[HISTORY: Adopted by Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Yarmouth 4-9-1997 by Art. 17, approved by the
Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 10-30-1997 by Chapter 133 of the Acts of 1997, effective 1-1-1998. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Ch 1
- § C-1-1 Incorporation and Powers.
- § C-1-2
- § C-1-3 Division of Powers.
- § C-1-4 Powers of the Town.
- § C-1-5 Interpretation of Powers.
- § C-1-6 Intergovernmental Relations.
- Ch C Ch 2 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
- § C-2-1 Open Town Meeting.
- § C-2-2 Presiding Officers.
- § C-2-3 Annual Town Meeting.
- § C-2-4 Special Town Meetings.
- § C-2-5 Warrants.
- § C-2-6 Articles Having Fiscal Implications.
- § C-2-7 Initiative Petition.
- § C-2-8 Town Meeting.
- Ch C Ch 3 EXECUTIVE BRANCH
- § C-3-1 The Board of Selectmen.
- § C-3-2 Policy Leadership.
- § C-3-3 Executive Powers.
- § C-3-4 Prohibitions.
- § C-3-5 Powers in Intergovernmental Relations.
- § C-3-6 Other Officers and Town Boards.
- § C-3-7 Codification of By-Laws and Regulations.
- § C-3-8 Charter Revisions.
- Ch C Ch 4 ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH
- § C-4-1 Town Administrator.
- § C-4-2 Qualifications.
- § C-4-3 Powers and Duties.
- § C-4-4 Personnel Administration.
- § C-4-5 Administrative Reorganization.
- § C-4-6 Evaluation.
- § C-4-7 Term of Office.
- § C-4-8 Acting Town Administrator.
- Ch C Ch 5 APPOINTMENTS AND PERSONNEL POLICIES
- § C-5-1 Selectmen Appointments.
- § C-5-2 Removal of the Town Administrator.
- § C-5-3 Town Administrator Appointments.
- § C-5-4 Town Moderator Appointments.
- § C-5-5 Personnel Policies.
- Ch C Ch 6 TOWN BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
- § C-6-1 Powers.
- § C-6-2 Organizations and Procedures.
- § C-6-3 Compensation.
- § C-6-4 Change in Composition of Appointed Multi-Member Bodies.
- Ch C Ch 7 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES
- § C-7-1 Submission of Budget and Budget Message.
- § C-7-2 Action on Proposed Budget.
- § C-7-3 Budget Adoption.
- § C-7-4 Capital Improvements Plan.
- § C-7-5 Notice of Public Hearing on Capital Improvements Plan.
- § C-7-6 Capital Improvements Planning.
- § C-7-7 Annual Audit.
- Ch C Ch 8 ELECTIONS
- § C-8-1 Town Elections.
- § C-8-2 Town Elections to be Nonpartisan.
- § C-8-3 Eligibility for Town Office.
- § C-8-4 Time of Taking Office.
- § C-8-5 Recall Election.
- Ch C Ch 9 CONTINUITY
- § C-9-1 Continuation of Existing Laws.
- § C-9-2 Continuation of Boards, Committees and Agencies.
- § C-9-3 Transfer of Records and Property.
- § C-9-4 Amending This Charter.
- Ch C Ch 10 DEFINITIONS.
- The Code
- Bylaws
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Account Books
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 6 Affordable Housing Trust
- Ch 7 Aging, Council on
- Ch 8 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 9 Appropriations and Expenditures
- Ch 12 Auditing
- Ch 16 Capital Budget Committee
- Ch 19 Clerk
- Ch 21 Collector of Taxes
- Ch 23 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 25 Enforcement of Laws
- Ch 27 Finance Department
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 35 Personnel Board
- Ch 37 Planning Board
- Ch 39 Police Department
- Ch 40 Recreation Commission
- Ch 42 Seal
- Ch 44 Selectmen
- Ch 47 Town Meetings
- Ch 49 Treasurer
- Ch 52 Waterways-Shellfish Committee
- Ch 54 (Reserved)
- General Legislation
- Ch 58 Airport Approach
- Ch 60 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 62 Amusement Devices, Automatic
- Ch 71 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 79 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 80 Waterfowl
- Ch 81 Explosives and Flammable Materials
- Ch 83 Fees
- Ch 84 Firearms
- Ch 86 Fire Hydrants
- Ch 87 Fire Prevention
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Historic Properties
- Ch 93 Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Checks
- Ch 94 Secondhand Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 95 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 96 Hearings, Public
- Ch 97 Littering
- Ch 99 Loitering
- Ch 101 Alarm Systems
- Ch 102 Fire Alarm Systems
- Ch 103 Motorized Devices
- Ch 104 Noise
- Ch 107 Junk Vehicles
- Ch 108 Occupancy of Buildings
- Ch 112 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 113 Marijuana
- Ch 114 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 116 Plastic Bag Reduction
- Ch 120 Polystyrene Reduction
- Ch 123 Streets and Ways
- Ch 127 Swimming Pools
- Ch 133 Tourist Camps
- Ch 135 Single-Use Plastic Containers
- Ch 138 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 140 Waste Collection
- Ch 141 Water Activities
- Ch 142 Water Supply Conservation and Emergencies
- Ch 143 Wetlands
- Ch 144 Yard Sales
- Ch 145 Stormwater Management
- Ch 146 Marijuana Establishments
- Selectmen Regulations
- Ch 148 Eel
- Ch 150 Fisheries
- Ch 153 Herring
- Ch 155 Liquor License Regulations
- Ch 157 Farming
- Ch 159 Sanitary Landfill Fees
- Planning Regulations
- Ch 171 (Reserved)
- Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 181 Disposal Area
- Ch 192 Massage Parlors
- Ch 194 Outside Cafes
- Ch 195 Phosphorus Buffer Zone
- Ch 196 Poultry and Swine
- Ch 198 Septic Cleaner Ban
- Ch 199 Sewage Discharge Permits
- Ch 200 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 201 Sewage Flow
- Ch 202 Stables
- Ch 203 Swimming Pools, Public and Semipublic
- Ch 204 Toxic and Hazardous Materials
- Ch 205 Underground Storage Tanks
- Ch 206 Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Ch 207 Water and Groundwater Resource Protection
- Miscellaneous Regulations
- Ch 210 Department of Public Works Regulations
- Ch 214 Harbor Regulations
- Ch 218 Plot Plans
- Ch 225 Water Rules and Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A230 Acceptance of General Laws; Special Acts
- Zoning Bylaw
- Ch ZB Zoning Bylaw
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
