Groton, MA — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-04-26. Official source: https://ecode360.com/GR1188

Every town writes its own rules, and Groton's live in its municipal code — 94 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Groton code

• Ch C — Charter (2022)
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-4)
• Ch 4 — Aging, Council on (§ 4-1 – § 4-4)
• Ch 5 — Agricultural Commission (§ 5-1 – § 5-4)
• Ch 10 — Community Preservation Committee (§ 10-1 – § 10-4)
• Ch 13 — Finance Committee (§ 13-1 – § 13-3)
• Ch 16 — Finances (§ 16-1 – § 16-2)
• Ch 21 — Housing Authority (§ 21-1 – § 21-2)
• Ch 27 — Inspector of Wires (§ 27-1)
• Ch 32 — Legal Affairs (§ 32-1 – § 32-2)
• Ch 44 — Park Commission (§ 44-1)
• Ch 48 — Personnel (§ 48-1 – § 48-10)
• Ch 52 — Planning Board (§ 52-1)
• Ch 69 — Regional School District (§ 69-1 – § 69-13)
• Ch 71 — Revolving Funds (§ 71-1 – § 71-2)
• Ch 81 — Town Meetings (§ 81-1 – § 81-7)
• Ch 84 — Town Property, Sale of (§ 84-1 – § 84-3)
• Ch 90 — Water (§ 90-1 – § 90-2)
• Ch 91 — Water Use Restrictions (§ 91-1 – § 91-9)
• Ch 93 — Water Commission (§ 93-1)
• Ch 105 — Alcoholic Beverages (§ 105-1 – § 105-2)
• Ch 111 — Beano
• Ch 116 — Boats (§ 116-1 – § 116-12)
• Ch 119 — Buildings, Numbering of (§ 119-1 – § 119-9)
• Ch 125 — Demolition Delay (§ 125-1 – § 125-8)
• Ch 127 — Discharge of Water Onto a Public Way (§ 127-1 – § 127-3)
• Ch 128 — Dogs (§ 128-1 – § 128-5)
• Ch 134 — Earth Removal (§ 134-1 – § 134-15)
• Ch 137 — Farming (§ 137-1 – § 137-7)
• Ch 139 — Fees (§ 139-1)
• Ch 141 — Flood Damage Prevention (§ 141-1 – § 141-4)
• Ch 145 — Forest Lands (§ 145-1)
• Ch 153 — Historic Districts and Commission (§ 153-1 – § 153-7)
• Ch 154 — Illicit Discharges to Municipal Separate Storm Drain System (§ 154-1 – § 154-14)
• Ch 161 — Licenses and Permits (§ 161-1)
• Ch 168 — Stretch Energy Code (§ 168-1 – § 168-4)
• Ch 175 — Retail Sales, Hours of (§ 175-1 – § 175-5)
• Ch 180 — Roads and Ways (§ 180-1 – § 180-6)
• Ch 181 — Litter and Snow in Public Ways (§ 181-1 – § 181-3)
• Ch 184 — Scenic Roads (§ 184-1 – § 184-3)
• Ch 190 — Sewers (§ 190-1 – § 190-12)
• Ch 196 — Signs (§ 196-1 – § 196-13)
• Ch 198 — Stormwater Management — Low-Impact Development (§ 198-1 – § 198-19)
• Ch 199 — Polystyrene Container Restriction for Food Service Establishments (§ 199-1 – § 199-7)
• Ch 200 — Single-Use Plastic Bags (§ 200-1 – § 200-5)
• Ch 201 — Vehicles, Operation of (§ 201-1)
• Ch 205 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 205-1 – § 205-6)
• Ch 210 — Water Supply (§ 210-1)
• Ch 215 — Wetlands (§ 215-1 – § 215-15)
• Ch 218 — Zoning (§ 218-1 – § 218-10.4)
• Ch 222 — Avenue of Flags (§ 222-1 – § 222-4)
• Ch 235 — Driveways (§ 235-1 – § 235-13)
• Ch 239 — Earth Removal (§ 239-1 – § 239-12)
• Ch 242 — Flags, Display of (§ 242-1 – § 242-4)
• Ch 244 — Garage and Yard Sales (§ 244-1 – § 244-7)
• Ch 245 — Standards of Conduct Policy (§ 245-1 – § 245-11)
• Ch 246 — Highway Department (§ 246-1 – § 246-2)
• Ch 247 — Road Acceptance Policy (§ 247-1 – § 247-4)
• Ch 248 — Road Openings (§ 248-1 – § 248-2)
• Ch 249 — Salaries and Wages (§ 249-1)
• Ch 251 — Sanitary Landfill (§ 251-1 – § 251-6)
• Ch 257 — Smoking (§ 257-1 – § 257-4)
• Ch 258 — Street Naming and Building Numbering (§ 258-1 – § 258-14)
• Ch 261 — Town Buildings, Use of (§ 261-1 – § 261-2)
• Ch 264 — Town Property, Sale of (§ 264-1)
• Ch 266 — Traffic Rules and Regulations (§ 266-1 – § 266-46)
• Ch 268 — Vacancies (§ 268-1 – § 268-2)
• Ch 273 — Vehicles, Unregistered (§ 273-1)
• Ch 276 — Body Art Establishments and Practitioners (§ 276-1 – § 276-15)
• Ch 277 — Energy-Producing Facilities (§ 277-1 – § 277-12)
• Ch 278 — Fees (§ 278-1 – § 278-13)
• Ch 279 — Floor Drains (§ 279-1 – § 279-8)
• Ch 280 — Fuel and Chemicals, Underground Storage of (§ 280-1 – § 280-10)
• Ch 286 — Hazardous Materials (§ 286-1 – § 286-6)
• Ch 295 — Milk (§ 295-1 – § 295-3)
• Ch 299 — Outdoor Wood Burning (§ 299-1 – § 299-12)
• Ch 307 — Solid Waste (§ 307-1 – § 307-25)
• Ch 315 — Subsurface Sewage Disposal Regulations (§ 315-1 – § 315-13)
• Ch 319 — Swimming Pools (§ 319-1 – § 319-4)
• Ch 322 — Tobacco Regulations (§ 322-1 – § 322-9)
• Ch 323 — Transfer Station (§ 323-1 – § 323-12)
• Ch 325 — Water Supply (§ 325-1)
• Ch 330 — Wells (§ 330-1 – § 330-20)
• Ch 332 — Wood Waste, Disposal of (§ 332-1)
• Ch 338 — Board of Appeals (§ 338-1 – § 338-41)
• Ch 344 — Conservation Commission (§ 344-1 – § 344-23)
• Ch 352 — Earth Removal Stormwater Advisory Committee (§ 352-1 – § 352-27)
• Ch 360 — Historic District Commission (§ 360-1 – § 360-10)
• Ch 381 — Planning Board (§ 381-1 – § 381-61)
• Ch 396 — Groton Center Sewer District (§ 396-1 – § 396-23)
• Ch 397 — Four Corners Sewer District (§ 397-1 – § 397-23)
• Ch 407 — Water Department (§ 407-1 – § 407-61)
• Ch A415 — General Laws and Special Acts (§ A415-1)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)