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Town of Salisbury, MA
Essex County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting of the Town of Salisbury 11-25-1961 by Art. 1; amended in its entirety 10-24-2016 ATM by Art. 10. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Boat storage — See Ch. 34.
Building construction — See Ch. 49.
Earth filling — See Ch. 77.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 86.
Junkyards and junk dealers — See Ch. 118.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 170.
The Town Manager shall appoint a Building Inspector who shall carry out all duties prescribed by law.
A. 
The Building Inspector shall examine all buildings at the request of the Town Manager to determine if they are uninhabited and a fire hazard. He shall make his report in writing to the Town Manager as to the facts and conditions that he finds.
B. 
(Reserved)
C. 
No person shall maintain on his premises any building or buildings which are uninhabited or which have been determined by the Building Inspector to be fire hazard and detrimental to the public health, safety and good.
If after the report of the Building Inspector it is determined that any conditions exist in accordance with the spirit of this bylaw which would constitute a threat and danger to the public health, safety and good, the Building Inspector shall cause a notice to be posted on the premises and a notice to be sent to the address of the owner of the said premises, as appearing on the books of the Assessors of the Town of Salisbury, requesting that said person fulfill the requirements as set forth by this bylaw pertaining to said premises.
If within 48 hours after the posting, mailing and receipt of said notice no action is taken by the owner, tenant or occupant of said premises to fulfill the requirements as set forth by the Building Inspector, the said owner, tenant or occupant shall forfeit a fine of $50 for each violation thereof.
The enforcement of this bylaw shall be by the Building Inspector.