LEGAL NOTICE TOWN OF WAYLAND

September 5, 2025
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The following Articles were returned with the approval of the Attorney General’s Office relative to the following amendment to the Town Code adopted at the Wayland Annual Town Meeting April 7/8, 2025. Any claims that the bylaws are invalid because of a defect in the procedure by which the bylaw was amended or adopted may only be made within 90 days of this posting.

  • General Bylaws – Articles 12, 17, 29, 31, 32, and 33
  • Zoning Bylaws – Articles 20 and 21

APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: July 16, 2025
RECEIVED BY THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE: July 16, 2025
WAYLAND POST PUBLICATION DATES: July 25, 2025, August 8, 2025, August 22, 2025, and September 5, 2025
Copies of the bylaw as amended or adopted are online in the Office of the Town Clerk.

The Office of the Attorney General has partially approved Article 19 from Wayland’s 2025 Annual Town Meeting, concerning Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Partial approval was granted due to a conflict with MGL Chapter 40A, Section 3. A copy of the bylaw, as amended or adopted, is available for public inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk. Any legal challenge claiming that the bylaw is invalid due to a procedural defect in its adoption or amendment must be filed within 90 days of the date of this posting.

  • Zoning Bylaws – Article 19

APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: July 28, 2025

RECEIVED BY THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE: July 28, 2025

WAYLAND POST PUBLICATION DATES:
August 22, 2025 and September 5, 2025

— Trudy L. Reid, Town Clerk

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