Showing ordinances that apply to Norton Center, MA
Norton Center is an unincorporated community (population 2,677) in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Because Norton Center is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Bristol County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The weed ordinances rules below are the ones that govern your area.
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.
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