[Adopted as Art. 1 of the General Bylaws]
These bylaws shall be known as the "General
Bylaws of the Town of Westwood." These bylaws shall become effective
when approved and published as required by law.
The provisions of these bylaws, so far as they are the same as those of previously existing bylaws, shall be construed as a continuation thereof and not as new bylaws. Subject to said limitations and the provisions of the next section, all bylaws in force upon the effective date of this revision, other than those entitled "Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Westwood"; Article
10, "Police Regulations"; Article
11, "Use of Ways"; and Article
12, "Personnel Bylaw," are hereby repealed.
The repeal of a bylaw hereby shall not affect
any act done, any penalty or liability incurred, or any right accrued
under such bylaw prior to its repeal. Such repeal shall not affect
any action or prosecution pending at the time of such repeal. The
repeal of a bylaw shall not thereby have the effect of renewing any
bylaw theretofore repealed.
Any or all of these bylaws, excepting those
subject to the requirements of general law, may be repealed or amended
or other bylaws may be adopted at any Town Meeting, annual or special,
by inserting an article or articles for that purpose in the warrant
for such meeting.
[Amended 5-5-2003 ATM by Art. 32; 5-6-2013 ATM by Art. 18]
Whosoever violates any bylaw of the Town whereby
any act or thing is enjoined, required or prohibited shall forfeit
and pay a fine of $100 for the first offense, $200 for the second
offense and $300 for any subsequent offenses in any calendar year
unless some other penalty is expressly provided by law, or some bylaw
of the Town. Whosoever violates any of the Traffic Rules and Regulations
shall forfeit and pay for each offense a fine of $50 unless some other
penalty is expressly provided by law, or by some bylaw of the Town.
[Added 1999 ATM by Art. 20 (Art. 10, § 23
of the General Bylaws); amended 2000 ATM by Art. 30; 5-7-2007 ATM by Art.
29]
A. Any bylaw of the Town of Westwood relating to the
Board of Health, the Conservation Commission or Building Commissioner
or any rule or regulation of the Board of Health, the Town of Westwood,
or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the violation of which is subject
to a specific penalty, may, in the discretion of the Town official
who is the appropriate enforcing person, be enforced in the method
provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D, said section being incorporated
by reference herein.
B. "Enforcing person" as used in this bylaw shall mean
the Health Director and other agents of the Board of Health; the Conservation
Agent and other agents of the Conservation Commission and the Building
Commissioner.
C. Any violation
issued shall include a due date for payment. Any payment received
after said date shall accrue a rate of interest to be established
at a rate equal to, or such other rate established by the Board of
Selectmen no more than, the interest charged on tax bills under the
provision of MGL c. 59, § 57.
[Added 5-1-2017 ATM by
Art. 36]