The following is a chronological listing of legislation of the Town of Newton 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 Ord. No. 2011-16, adopted 8-22-2011.
Ord. No.
Adoption Date
Subject
Disposition
2011-17
8-22-2011
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2011-18
8-22-2011
Paterson Avenue Redevelopment Plan amendment
NCM
2011-19
10-12-2011
Trees amendment
Ch. 299
2011-20
10-12-2011
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2011-21
11-14-2011
Personnel amendment
Ch. 25, footnote only
2011-22
11-14-2011
Reappropriation
NCM
2011-23
11-14-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 320
2011-24
12-28-2011
Police Department
Ch. 30
2011-25
12-28-2011
Salaries
NCM
2011-26
12-28-2011
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2011-27
1-9-2012
Professional services contract
NCM
2012-1
1-23-2012
Appointment of Municipal Engineer for 2012, 2013 and 2014
NCM
2012-2
2-13-2012
Adoption of Code
Ch. 1, Art. I
2012-3
2-13-2012
Sale of land
NCM
2012-4
2-27-2012
Exceed budget; cap bank
NCM
2012-5
3-12-2012
Sale of land
NCM
2012-6
3-12-2012
Bond
NCM
2012-7
3-26-2012
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2012-8
3-26-2012
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2012-9
3-26-2012
Administrative Code amendment
Ch. 3
2012-10
4-9-2012
Appropriation
NCM
2012-11
4-9-2012
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2012-12
4-9-2012
Historic preservation; land subdivision repealer; land subdivision and site plan review; zoning: form-based code
Chs. 139; 162, reference only; 240; 320
2012-13
4-9-2012
Bond
NCM
2012-14
4-23-2012
Appropriation
NCM
2012-15
4-23-2012
Sale of land
NCM
2012-16
5-14-2012
Appropriation
NCM
2012-17
6-25-2012
Zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 320
2012-18
6-25-2012
Reappropriation
NCM
2012-19
7-23-2012
Salaries amendment
NCM
2012-20
8-13-2012
Emergency appropriation
NCM
2012-21
8-27-2012
Administrative Code amendment
Ch. 3
2012-22
8-27-2012
Appropriation
NCM
2012-23
9-12-2012
Merriam Gateway Redevelopment Plan amendment
NCM
2012-24
10-22-2012
Appropriation
NCM
2012-25
10-22-2012
Fees and costs amendment; Property Maintenance Code amendment
Chs. 100; 213, Art. II
2012-26
11-26-2012
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2013-1
Tree protection
Not adopted
2013-2
Tree bank
Not adopted
2013-3
2-11-2013
Length of Service Award Program
Ch. 20
2013-4
2-11-2013
Sale of land
NCM
2013-5
2-25-2013
Exceed budget; cap bank
NCM
2013-6
2-25-2013
Naming public alley
NCM
2013-7
2-25-2013
Reappropriation
NCM
2013-8
3-11-2013
Street vacation
NCM
2013-9
3-11-2013
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2013-10
4-22-2013
Appropriation
NCM
2013-11
4-22-2013
Bond
NCM
2013-12
5-13-2013
Emergency appropriation
NCM
2013-13
5-13-2013
Appropriation
NCM
2013-14
5-29-2013
Property maintenance: responsibility of landlords for disorderly tenant behavior
Ch. 213, Art. III
2013-15
5-29-2013
Limousines amendment
Ch. 283, Art. II
2013-16
5-29-2013
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2013-17
6-10-2013
Property maintenance code amendment
Ch. 213, Art. II
2013-18
6-10-2013
Reappropriation
NCM
2013-19
6-10-2013
Reappropriation
NCM
2013-20
6-10-2013
Financial agreement with Newton Town Centre Urban Renewal Associates, LP
NCM
2013-21
6-24-2013
Zoning amendment
Ch. 320
2013-22
8-26-2013
Zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 320
2013-23
8-26-2013
Lease agreement
NCM
2013-24
9-23-2013
Towing amendment
Ch. 289
2013-25
10-28-2013
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2013-26
11-25-2013
Personnel amendment
Ch. 25, footnote only
2013-27
11-25-2013
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2013-28
12-9-2013
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2013-29
12-9-2013
Personnel amendment
Ch. 25
2013-30
12-9-2013
Salaries
NCM
2013-31
12-9-2013
Sewer and water amendment
Ch. 228
2014-1
2-24-2014
Zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 320
2014-2
2-24-2014
Exceed budget; cap bank
NCM
2014-3
3-10-2014
Bond
NCM
2014-4
3-10-2014
Appropriation
NCM
2014-5
3-24-2014
Bond
NCM
2014-6
3-24-2014
Bond
NCM
2014-7
4-14-2014
Bond
NCM
2014-8
Not adopted
2014-9
6-9-2014
Land subdivision and site plan review amendment; zoning: form-based code amendment
Chs. 240; 320
2014-10
6-9-2014
Land use procedures amendment
Ch. 166
2014-11
6-23-2014
Rejecting the recommendations of the Town of Newton Historic Preservation Advisory Commission to designate Horton Mansion as a local landmark
NCM
2014-12
6-23-2014
Bond
NCM
2014-13
6-23-2014
Sale of land
NCM
2014-14
8-25-2014
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2014-15
8-25-2014
Zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 320
2014-16
8-25-2014
Hicks Avenue Redevelopment Plan amendment
NCM
2014-17
9-10-2014
Administrative Code amendment
Ch. 3
2014-18
9-10-2014
Salaries
NCM
2014-19
10-27-2014
Zoning Map amendment
Ch. 320
2014-20
10-15-2014
Reappropriation
NCM
2014-21
10-27-2014
Capital improvement
NCM
2014-22
11-10-2014
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2014-23
12-8-2014
Appointment of Municipal Engineer for 2015, 2016 and 2017
NCM
2014-24
12-8-2014
Fees and costs amendment; vehicles and traffic amendment
Chs. 100; 307
2014-25
12-8-2014
Salaries
NCM
2014-26
12-22-2014
Administrative Code amendment; housing standards amendment; sewer and water amendment
Chs. 3; 144 and 228 (footnote only)
2014-27
1-12-2015
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2014-28
1-12-2015
Capital improvement
NCM
2015-1
1-28-2015
Zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 320
2015-2
2-11-2015
Removal of grass, weeds and debris amendment; Property Maintenance Code amendment
Ch. 213, Art. I; Ch. 213, Art II
2015-3
2-11-2015
Parks and recreation areas amendment
Ch. 200
2015-4
3-9-2015
Exceed budget; cap bank
NCM
2015-5
3-23-2015
Capital improvement
NCM
2015-6
3-23-2015
Elections: runoff elections
Ch. 13, Art. I
2015-7
3-23-2015
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2015-8
3-23-2015
Merriam Gateway Redevelopment Plan amendment
NCM
2015-9
3-23-2015
McGuire Redevelopment Plan
NCM
2015-10
4-13-2015
Fees and costs amendment; land subdivision and site plan review amendment; tree bank
Ch. 100; Ch. 240; Ch. 297
2015-11
4-27-2015
Zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 320
2015-12
4-13-2015
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2015-13
4-27-2015
Submission of referendum to eliminate runoff elections
NCM
2015-14
5-27-2015
Land subdivision and site plan review amendment; zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 240; Ch. 320
2015-15
Not adopted
2015-16
4-27-2015
Bond
NCM
2015-17
6-8-2015
Length of service award program amendment
Ch. 20
2015-18
6-22-2015
Capital improvement
NCM
2015-19
6-22-2015
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2015-20
6-22-2015
Bond
NCM
2015-21
9-16-2015
Land subdivision and site plan review amendment; streets and sidewalks: signs and banners over streets repealer; zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 240; Ch. 266, Art. III (reference only); Ch. 320
2015-22
9-16-2015
Fees and costs amendment; housing standards amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 144
2015-23
9-16-2015
Property maintenance: exterior doors; streets and sidewalks: depositing items on public streets and sidewalks
Ch. 213, Art. IIA; Ch. 266, Art. VII
2015-24
9-16-2015
Zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 320
2015-25
9-16-2015
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2015-26
10-14-2015
Parks and recreation areas amendment
Ch. 200
2015-27
10-14-2015
Fees and costs amendment; zoning amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 200
2015-28
10-14-2015
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2015-29
10-14-2015
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2015-30
10-26-2015
Alarms; fees and costs amendment
Ch. 45; Ch. 100
2015-31
10-26-2015
Police Department amendment
Ch. 30
2015-32
10-26-2015
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2015-33
11-23-2015
Historic preservation amendment
Ch. 139
2015-34
11-23-2015
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2015-35
12-14-2015
Salaries
NCM
2015-36
12-14-2015
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2015-37
12-28-2015
Police Department amendment
Ch. 30
2015-38
1-11-2016
Animals: licensing of dogs and cats amendment
Ch. 57, Art. III
2015-39
1-11-2016
Paterson Avenue Redevelopment Plan amendment
NCM
2016-1
2-8-2016
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2016-2
2-22-2016
Exceed budget; cap bank
NCM
2016-3
3-14-2016
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2016-4
5-11-2016
Personnel amendment
Ch. 25
2016-5
6-13-2016
Bond
NCM
2016-6
6-13-2016
Reappropriation
NCM
2016-7
Not adopted
2016-8
8-22-2016
Property Maintenance Code amendment
Ch. 213, Art. II
2016-9
7-18-2016
Salaries
NCM
2016-10
8-22-2016
Taxation: exemption for improvements to properties in Downtown Historic District amendment
Superseded by Ord. No. 2021-14
2016-11
Not adopted
2016-12
9-14-2016
Capital improvement
NCM
2016-13
10-12-2016
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2016-14
11-14-2016
Personnel amendment
Ch. 25
2016-15
12-12-2016
Salaries
NCM
2016-16
12-12-2016
Capital improvement
NCM
2016-17
12-12-2016
Fees and costs amendment; sewer and water amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 228
2017-1
1-30-2017
Zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 320
2017-2
1-30-2017
Reappropriation
NCM
2017-3
2-27-2017
Exceed budget; cap bank
NCM
2017-4
3-13-2017
Fees and costs amendment; sewer and water amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 228
2017-5
3-27-2017
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2017-6
4-24-2017
Fees and costs amendment; zoning: form-based code amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 320
2017-7
4-24-2017
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2017-8
5-8-2017
Capital improvement
NCM
2017-9
5-8-2017
Bond
NCM
2017-10
5-22-2017
Abandoned property: registration of abandoned and vacant property
Ch. 41, Art. II
2017-11
6-12-2017
Taxation: one-hundred-percent disabled veterans tax refund
Ch. 279, Art. III
2017-12
6-12-2017
Solid waste: dumpsters; roll-off containers; temporary storage units amendment
Ch. 250, Art. III
2017-13
8-14-2017
Games of chance amendment
Ch. 125
2017-14
8-14-2017
Bond
NCM
2017-15
8-28-2017
Administrative Code amendment
Ch. 3
2017-16
8-28-2017
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2017-17
8-28-2017
Fees and costs amendment
Ch. 100
2017-18
9-13-2017
Merriam Gateway Redevelopment Plan amendment
NCM
2017-19
10-23-2017
Capital improvement
NCM
2017-20
10-23-2017
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2017-21
11-28-2017
Salaries
NCM
2017-22
12-11-2017
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 307
2018-1
1-22-2018
Appointment of Engineer
NCM
2018-2
2-26-2018
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
2018-3
2-26-2018
Exceed Budget and Establish Cap Bank
NCM
2018-4
3-12-2018
Abandoned Property Amendment; Fees and Costs Amendment
Ch. 41; Ch. 100
2018-5
3-12-2018
Consent for Gas Lines
NCM
2018-6
3-12-2018
Bond
NCM
2018-7
5-14-2018
Appropriation
NCM
2018-8
6-11-2018
Fees and Costs Amendment
Ch. 100
2018-9
6-11-2018
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
2018-10
6-11-2018
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
2018-11
6-11-2018
Peddling and Soliciting: Food Trucks
Ch. 206, Art. III
2018-12
Not Adopted
2018-13
6-11-2018
Reappropriation
NCM
2018-14
6-11-2018
Budget
NCM
2018-15
6-11-2018
Appropriation
NCM
2018-16
7-17-2018
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 307
2018-17
7-17-2018
Appropriation
NCM
2018-18
10-10-2018
Administrative Code Amendment
Ch. 3
2018-19
10-10-2018
Animals: Feral Cats
Ch. 57, Art. VI
2018-20
11-26-2018
Fees and Costs Amendment
Ch. 100
2018-21
11-26-2018
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
2018-22
12-10-2018
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 307
2018-23
12-10-2018
Salaries
NCM
2018-24
12-26-2018
Redevelopment Plan
NCM
2019-1
3-25-2019
Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review Amendment; Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 240; Ch. 320
2019-2
3-11-2019
Exceed Budget; Cap Bank
NCM
2019-3
5-13-2019
Bond
NCM
2019-4
5-29-2019
Salaries
NCM
2019-5
6-24-2019
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
2019-6
6-24-2019
Soil Importation and Grading; Fees and Costs Amendment
Ch. 241; Ch. 100
Ord. No.
Adoption Date
Subject
Disposition
Supp No.
2019-7
8-5-2019
Animals: Domestic Animals Amendment; Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 57, Art. I; Ch. 320
18
2019-8
9-23-2019
Salaries
NCM
18
2019-9
10-16-2019
Bond
NCM
18
2019-10
10-28-2019
Towing Amendment
Ch. 289
18
2019-11
11-13-2019
Administrative Code Amendment; Length of Service Award Program Amendment
Ch. 3; Ch. 20
18
2019-12
11-13-2019
Capital Improvement
NCM
18
2019-13
11-13-2019
Appropriation
NCM
18
2019-14
12-9-2019
Salaries
NCM
18
2020-1
1-27-2020
Appropriation
NCM
19
2020-2
1-27-2020
Redevelopment Plan
NCM
19
2020-3
3-9-2020
Cable Television Franchise Amendment
Ch. A326
19
2020-4
3-9-2020
Exceed Budget; Cap Bank
NCM
19
2020-5
3-9-2020
Street Vacation
NCM
19
2020-6
4-27-2020
Appropriation
NCM
19
2020-7
4-27-2020
Bond
NCM
19
2020-8
6-22-2020
Bond
NCM
19
2020-9
6-22-2020
Bond
NCM
19
2020-10
6-22-2020
Bond
NCM
19
2020-11
7-13-2020
Bond
NCM
19
2020-12
7-13-2020
Bond
NCM
19
2020-13
7-13-2020
Appropriation
NCM
19
2020-14
7-13-2020
Redevelopment Plan
NCM
19
2020-15
8-10-2020
Appropriation
NCM
20
2020-16
8-10-2020
Appropriation
NCM
20
2020-17
8-10-2020
Appropriation
NCM
20
2020-18
8-10-2020
Appropriation
NCM
20
2020-19
9-16-2020
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
20
2020-20
9-16-2020
Property Maintenance: Property Maintenance Code Amendment
Ch. 213, Art. II
20
2020-21
9-16-2020
Redevelopment Plan
NCM
20
2020-22
11-9-2020
Bond
NCM
20
2020-23
11-9-2020
Appropriation
NCM
20
2020-24
11-9-2020
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 307
20
2020-25
11-23-2020
Salaries
NCM
20
2020-26
12-14-2002
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 307
20
2020-27
12-14-2020
Bond
NCM
20
2021-1
1-25-2021
Agreement
NCM
21
2021-2
2-22-2021
Stormwater Control Amendment
Ch. 258
21
2021-3
3-8-2021
Exceed Budget; Cap Bank
NCM
21
2021-4
3-8-2021
Sewer and Water Amendment
Ch. 228
21
2021-5
4-26-2021
Agreement
NCM
21
2021-6
4-26-2021
Agreement
NCM
21
2021-7
5-24-2021
Bond
NCM
21
2021-8
5-24-2021
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
21
2021-9
5-24-2021
Fees and Costs Amendment
Ch. 100
21
2021-10
6-14-2021
Salaries
NCM
21
2021-11
6-28-2021
Personnel Amendment; Parks and Recreation Areas Amendment
Ch. 25; Ch. 200
21
2021-12
6-28-2021
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
21
2021-13
7-12-2021
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
21
2021-14
7-12-2021
Taxation: Exemption for Improvements to Properties in Downtown Historic District Amendment
Ch. 279, Art. II
21
2021-15
8-9-2021
Appropriation
NCM
21
2021-16
8-9-2021
Bond
NCM
21
2021-17
8-9-2021
Fees and Costs Amendment
Ch. 100
21
2021-18
9-15-2021
Streets and Sidewalks: Snow and Ice Removal Amendment
Ch. 266, Art. I
22
2021-19
10-25-2021
Police Department Amendment
Ch. 30
22
2021-20
11-22-2021
Salaries
NCM
22
2021-21
11-22-2021
Appropriation
NCM
22
2021-22
12-13-2021
Fees and Costs Amendment; Peddling and Soliciting: Food Trucks Amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 206, Art. III
22
2022-1
1-24-2022
Salaries
NCM
23
2022-2
2-28-2022
Fees and Costs Amendment
Ch. 100
23
2022-3
3-14-2022
Conveyance of Land
NCM
23
2022-4
3-14-2022
Exceed Budget; Cap Bank
NCM
23
2022-5
3-28-2022
Appropriation
NCM
23
2022-6
4-11-2022
Appropriation
NCM
23
2022-7
4-11-2022
Appropriation
NCM
23
2022-8
4-25-2022
Streets and Sidewalks: Snow and Ice Removal Amendment
Ch. 266, Art. I
23
2022-9
4-25-2022
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 307
23
2022-10
4-25-2022
Easement
NCM
23
2022-11
5-9-2022
Fees and Costs Amendment; Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 307
23
2022-12
5-23-2022
Appropriation
NCM
23
2022-13
5-23-2022
Appropriation
NCM
23
2022-14
5-23-2022
Appropriation
NCM
23
2022-15
6-27-2022
Appropriation
NCM
23
2022-16
6-27-2022
Appropriation
NCM
23
2022-17
8-15-2022
Alcoholic Beverages Amendment; Sidewalk Cafes Amendment
Ch. 49; Ch. 234
24
2022-18
8-15-2022
Bond
NCM
24
2022-19
9-14-2022
Appropriation
NCM
24
2022-20
9-26-2022
Appropriation
NCM
24
2022-21
10-12-2022
Bond
NCM
24
2022-22
10-12-2022
Bond
NCM
24
2022-23
11-14-2022
Animals: Domestic Animals Amendment
Ch. 57, Art. I
24
2022-24
11-28-2022
Property Maintenance: Lead-Based Paint Inspections
Ch. 213, Art. IV
24
2022-25
11-28-2022
Sewer and Water Amendment
Ch. 228
24
2022-26
11-28-2022
Salaries
NCM
24
2022-27
11-28-2022
Fees and Costs Amendment
Ch. 100
24
2022-28
11-28-2022
Bond
NCM
24
2022-29
11-28-2022
Bond
NCM
24
2022-30
12-12-2022
Property Maintenance: Business and Residential Rental Unit Registration and Liability Insurance
Ch. 213, Art. V
24
2023-1
3-13-2023
Exceed Budget; Cap Bank
NCM
25
2023-2
3-27-2023
Bond
NCM
25
2023-3
3-27-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-4
4-10-2023
Bond
NCM
25
2023-5
4-10-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-6
4-10-2023
Fees and Costs Amendment; Sewer and Water Amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 228
25
2023-7
4-24-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-8
4-24-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-9
5-8-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-10
5-8-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-11
5-8-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-12
5-22-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-13
5-22-2023
Bond
NCM
25
2023-14
5-22-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-15
6-12-2023
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 307
25
2023-16
6-26-2023
Fees and Costs Amendment; Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 307
25
2023-17
6-26-2023
Appropriation
NCM
25
2023-18
6-26-2023
Zoning: Form-Based Code Amendment
Ch. 320
25
2023-19
7-17-2023
Bond
NCM
25
2023-20
8-21-2023
Redevelopment Plan
NCM
26
2023-21
8-21-2023
Curfew
Ch. 87
26
2023-22
8-21-2023
Appropriation
NCM
26
2023-23
9-13-2023
Salaries
NCM
26
2023-24
10-11-2023
Personnel
Ch. 25
26
2023-25
10-11-2023
Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 307
26
2023-26
11-27-2023
Appropriation
NCM
26
2023-27
11-27-2023
Appropriation
NCM
26
2023-28
11-27-2023
Alcoholic Beverages: Licensing Amendment; Fees and Costs Amendment; Property Maintenance: Removal of Grass, Weeds and Debris Amendment
Ch. 49, Art. III; Ch. 100; Ch. 213, Art. I
26
2023-29
11-27-2023
Salaries
NCM
26
2023-30
11-27-2023
Fees and Costs Amendment; Vehicles and Traffic Amendment
Ch. 100; Ch. 307
26
2023-31
11-27-2023
Property Maintenance: Business and Residential Rental Unit Registration and Liability Insurance Amendment
Ch. 213, Art. V
26