The following is a chronological listing
of legislation of the City of Lowell 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).] The last legislation
reviewed for the original publication of the Code was an amendment
to the Schedule of Fees and Penalties adopted 10-28-2008.
|
Adoption Date
|
Subject
|
Disposition
|
|---|---|---|
|
11-25-2008
|
Waste and recycling amendment
|
Ch. 270
|
|
12-9-2008
|
Commission on Disability amendment
| |
|
12-23-2008
|
Dogs amendment
|
Repealed 1-8-2013
|
|
12-23-2008
|
Adoption of Code
| |
|
1-27-2009
|
Personnel amendment
|
Ch. 56
|
|
1-27-2009
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
2-24-2009
|
Streets and sidewalks amendment
|
Ch. 243
|
|
2-24-2009
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
3-24-2009
|
Waste and recycling amendment
|
Ch. 270
|
|
4-14-2009
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
4-28-2009
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
5-26-2009
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
7-28-2009
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
11-10-2009
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
11-24-2009
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
11-24-2009
|
Fire prevention amendment
|
Ch. 155
|
|
12-15-2009
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
12-15-2009
|
Vacant and foreclosing property amendment
| |
|
1-19-2010
|
Positions created; salaries
|
NCM
|
|
1-19-2010
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
3-2-2010
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
3-23-2010
|
Immigration Assistance Commission amendment
| |
|
4-6-2010
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
5-4-2010
|
Junk and secondhand dealers amendment
|
Ch. 185
|
|
5-4-2010
|
Health and sanitation amendment
|
Ch. 171
|
|
5-11-2010
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
5-11-2010
|
Position deleted and position created; salary; title changes
|
NCM
|
|
6-1-2010
|
Department of Planning and Development amendment; Department
of Public Works amendment; Health Department amendment
|
Ch. 20, Arts. II, III and VIII
|
|
7-13-2010
|
Positions eliminated; salary ranges for 2010-2011
|
NCM
|
|
9-14-2010
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
11-16-2010
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
11-16-2010
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
1-4-2011
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
2-15-2011
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
4-19-2011
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
6-14-2011
|
Dogs amendment
|
Repealed 1-8-2013
|
|
6-14-2011
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
7-12-2011
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
7-26-2011
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
9-27-2011
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
10-25-2011
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
11-22-2011
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
11-22-2011
|
Waste and recycling amendment
|
Ch. 270
|
|
1-10-2012
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
1-10-2012
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
1-31-2012
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
1-31-2012
|
Health and sanitation amendment
|
Ch. 171
|
|
1-31-2012
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
2-14-2012
|
Planning Board amendment
| |
|
2-14-2012
|
Adult establishments amendment
|
Ch. 87
|
|
4-3-2012
|
Streets and sidewalks amendment
|
Ch. 243
|
|
6-12-2012
|
Fees amendment; vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Chs. 150; 266
|
|
8-14-2012
|
Positions created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
8-14-2012
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
10-9-2012
|
Housing standards: rental property amendment
| |
|
10-9-2012
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
10-9-2012
|
Property maintenance: vacant and foreclosing property amendment
| |
|
10-9-2012
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
10-9-2012
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
10-16-2012
|
Position deleted and position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
10-16-2012
|
Wetlands amendment
|
Ch. 280
|
|
10-30-2012
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
12-4-2012
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
12-4-2012
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
1-8-2013
|
Dogs
| |
|
1-8-2013
|
Electrical standards amendment; fees amendment
|
Chs. 140; 150
|
|
3-12-2013
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
3-26-2013
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
4-2-2013
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
4-2-2013
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
4-16-2013
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
5-14-2013
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
6-25-2013
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
7-9-2013
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
7-23-2013
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
11-12-2013
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
11-19-2013
|
Trees amendment
|
Ch. 260
|
|
1-28-2014
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
1-28-2014
|
Positions created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
2-4-2014
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
2-11-2014
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
2-11-2014
|
Position amended; salary amended
|
NCM
|
|
3-11-2014
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
6-10-2014
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
6-24-2014
|
Fire prevention amendment
|
Ch. 155
|
|
7-22-2014
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
8-12-2014
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
8-12-2014
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
8-26-2014
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
8-26-2014
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
10-7-2014
|
Bicycles, skateboards and roller skates amendment
|
Ch. 110
|
|
12-16-2014
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
1-6-2015
|
Streets and sidewalks amendment
|
Ch. 243
|
|
1-6-2015
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
3-3-2015
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
3-31-2015
|
Personnel amendment
|
Ch. 56
|
|
4-21-2015
|
Lowell Veterans Commission
| |
|
5-5-2015
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
5-12-2015
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
5-19-2015
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
5-26-2015
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
6-9-2015
|
Streets and sidewalks amendment
|
Ch. 243
|
|
6-9-2015
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
6-9-2015
|
Department of Health and Human Services
| |
|
6-23-2015
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
8-25-2015
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
8-25-2015
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
9-8-2015
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
9-22-2015
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
11-17-2015
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
2-2-2016
|
Health and sanitation amendment
|
Ch. 171
|
|
2-2-2016
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
2-9-2016
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
2-23-2016
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
2-23-2016
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
2-23-2016
|
Boards, commissions and committees: Lowell Veterans Commission
amendment
| |
|
3-8-2016
|
Property maintenance: minimum exterior standards amendment
| |
|
3-8-2016
|
Health and sanitation amendment
|
Ch. 171
|
|
3-22-2016
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
4-5-2016
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
4-5-2016
|
Boards, commissions and committees: Sustainability Council
| |
|
5-31-2016
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
5-31-2016
|
Department of Finance; Budget Department
| |
|
6-28-2016
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
7-12-2016
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
8-9-2016
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
9-13-2016
|
Hawkers and peddlers amendment
|
Ch. 167
|
|
9-13-2016
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
9-13-2016
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
9-27-2016
|
Salaries
|
NCM
|
|
11-22-2016
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
|
1-3-2017
|
Peace and good order amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
1-31-2017
|
Fees amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
3-21-2017
|
Boards, commissions and committees: Diversity Council
| |
|
4-4-2017
|
Vehicles and traffic amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
5-30-2017
|
Water and sewers amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
7-11-2017
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
|
8-8-2017
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
|
9-12-2017
|
Peace and Good Order Amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
9-12-2017
|
Boating and Watercraft
|
Ch. 112
|
|
3-20-2018
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
|
3-20-2018
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
|
4-3-2018
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
|
5-29-2018
|
Fees Amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
|
5-29-2018
|
Peace and Good Order Amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
|
5-29-2018
|
Waste and Recycling Amendment
|
Ch. 270
|
|
6-12-2018
|
Finance and Taxation Amendment
|
Ch. 28
|
|
6-12-2018
|
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
6-12-2018
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
6-12-2018
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
6-26-2018
|
Marijuana Licensing
|
Ch. 199
|
|
7-24-2018
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
7-24-2018
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
|
8-28-2018
|
Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller Skates: Pilot Bicycle Share
Service
| |
|
9-25-2018
|
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
|
11-13-2018
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
|
12-4-2018
|
Personnel Amendment
|
Ch. 56
|
|
Adoption Date
|
Subject
|
Disposition
|
Supp. No.
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
1-29-2019
|
Boards, Commissions and Committees: Planning Board Amendment
|
12
| |
|
2-26-2019
|
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
12
|
|
3-26-2019
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
12
|
|
4-23-2019
|
Library Amendment
|
Ch. 39
|
12
|
|
5-14-2019
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
12
|
|
5-21-2019
|
Boards, Commissions and Committees: Monument Committee
|
12
| |
|
6-11-2019
|
Finance and Taxation Amendment
|
Ch. 28
|
12
|
|
8-13-2019
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
12
|
|
1-7-2020
|
Fees Amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
12
|
|
1-7-2020
|
Peace and Good Order Amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
12
|
|
2-11-2020
|
Boards, Commissions and Committees: Community Preservation Committee
|
12
| |
|
2-25-2020
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
12
|
|
5-26-2020
|
Fees Amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
13
|
|
7-28-2020
|
Boards, Commissions and Committees: Citizen Advisory Committee
to the Lowell Police Department
|
13
| |
|
9-8-2020
|
Fees Amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
13
|
|
9-22-2020
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
13
|
|
9-22-2020
|
Fees Amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
13
|
|
9-22-2020
|
Finance and Taxation Amendment
|
Ch. 28
|
13
|
|
9-22-2020
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
13
|
|
10-27-2020
|
Street Seats in the Public Space Time Extension
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
10-27-2020
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
11-10-2020
|
Housing Standards: Rental Property Amendment
|
13
| |
|
1-26-2021
|
Zoning Amendment
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
2-23-2021
|
Wetlands Amendment
|
Ch. 280
|
13
|
|
3-9-2021
|
Street Seats in the Public Space Time Extension
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
5-11-2021
|
Peace and Good Order Amendment
|
Ch. 222
|
13
|
|
5-25-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
5-25-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
5-25-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
7-13-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
7-27-2021
|
Departments: Department of Public Works Amendment
|
13
| |
|
7-27-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
7-27-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
8-10-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
8-24-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
9-28-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
10-19-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
11-9-2021
|
Personnel Amendment
|
Ch. 56
|
13
|
|
12-7-2021
|
Zoning
|
See Ch. 290
|
13
|
|
12-21-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
12-21-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
12-21-2021
|
Position created; salary
|
NCM
|
13
|
|
4-26-2022
|
Departments: Department of Planning and Development Amendment;
Department of Health and Human Services Amendment
|
14
| |
|
4-26-2022
|
Street Seats in the Public Space Time Extension
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
5-24-2022
|
Fees Amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
14
|
|
5-24-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
5-24-2022
|
Zoning Amendment
|
See Ch. 290
|
14
|
|
6-7-2022
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
14
|
|
6-7-2022
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
14
|
|
6-7-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
6-7-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
6-7-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
6-7-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
7-12-2022
|
Fees Amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
14
|
|
7-12-2022
|
Fire Prevention Amendment
|
Ch. 155
|
14
|
|
7-12-2022
|
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
14
|
|
7-12-2022
|
Finance and Taxation Amendment
|
Ch. 28
|
14
|
|
7-26-2022
|
Waste and Recycling Amendment
|
Ch. 270
|
14
|
|
8-9-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
8-23-2022
|
Boards, Commissions and Committees: Lowell Youth Commission
|
14
| |
|
8-23-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
9-13-2022
|
Departments: Office of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Amendment
|
14
| |
|
9-13-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
10-11-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
10-18-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
12-6-2022
|
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
14
|
|
12-6-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
12-20-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
12-20-2022
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
1-3-2023
|
Fees Amendment
|
Ch. 150
|
14
|
|
1-17-2023
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
1-24-2023
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
2-7-2023
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
2-14-2023
|
Zoning Amendment
|
See Ch. 290
|
14
|
|
2-21-2023
|
Boards, Commissions and Committees: Sister City Committee
|
14
| |
|
3-28-2023
|
Zoning Amendment
|
See Ch. 290
|
14
|
|
4-25-2023
|
Street Seats in the Public Space Time Extension
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
4-25-2023
|
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
|
Ch. 266
|
14
|
|
5-16-2023
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
14
|
|
5-16-2023
|
Zoning Amendment
|
See Ch. 290
|
14
|
|
6-20-2023
|
Departments: Department of Public Works Amendment
|
14
| |
|
6-20-2023
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
14
|
|
6-20-2023
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
14
|
|
6-20-2023
|
Personnel Amendment
|
Ch. 56
|
14
|
|
6-20-2023
|
Positions Created; Salaries
|
NCM
|
14
|
|
10-24-2023
|
Zoning Amendment
|
See Ch. 290
|
14
|
|
11-14-2023
|
Position Created; Salary
|
NCM
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14
|
|
12-5-2023
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Property Maintenance: Registration and Maintenance of Vacant
Commercial and Industrial Properties
|
14
| |
|
12-5-2023
|
Personnel Amendment
|
Ch. 56
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14
|
|
1-2-2024
|
Finance and Taxation Amendment
|
Ch. 28
|
14
|
|
1-2-2024
|
Water and Sewers Amendment
|
Ch. 272
|
14
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