[Adopted STM 11-12-1974 by Art. 2 as Art. X of the 1975 Bylaws]
No person shall deposit any ice or snow on any
public way in the town.
A.Â
No person, including employees of the town, except
the Highway Department or the Water Department, may make an excavation,
break or dig up the ground, dig a trench, lay a pipe or in any way
disturb the earth or materials thereon in or along or under any sidewalk,
street and/or public way of the town without a permit, except in case
of emergency.
B.Â
Request for permit.
(1)Â
The request for said permit shall be filed with the
Select Board on a form prepared for the purpose and in triplicate.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
(2)Â
The request shall specify the place of the proposed
excavation, the time when the excavation will be made, the length
of time necessary to make the excavation and the barriers and lighting
necessary for the protection of the public during the period of excavation.
The conditions of the permit shall include dates for beginning and
expiration of actual work and a terminal date for expiration of the
maintenance.
(3)Â
Any request for such a permit shall include an agreement,
in writing, to restore the place of excavation to its original condition,
at the expense of the applicant. The Select Board may require a bond
or policeman or other security for the performance of such agreement.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
Whenever the Highway Superintendent is about
to construct or repair any street or way, he shall before beginning
the work, give reasonable notice of such intention to other departments
and corporations affected thereby and to all abutting owners. After
such notice has been given, no department, corporation or person shall
for a space of one (1) year break up or disturb the surface of said
street or way within the area so constructed and repaired, except
in the case of reasonable necessity.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
Any person moving a building, structure or anything liable to obstruct passage along the highway must apply for a permit to the Select Board, in the same manner as provided in § 173-2 above, and no permit shall be granted by the Select Board if said operation is likely to cause destruction or serious injury to any trees within the highway limits or belonging to an abutter without the written consent of the abutter.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
A.Â
No person shall park or leave unattended any motor
vehicle on any public way during the months of November 15 through
April 15 inclusive between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise or at such other
times as may interfere with the removal of snow.
B.Â
For the purpose of removing or plowing snow or removing
ice from any public way in the town, the Highway Superintendent may
remove or cause to be removed to some convenient place or public garage
any vehicle parked in such a manner as to interfere with such work
referred to in the preceding subsection, the cost of such removal
and the storage charges, if any, to be borne by the owner.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
The Select Board shall, from time to time, as
they may deem necessary, make such regulations and rules for parking
vehicles and for traffic as they may deem essential for the public
safety and convenience.
No person shall travel upon any public way in
any vehicle or equipment having wheels, treads or runners which cause
unusual damage to the roads.
No person shall remove, extinguish, injure or
destroy any streetlight or any light placed to warn the public against
an obstruction or defect in any public street or way without authorization
from those having charge thereof.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
No person shall obstruct or erect any barrier
to prohibit the free and convenient use for travel of any public way
or sidewalk without a written permit therefor from the Select Board.
No person shall knowingly permit any water or
other liquid substance to run or be discharged from any building,
septic system or well owned by him or under his control onto or across
any sidewalk or street in the town which would endanger the public
health and/or safety.
No person shall allow any gate or door belonging
to the premises under his legal control and adjoining any public way
to swing on, over or into said public way.
No person shall place or cause to be placed
any wood, lumber, coal, box, crate, barrel, wastepaper, refuse or
other obstruction upon any public way or sidewalk nor allow it to
remain after being notified by a police officer to remove the same.
No person shall sweep rubbish onto any sidewalk or street in the town.
Rubbish placed in containers for the sole purpose of collection will
be allowed.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
No person shall coast or slide down, across
or over any street or highway upon any hand-sled, board or otherwise,
except at such places and under such restrictions as the Select Board
shall designate and require.
In order to preserve and promote the safety
of the public, any fence, hedge, shrub or other growth or enclosure
wall on a corner lot obstructing the view of motorists and situated
within 15 feet of a public street or sideline thereof shall not be
permitted by the owner or occupant of the premises to exceed the height
of three feet above road grade; and any and all trees within said
fifteen-foot area (shade trees to be subject to the provisions of
MGL C. 87, § 3) shall have limbs trimmed to the height of
six feet above road grade.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
No person shall, in any street or way, throw
stones, snowballs, sticks or other missiles, nor play ball or kick
a football, nor play any of games which interferes with the free,
safe and convenient use of said street or way by any person traveling
or passing along on the same, except in areas designated by the Select
Board.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
No person shall distribute, display, place or
cause to be distributed, displayed or placed any posters, including
political posters, handbills, placards, signs, notices or similar
material in or upon any sidewalk, site, public building or other public
property in the town without first obtaining a permit from the Select
Board or from the Chief of Police acting under authority delegated
by the Select Board.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
All alleys, lanes, courts, public squares and public places,
including sidewalks and gutters, unless the contrary is expressed
or the construction will be inconsistent with the manifest intent
of this article.
