Town of Greenfield, MA
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2023-02-15
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Division 1: Town Council Orders
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Part II: Boards, Commissions, Committees and Other Governing Bodies
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Chapter 103 Agricultural Commission
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 1: Town Council Orders
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 13 Civil Defense
- Ch 18 Emergency Services
- Ch 22 Eminent Domain
- Ch 27 Finances
- Ch 45 Maintenance Department
- Ch 49 Meetings
- Ch 56 Officers and Employees
- Ch 58 Precinct Meetings
- Ch 60 Procurement
- Ch 68 Town Council Parking Permits
- Ch 71 Town Property
- Ch 75 Veterans' Assistance Fund
- Part II: Boards, Commissions, Committees and Other Governing Bodies
- Ch 103 Agricultural Commission
- § 103-1 Duties and responsibilities.
- § 103-2 Members; terms; filling of vacancies.
- Ch 110 Capital Improvement Planning Committee
- Ch 114 Cemetery Commission
- Ch 117 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 118 Council on Aging
- Ch 123 Disability Access, Commission on
- Ch 132 Historical Commission
- Ch 136 Human Rights Commission
- Ch 160 Parking and Traffic Commission
- Ch 164 Planning Board
- Ch 173 Recreation Commission
- Ch 177 Redevelopment Authority
- Ch 182 School Committee
- Ch 186 Sustainable Greenfield Implementation Committee
- Ch 193 Ways and Means Committee
- Part III: General Legislation
- Ch 200 Zoning
- Ch 205 Alarms
- Ch 209 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 213 Animals
- Ch 217 Assemblies, Public
- Ch 224 Building Construction
- Ch 230 Contractors
- Ch 235 Curfew
- Ch 241 Demolition Delay
- Ch 244 Development Review
- Ch 248 Drainage
- Ch 252 Electioneering
- Ch 254 Electrical Standards
- Ch 256 Environmental Hazards
- Ch 259 Excavations
- Ch 265 Farming
- Ch 270 Firearms
- Ch 274 Food Establishments
- Ch 282 Junk Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 288 Licensing
- Ch 293 Littering
- Ch 300 Mercury Thermometers
- Ch 307 Native American Burial Grounds
- Ch 315 Nuclear-Free Zone
- Ch 322 Parks and Recreation Facilities
- Ch 328 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 333 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 337 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 346 Public Lands
- Ch 353 Safe City
- Ch 355 Sewer Use
- Ch 359 Signs
- Ch 364 Smoking
- Ch 368 Soil Removal
- Ch 372 Solid Waste
- Ch 377 Storage Tanks, Underground
- Ch 381 Stormwater Management
- Ch 385 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 389 Surveillance and Trespassing
- Ch 394 Tag Sales
- Ch 400 Trees
- Ch 408 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 410 Vendors
- Ch 412 Wages
- Ch 415 Water
- Ch 419 Wells
- Ch 423 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 431 Vacant and Foreclosing Property
- Division 2: Rules and Regulations of Other Bodies
- Ch 507 Board of Health
- Ch 515 Conservation Commission
- Ch 520 Council on Aging
- Ch 538 License Commissioners
- Ch 550 Planning Board
- Ch 555 Police Commissioners
- Ch 565 Rules of Procedure, City Council
- Ch 590 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Appendix
- Ch A600 General Law Acceptances and Special Acts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Greenfield 3-21-2007 (Ch. 34, Art. XII, of the 2002 Bylaws).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Farming — See Ch. 265.
Members of the Agricultural Commission, once appointed, shall:
A.
Serve as facilitators for encouraging the pursuit of agriculture
in Greenfield.
B.
Act as educators in matters of farming.
C.
Promote agricultural-based economic opportunities in Town.
D.
Inform and advise the Mayor, Town Council, and Town boards and commissions
on projects and activities involving agricultural land in Town.
E.
Engage in projects and activities to promote the business of farming,
farming practices, activities and tradition, and farmland protection
in Town.
F.
Advocate for the "right to farm" but not engage in land use planning
or zoning that is the right, by statute, of any other municipal department
or agency.
A.
The Commission shall consist of five members appointed by the Mayor.
B.
All members shall be Greenfield residents. Whenever possible, members
should be involved in farming in this community or have some background/knowledge
of agricultural pursuits in Greenfield.
C.
Two members shall be appointed for a term of three years. Two members
shall be appointed for a term of two years, and three years thereafter.
One member shall be appointed for a term of one year, and three years
thereafter.
D.
The Mayor shall fill a vacancy based on the unexpired term of the
vacancy in order to maintain the cycle of appointments.
