Revere, MA Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Revere Municipal Code Ch. 12.22
- Adopted
- C.O. 24-221, October 28, 2024
- Required documents
- Death certificate and DD Form 214
- Approval steps
- VSO review, council vote, mayor signature
- Pole ownership
- City-owned, erected by DPW
- Annual upkeep
- Decorated Memorial Day with wreath, two flags
Summary
Revere commemorates deceased service members with memorial poles installed along public ways under Chapter 12.22 of the city code. The veterans service officer reviews eligibility, the city council must vote to approve each dedication, and the mayor signs off before the department of public works erects the pole at an approved location.
The city of Revere proudly honors deceased residents who served with distinction in the United States military by erecting memorial poles along public ways. It is the purpose of this policy to articulate regulations pertaining to the circumstances, character, location, and other standards under which the city of Revere will permit the dedication of memorial poles. ... Recognition through a memorial pole in the city of Revere may be granted to individuals who fulfill the following eligibility requirements: ... Deceased service members who have at least 20-years of active duty military service. E ... ligible individuals must have resided in the city of Revere upon entering their military service or lived a substantial portion of their lives in the city of Revere. Any individual to be considered must have been discharged honorably. ... All memorial poles located in the city of Revere shall be decorated annually on memorial day with a wreath and two flags of the United States of America.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
22, adopted by City Council Order 24-221 on October 28, 2024, sets the only ordinance in the Revere code governing dedication of a public commemorative monument. 030 is limited to five categories: service members killed in action; deceased service members who served in a hostile environment or were classified as prisoners of war or missing in action; deceased service members awarded combat decorations including the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Air Force Cross, Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, or Bronze Star with Valor or Purple Heart; deceased service members with at least twenty years of active duty; and any honorably discharged individual who resided in Revere upon entering service or lived a substantial portion of life in the city.
org/departments/veterans-office, with the service member's death certificate and DD Form 214, and the office may demand further proof of medals or achievements. The veterans service officer prepares a recommendation for the city council, and only after an affirmative council vote and the mayor's signature does the department of public works select a location and set an installation ceremony date. 020, and mandates that every memorial pole be decorated each Memorial Day with a wreath and two American flags.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 12.22 is a commemorative benefit program, not a prohibition, so it carries no fine schedule. An incomplete application, missing the death certificate or DD Form 214, is simply held or returned by the veterans service office pending further documentation. Once dedicated, a memorial pole is city-owned property in the public way, permanently maintained and re-decorated by the department of public works and the veterans service officer; the ordinance gives an applicant no right to relocate, alter, or remove a pole after installation.
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