Bristol County municipalities enforce weed and overgrowth abatement through local property maintenance bylaws. Abatement costs can be liened under MGL c. 139 §3A. Invasive knotweed and phragmites are common concerns.
Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, and surrounding towns enforce property maintenance standards through local bylaws referencing 105 CMR 410 (State Sanitary Code) for rental properties and MGL c. 139 §§1-3A for nuisance abatement on all properties. Property owners must maintain lots free of excessive weeds, overgrown grass, and noxious vegetation. Vacant parcels in Fall River's mill districts and New Bedford's South End receive active enforcement. Municipalities may abate and recover costs via property lien under MGL c. 139 §3A. Common invasives include Japanese knotweed (rampant along Taunton River and Quequechan corridors), phragmites (salt marsh edges), and multiflora rose. The MA Prohibited Plant List (333 CMR 1.03) restricts sale of listed invasives.
Notice to abate within 7 to 30 days. Municipality clears and bills owner: $200 to $1,000+ plus administrative fee. Unpaid charges become property liens under MGL c. 139 §3A.
Fall River, MA
Fall River prohibits all noises that menace health or interrupt sleep between 10 PM and 7 AM on weekdays and 10 PM to 8 AM on Sundays. The city's noise regul...
Fall River, MA
Fall River addresses barking and nuisance dogs under MGL Ch. 140 §157. A dog that is a habitual barker or creates a nuisance may result in a citation with a ...
Fall River, MA
Fall River regulates construction noise under its general noise ordinance provisions. Construction activities that create excessive noise are prohibited duri...
Fall River, MA
Fall River's zoning code Ch. 86 §86-441 requires parking areas to be set back at least 10 feet from front lot lines and from abutting residential property li...
Fall River, MA
Fall River regulates the parking of trailers, semitrailers, and large vehicles on city streets under §70-320. Commercial buses designed to carry 7+ persons m...
Fall River, MA
Fall River enforces street parking regulations under Ch. 70 of the Revised Ordinances. A winter parking ban is declared when 3+ inches of snow are predicted,...
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