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                    2014 ATM WARRANT INDEX



1. ELECT A MODERATOR                              Page 1
   (BOS)

2. ADOPT RULES TO GOVERN TOWN MEETING             Page 1
   (BOS)

3. HEAR REPORTS OF COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT PRIOR
   TOWN MEETINGS                                 Page 2
   (BOS)

4. ACT ON “CONSENT AGENDA”                        Page 2
   (BOS)

5. SET SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICERS               Page 2
   (BOS)


6. PAY BILLS OF PRIOR FISCAL YEAR                 Page 2
   (BOS)


7. ADJUST FISCAL 2014 ACCOUNTS                    Page 2
   (BOS)


8. TRANSFER UNEXPENDED PRIOR YEAR
   APPROPRIATIONS                                 Page 3
   (BOS)




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9. AUTHORIZE CONTRACTS OF MORE THAN THREE
   YEARS DURATION                                    Page 3
   (BOS)


10. AUTHORIZE CERTAIN REVOLVING FUNDS                Page 3
    (BOS)


11. “OMNIBUS” CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM                 Page 3
     (BOS for the Capital Planning Committee)


12. INCLUSIONARY ZONING ARTICLE (ZONING ARTICLE)     Page 4
     (PLANNING BOARD)


13. MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES (ZONING ARTICLE) Page 10
    (Planning Board)


14. AMEND ZONING BY-LAW BY DELETING SECTION 4.2.1 –
     BUILD FACTOR (ZONING ARTICLE)                  Page 16
    (Planning Board)


15. AMEND ZONING BY-LAW SECTION 4.1.6 BY INSERTING
    NEW PARAGRAPH “LOT SHAPE” (ZONING ARTICLE)       Page 17
    (Planning Board)


16. AMEND ZONING MAP BY REVISING BOUNDARIES OF
    THE OVERLAY DISTRICT ENTITLED “CANTON CENTER
    ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT (CCEOD)
    (ZONING ARTICLE)                             Page 17
    (Planning Board)


17. DESIGNATION OF HEMENWAY DRIVE AS A SCENIC
    ROAD PURSUANT TO M.G.L. C. 40, SECTION 15C)      Page 17
    (Planning Board)




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18. LOCAL FUNDING MATCH – CHAPTER 90 ROADS
    PROGRAM                                                     Page 18
    (Board of Selectmen)


19. STEET OPENING BY-LAW PROPOSAL                               Page 18
    (Board of Selectmen for the Dept. of Public Works)


20. CHAPMAN STREET CURB IMPROVEMENTS                            Page 20
    (Bruce Beckham and 13 others)


21. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY
    PRESERVATION COMMITTEE                                       Page 20
    (Board of Selectmen for the Community Preservation Committee)


22. ESTABLISH A CANTON HOUSING TRUST FUND                       Page 20
    (Planning Board)


23. HOME RULE PETITION – TO ALLOW CANTON TO HOLD
    MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER
    THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER                   Page 25
    (Bruce Rohr and 23 others)


24. TRANSFER OF A PORTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
    STABILIZATION FUND TO SUPPLEMENT SPECIAL
    EDUCATION BUDGET DEFICIT                                    Page 25
    (Board of Selectmen for the School Committee)


25. APPROVE DEBT AUTHORIZATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS
    TO SHEPARD POND DAM                                     Page 26
    (Board of Selectmen for the Department of Public Works)


26. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN –
     130 ROYALL STREET                                          Page 26
    (Board of Selectmen for the Economic Development Committee)




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27. AMEND ADDITIONAL 43D PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT
    SITE(S)                                                     Page 27
    (Board of Selectmen for the Economic Development Committee)


28. ACCEPT GENERAL OR SESSION LAWS ENACTED BY
    THE GENERAL COURT                                          Page 28
    (Board of Selectmen)


29. APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY
    COMMUNITY CELEBRATION                              Page 28
    (Board of Selectmen for the Recreation Commission)


30. INSURANCE PROCEEDS                                         Page 28
    (Board of Selectmen)

31. RESCIND UNUSED BORROWING AUTHORIZATIONS                    Page 28
    (Board of Selectmen)


32. INCREASE STABILIZATION FUND                                Page 28
    (Board of Selectmen for the Finance Director)

33. APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO MEET EXPENSES FOR NEXT
    FISCAL YEAR                                                Page 29
    (Board of Selectmen)




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Town of Canton
                    Commonwealth of Massachusetts




Norfolk, ss

To the Constables of the Town of Canton,

Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required
to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Canton to meet at Morse
Auditorium, on the grounds of the Canton High School, 900 Washington
Street in said town on;

                    MONDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY
                          OF MAY 2014

At seven o'clock (7:00 P.M.) in the evening for the annual town meeting at
which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon:


ELECT A MODERATOR
Article 1 To elect a Moderator to preside at this Town Meeting, to serve
until the commencement of Annual Town Meeting in 2015 or to take any
other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


ADOPT RULES TO GOVERN TOWN MEETING
Article 2 To see if the town will vote to adopt certain procedures to
govern the conduct of the 2014 Annual Town Meeting, or to take any other
action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


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HEAR REPORTS OF COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT PRIOR TOWN
MEETINGS
Article 3 To hear the reports of all committees, appointed at previous
town meetings, which have not yet been discharged, or to take any other
action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


ACT ON “CONSENT AGENDA”
Article 4 To see if the town will vote to dispose of certain articles in this
warrant by a single vote, in accordance with a so-called, consent agenda, or
to take any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


SET SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICERS
Article 5 To see if the town will vote, in accordance with the provisions of
section one hundred and eight of chapter forty-one (G. L. chapter 41, §108)
to fix the salary and compensation of all elected officers of the town, or to
take any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


PAY BILLS OF PRIOR FISCAL YEAR
Article 6 To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute a sum or sums
of money to pay any unpaid bills of any prior fiscal year, or to take any other
action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


ADJUST FISCAL ‘14 ACCOUNTS
Article 7 To see if the town will vote to increase or decrease or otherwise
adjust the appropriations heretofore made for the Fiscal Year 2014
beginning on July 1, 2013 and ending on June 30, 2014 and the revenues
sources to meet those appropriations, as voted pursuant to Article 41 of the
warrant for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting, and to raise and appropriate,
transfer from available funds or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute to

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meet any such increases or adjustments, or to take any other action related
thereto.
Board of Selectmen


TRANSFER UNEXPENDED PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATIONS
Article 8 To see if the town will vote to transfer the unexpended balance of
certain appropriations made under various articles in the warrants applicable
to prior town meetings, to new purposes and uses, or to take any other action
related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


AUTHORIZE CONTRACTS OF MORE THAN THREE YEARS
DURATION
Article 9 To see if the town will vote, in accordance with the provisions of
section twelve (b) of chapter thirty B, of the General Laws of the
Commonwealth, to establish standing authority going forward to authorize
the finance director (in his capacity as chief procurement officer) to solicit
and award contracts for terms of more than three years, provided in each
such instance the longer term is specified and is determined, prior to the
solicitation, to be in the best interest of the town by a vote of the Board of
Selectmen, or to take any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


AUTHORIZE CERTAIN REVOLVING FUNDS
Article 10 To see what revolving funds pursuant to c. 44, section 53E ½ of
the General Laws of the Commonwealth the town will authorize or
reauthorize, for various boards, commissions or departments of the town, for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2015, or to take
any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


“OMNIBUS” CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM
Article 11 To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or to
transfer from available funds, or to authorize the Town Treasurer with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow (and to issue bonds or notes

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therefore) any sum or sums of money, or by any combination of these
methods of financing as may be necessary or desirable, make available funds
for the purpose of purchasing, leasing, re-conditioning, improving or
replacing any motor vehicles or other items of equipment or machinery or
other items of personal property for any town agency, or for the purpose of
contracting for any service, or for the design, repair, acquisition,
construction, replacement or relocation or improvement to any town
building or other structure, public works facility (including highway needs
and traffic safety items), any other town owned facility or real property, or
for any other purposes for which borrowing may be authorized, to purchase,
or to take by eminent domain, any land or easements necessary for any such
purposes and, where applicable, to authorize the trade-in of any presently
owned motor vehicles, equipment or machinery to reduce the purchase or
acquisition cost of any item to be acquired, or to take any other action
related thereto.
Board of Selectmen for Capital Planning Committee


INCLUSIONARY ZONING ARTICLE
Article 12 To see if the town will vote to amend the Town’s Zoning By-Law
as most recently amended by inserting a new Section 7.7 as follows, or to
take any other action related thereto.

7.7 Inclusionary Zoning:

7.7.1 Purpose and Intent:

The purpose of this Section 7.7 is to encourage development of new housing
that is affordable to low and moderate-income households. At minimum,
affordable housing produced through this Section 7.7. should be in
compliance with the applicable requirements set forth in G.L. c. 40B sect.
20-24 and other affordable housing programs developed by state, county and
local governments. It is intended that the affordable housing units that result
from this Section 7.7 be considered as Local Initiative Units, in compliance
with the requirements for the same as specified by the Department of
Housing and Community Development.

7.7.2 Applicability



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1. In all zoning districts, the inclusionary zoning provisions of this Section
7.7 shall apply to the following uses:

(a) Any project that results in a net increase of four (4) or more residential
dwelling units, whether by new construction or by the alteration, expansion,
reconstruction, or change of existing residential or non-residential space; and

(c) Any life care facility development that includes ten (10) or more assisted
living units and accompanying services. The term “life care development”
shall be defined as a residential development designed to provide varying
levels of community or private dining, housekeeping support and medical
and nursing care for senior citizens.

7.7.3 Special Permit:

The development of any project set forth in Section 7.7.2 above shall
require the grant of a Special Permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals (or
in the case of a subdivision the Planning Board) as designated Special
Permit Granting Authority (SPGA). A Special Permit shall be granted if the
proposal meets the applicable requirements of this Zoning By-law, including
without limitation the requirements of this Section 7.7 and of Section 10.4.2.
The application procedure for the Special permit shall be as defined in
Section 10.4 of the Town’s Zoning By-law.

7.7.4 Mandatory Provision of Affordable Units:

1. As a condition of approval for a Special Permit, the applicant shall
provide affordable housing units in accordance with the following
requirements:

(a) At least ten (10) percent of the units in a division of land or multiple unit
development subject to this bylaw shall be established as affordable housing
units in any one or combination of methods provided for below:

(1) constructed or rehabilitated on the locus subject to the Special Permit
(see Section 7.7.5); or

(2) constructed or rehabilitated on a locus different than the one subject to
the
Special Permit (see Section 7.7.6); or

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(3) an equivalent fees-in-lieu of payment may be made (see Section 7.7.7);
or

(4) An applicant may provide a donation of land in fee simple, on or off-site,
that the SPGA in its sole discretion determines is suitable for the
construction of affordable housing units. The value of donated land shall be
equal to or greater than the value of the construction or set-aside of the
affordable units. The SPGA may require that the applicant submit appraisals
of the land in question, as well as other data relevant to the determination of
equivalent value.

(b) The applicant may provide any combination of the Section 7.7.4.1(a)(1)-
(4) requirements provided that in no event shall the total number of units or
land area provided be less than the equivalent number or value of affordable
units required by this Section 7.7.

(c) As a condition for the granting of a Special Permit, all affordable housing
units shall be subject to an affordable housing restriction and a regulatory
agreement in a form acceptable to the SPGA. The regulatory agreement shall
be consistent with any applicable guidelines issued by the Department of
Housing and Community Development and shall ensure that affordable units
are counted toward the Town’s Subsidized Housing Inventory. The
regulatory agreement shall also address all applicable restrictions listed in
Section 7.7.9 of this By-law. The Special Permit shall not take effect until
the restriction, the regulatory agreement and the special permit are recorded
at the Registry of Deeds and copies of these documents as recorded are
provided to the SPGA and the Inspector of Buildings.

2. To facilitate the objectives of this Section 7.7, the SPGA may modify the
dimensional requirements in any zoning district for any project granted a
special permit under this Section 7.7, subject to the conditions below:


(a) Density Bonus. The SPGA may allow the addition of two market rate
units for each affordable unit provided pursuant to the Special Permit. The
minimum lot area per dwelling unit normally required in the applicable
zoning district may be reduced by that amount necessary to permit up to two
(2) additional market rate units on the lot for each one affordable unit
required in Section 7.7.4.1 (above).

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(b) Voluntary Inclusionary Housing Bonus.
New housing development that is not subject to Section 7.7.2 and exceeds
the requirements specified in Section 7.7.4.1(a) may receive as a waiver of
dimensional requirements through issuance of a Special Permit by the
SPGA. The net increase in housing units shall not exceed [20%] of the
original property yield before any density bonuses were applied.

7.7.5 Provisions Applicable to Affordable Housing Units On- and Off-Site:

1. Siting of affordable housing units.
All affordable housing units constructed or rehabilitated under this Section
7.7 shall be situated within the development so as not to be in less desirable
locations than market-rate units in the development and shall, on average, be
no less accessible to public amenities, such as open space, as the market-rate
units.

2. Minimum design and construction standards for affordable housingunits.
Affordable housing units shall be integrated with the rest of the development
and shall be compatible in design, appearance, construction, and quality of
materials with other units. Interior features and mechanical systems of
affordable units shall conform to the same specifications as apply to market-
rate units.

3. Timing of construction or provision of affordable units or lots.
Where feasible, affordable housing units shall be provided coincident to the
development of market-rate units, but in no event shall the development of
affordable units be delayed beyond the schedule noted below.

                     Market Rate Unit      Affordable Housing
                     (% Complete           Unit
                                           (% Required
                     <30%                  -
                     30% plus 1 unit       10%
                     Up to 50%             30%
                     Up to 75%             50%
                     75% plus 1 unit       70%
                     Up to 90%             100%

Fractions of units shall not be counted.
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4. Marketing Plan for Affordable Units.
Applicants under this Section 7.7 shall submit a marketing plan or other
method to the SPGA for its approval, which describes how the affordable
units will be marketed to potential home buyers or tenants. This plan shall
include a description of the lottery or other process to be used for selecting
buyers or tenants

7.7.6 Provision of Affordable Housing Units Off-Site:
1. As an alternative to the requirements of Section 7.7.5, an applicant may
develop, construct or otherwise provide affordable units equivalent to those
required by Section 7.7.4 off-site. All requirements of this Section 7.7 that
apply to on-site provision of affordable units, shall apply to provision of off-
site affordable units. In addition, the location of the off-site units to be
provided must be approved by the SPGA as an integral element of the
Special Permit review and approval process.

7.7.7 Fees-in-Lieu-of Affordable Housing Unit Provision:

1. As an alternative to the requirements of Section 7.7.5 or Section 7.7.6, an
applicant may contribute to a local housing trust fund approved by the
SPGA to be used for the development of affordable housing in lieu of
providing affordable units within the locus of the proposed development or
at an off-site locus.

(a) Calculation of fee-in-lieu-of units. The applicant may pay fees-in-lieu of
the construction of affordable units. For the purposes of this Section 7.7 the
fee-in-lieu of the construction or provision of affordable units will be
determined as a per-unit cost as calculated from regional construction and
sales reports. The SPGA will make the final determination of acceptable
value.

(b) Schedule of fees-in-lieu-of-units payments. Fees-in-lieu-of-units
payments shall be made according to the schedule set forth in Section
7.7.5.3, above.

(c) Creation of Affordable Units. Cash contributions and donations of land
and/or buildings made to a local housing trust fund in accordance with
Section 7.7.7.1 shall be used only for purposes of providing affordable
housing for low or moderate income households. Using these contributions

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and donations, affordable housing may be provided through a variety of
means, including but not limited to the provision of favorable financing
terms, subsidized prices for purchase of sites, or affordable units within
larger developments

7.7.8 Maximum Incomes and Selling Prices: Initial Sale:

1. To ensure that only eligible households purchase affordable housing units,
the purchaser of a affordable unit shall be required to submit copies of the
last three years’ federal and state income tax returns and certify, in writing
and prior to transfer of title, to the developer of the housing units or his/her
agent, and within thirty (30) days following transfer of title, to the local
housing trust fund as approved by the SPGA that his/her or their family’s
annual income level does not exceed the maximum level as established by
the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community
Development, and as may be revised from time to time.

2. The maximum housing cost for affordable units created under this bylaw
is as established by the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and
Community Development, Local Initiative Program or as revised by the
Town.

7.7.9. Preservation of Affordability; Restrictions on Resale:

1. Each affordable unit created in accordance with this bylaw shall have
limitations governing its resale through the use of a regulatory agreement
(Section 7.7..4.1(c)). The purpose of these limitations is to preserve the long-
term affordability of the unit and to ensure its continued availability for
affordable income households. The resale controls shall be established
through a restriction on the property and shall be in force in perpetuity.

(a) Resale price.
Sales beyond the initial sale to a qualified affordable income purchaser shall
include the initial discount rate between the sale price and the unit’s
appraised value at the time of resale. This percentage shall be recorded as
part of the restriction on the property noted in Section 7.7.9.1, above.

(b) Right of first refusal to purchase. The purchaser of an affordable housing
unit developed as a result of this Section 7.7 shall execute a deed rider
approved by the SPGA, consistent with model riders prepared by

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Department of Housing and Community Development, granting, among
other things, the Town’s right of first refusal to purchase the property in the
event that a subsequent qualified purchaser cannot be located.

(c) The SPGA shall require, as a condition for Special Permit under this
bSection 7.7, that the applicant comply with the mandatory set-asides and
accompanying restrictions on affordability, including the execution of the
deed rider noted in Section 7.7.9.1(b), above. The Building
Commissioner/Inspector shall not issue an occupancy permit for any
affordable unit until the deed restriction is recorded.

7.7.9 Conflict with Other Bylaws/Ordinances:
The provisions of this Section 7.7 shall be considered supplemental of the
Zoning By-law. To the extent that a conflict exists between this and Section
7.7 another section of the Zoning By-law, the more restrictive provisions
shall apply.

7.7.10 Severability:
If any provision of this Section 7.7 is held invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remainder of Section 7.7 shall not be affected thereby. The
invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this
Section 7.7 shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Zoning By-
law.
Planning Board


MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES
Article 13 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by
inserting the following new Section 7.7, Special Requirements for
Registered Marijuana Dispensaries, or to take any other action related
thereto:

7.7 Special Requirements for Registered Marijuana Dispensaries

7.7.1 Purposes

1. To provide for the establishment of Registered Marijuana Dispensaries
(“RMDs” in appropriate places and under strict conditions in accordance
with Chapter 369 of the Acts of 2012, An Act For The Humanitarian
Medical Use Of Marijuana (the “Act”) and 105 CMR 725.00 et seq. (the

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“Regulations”).

2. To minimize the adverse impacts of RMDs on adjacent properties,
residential neighborhoods, schools and other places where children
congregate, local historic districts, and other land uses potentially
incompatible with said Facilities.

3. To regulate the siting, design, placement, security, safety, monitoring,
modification, and removal of RMDs.

7.7.2 Applicability

1. The commercial cultivation, production, processing, assembly, packaging,
retail or wholesale sale, trade, distribution or dispensing of Marijuana for
Medical Use is prohibited unless permitted as a RMD under this Section 7.7.

2. No RMD shall be established except in compliance with the provisions of
this Section 7.7.

3. Nothing in this Section 7.7 shall be construed to supersede federal and/or
state laws governing the sale and/or distribution of marijuana.

4. If any provision of this Section 7.7 or the application of any such
provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder
of this Section 7.7, to the extent it can be given effect, or the application of
those provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is
held invalid, shall not be affected thereby, and to this end the provisions of
this Section 7.7 are severable.

7.7.3 Definitions

Registered Marijuana Dispensary shall mean a “Medical marijuana
treatment center” to mean a not-for-profit entity, as defined by
Massachusetts law only, registered under the Act and Regulations, that
acquires, cultivates, possesses, processes (including development of related
products such as food, tinctures, aerosols, oils, or ointments), transfers,
transports, sells, distributes, dispenses, or administers marijuana, products
containing marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials to qualifying
patients or their personal caregivers. Marijuana for Medical Use shall mean
Marijuana that is designated and restricted for use by, and for the benefit of,

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Qualifying Patients in the treatment of Debilitating Medical Conditions as
set forth in the Act and Regulations.

Marijuana is the substance defined as “marihuana” under Chapter 94C of the
Massachusetts General Laws.

7.7.4 Eligible Locations for Medical Marijuana Facilities.

1. Registered Marijuana Dispensaries may be allowed by Special Permit
from the Canton Zoning Board of Appeals as Special Permit Granting
Authority (“SPGA”) in the Industrial Zoning District provided the facility
meets the requirements of this Section 7.7.

7.7.5 General Requirements and Conditions for all Registered Marijuana
Dispensaries.

1. All RMDs shall be contained within a building or structure.

2. No RMD shall have a gross floor area of less than 2,500 square feet or in
excess of 20,000 square feet.

3. An RMD shall not be located in a building that contains any medical
doctors offices or the offices of any other professional practitioner
authorized to prescribe the use of medical marijuana.

4. The hours of operation of an RMD shall be set by the Special Permit
Granting Authority, but in no event shall said RMD be open and/or operating
between the hours of 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM.

5. No RMD shall be located on a lot which abuts a residential zoning district
or within 500 feet from any residential zone or district, or residential
development. No RMD may be located 500 feet from any public or private
school; house of worship; day care center; or park, playground, playfield or
recreation facility or other facility in which children commonly congregate.

6. No smoking, burning or consumption of any product containing marijuana
or marijuana-related products shall be permitted on the premises of an RMD.

7. No RMD shall be located inside a building containing residential units,
including without limitation transient housing such as motels and

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dormitories, or inside a movable or mobile structure such as a van or truck.

8. Signage for the RMD shall include the following language: “Registration
card issued by the MA Department of Public Health required.” The required
text shall be a minimum of two inches in height.

9. RMDs shall provide the Canton Police Department, Fire Department,
Building Commissioner and the Special Permit Granting Authority with the
names, phone numbers and email addresses of all management staff and key
holders who can be contacted if there are operating problems associated with
the establishment.

7.7.6 Special Permit Requirements

1. An RMD shall only be allowed by special permit from the Zoning Board
of Appeals as Special Permit Granting Authority in accordance with G.L. c.
40A, §9, subject to the following requirements, conditions and limitations.

2. A special permit for an RMD shall be limited to one or more of the
following uses that shall be prescribed by the Special Permit Granting
Authority: cultivation of Marijuana for Medical Use (horticulture)
processing and packaging of Marijuana for Medical Use, including
Marijuana that is in the form of smoking materials, food products, oils,
aerosols, ointments, and other products; retail sale or distribution of
Marijuana for Medical Use to Qualifying Patients;

3. In addition to the application requirements set forth in this Section 7.7 a
special permit application for an RMD shall include the following:

1) The name and address of each owner of the RMD;

2) Copies of all required licenses and permits issued to the applicant by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and any of its agencies for the RMD;

3) Evidence of the Applicant’s right to use the site for the RMD, such as a
deed, or lease;

4) if the Applicant is a business organization, a statement under oath
disclosing all of its owners, shareholders, partners, members, managers,
directors, officers, or other similarly-situated individuals and entities and

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their addresses. If any of the above are entities rather than persons, the
Applicant must disclose the identity of the owners of such entities until the
disclosure contains the names of individuals;

5) A certified list of all parties in interest entitled to notice of the hearing for
the special permit application, taken from the most recent tax list of the
Town and certified by the Town Assessor;

6) Proposed security measures for the RMD, including lighting, fencing,
gates and alarms, etc., to ensure the safety of persons and to protect the
premises from theft.

4. Mandatory Findings. The Special Permit Authority shall not issue a
special permit for An RMD unless it finds that: the Facility is designed to
minimize any adverse visual or economic impacts on abutters and other
parties in interest, as defined in G.L. c. 40A, §11; the Facility demonstrates
that it will meet all the permitting requirements of all applicable agencies
within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and will be in compliance with
all applicable state laws and regulations; and the applicant has satisfied all of
the conditions and requirements of this Section 7.7;

5. Annual Reporting. Each RMD permitted under this Bylaw shall as a
condition of its special permit file an annual report with the Special Permit
Granting Authority and the Town Clerk no later than January 31st, providing
a copy of all current applicable state licenses for the Facility and/or its
owners and demonstrate continued compliance with the conditions of the
Special Permit and appear before the SPGA if requested by the SPGA..

6. A special permit granted under this Section shall have a term limited to
the duration of the applicant’s ownership of the premises as an RMD. A
special permit may be transferred only with the approval of the Special
Permit Granting Authority in the form of an amendment to the special permit
with all information required in this Section 7.7.

7. The applicant shall post a bond before issuance of a building permit to
cover costs for the removal of the RMD in the event the Town must remove
the RMD. The value of the bond shall be based upon the ability to
completely remove all the items associated with the RMD and properly
clean the facility at prevailing wages. The value of the bond shall be
developed based upon the applicant providing the SPGA with three (3)

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written bids to meet the noted requirements. An incentive factor of 1.5 shall
be applied to all bonds to ensure compliance and adequate funds for the
Town to remove the RMD at prevailing wages.

7.7.7 Abandonment or Discontinuance of Use

1. A Special Permit shall lapse if not exercised within one year of issuance.

2. An RMD shall be required to remove all material, plants equipment and
other paraphernalia: prior to surrendering its state issued licenses or permits;
or within six months of ceasing operations; whichever comes first.

7.7.8 Hardship Cultivation of Marijuana

1. The hardship cultivation of marijuana under a hardship registration in any
zoning district shall occur only in compliance with all of the requirements of
105 CMR 725.035.

2. Cultivation and storage of marijuana under a hardship registration shall
occur only in the primary residence of the registered qualifying patient or
personal caregiver;

3. Cultivation and storage of marijuana under a hardship registration shall
not occur in any accessory building or in the yard or other area outside the
primary residence of the registered qualifying patient or personal caregiver;

4. Cultivation and storage of marijuana under a hardship registration shall
be in an enclosed, locked, indoor area accessible only to the registered
qualifying patient or his or her personal caregiver(s).

5. The hardship cultivation and storage of marijuana shall not be visible or
otherwise perceptible from the street or other public areas, including without
limitation:

             (1) visual observation;

             (2) noise in excess of the maximum noise level permissible
             pursuant to applicable law;

             (3) smell or odor.

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6. The hardship cultivation of marijuana under a hardship registration
 in any zoning district shall occur only in compliance with all applicable
 building, sanitary and safety codes and shall be conducted in a safe manner
 that does not endanger the public health, safety or welfare or create a risk of
 fire or public nuisance.

7. The hardship cultivation of marijuana under a hardship registration in any
zoning district shall not occur within the common area of any multifamily
residential use.

8. The Building Inspector as Zoning Enforcement Officer may inspect the
cultivation and/or storage site of a registered qualifying patient with a
hardship cultivation registration, or the cultivation site of his or her personal
caregiver(s), at any time. Acceptance of a hardship cultivation registration
by a registered qualifying patient constitutes consent for such inspection of
the cultivation and/or storage site.

9. All registered qualifying patients or their personal caregivers shall
provide annual written notice to the Building Inspector that they are engaged
in the hardship cultivation of marijuana. Such written notice shall state the
address at which the hardship cultivation or storage of marijuana is
occurring and the specific enclosed, locked area accessible only to the
registered qualifying patient or his or her personal caregiver(s) in which the
hardship cultivation or storage of marijuana is occurring.
Planning Board


AMEND ZONING BY-LAW BY DELETING SECTION 4.2.1 – BUILD
FACTOR
Article 14 To see if the Town will vote to delete Section 4.2.1 of the
Zoning By-Law as most recently amended and to amend the remaining
subsection numbers in Section 4.2 accordingly, or to take any other action
related thereto.
Planning Board




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AMEND ZONING BY-LAW SECTION 4.1.6 BY INSERTING NEW
PARAGRAPH “LOT SHAPE”
Article 15 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 4.1.6 of the
Zoning By-Law as most recently amended by inserting the following as a
new paragraph, or to take any other action related thereto:

3. Lot Shape. Required frontage in all zones shall be not less than the “Min.
Width Through Building (ft.)” listed in Section 4.1.4 of this Zoning By-Law.
Said frontage and width shall be maintained throughout said lot to the rear
set back.

No part of a structure shall be closer than 10 feet to any lot line not defined
in this Zoning By-law.
Planning Board


AMEND ZONING MAP BY REVISING BOUNDARIES OF THE
OVERLAY DISTRICT ENTITLED “CANTON CENTER ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT (CCEOD)
Article 16 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the
Town, as most recently amended, by revising the boundaries of the overlay
district entitled “Canton Center Economic Opportunity District (CCEOD) as
adopted at ATM 2000 under article 54 and re-codified at ATM 2009 by
removing from the CCEOD land located along Wall Street and Plymouth
Street, Canton MA as described on Assessors Map 26, Lots A, B, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 53, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85,
86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 220, 222, substantially as shown on a map attached
hereto, copies of which have been placed on file in the Office of the
Planning Board, Office of the Selectman, and Office of the Town Clerk at
Memorial Hall and at the Research desk of the Canton Public Library, or to
take any action related thereto.
Planning Board


DESIGNATION OF HEMENWAY DRIVE AS A SCENIC ROAD
PURSUANT TO M.G.L. c. 40, SECTION 15C
Article 17 To see if the Town will vote to designate Hemenway Drive as a
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15C as recommended by the Planning Board, or to take any other action
related thereto.
Planning Board


LOCAL FUNDING MATCH – CHAPTER 90 ROADS PROGRAM
Article 18 To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer
from available funds or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of
money in an amount not to exceed $850,000 to be spent by the Board of
Selectmen acting as the Board of Public Works to supplement the amount
received from the Chapter 90 Roads Program with improvements done in
accordance with improvement specifications as determined by and subject
to, the approval of the Department of Public Works and consistent with
locations identified in the Town’s Pavement Management System, or to take
any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


STREET OPENING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 12 of Article
XVI of the General By-Laws of the Town regarding street openings by
amending the definitions in Subsection 2 and temporary patch provisions in
Subsection 11.3 as follows; or to take any action related thereto.
In Subsection 2 of Section 12 of Article XVI of the General By-Laws after
the definition of “Temporary Patch,” insert a new paragraph and definition
for “Winter Preparation Patch” as follows:
Winter Preparation Patch – The application of (a) a leveling course of hot
mix asphalt applied by a paving machine not less than 2 feet on each side
and ends of any Street Opening Work, or 8 feet wide, whichever is greater in
width, along the entire length of the Street Opening Work, including but not
limited to any trenches parallel to the street and any lateral trenches that
cross the street as part of that project in preparation of a Spring curb-to-curb
cold planing and paving job; (b) any of the patch styles listed in the second
paragraph of Subsection 11.4 - Permanent Patches along all sides and each
end of the Street Opening Work for the entire length of the of the Street
Opening Work, including but not limited to any trenches parallel to the
street and any and all lateral trenches that cross the street as part of that
project; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b) above, as may be approved in
advance by the Awarding Authority Representative.

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In Subsection 11.3 of Section 12 of Article XVI of the General By-Laws
after paragraph (b.), insert a new paragraph (c.) regarding Temporary
Patches as follows:
(c.) If any Street Opening Work, including but not limited to any trench
that runs parallel to the roadway, that exceeds 30 feet in length cannot be
fully completed with a Permanent Patch or curb-to-curb cold planing and
paving before December 1st of that year because of scheduling or any other
reason, including but not limited to a determination by the Awarding
Authority or Awarding Authority Representative, then the Applicant/Permit
Holder shall cause a Winter Preparation Patch, as defined by this ByLaw, to
be completed on such Street Opening Work prior to December 1st of that
year. Any failure to so complete such Permanent Patch before December 1st
of that year shall be a Default.
            If said Winter Preparation Patch remains in good condition, and
            curb-to-curb cold planing and paving is not required as part of
            the project as determined by the Awarding Authority
            Representative, then the Applicant or Contractor may request
            the Awarding Authority Representative in writing that the
            Winter Patch be inspected and approved as the Permanent Patch
            and for a refund of the Refundable Deposit for the Street
            Opening Work. If the Street Opening Work does not pass
            Permanent Patch inspection, which the Awarding Authority
            Representative may inspect and may determine in such
            Awarding Authority Representative’s sole discretion, then the
            Permit Holder/Applicant must cause a Permanent Patch to be
            installed pursuant to Subsection 11 of this By-Law. If the
            Awarding Authority Representative, in the Awarding Authority
            Representative’s sole discretion, determines that the Street
            Opening Work passes the Awarding Authority Representative’s
            inspection of the Permanent Patch, then the Permit
            Holder/Applicant or Contractor may submit to the Awarding
            Authority Representative a written request for the return of the
            Refundable Deposit, which may be returned to the Applicant
            on the Finance Department’s regular schedule, provided that the
            Applicant/Permit Holder and Contractor are not in Default.
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CHAPMAN STREET CURB IMPROVEMENTS
Article 20 We, the undersigned residents of the town of Canton, request
that town meeting raise and appropriate necessary funding for the upgrade of
the sidewalk curbing located on Chapman Street, beginning at the
intersection with Washington Street, running to, at, or before the intersection
with Beaumont Street. Such curb safety improvements shall be done in
accordance with curbing improvement specifications as determined by and
subject to the approval of the Department of Public Works.
Bruce Beckham and 13 others


RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION
COMMITTEE
Article 21 To see if the Town will vote to adopt and approve the
recommendations of the Community Preservation Committee for Fiscal
Year 2015 and to see if the Town will vote to implement such
recommendations by appropriating a sum or sums of money from the
Community Preservation Fund established pursuant to Chapter 44B of the
General Laws and by authorizing the Board of Selectmen with the approval
of the Community Preservation Committee to acquire by purchase, gift or
eminent domain such real property interests in the name of the Town, or
enforceable by the Town, including real property interests in the form of
permanent affordable housing restrictions and historical preservation
restrictions that will meet the requirements of Chapter 184 of the General
Laws as may be necessary or proper to carry out the foregoing, or to take
any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen for the Community Preservation Committee


ESTABLISH A CANTON HOUSING TRUST FUND
Article 22 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 55C, to amend Article
XVI of the General By-laws by adding a new Section 24 as follows to
establish a trust to be known as the Canton Housing Trust Fund, whose
purpose shall be to provide for the creation and preservation of affordable
housing in the Town of Canton for the benefit of low and moderate income
households; or to take any action related thereto.

SECTION 24 AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST


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SUBSECTION 1. (a) There shall be in the Town of Canton a Canton
Housing Trust Fund, (hereinafter referred to as “the trust”). The purpose of
the trust is to provide for the creation and preservation of affordable housing
in the Town of Canton for low- and moderate-income households.

(b) There shall be a board of trustees which shall be composed of five (5)
trustees.

(c) The trustees shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen and shall
include members as so designated by the following:

One member designated by the Board of Selectmen
One member designated by the Housing Authority
One member designated by the Planning Board
One member designated by the Economic Development Commission
One member designated by the from Canton Community Preservation
Committee

Said members of the trust are designated as public agents for purposes of the
constitution of the Commonwealth. The initial terms of the trustees shall be
staggered as one (1) or two (2) year terms. All terms thereafter shall be for
two (2) years.

SUBSECTION 2. (a) The powers of the board of trustees shall include the
following:

(1) to accept and receive real property, personal property or money, by gift,
grant, contribution, devise or transfer from any person, firm, corporation or
other public or private entity, including but not limited to money, grants of
funds or other property tendered to the trust in connection with the
provisions of the Canton Zoning By-Law or other by-law, or any general or
special law or any other source, or money from the Community Preservation
Fund pursuant to G.L. Chapter 44B.

(2) to accept and receive municipal, school or other public property, subject
to Section 15A of the General Laws and other applicable law;

(3) to purchase and retain real or personal property for the purposes of the
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income or no income, and to hold all or part of the trust property uninvested
for such purposes and for such time as the board may deem appropriate;

(4) to manage or improve real property;

(5) to sell, lease, exchange, transfer or convey any real property for such
consideration and on such terms as to credit or otherwise, and to make such
contracts and enter into such undertakings relative to trust property as the
board deems advisable, notwithstanding the length of any such lease or
contract;

(6) to execute, acknowledge and deliver deeds, assignments, transfers,
pledges, leases, covenants, contracts, promissory notes, releases and other
instruments sealed or unsealed, necessary, proper or incident to any
transaction in which the board engages for the accomplishment of the
purposes of the trust;

(7) to employ and pay reasonable compensation to advisors and agents, such
as accountants, appraisers and lawyers as the board deems necessary;

(8) to apportion receipts and charges between income and principal as the
board deems advisable, to amortize premiums and establish sinking funds
for such purpose, and to create reserves for depreciation, depletion or
otherwise;

(9) to carry property for accounting purposes at other than acquisition date
values;

(10) to borrow money on such terms and conditions and from such sources
as the trustees deem advisable, and to mortgage and pledge trust assets as
collateral, subject to review by the Town Finance Director and approval by a
majority vote by the Board of Selectmen; provided that any debt issued by
the trust shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the Town of
Canton or a pledge of the faith and credit of the Town, but shall be payable
solely from the revenues, funds and/or assets of the trust; provided further
that any debt instrument executed by the trust shall contain on the face
thereof a statement to the effect that the Town of Canton is not obligated to
pay the same or the interest thereon except from revenues, funds and/or
assets of the trust and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of
the Town of Canton is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the

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interest on such debt; and the issuance of debt by the trust shall not directly
or indirectly or contingently obligate the Town of Canton to levy or to
pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor or to make any appropriation
for their payment;

(11) to make distributions or divisions of principal in kind;

(12) to comprise, attribute, defend, enforce, release, settle or otherwise
adjust claims in favor or against the trust, including claims for taxes, and to
accept any property, either in total or partial satisfaction of any indebtedness
or other obligation, and subject to the provisions of any vote by Town
Meeting, to continue to hold the same for such period of time as the board
may deem appropriate;

(13) to extend the time for payment of any obligation to the trust;

(14) to provide grants or loans to assist low- or moderate-income households
to purchase or rehabilitate a dwelling unit in the Town of Canton; and

(15) to convey, through sale, lease or transfer, real property purchased under
this act, to any for-profit or non-profit developer or any public agency to
provide low- or moderate-income housing, subject to an affordable housing
restriction under Sections 31-33 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws or
otherwise.

SUBSECTION 3 Each year the trust shall provide to Annual Town Meeting
a transparent and detailed financial report on the year’s activities, as well as
a cumulative report on all the activities of the trust since inception, reflecting
how the trust has used its funds. The report shall include, but not be limited
to:
(a) sources of funds,
(b) a description of projects undertaken and the status of those projects,
(c) a schedule of all amounts spent, including for preservation of affordable
housing, for creation of affordable housing, for grants or loans to other
entities for preservation or creation of affordable housing, for administrative
support, and for any other purposes permitted under this by-law, and
(d) a prospective view of the trust’s expected operations for the next year, to
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In addition, the trust shall provide a narrative report of proposed activities to
the Board of Selectmen and the Advisory Committee in the fall of each year.

SUBSECTION 4 Expenditures for the acquisition or disposition of real
property shall be subject to approval by a majority vote of the Board of
Selectmen.

SUBSECTION 5. (a) As a means of providing available assets for the trust,
all moneys received by the Town through the following means shall be paid
directly into the trust and need not be appropriated or accepted and approved
into the trust:

(1) cash payments made by developers to the Town for purposes of creating
or preserving affordable housing, under any development agreements or
development approvals pursuant to the Canton Zoning By-Law; and

(2) gifts, grants, donations, contributions or other cash payments to the trust
for the purpose of providing low- or moderate-income housing.

(b) General revenues appropriated into the trust become trust property, and
to be expended these funds need not be further appropriated.

(c) All moneys remaining in the trust at the end of any fiscal year, whether
or not expended by the board of trustees within one year of the date they
were appropriated into the trust, shall remain trust property.

(d) The trust is exempt from Chapters 59 and 62 of the General Laws, and
from any other provisions concerning payment of taxes based upon or
measured by property or income imposed by the commonwealth or any
political subdivision thereof.

(e) The books and records of the trust shall be reviewed annually by an
independent auditor in accordance with accepted accounting practices.

SUBSECTION 6. As used in this act, the term “low or moderate income
housing” shall mean “low income housing” or “moderate income housing”
as defined in Section 2 of Chapter 44B of the General Laws.




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SUBSECTION 7. The Town Treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund.
Any income or proceeds received from the investment of funds shall be
credited to and become part of the fund.

SUBSECTION 8. (a) The trust is a public body for purposes of Sections 18-
25 of Chapter 30A of the General Laws.

(b) The trust is a board of the Town for purposes of G.L. Chapter 30B and
Section 15A of Chapter 40; but agreements and conveyances between the
trust and agencies, boards, commissions, authorities, department and public
instrumentalities of the Town shall be exempt from G.L. Chapter 30B.

(c) The trust is a public employer and the members of the board are public
employees for purposes of G.L. Chapter 258.

(d) The trust shall be deemed a municipal agency and trustees as special
municipal employees for purposes of G.L. Chapter 268A.
Planning Board


HOME RULE PETITION – TO ALLOW CANTON TO HOLD
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE
FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER
Article 23 To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen
to file a petition with the General Court for special legislation allowing
Canton to hold annual municipal elections on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November.
Bruce Rohr and 23 others


TRANSFER OF A PORTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
STABILIZATION FUND TO SUPPLEMENT SPECIAL EDUCATION
BUDGET DEFICIT
Article 24 To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer
from available funds such as the School Special Education Stabilization
Fund, or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute a sum of money for use
by the School Committee to partially offset the special education deficit in
the school department FY 14 operating budget, or to take any other action
related thereto.
Board of Selectmen for the School Committee

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APPROVE DEBT AUTHORIZATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO
SHEPARD POND DAM
Article 25 To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer
from available funds or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute the sum of
Three Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($335,000) to supplement a
grant received ($665,000) to be spent by the Board of Selectmen for
reconstruction or repair of Shepard Pond Dam or to take any other action
related thereto.
Board of Selectmen for the Department of Public Works


TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN – 130 ROYALL STREET
Article 26 To request the Town to vote to: (a) designate as an Economic
Opportunity Area, pursuant to MGL chapter 23A, Sections 3A through 3H,
for an extended term of an additional ten years, the land at 130 Royall Street,
Canton, MA containing approximately 11.2 acres, shown on Assessor Map
69, Lot 29; and (b) designate said Economic Opportunity Area as a Tax
Increment Financing Zone (“TIF Zone”) and adopt, for the purpose of
protecting and growing the tax base and job base of Canton, a Tax Increment
Financing Plan entitled “Dunkin’ Brands Headquarters Plan” dated April 25,
2005, as amended (“TIF Plan”), on file with the Board of Selectmen and
Town Clerk, or to take any other action related thereto.
To request the Town to vote to: (a) approve the form of ten-year extension
to the Tax Increment Financing Agreement between Dunkin’ Brands and the
Town of Canton on file with the Board of Selectmen (“TIF Extension”); (b)
to authorize the Board of Selectmen to execute the TIF Extension, and any
documents relating thereto, and to take such other actions as are necessary or
appropriate to implement those documents; and (c) authorize the Board of
Selectmen to approve and certify proposed projects as provided in the TIF
Plan and to apply to the Economic Assistance Coordinating Council of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts under the Economic Development
Incentive Program for approval and designation of the Economic
Opportunity Area, TIF Zone, TIF Plan, and the Dunkin’ Brands certified
project, and take such other and further action as may be necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes of this article; or take any other action
related thereto.
Board of Selectmen for Economic Development Committee
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AMEND ADDITIONAL 43D PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT SITE
Article 27 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of c.43D,
Sections 1 through 16, of the General Laws and to designate the following
parcel of land as a "Priority Development Site" in the Town of Canton for
expedited municipal permitting within the meaning of G.L. Chapter 43D,
and to approve the filing of an application with the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Interagency Permitting Board for designation of such parcel
as a Priority Development Site:
20 Dan Road, known as Canton Assessor’s Map 76, Lot 16
and that the Board of Selectmen be hereby authorized to implement the
following within 120 days of the acceptance of Chapter 43D with respect to
the above mentioned Priority Development Site, or to take any other action
related thereto:
(a) appoint a single point of contact to serve as the primary municipal liaison
for all issues relating to Chapter 43D in connection with said Priority
Development Site;
(b) amend rules and regulations, with the assistance of various permitting
boards, on permit issuance to conform with Chapter 43D with respect to the
foregoing Priority Development Site;
(c) along with the Town's permitting boards, collect and ensure the
availability of all governing statutes, local bylaws, regulations, procedures
and protocols pertaining to each permit;
(d) establish a procedure whereby the Board of Selectmen shall determine all
permits, reviews and pre-development review required for a Priority
Development Site project, all required scoping sessions, public comment
periods and public hearings and all additional specific applications and
supplemental information required for review, including when applicable,
the identification of potential conflicts of jurisdiction or substantive
standards with abutting municipalities and a procedure for notifying the
applicant; and
(e) establish a procedure, following notification of the required submissions
for review as set forth in clause (d) above, for determining if all the
materials required for the review of the Priority Development project have
been completed.
Board of Selectmen for Economic Development Committee

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ACCEPT GENERAL OR SESSION LAWS ENACTED BY THE
GENERAL COURT
Article 28 To see if the town will vote to accept any general or session
laws enacted by the General Court for the benefit of cities or towns or of
benefit to the Town of Canton, or to take any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR THE ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY
COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
Article 29 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds the sum of
Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000) to be expended by the Canton
Recreation Director for the purpose of funding the annual July 4th
community celebration in 2014, or to take any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen for the Canton Recreation Commission


INSURANCE PROCEEDS
Article 30 To see whether the Town will vote to appropriate all sums over
$20,000 recovered under the terms of any insurance policy and any other
insurance proceeds paid to the Town in connection with any losses suffered
by the Town, or to take any other action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


VOTE TO RESCIND UNUSED BORROWING AUTHORIZATIONS
Article 31 To see if the town will vote to rescind unused borrowing
authorizations previously voted by the Town, or to take any other action
related thereto.
Board of Selectmen


INCREASE STABILIZATION FUND
Article 32 To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and
appropriate or transfer from any available funds or borrow pursuant to any
applicable statute, in order to increase any Stabilization Fund of the Town


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established pursuant to MGL Chapter 40, section 5B, or to take any other
action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen for the Finance Director


APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO MEET EXPENSES FOR NEXT FISCAL
YEAR (FY15)
Article 33 To see what sums of money the town will vote to raise and
appropriate, transfer from any available funds or borrow pursuant to any
applicable statute to meet the expenses of the next fiscal year for the various
Town Boards, Committees, Departments and Agencies, or to take any other
action related thereto.
Board of Selectmen




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And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies
at the Post Office and at not less than six other public places at least sixty
days before the day the said meeting is held.


      Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings
thereon to the Town Clerk before the day the said meeting is held.




      Given under our hands and seals this (11th) day of February in the
year two thousand and fourteen.



Board of Selectmen,
Town of Canton

______________________                ____________________________
Gerald A. Salvatori, Jr., Chair      Avril T. Elkort, Vice-Chair

______________________                 ____________________________
Robert E. Burr, Jr., Clerk            John J. Connolly, Member

                      ____________________________
                      Victor D. Del Vecchio, Member




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CONSTABLES RETURN OF SERVICE


Norfolk, ss


Pursuant to the within Warrant to me directed, I have notified and warned
the inhabitants of the Town of Canton to meet at the time and places
mentioned in the said warrant and for the purposes as stated in the said
Warrant by posting up attested copies of the same at the Post Office and at
six other public places in the town sixty days, or more, before the day set in
the said warrant.


Date on which the said notices were posted


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    ______________________________________________________
                                  Constable


Received and filed in the Office of the Town Clerk on


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    ______________________________________________________
                         Tracy Kenney, Town Clerk


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