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Town of Blackstone, MA
Worcester County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The following is a chronological listing of legislation of the Town of Blackstone adopted since the 2002 republication 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).] The last legislation included in the 2002 republication of the Code was Article 25, adopted at the Annual Town Meeting of 5-29-2001.
Adoption Enactment
Date
Subject
Disposition
Board of Selectmen
1-8-2002
Personnel policies
Ch. 145
Board of Selectmen
4-23-2002
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
6-11-2002
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
6-25-2002
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
11-26-2002
Personnel policies amendment
Ch. 145
Board of Selectmen
5-13-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
5-13-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment (Bridge Street)
Repealed 8-5-2003
Board of Selectmen
5-13-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
5-13-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
5-13-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
ATM, Art. 15
5-27-2003
Acceptance of MGL c. 40, § 8G re agreements with other municipalities to provide mutual aid for police department
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 17
5-27-2003
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
Board of Selectmen
8-5-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
8-5-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
8-19-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
10-7-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
12-9-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
12-9-2003
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
2-3-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
2-3-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
5-11-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
5-11-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
5-11-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
8-17-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
10-19-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
11-9-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
11-9-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
11-9-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
11-9-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
11-9-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Council on Aging
12-2-2004
Council on Aging meetings amendment
Ch. 162
Board of Selectmen
3-1-2005
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
3-1-2005
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
3-1-2005
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
3-1-2005
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
Board of Selectmen
4-5-2005
Conduct of meetings amendment
Ch. 151, Art. I
ATM, Art. 26
5-31-2005
Administration of government amendment
Ch. 5
ATM, Art. 31
5-31-2005
Acceptance of MGL c. 44, § 53F 1/2 establishing the Recycling Center Enterprise Fund
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 34
5-31-2005
Dogs amendment
Ch. 63
ATM, Art. 35
5-31-2005
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 36
5-31-2005
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 37
5-31-2005
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 38
5-31-2005
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 22
5-30-2006
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 23
5-30-2006
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
Board of Selectmen
8-6-2006
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
ATM, Art. 15
5-29-2007
Acceptance of MGL c. 39, § 23D, concerning disqualification of Planning Board member from voting in adjudicatory hearing based solely on absence from one session
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 16
5-29-2007
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 17
5-29-2007
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 19
5-29-2007
Unregistered vehicles amendment
Ch. 115
Board of Selectmen
2-6-2007
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
ATM, Art. 19
5-27-2008
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 20
5-27-2008
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
Board of Selectmen
11-18-2008
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 157
ATM, Art. 13
5-25-2010
Acceptance of MGL c. 40, §§ 42A through 42F, and c. 83, §§ 16A through 16F, relative to collection of delinquent water and sewer charges and rates, respectively
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 16
5-25-2010
Public consumption or use of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol
Ch. 97
Planning Board
10-7-2010
Subdivision of land
Ch. 191
Council on Aging
3-11-2012
Council on Aging meetings amendment
Ch. 162
ATM, Art. 10
5-31-2011
Acceptance of MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 56, allowing active-duty members of the Massachusetts National Guard or military reservists serving in foreign countries to obtain reductions in real property taxes
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 11
5-31-2011
Acceptance of MGL c. 59, § 5, Clause 57, allowing seniors receiving "circuit breaker" tax credits to obtain reductions in real estate taxes
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 22
5-31-2011
Stormwater management and land disturbance
Ch. 110
ATM, Art. 23
5-31-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 24
5-31-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 25
5-31-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 26
5-31-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 27
5-31-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 28
5-31-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
STM, Art. 4
10-18-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
STM, Art. 5
10-18-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 19
5-29-2012
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 20
5-29-2012
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
Board of Selectmen
6-12-2012
Personnel policies amendment
Ch. 145
Council on Aging
9-11-2012
Council on Aging meetings amendment
Ch. 162
STM, Art. 10
11-14-2012
Acceptance of MGL c. 59, § 5K, establishing a program to allow persons over the age of 60 to volunteer to provide services to the Town in exchange for reduced real property tax obligations
Ch. A200 (table only)
STM, Art. 11
11-14-2012
Acceptance of Chapter 108 of the Acts of 2012, establishing a program to allow veterans to volunteer to provide services to the Town in exchange for reduced real property tax obligations
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 12
5-28-2013
Acceptance of MGL c. 32B, § 9A, which provides that the Town will pay 1/2 of the amount of the premium to be paid by a retired employee for group insurance benefits
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 30
5-28-2013
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 31
5-28-2013
Soil removal amendment
Ch. 109
ATM, Art. 32
5-28-2013
Stretch Energy Code
Ch. 58
Board of Selectmen
5-6-2014
Board of Selectmen: conduct of meetings amendment
Ch. 151, Art. I
ATM, Art. 16
5-27-2014
Fingerprint-based criminal record background checks
Ch. 93
ATM, Art. 22
5-27-2014
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 25
5-27-2014
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
ATM, Art. 26
5-27-2014
Acceptance of MGL c. 32B, § 20, relative to establishment of an Other Post-Employment Benefits ("OPEB") Liability Trust Fund
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 31
5-27-2014
Economic Development Committee
Ch. 34
Board of Selectmen
4-7-2015
Board of Selectmen: conduct of meetings amendment
Ch. 151, Art. I
ATM, Art. 21
5-26-2015
Acceptance of MGL c. 64L, § 2, authorizing the Town to impose a local sales tax upon the sale of restaurant meals originating within the Town at a rate of 0.75% of gross sales receipts
Ch. A200 (table only)
ATM, Art. 26
5-26-2015
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123 (footnote only)
ATM, Art. 27
5-26-2015
Acceptance of MGL c. 60A, § 1, allowing cities and towns to exempt from excise taxation motor vehicles owned by and registered to Massachusetts residents who are on active and full-time military service as a member of the armed forces or National Guard, deployed or stationed outside of the U.S. for at least 45 days in the calendar year of exemption
Ch. A200 (table only)
Council on Aging
9-3-2015
Council on Aging committees repealer and meetings amendments
Ch. 162
ATM, Art. 16
5-31-2016
Administration of government amendment
Ch. 5
ATM, Art. 17
5-31-2016
Administration of government amendment
Ch. 5
ATM, Art. 24
5-31-2016
Scenic roads
Ch. 190
Board of Selectmen
5-27-2017
Vehicles and traffic amendment (4)
Ch. 157
ATM, Art. 8
5-30-2017
Administration of government amendment
Ch. 5
ATM, Art. 20
5-30-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 123
Enactment
Adoption Date
Subject
Disposition
Supp. No.
Board of Health
2-23-2017
Tobacco Amendment
Ch. 188A
12
ATM, Art. 21
5-29-2018
Acceptance of MGL c. 64N, § 3, to impose an excise on the retail sales for marijuana for adult use a the rate of 3%
Ch. A200 (table only)
12
Board of Selectmen
7-24-2018
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 157
12
Board of Selectmen
3-5-2019
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 157
12
Board of Selectmen
4-2-2019
Selectmen, Board of: Conduct of Meetings Amendment
Ch. 151, Art. I
12
ATM, Art. 14
5-28-2019
Discharge of Water to Public Ways
Ch. 111
12
ATM, Art. 27
5-28-2019
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 123
12
ATM, Art. 28
5-28-2019
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 123
12
Board of Selectmen
9-13-2021
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 157
12
STM, Art. 10
11-9-2021
Administration of Government Amendment
Ch. 5
12
Board of Selectmen
4-19-2022
Selectmen, Board of: Conduct of Meetings Amendment
Ch. 151, Art. I
12
Board of Selectmen
5-24-2022
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 157
12