck Beach Park
- Part VII: Conservation Commission Regulations
- Ch 701 Property Use Violations
- Ch 702 Shooting Range
- Ch 703 Private Docks and Piers
- Ch 704 Wetlands Buffer Zone Activity
- Ch 705 Coastal Banks
- Ch 706 Abutter Notification
- Ch 707 Submission Requirements for Notice of Intent Applications
- Ch 708 Outside Consultants
- Ch 709 Noncriminal Disposition of Wetlands Violations
- Ch 710 Requests for Determination of Applicability
- Ch 711 Shore Outhauls
- Part VIII: Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 801 Subdivision Regulations
- Part IX: Department of Public Works Regulations
- Ch 901 Sewers Connections
- Ch 902 Hyannis Water System
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted 4-11-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]
PREAMBLE
The people of the Town of Barnstable, desiring
to manage their affairs in an honest, forthright, and efficient manner,
and wishing to participate most fully in exercising the rights and
responsibilities of local government, and praying for the minimum
of interference from the yet larger state, do adhere to this charter.
We assert our willingness to assume all responsibility
for the conduct of matters pertaining to the town, and do by this
document earnestly affirm our right as inhabitants of Barnstable,
to live and grow in freedom, dignity, and tranquillity.
