Town of Williamstown, MA Chapter DL Disposition List

The following is a chronological listing of legislation of the Town of Williamstown adopted since the publication of the Code, indicating its inclusion in the Code or the reason for its exclusion. [Enabling legislation which is not general and permanent in nature is considered to be non-Code material (NCM).] Information regarding legislation which is not included in the Code nor on this list is available from the office of the Town Clerk. The last legislation reviewed for the original publication of the Code was Art. 26, adopted 5-19-1998 Annual Town Meeting. A complete listing, including disposition, of all legislation reviewed in conjunction with the original publication of the Code is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.

§ DL-1 Disposition of legislation.

Enactment	Adoption Date	Subject	Disposition
Board of Health	12-7-1998	Massage establishments amendment	Ch. 148
Board of Health	1-4-1999	Manufactured housing communities amendment	Ch. 147
Board of Health	1-19-1999	Rental property amendment	Ch. 154
Board of Health	4-5-1999	Floor drains	Ch. 142
ATM, Art. 29	5-18-1999	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 30	5-18-1999	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 31	5-18-1999	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 32	5-18-1999	Administration amendment	Ch. 4
STM, Art. 2	11-9-1999	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
Board of Health	12-20-1999	Refuse and recycling	Ch. 153
Board of Selectmen	2-14-2000	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch 130
Board of Health	2-28-2000	Smoking amendment	Ch. 158
Board of Health	3-13-2000	Smoking amendment	Ch. 158
ATM, Art. 20	5-9-2000	Animal control	Ch. 10, Art. II
ATM, Art. 21	5-16-2000	Noncriminal disposition amendment	Ch 1, Art. II
Board of Health	6-19-2000	Refuse and recycling amendment	Ch. 153
ATM, Art. 16	5-16-2000	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 17	5-16-2000	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 18	5-16-2000	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 19	5-16-2000	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
Board of Health	2-26-2001	Body art	Ch. 141
Board of Selectmen	5-14-2001	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 22	5-15-2001	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 23	5-15-2001	Demolition delay amendment	Ch. 24
Board of Health	6-25-2001	Refuse and recycling amendment	Ch. 153
Board of Health	6-25-2001	Septic systems	Ch. 157
ATM, Art. 19	5-21-2002	Community preservation	Ch. 22
ATM, Art. 21	5-21-2002	Zoning amendment (wind-generated energy production facilities)	Ch. 70
Board of Health	6-3-2002	Nuisances and noisome trades	Ch. 150
Board of Selectmen	6-10-2002	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Annual Election	5-14-2002	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
Board of Health	7-8-2002	Rental property amendment	Ch. 154
Board of Selectmen	8-19-2002	General Laws acceptance (early retirement)	Ch. 185
Board of Selectmen	9-9-2002	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Selectmen	10-15-2002	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Health	3-3-2003	Body art amendment	Ch. 141
Board of Health	3-3-2003	Massage establishments amendment	Ch. 148
Board of Health	3-3-2003	Schedule of Fees	Ch. 156
Board of Health	3-3-2003	Smoking amendment	Ch. 158
ATM, Art. 15	5-20-2003	Mobile home rent control	Ch. 12
ATM, Art. 24	5-20-2003	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 25	5-20-2003	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 26	5-20-2003	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
Board of Selectmen	6-23-2003	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Selectmen	9-8-2003	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Selectmen	9-22-2003	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Health	1-5-2004	Rental property amendment	Ch. 154
Board of Health	1-5-2004	Septic systems amendment	Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen	3-8-2004	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Selectmen	4-12-2004	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 17	5-18-2004	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 18	5-18-2004	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 19	5-18-2004	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 26	5-18-2004	Mobile home rent control amendment	Ch. 12
ATM, Art. 27	5-18-2004	Alarm systems	Ch. 8
ATM, Art. 28	5-18-2004	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 29	5-18-2004	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 31	5-18-2004	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
Board of Health	10-4-2004	Body art amendment	Ch. 141
Board of Health	12-14-2004	Wells amendment	Ch. 164
Board of Selectmen	3-14-2005	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 24	5-17-2005	Administration amendment	Ch. 4
ATM, Art. 26	5-17-2005	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 27	5-17-2005	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
Board of Selectmen	7-25-2005	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Health	11-7-2005	Massage establishments amendment	Ch. 148
Board of Selectmen	12-12-2005	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Selectmen	5-8-2006	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 27	5-9-2006	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 28	5-9-2006	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 3	5-16-2006	Administration amendment	Ch. 4
ATM, Art. 4	5-16-2006	Administration amendment	Ch. 4
ATM, Art. 38	5-16-2006	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 39	5-16-2006	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 42	5-16-2006	Right to farm	Ch. 46
Board of Selectmen	8-14-2006	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 23	5-15-2007	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 29	5-15-2007	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 32	5-15-2007	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 33	5-15-2007	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
Board of Selectmen	4-14-2008	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 19	5-20-2008	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 28	5-20-2008	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
Board of Health	5-5-2008	Food establishments amendment	Ch. 143
Board of Selectmen	6-9-2008	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Selectmen	6-23-2008	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
Board of Health	9-8-2008	Massage establishments repealer	Ch. 148 (reference only)
Board of Selectmen	1-12-2009	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 25	5-19-2009	Community preservation amendment	Ch. 22
ATM, Art. 26	5-19-2009	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 30	5-19-2009	Signs amendment	Ch. 53
ATM, Art. 32	5-19-2009	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 33	5-19-2009	Zoning Map amendment	NCM
ATM, Art. 34	5-19-2009	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
Board of Health	6-1-2009	Refuse and recycling amendment	Ch. 153
Board of Selectmen	12-14-2009	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 5	5-18-2010	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 6	5-18-2010	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 25	5-18-2010	Stretch Energy Code	Ch. 26
ATM, Art. 27	5-18-2010	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 28	5-18-2010	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 29	5-18-2010	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 30	5-18-2010	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 31	5-18-2010	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 32	5-18-2010	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
Board of Health	2-7-2011	Appeals amendment	Chs. 141, 142, 143, 147, 150, 153, 156, 157, 158, 164
Board of Health	2-7-2011	Refuse and recycling amendment	Ch. 153
ATM, Art. 20	5-17-2011	Capital Planning Committee amendment	Ch. 20
ATM, Art. 21	5-17-2011	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 22	5-17-2011	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 23	5-17-2011	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 30	5-17-2011	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 31	5-17-2011	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 32	5-17-2011	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 33	5-17-2011	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 34	5-17-2011	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 35	5-17-2011	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 21	5-15-2012	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 22	5-15-2012	Affordable Housing Trust Fund	Ch. 6
ATM, Art. 30	5-15-2012	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 31	5-15-2012	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 32	5-15-2012	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 33	5-15-2012	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 12	5-21-2013	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 22	5-21-2013	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 30	5-21-2013	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 31	5-21-2013	Zoning Map amendment	NCM
ATM, Art. 32	5-21-2013	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 33	5-21-2013	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 34	5-21-2013	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 35	5-21-2013	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
Board of Selectmen	4-28-2014	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 21	5-20-2014	Handicapped parking	Ch. 28
ATM, Art. 22	5-20-2014	General provisions: noncriminal disposition amendment	Ch. 1, Art. II
ATM, Art. 23	5-20-2014	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 24	5-20-2014	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 34	5-20-2014	Signs amendment	Ch. 53
ATM, Art. 35	5-20-2014	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 36	5-20-2014	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 37	5-20-2014	Zoning Map amendment	NCM
Board of Health	9-8-2014	Smoking and tobacco products	Repealed 7-10-2023
Board of Health	11-3-2014	Schedule of Fees amendment	Ch. 156
Board of Health	11-3-2014	Septic systems amendment	Ch. 157
Board of Health	5-4-2015	Stables and livestock keeping	Ch. 159
ATM, Art. 28	5-19-2015	Affordable Housing Trust Fund amendment	Ch. 6
ATM, Art. 33	5-19-2015	Signs amendment	Ch. 53
ATM, Art. 34	5-19-2015	Signs amendment	Ch. 53
ATM, Art. 35	5-19-2015	Signs amendment	Ch. 53
ATM, Art. 36	5-19-2015	General provisions: penalty; repealer; when effective amendment	Ch. 1, Art. I
ATM, Art. 37	5-19-2015	Demolition delay amendment	Ch. 24
ATM, Art. 38	5-19-2015	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 39	5-19-2015	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 40	5-19-2015	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 41	5-19-2015	Environmental hazards: reduction of single-use bags	Ch. 27, Art. II
ATM, Art. 42	5-19-2015	Environmental hazards: reduction of polystyrene	Ch. 27, Art. I
Board of Health	7-13-2015	Smoking and tobacco products amendment	Repealed 7-10-2023
Board of Selectmen	4-25-2016	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 30	5-17-2016	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 31	5-17-2016	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 32	5-17-2016	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 33	5-17-2016	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 34	5-17-2016	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 35	5-17-2016	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
Board of Health	6-6-2016	Septic systems amendment; smoking and tobacco products amendment	Ch. 157; Ch. 158 (repealed 7-10-2023)
Board of Selectmen	7-13-2016	Vehicles and traffic amendment	Ch. 130
ATM, Art. 30	5-16-2017	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 33	5-16-2017	General Laws acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 34	5-16-2017	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 35	5-16-2017	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 36	5-16-2017	Zoning amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 37	5-16-2017	Zoning Map amendment	NCM
Board of Health	5-7-2018	Smoking and Tobacco Products Amendment	Repealed 7-10-2023
STM, Art. 5	11-14-2017	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70
STM, Art. 6	11-14-2017	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70
STM, Art. 7	11-14-2017	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70
STM, Art. 8	11-14-2017	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70
STM, Art. 9	11-14-2017	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 28	5-15-2018	Revolving Funds	Ch. 45
ATM, Art. 31	5-15-2018	General Laws Acceptance	Ch. 185
Board of Health	9-10-2018	Smoking and Tobacco Products Amendment	Repealed 7-10-2023
Board of Health	3-4-2019	Wells Amendment	Ch. 164
ATM, Art. 31	5-21-2019	General Law Acceptance	Ch. 185
ATM, Art. 32	5-21-2019	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70
ATM, Art. 33	5-21-2019	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70

Enactment	Adoption Date	Subject	Disposition	Supp. No.
Board of Health	10-7-2019	Local Fines	Ch. 146; Part III	22
Board of Health	11-4-2019	Septic Systems Amendment	Ch. 157	22
Board of Selectmen	11-4-2019	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch. 130	22
ATM, Art. 21	8-18-2020	Authorization to Establish and Maintain Municipal Lighting Plant	NCM	22
ATM, Art. 29	8-18-2020	Authorization for Select Board To Enter Certain Easements	NCM	22
ATM, Art. 31	8-18-2020	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	22
ATM, Art. 35	8-18-2020	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	22
ATM, Art. 28	6-9-2021	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	23
ATM, Art. 29	6-9-2021	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	23
ATM, Art. 32	6-9-2021	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	23
ATM, Art. 32	5-17-2022	Gender Neutral Nomenclature throughout General Bylaws	Various	24
ATM, Art. 35	5-17-2022	Affordable Housing Trust Fund Amendment	Ch. 6	26
ATM, Art. 36	5-17-2022	Affordable Housing Trust Fund Amendment	Ch. 6	26
ATM, Art. 37	5-17-2022	Affordable Housing Trust Fund Amendment	Ch. 6	26
ATM, Art. 38	5-17-2022	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	24
ATM, Art. 39	5-17-2022	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	24
ATM, Art. 42	5-17-2022	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	24
ATM, Art. 47	5-17-2022	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	24
ATM, Art. 20	5-16-2023	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	25
ATM, Art. 22	5-16-2023	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	25
ATM, Art. 23	5-16-2023	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	25
ATM, Art. 24	5-16-2023	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	25
ATM, Art. 28	5-16-2023	Administration Amendment	Ch. 4	26
Board of Health	7-10-2023	Smoking and Restricting Sale of Tobacco Products	Ch. 158	25
ATM, Art. 26	5-23-2024	Community Preservation Amendment	Ch. 22	26
ATM, Art. 33	5-23-2024	Administration Amendment; Budget Amendment	Ch. 4; Ch. 14	26
ATM, Art. 34	5-23-2024	Administration Amendment	Ch. 4	26
ATM, Art. 35	5-23-2024	Acceptances of General Laws	Ch. 185	26
ATM, Art. 39	5-23-2024	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	26
ATM, Art. 41	5-23-2024	Administration Amendment	Ch. 4	26
Acts of 2024, Chapters 383, 397, and 401	1-8-2025	The Charter Amendment	Ch. C	27
ATM, Art. 26	5-22-2025	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	27
ATM, Art. 27	5-22-2025	Zoning Amendment	Ch. 70	27
ATM, Art. 28	5-22-2025	Town Meeting Votes	Ch. 195	27
ATM, Art. 29	5-22-2025	Citizens Petition (Transgender Rights and Equal Protections)	Ch. 190	27
ATM, Art. 30	5-22-2025	Smoking and Vaping: Privately Owned Multi-Unit Dwellings	Ch. 55, Art. I	27
ATM, Art. 31	5-22-2025	Citizens Petition (Immigration Enforcement)	Ch. 190	27