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Town of Southborough, 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 Southborough adopted since January 1, 2004, 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).] Consult municipal records for information regarding legislation not on this list. The last legislation received for the 2016 republication of the Code was Art. 6 of the 10-18-2016 STM.
Enactment
Adoption Date
Subject
Disposition
Board of
Selectmen
3-23-2004
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 3
4-12-2004
Administration amendment
Ch. 3
ATM, Art. 40
4-12-2004
False alarms
Ch. 95
ATM, Art. 44
4-12-2004
Housing Opportunity Partnership Committee
Ch. 6, Art. IV
ATM, Art. 55
4-12-2004
Administration amendment
Ch. 3
ATM, Art. 56
4-12-2004
Community Preservation Committee
Ch. 9, Art. IV
ATM, Art. 45
4-12-2004
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
Board of
Selectmen
8-31-2004
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 207
Board of
Selectmen
7-20-2004
Cemetery amendment
Ch. 68
STM, Art. 3
4-11-2005
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 8
4-11-2005
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 54
4-11-2005
Selectmen: transfer station; violations and fines
Ch. 36, Art. III
ATM, Art. 39
4-11-2005
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 40
4-11-2005
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 48
4-11-2005
Intermunicipal joint purchasing agreement
See Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 42
4-10-2006
Zoning Map
Ch. 174, footnote only
ATM, Art. 43
4-10-2006
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 44
4-10-2006
Earth removal
Ch. 85
ATM, Art. 45
4-10-2006
Illicit discharge
Ch. 225
ATM, Art. 46
4-10-2006
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 47
4-10-2006
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 53
4-10-2006
Commissioners of Trust Funds
Ch. 9, Art. V
STM, Art. 9
11-27-2006
Revolving fund account
See Ch. A252
STM, Art. 11
11-27-2006
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 32
4-10-2007
Capital Budget Planning Committee amendment
Ch. 9, Art. II
ATM, Art. 34
4-9-2007
Town Meetings amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
ATM, Art. 35
4-10-2007
Commissioners of Trust Funds amendment
Ch. 9, Art. V (footnote only)
ATM, Art. 36
4-10-2007
Police user detail fees
Ch. 234, Art. I
ATM, Art. 38
4-10-2007
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 39
4-10-2007
Selectmen: transfer station; violations and fines amendment
Ch. 36, Art. III
STM, Art. 1
4-14-2008
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 8
4-14-2008
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 34
4-15-2008
Advisory Committee amendment
Ch. 9, Art. III
ATM, Art. 37
4-15-2008
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 38
4-15-2008
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 49
4-17-2008
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 51
4-15-2008
Registered sex offender restrictions
Ch. 118
ATM, Art. 52
4-17-2008
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
Board of Selectmen
2-3-2009
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 207
STM, Art. 1
4-14-2009
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
STM, Art. 6
4-14-2009
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 26
4-14-2009
Southborough Housing Opportunity Partnership Committee amendment
Ch. 6, Art. IV
STM, Art. 2
9-29-2009
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
STM, Art. 3
9-29-2009
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
STM, Art. 5
9-29-2009
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
STM, Art. 8
9-29-2009
Dogs and other animals amendment
Ch. 81
STM, Art. 10
9-29-2009
Public consumption of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol
Ch. 51
STM, Art. 11
9-29-2009
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
STM, Art. 13
9-29-2009
Town Meeting Report and Warrant amendment
Ch. 41, Art. III
ATM, Art. 19
4-13-2010
Administration amendment
Ch. 3
Board of Selectmen
1-25-2011
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 22
4-12-2011
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 23
4-12-2011
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 31
4-12-2011
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 32
4-12-2011
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
Zoning Board of Appeals
9-28-2011
Zoning Board of Appeals amendment
Superseded 2-21-2017
ATM, Art. 22
4-10-2012
Fire Department: pumping water from private buildings
Ch. 96, Art. I
Board of Selectmen
4-23-2012
Vehicles and traffic amendment
Ch. 207
ATM, Art. 4
4-8-2013
Finance: contracts
Ch. 16, Art. IV
ATM, Art. 7
4-8-2013
Town Administrator
Ch. 27, Art. IX
ATM, Art. 12
4-8-2013
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 13
4-8-2013
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 21
4-8-2013
Capital Budget Planning Committee repealer
Ch. 9, Art. II (reference only)
ATM, Art. 22
4-8-2013
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
STM, Art. 9
10-7-2013
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
Acts of 2013, Ch. 134
11-20-2013
Special Act (increasing membership of Board of Selectmen)
Ch. A252
Acts of 2013, Ch. 177
12-6-2013
Special Act (authorizing Town Administrator to sign warrants)
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 10
4-16-2014
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 17
4-16-2014
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 18
4-16-2014
Flood insurance
Ch. 19
ATM, Art. 19
4-16-2014
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 23
4-14-2015
Boards, committees and commissions: residency requirement; qualification
Ch. 9, Art. VI
ATM, Art. 26
4-14-2015
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 29
4-14-2015
Demolition delay
Ch. 63
ATM, Art. 27
4-12-2016
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 28
4-12-2016
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 32
4-12-2016
Selectmen: transfer station; violations and fines amendment
Ch. 36, Art. III
ATM, Art. 33
4-12-2016
Dogs amendment
Ch. 81, Art. II
ATM, Art. 34
4-12-2016
Dogs amendment
Ch. 81, Art. II
ATM, Art. 35
4-12-2016
Boards, committees and commissions: residency requirement; qualification; minutes; social media amendment
Ch. 9, Art. VI
ATM, Art. 36
4-12-2016
Town meetings amendment; Town elections
Ch. 36, Art. I; Ch. 42
ATM, Art. 37
4-12-2016
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
STM, Art. 6
10-18-2016
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
Zoning Board of Appeals
2-21-2017
Zoning Board of Appeals amendment
Ch. 249
ATM, Art. 23
4-25-2017
Municipal Technology Committee
Ch. 9, Art. VIII
ATM, Art. 25
4-25-2017
Economic Development Committee
Ch. 9, Art. VII
ATM, Art. 26
4-25-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 27
4-25-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 28
4-25-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 29
4-25-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 30
4-25-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 31
4-25-2017
Marijuana establishments
Ch. 53
ATM, Art. 32
4-25-2017
Zoning amendment
Ch. 174
ATM, Art. 35
4-25-2017
Town Meetings: miscellaneous provisions amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
ATM, Art. 36
4-25-2017
Town Meetings: miscellaneous provisions amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
ATM, Art. 37
4-25-2017
Finance: miscellaneous provisions amendment
Ch. 16, Art. III
ATM, Art. 38
4-25-2017
General Law acceptance
Ch. A252
ATM, Art. 39
4-25-2017
Town Meetings: miscellaneous provisions amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
ATM, Art. 19
4-9-2018
Finance: Revolving Funds
Ch. 16, Art. IV
ATM, Art. 35
4-9-2018
Town Meetings: Miscellaneous Provisions Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
STM, Art. 1
5-22-2018
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 174
STM, Art. 3
5-22-2018
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 174
STM, Art. 5
5-22-2018
Town Meetings: Miscellaneous Provisions Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
ATM, Art. 16
3-23-2019
Finance: Department Revolving Funds Amendment
Ch. 16, Art. IV
ATM, Art. 25
3-23-2019
Town Meetings: Miscellaneous Provisions Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
ATM, Art. 26
3-23-2019
Demolition Delay Amendment
Ch. 63
ATM, Art. 27
3-23-2019
Committees: Meetings Prohibited on Certain Days
Ch. 9, Art. II
ATM, Art. 28
3-23-2019
Trees
Ch. 153
ATM, Art. 29
3-23-2019
Town Meetings: Miscellaneous Provisions Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
Enactment
Adoption Date
Subject
Disposition
Supp. No.
ATM, Art. 21
6-13-2020
General Law Acceptance
Ch. A252
5
ATM, Art. 25
5-22-2021
Committees: Boards, Committees and Commissions: Residency Requirement; Qualification; Meeting Minutes; Social Media Amendment
Ch. 9, Art. VI
5
ATM, Art. 27
5-22-2021
General Law Acceptance
Ch. A252
5
ATM, Art. 28
5-22-2021
General Law Acceptance
Ch. A252
5
ATM, Art. 29
5-22-2021
General Law Acceptance
Ch. A252
5
ATM, Art. 30
5-22-2021
General Law Acceptance
Ch. A252
5
ATM, Art. 31
5-22-2021
Committees: Southborough Public Accessibility Committee
Ch. 9, Art. IX
5
ATM, Art. 34
5-22-2021
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 174
5
ATM, Art. 35
5-22-2021
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 174
5
ATM, Art. 36
5-22-2021
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 174
5
STM, Art. 2
11-1-2021
Nomenclature Change: "Board of Selectmen" to "Select Board"
Various chapters
6
STM, Art. 6
11-1-2021
Committees: Advisory Committee Amendment
Ch. 9, Art. III
6
STM, Art. 7
11-1-2021
Town Meetings: Miscellaneous Provisions Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
6
STM, Art. 8
11-1-2021
Town Meetings: Miscellaneous Provisions Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
6
STM, Art. 9
11-1-2021
Town Meetings: Annual Report Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. III
6
STM, Art. 10
11-1-2021
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 174
6
ATM, Art. 26
5-4-2022
Noise
Ch. 130
6.1
ATM, Art. 29
5-4-2022
Committees: Southborough Trails Committee
Ch. 9, Art. X
6.1
ATM, Art. 30
5-4-2022
Rules and Regulations of Public Bodies
Ch. 43
6.1
ATM, Art. 31
5-4-2022
Committees: Capital Improvement and Planning Committee
Ch. 9, Art. XI
6.1
ATM, Art. 34
5-4-2022
Committees: PILOT Committee
Ch. 9, Art. XII
7
STM, Art. 7
10-13-2022
Town Meetings: Miscellaneous Provisions Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
7
STM, Art. 8
10-13-2022
Town Meetings: Miscellaneous Provisions Amendment
Ch. 41, Art. I
7
ATM, Art. 29
3-25-2023
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 174
8
ATM, Art. 30
3-25-2023
Stormwater and Erosion Control
Ch. 154
8
ATM, Art. 31
3-25-2023
Zoning Amendment
Ch. 174
8
ATM, Art. 32
3-25-2023
Officers and Employees: Town Clerk Amendment
Ch. 27, Art. V
8