Plymouth County has no ordinance power over setbacks. Front, side, and rear yards are set by each town's zoning bylaw under the Massachusetts Zoning Act, MGL c.40A. Brockton, Plymouth, and South Shore towns each fix their own minimum yards.
Massachusetts counties cannot zone, so Plymouth County imposes no setbacks. Yard minimums come from the town zoning bylaw adopted under the Zoning Act, MGL c.40A, which authorizes reasonable regulations determining yard sizes and setbacks. Residential districts across the county commonly require a front setback of 20 to 30 feet, side yards of 10 to 15 feet, and a rear yard of 20 to 30 feet, but the exact figures differ by town and district. Coastal towns like Duxbury, Marshfield, and Scituate add wetlands and velocity-zone limits near the shore. A structure closer than the bylaw allows needs a variance from the town Zoning Board of Appeals under MGL c.40A §10.
The town building commissioner enforces setback violations, not the county. Building without required yards draws a stop-work order and a zoning enforcement action; relief requires a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals showing hardship under MGL c.40A §10.
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