Edit, map, download, and receive comments on your local codes and zoning

Draft amendments, show them as tracked changes, collect resident feedback, and adopt them. The code is kept in an open, downloadable format that links between provisions and the zoning map.

See Sherborn's zoning bylaw What it does

An abstract figure of a legal document: indented lines standing for a
section and its subsections, with one line marked as an insertion and one
struck through as a deletion, and a citation number beside each.

Communities

Communities using Code

Town of Sherborn

Massachusetts

Chapter 240, Zoning. Current through April 23, 2026, with the amendments before Town Meeting shown against it; and Chapter 380, the Planning Board Regulations.

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City of Lowell

Massachusetts

Chapter 290, the Zoning Ordinance. Current through March 10, 2026, with a draft revision shown against it.

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Town of Spencer

Massachusetts

The Zoning Bylaw, current through November 7, 2024, with the Town's own record of amendments read onto the provisions it dates; the Planning Board's Subdivision Regulations of April 3, 2007; and the zoning map.

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City of Lynn

Massachusetts

In preparation.

Not yet published

Enabling legislation

Every bylaw and ordinance here is adopted under a state act, and cites it throughout. Those citations are links, because the act is published here too, at the identifier the documents already use.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws: The Zoning Act (c. 40A) and Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts (c. 41).

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State of Maine

Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes: Planning and Land Use Regulation (tit. 30-A, c. 187).

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What it does

View code as adopted and as proposed: With redline functionality, residents can compare the bylaw as it stands today and how it would read with proposed changes.
Comment on draft provisions: Sections, subsections, tables, defined terms, and even maps can receive comments, which are viewable by staff only.
Interactive map fully integrated with the text: Residents can navigate the code by text or map, helping connect regulations to the locations they apply.
Download the full text: The code’s content is public and can be downloaded in Word or XML formats to support review and amendment processes.Learn more about the open format
Document the code’s amendment history: Text can be annotated to track past changes, including dates and links to governing resolutions.
Edit and publish yourself: Staff have the control to edit the code directly, publish as proposed text, and publish as adopted text. We are also on call to help if needed.

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