Town of Provincetown
Public Notice
Amendments to the
Provincetown General By-Laws
April 2005 Annual Town
Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the following amendments to the Provincetown General By-Laws, as voted by the April 4, 2005 Annual Town Meeting, were approved by the Massachusetts Attorney General under MGL C.40§32 on May 4, 2005 and shall take effect on Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 12:01 a.m. Copies of the General By-Laws may be examined or obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk, Town of Provincetown, 260 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657, or on the town web site at www.provincetown-ma.gov.
Article 19. General By-law Amendment:
Trees & Shrubs: Height Restrictions for Traffic Safety. To amend the Provincetown General
By-laws by adding a new section 13-2-22 to read as follows:
In order to preserve and promote the safety of the public, hedge or shrub or other growth on the corner lot or curb obstructing the view of motorists and situated within 15 feet of a public street, or curb- or side line thereof, shall not be permitted by the owner or occupant of the premises to exceed the height of three feet above road grade; any and all trees within said fifteen-foot area (shade trees are to be subject to the provisions of MGL c. 87, §3) shall have limbs trimmed to the height of six feet above road grade, including that any growth overhanging public walkways shall also be trimmed to the property line at the owner's expense. The Department of Public Works (DPW) shall notify the owner of the property of a violation of this chapter by certified mail. If the violation shall not have been cured within 15 days of the date of mailing of the notice, the DPW shall have the right to correct such violation.
Article 20. General By-law Amendment: Non-Criminal Disposition of Pier Corporation Regulations. To amend the Provincetown General By-laws by amending §2-3-1-1 to read as follows:
2-3-1-1.
Any rule or regulation of the Provincetown Public Pier Corporation duly enacted
as of October 25, 2004 April 4, 2005 shall be deemed a by-law of the Town regulation of the Board of Selectmen. Violation of such rules or
regulations may be enforced by any available means in law or equity, including
but not limited to non-criminal disposition pursuant to G.L. c.40, §21D, and
Sections 2-3-1 through 2-3-3 of the General By-laws. For the purposes of
this by-law, the following officials shall be enforcing persons: the
Harbormaster and his designees and any police officer of the Town of
Provincetown.
And further by amending Section 2-1, Schedule A, as follows:
2-3-2-1
Violations of the Provincetown Public Pier Corporation Regulations in Effect on
October 25, 2004 April 4,
2005 (attached as Appendix 1 to Schedule A): 1st offense, $100.00;
2nd offense, $200.00; 3rd and subsequent offenses,
$300.00
Doug Johnstone
Provincetown Town Clerk
Published: Provincetown Banner May 12 & 19, 2005
Posted: www.provincetown-ma.gov 5/6/05 4:00 pm dj