Amendment #700 to H4200

Outdoor Advertising

Representatives Hunt of Boston and Collins of Boston move to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

SECTION X. Section 29 of chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 2 sentences:- For the purposes of this section, a public park or reservation shall include a parkway under the jurisdiction of the department of conservation and recreation. Such rules and regulations shall require that said billboards, signs, and other advertising devices: (i) shall not be located within 500 feet of a public park or reservation without local approval; (ii) shall not obstruct the view of any location listed on the national register of historic places without local approval; (iii) shall be restricted on particular premises as necessary to promote the protection of open space;

SECTION X. Paragraph (n) of Section 3 of chapter 161A of the General Laws, as appearing 707 in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “authority”, in line 708   112, the following words:- ; provided, that outdoor advertisements shall be subject to local zoning and approval.