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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-10-05January 8, 1990 Boston~ Massachusetts The foregoing amendments to the general by-laws adopted under articles 7 and 10 of the warrant for the North Andover Special Town Meeting held October 5, 1989, are hereby approved. ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES M. SHANNON ATTORNI~¥ GENERAL THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN W. McCORMACK STATE OFFICE BUILDING ONE ASHBURTON PLACE. BOSTON 02108-1698 Daniel Long Town Clerk 120 Main Street North Andover, MA 01845 Dear Mr. Long: January 8, 1990 1 enclose the amendments to the general by-laws adopted under articles 7 and 10 of the warrant for the North Andover Special Town Meeting held October 5, 1989, with the approval of the Attorney General endorsed thereon. Under article 9 of the warrant, the Town voted to accept the provisions of G.L. c. t40, § 147A. The acceptance of local option legislation by a municipality does not require the approval of the Attorney General. Very truly yours, t hon~/-'E. Penski Assistant Attorney General 617-727-2200 ext. 2082 AEP:kma TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER DANIEL LONG. TOWN CLERK TOWN BUILDING ELECTION DEPARTMENT NORTH ANDOVgR, M.isa. 01845 682-6521 Nov, 1, 1989 Vote on the following articles was taken October 5, 1989 Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 147 A, Chapter 140, G.L., which empowers the Town to enact by-laws relative to the licensing and regulation of dogs or to take any other action relative thereto. Petition of the Town Clerk It was VOTED UNANIMOUS to adopt the article. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following Dog Licensing By-Law. All dogs six (6) months old or over must be licensed and tagged. License fees shall be: For male dogs & spayed female dogs . $4.00 For unspayed.female dogs ...... 7.00 Kennel Licenses: Four dogs. Ten dogs . More than ten dogs . .$10.00 25.00 50.00 The owner or keeper of an unlicensed dog after June 1st will be fined fifteen ($15.00) per dog in addition to the license fee. A review and adjustment of these fees may be made by the Selectmen whenever deemed necessary. This by-law shall take effect March 1, 1990. Petition of the Town Clerk It was VOTED UNANIMOUS to adopt the article. ATTEST: TOWN CLERK TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER DANIEL LONG. TOWN CLERK TOWN BUILDING ELECTION DEPARTMENT NORTH ANDOVER. MAS~ 01845 682-6521 November 1, 1989 Vote on the following article was taken October 5, 1989 Article 7. To see what action the Town will take in connection with amending North Andover Code "Garbage, Rubbish, and Refuse", Chapter 115, as adopted at a Special Town Meeting by Article 1 on November 24, 1980, by deleting from such codes, paragraph B of Chapter 115-1 - Weekly Collections as follows: "Each building used for commercial, business or industrial purposes where the amount of refuse produced is no more than eight (8) thirty-gallon barrels per week and the building is not a commercial, business or industrial complex." Petition of the Town Manager It was VOTED UNAN]~4OUS to adopt the article. ATTEST: TOWN CLERK teration and shall, ry. § 109-1 FIRE LANES Chapter 109 FIRE LANES § 109-3 § 109-1. § 109-2. § 109-3. § 109-4. § 109-5. Determination of necessity; installation. Obstruction of private ways. Designation of fire lanes; dimensions; properties requiring them. Enforcement. Towing of vehicles. [HISTORY: Adopted by the To~vn of North Andover 4-27-85 An- nual Town Meeting, Art. 53. Amendments noted where appli- cable.] § 109-1. Determination of necessity; installation. Upon determination by the Fire Chief that fire lanes are necessary for the protection of the lives or property of the public in an area to which the public has access, the owner or the person having control of such premises shall prov/de, install and maintain "No Parking-Fire Lanes" signs and striping in the location designated by the Fire Chief. § 109-2. Obstruction of private ways. It shall be unlawful to ~obstruct or block a private way to an area to which the public has access so as to prevent fire apparatus or other emergency equipment from gaining access to any building thereon. § 109-3. Designation of fire lanes; dimensions; properties requiring them. It shall be unlawful to obstruct or park any vehicle in any fire lane, such fire lane to be designated by the Chief of the North Andover Fire 10901 § 109-3 NORTH ANDOVER CODE § Department These fire lanes to be posted and marked as fire lanes shall include a distance of twelve (12) feet from the a sidewalk or in the absence of sidewalks and curbings, shall be eighteen (18) feet from the building. The properties shall be shopping centers, apartment complexes, hospitals, homes, theaters and schools or other areas to which the public accesS. 112-1 § 109-4. Enforcement. These traffic regulations are enforced by the Police the Town of North Andover carrying a fine of ten dollars ticket. § 109-5. Towing of vehicles. If vehicles are impeding access of emergency vehicles, the Department shall have the authority to tow such vehicles to a facility designated by the North Andover Police Department. towing charge to become the responsibility of the owner of ~ vehicle. Sec. 6.5 of t ~able.] 112-1. The Selec : noise, prom~ establishing rictualler's 1 10902 TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER DANIEL LONG. TOWN CLERK TOWN BUILDING ELECTION DEPARTMENT NORTH ANDOVER. MASS. 01845 682-6521 November 1, 1989 Vote on the following article was taken October 5, 1989 Article 7. To see what action the Town will take in connection with amending North Andover Code "Garbage, Rubbish, and Refuse", Chapter 115, as adopted at a Special Town Meeting by Article 1 on November 24, 1980, by deleting from such codes, paragraph B of Chapter 115-1 - Weekly Collections as follows: "Each building used for commercial, business or industrial purposes where the amount of refuse produced is no more than eight (8) thirty-gallon barrels per week and the building is not a commercial, business or industrial complex." Petition of the Town Manager It w~s VOTED UNAN]2.{OU8 to adopt the article. ATTEST: TOWN CLERK TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER DANIEL LONG. TOWN CLERK TOWN BUILDING ELECTION DEPARTMENT NORTH ANDOVEg MASS. 01845 682-6521 Nov. 1, 1989 Vote on the following articles was taken October 5, 1989 Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 147 A, Chapter 140, G.L.,. which empowers the Town to enact by-laws relative to the licensing and regulation of dogs or to take any other action relative thereto. Petition of the Town Clerk It was VOTED UNANi~4OU8 to adopt the article. Article 10. To see if following Dog Licensing By-Law. the Town will vote to adopt the Ail dogs six (6) months old or over must be licensed and tagged. License fees shall be: For male dogs & spayed female dogs . $4.00 For unspayed.female dogs . . 7.00 Kennel Licenses: Four dogs ......... $10.00 Ten dogs . . . 25.00 More than ten dogs . 50.00 The owner or keeper of an unlicensed dog after June 1st will be fined fifteen ($15.00) per dog in addition to the license fee. A review and adjustment of these fees may be made by the Selectmen whenever deemed necessary. This by-law shall take effect March 1, 1990. Petition of the Town Clerk It was VOTED UNANIMOUS to adopt the article. ATTEST: TOWN CLERK Fo~m 1 (revised 2/89) Town: Date: Attorney General James M. Shannon One Ashburton Place, Rm. 2019 Boston, MA 02108 NORTH ANDOVER October 19.1989 Dear Attorney General Shannon: Pursuant to G.L.c. 40, ~ 32, I hereby request approval of the enclosed amendments to town by-laws. 1. Town Meeting (check only one): Annual Fall Annual 2. Date Town Meeting (TM) First Convened: 3. Datels) of Adjourned Sessions: 4. Warrant articles (numbers) to be acted upon: (a) Z0ninq: (b) Historic District: (c) General: 7 (d) Charter Amendment: 5. Maps: Special October 5: lgBg warrant articles (numbers) with maps to be approved: 6. Town Counsel: Address: KoDe]man & PaiMe Sdite 1000 77 Franklin St. Boston, Mass. Phone: ( 617 ) hS1 - 0750 7. Town Clerk: no,~.~ T.,-,,-,~. Address: 120 Main North Andover Phone: (. 208 ) 682-6)483 Form 2 (revised 2/89) Town: ~;0RTH ANDOVEH Date TM Convened: October 5, 1989 FINAL BY-LAWS AS VQTSD BY TOWN MEETINC ~WO ~rtified coDie_~ of all of the articles to be acted Upon are attached to this page (stapled, if not too bulky), showing all of the following information for each article: The date of final town meeting action on the article; The complete final text of the article, with any floor amendments incorporated into the text; 3. The final'vote of the town meeting, as follows: If 8 two-th~r_~ vote is required, the final vote must b~ certified either as being unanimous or the actual vote count must be shown. The actual vote count must be given if the vote is not unanimous. Certifications such as "unanimous but one" or "unanimous but a few" do not suffice if the actual count is required. A two-thirds vote is required for zoning by-laws c. 40A, § 5) and historic district by-laws (G.L.c. 40C, § 3). Other state statutes or town charters or by-laws may also require a counted vote. If a two-thirds vote is not required, the final vote may be certified as "a majority, .... unanimous," or by the actual count. Note: It is preferable that each final by-law as voted by town meeting (with all of the'information described above) be submitted ~n a separate pagg, in case some articles are ready for approval or disapproval by the Attorney General before others. TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER DANIEL LONG. TOWN CLERK ELECTION DEPARTMENT 682-6521 TOWN BUILDING NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 01845 October 19, 1989 At the Special Town Meeting held October 5, 1989 the following article was voted on. Article 7. To see what action the Town will take in connection with amending North Andover Code "Garbage, Rubbish, and Refuse", Chapter 115, as adopted at a Special Town Meeting by Article 1 on November 24, 1980, by deleting from such codes, paragraph B of Chapter 115-1 - Weekly Collections as follows: "Each building used for commercial, business or industrial purposes where the amount of refuse produced is no more than eight (8) thirty-gallon barrels per week and the building is not a commercial, business or industrial complex." Petition of the Town Manager Under the aforesaid article it was VOTED UNANI~4OUS to adopt. ATTEST: E COPY GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND REFUSE Chapter 115 § 115-2 GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND REFUSE § 115-1. § 115-2. § 115-3. § 115-4. Weekly collection. Placement of refuse for pickup. Commercial, business or industrial complex. Responsibility of building owners. [HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of North Andover 11-24-80 Special Town Meeting, Art. 1. Amendments noted where appli- cable.] § 115-1. Weekly collection. The Division of Public Works shall each week collect the refuse and trash of: A. Each detached single-family residence and each multiple dwelling that: (1) Contains fewer than nine (9) living units; and (2) ls not part of an apartment or condominium complex containing nine (9) living units or more. B. Each building used for commercial, business or industrial purposes where the amount of refuse produced is no more than eight (8) thirty-gallon barrels per week and the building is not a commercial, business or industrial complex. § 115-2. Placement of refuse for pickup. Service will be provided only if the refuse and trash is placed on the side of the highway in front of said residence or multiple dwelling or building. 11501