Introduction
What are ordinances and by-laws?
Cities and towns are permitted by the state legislature to pass laws and regulations in order to govern local matters, to provide administrative procedures, and to prohibit certain activities. These are called ordinances and by-laws, and they apply only to the city or town in which they are adopted.
Notes about this resource
If you don't see your city or town listed, or you want to be sure that you have the most current information, contact the town or city clerk.
If general and zoning by-laws appear separately on the town's site, we list them separately here. If both appear on a single webpage from the town, the general link will include both.
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Cities and towns starting with the letters A-C
A-C | D-F | G-J | K-M | N-P | Q-S | T-Z
A
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abington | General | ||
| Acton | General | ||
| Acushnet | General | ||
| Adams | General | ||
| Agawam | General | ||
| Alford | General | ||
| Amesbury | General | Zoning | |
| Amherst | General | Zoning | |
| Andover | General | ||
| Aquinnah | General | ||
| Arlington | General | Zoning | |
| Ashburnham | General | ||
| Ashby | General | ||
| Ashfield | General | ||
| Ashland | General | ||
| Athol | General | ||
| Attleboro | General | Zoning | |
| Auburn | General | ||
| Avon | General | ||
| Ayer | General |
B
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | General | ||
| Barre | General | ||
| Becket | General | ||
| Bedford | General | Zoning | Subdivision Rules and Regulations |
| Belchertown | General | ||
| Bellingham | General | ||
| Belmont | General | Zoning | |
| Berkley | General | Zoning | |
| Berlin | General | Subdivision Rules and Regulations | |
| Bernardston | General | ||
| Beverly | General | ||
| Billerica | General | ||
| Blackstone | General | ||
| Blandford | General | ||
| Bolton | General | ||
| Boston | General | Zoning | |
| Bourne | General | Zoning | |
| Boxborough | General | Zoning | |
| Boxford | General | ||
| Boylston | General | Zoning | |
| Braintree | General | ||
| Brewster | General | ||
| Bridgewater | General | Zoning | |
| Brimfield | General | ||
| Brockton | General | ||
| Brookfield | General | Zoning | |
| Brookline | General | Zoning | |
| Buckland | General | Zoning | |
| Burlington | General | Zoning |
C
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | General | Zoning | |
| Canton | General | Zoning | |
| Carlisle | General | ||
| Carver | General | Zoning | |
| Charlemont | Zoning | ||
| Charlton | General | ||
| Chatham | General | Zoning | |
| Chelmsford | General | ||
| Chelsea | General | ||
| Cheshire | General | ||
| Chester | General | ||
| Chesterfield | General | Zoning | |
| Chicopee | General | ||
| Chilmark | General | Zoning | |
| Clarksburg | General | Zoning | |
| Clinton | General | ||
| Cohasset | General | ||
| Colrain | General | Zoning | |
| Concord | General | ||
| Conway | General | Zoning | |
| Cummington | General | Zoning |
Cities and towns starting with the letters D-F
A-C | D-F | G-J | K-M | N-P | Q-S | T-Z
D
E
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bridgewater | General | Zoning | |
| East Brookfield | General | Zoning | Notice of amendments: 2/2022 & 10/2022 |
| East Longmeadow | General | ||
| Eastham | General | ||
| Easthampton | General | ||
| Easton | General | Zoning | |
| Edgartown | General | Zoning | |
| Egremont | General | Zoning | |
| Erving | "Coming soon" | Zoning | Dog Bylaw | Subdivision Control Bylaws |
| Essex | General | ||
| Everett | General |
F
Cities and towns starting with the letters G-J
A-C | D-F | G-J | K-M | N-P | Q-S | T-Z
G
H
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley | General | ||
| Halifax | General | ||
| Hamilton | General | Zoning | |
| Hampden | General | ||
| Hancock | Zoning | ||
| Hanover | General | ||
| Hanson | General | Zoning | |
| Hardwick | General | Zoning | |
| Harvard | General | ||
| Harwich | General | ||
| Hatfield | General | Zoning | |
| Haverhill | General | ||
| Hawley | General | ||
| Heath | General | Zoning | |
| Hingham | General | Zoning | |
| Hinsdale | General | Zoning | |
| Holbrook | General | Zoning | |
| Holden | General | Zoning | |
| Holland | General | ||
| Holliston | General | ||
| Holyoke | General | ||
| Hopedale | General | ||
| Hopkinton | General | ||
| Hubbardston | General | ||
| Hudson | General | ||
| Hull | General | ||
| Huntington | General |
I-J
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | General |
Cities and towns starting with the letters K-M
A-C | D-F | G-J | K-M | N-P | Q-S | T-Z
K
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | General |
L
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeville | General | Zoning map | |
| Lancaster | General | ||
| Lanesborough | General | Zoning map | |
| Lawrence | General | Zoning | |
| Lee | General | Zoning | |
| Leicester | General | ||
| Lenox | General | ||
| Leominster | General | Zoning | |
| Leverett | General | Zoning | |
| Lexington | General | ||
| Leyden | General | ||
| Lincoln | General | ||
| Littleton | General | ||
| Longmeadow | General | ||
| Lowell | General | Zoning | |
| Ludlow | General | ||
| Lunenburg | General | ||
| Lynn | General | Zoning | |
| Lynnfield | General |
M
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malden | General | ||
| Manchester-by-the Sea | General | ||
| Mansfield | General | ||
| Marblehead | General | ||
| Marion | General | ||
| Marlborough | General | ||
| Marshfield | General | ||
| Mashpee | General | Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe ordinances | |
| Mattapoisett | General | ||
| Maynard | General | Zoning | |
| Medfield | General | ||
| Medford | General | ||
| Medway | General | ||
| Melrose | General | ||
| Mendon | General | ||
| Merrimac | General | Zoning | |
| Methuen | General | Zoning | eCode360 link |
| Middleborough | General | ||
| Middlefield | General | ||
| Middleton | General | ||
| Milford | General | Zoning | Map | |
| Millbury | General | Zoning | |
| Millis | General | Zoning | |
| Millville | General | ||
| Milton | General | ||
| Monson | General | ||
| Montague | General | Zoning | |
| Monterey | General | ||
| Mt. Washington | General | Zoning |
Cities and towns starting with the letters N-P
A-C | D-F | G-J | K-M | N-P | Q-S | T-Z
N
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahant | General | ||
| Nantucket | General | ||
| Natick | General | Zoning | |
| Needham | General | Zoning | |
| New Ashford | General | ||
| New Bedford | General | ||
| New Braintree | General | ||
| New Marlborough | General | Zoning | |
| New Salem | Zoning | ||
| Newbury | General | ||
| Newburyport | General | ||
| Newton | General | Additional Zoning documents | |
| Norfolk | General | ||
| North Adams | General | ||
| North Andover | General | ||
| North Attleborough | General | ||
| North Brookfield | General | ||
| North Reading | General | ||
| Northampton | General | ||
| Northborough | General | ||
| Northbridge | General | ||
| Northfield | General | ||
| Norton | General | ||
| Norwell | General | ||
| Norwood | General |
O
P
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer | General | ||
| Paxton | General | ||
| Peabody | General | ||
| Pelham | General | Zoning | |
| Pembroke | General | ||
| Pepperell | General | Zoning | |
| Peru | General | Zoning | |
| Petersham | General | ||
| Phillipston | General | Zoning | |
| Pittsfield | General | ||
| Plainfield | General | ||
| Plainville | General | ||
| Plymouth | General | Zoning | |
| Plympton | General | ||
| Princeton | General | ||
| Provincetown | General |
Cities and towns starting with the letters Q-S
A-C | D-F | G-J | K-M | N-P | Q-S | T-Z
Q
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy | General |
R
S
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | General | ||
| Salisbury | General | ||
| Sandisfield | General | Zoning | |
| Sandwich | General | Zoning | |
| Saugus | General | Zoning | |
| Savoy | General | ||
| Scituate | General | Zoning | |
| Seekonk | General | Zoning | Zoning maps | Subdivision Regulations |
| Sharon | General | ||
| Sheffield | General | ||
| Shelburne | General | Zoning | |
| Sherborn | General | Zoning | |
| Shirley | General | ||
| Shrewsbury | General | ||
| Shutesbury | General | ||
| Somerset | General | Zoning | Additional regulations |
| Somerville | General | ||
| South Hadley | General | ||
| Southampton | General | ||
| Southborough | General | ||
| Southbridge | General | ||
| Southwick | General | ||
| Spencer | General | ||
| Springfield | General | Zoning | |
| Sterling | General | ||
| Stockbridge | General | ||
| Stoneham | General | ||
| Stoughton | General | ||
| Stow | General | Zoning | |
| Sturbridge | General | ||
| Sudbury | General | ||
| Sunderland | General | ||
| Sutton | General | Zoning | |
| Swampscott | General | ||
| Swansea | General |
Cities and towns starting with the letters T-Z
A-C | D-F | G-J | K-M | N-P | Q-S | T-Z
T
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | General | ||
| Templeton | General | ||
| Tewksbury | General | ||
| Tisbury | General | Zoning | |
| Tolland | General | Flood Plain Bylaw | Solar Bylaw | Sub-division Regulations (print only) | |
| Topsfield | General | ||
| Townsend | General | ||
| Truro | General | ||
| Tyngsborough | General | Zoning | |
| Tyringham | General | Zoning | Subdivision Rules & Regulations |
U-V
W
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield | General | ||
| Wales | General | ||
| Walpole | General | ||
| Waltham | General | ||
| Ware | General | Zoning | |
| Wareham | General | ||
| Warren | General | ||
| Warwick | General | Zoning | |
| Washington | Zoning | ||
| Watertown | General | ||
| Wayland | General | ||
| Webster | General | ||
| Wellesley | General | Zoning | |
| Wellfleet | General | Additional rules & regulations | |
| Wendell | Zoning | Wetlands regulations | |
| Wenham | General | ||
| West Boylston | General | ||
| West Bridgewater | General | ||
| West Brookfield | General | ||
| West Newbury | General | ||
| West Springfield | General | ||
| West Stockbridge | General | ||
| West Tisbury | General | ||
| Westborough | General | ||
| Westfield | General | Zoning | |
| Westford | General | ||
| Westhampton | General | ||
| Westminster | General | ||
| Weston | General | ||
| Westport | General | ||
| Westwood | General | Zoning | |
| Weymouth | General | ||
| Whately | "Under construction" | Zoning | |
| Whitman | General | Zoning map | |
| Wilbraham | General | Zoning | |
| Williamsburg | General | Zoning | Subdivision regulations |
| Williamstown | General | ||
| Wilmington | General | ||
| Winchendon | General | ||
| Winchester | General | ||
| Windsor | General | ||
| Winthrop | General | ||
| Woburn | General | ||
| Worcester | General | Zoning | |
| Worthington | General | ||
| Wrentham | General |
X-Z
| City/Town | Ordinances/By-laws | Zoning Code | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | General |
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