[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Wayland 5-3-1990 by Art. 19 (Art. 29 of the 1973 Bylaws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 158.
No utility shall install or construct, except by way of replacement or upgrading of existing facilities, any poles and overhead wires and associated overhead structures upon, along or across any public way within the parts of the town listed in § 177-2 herein. Any poles and overhead wires and associated overhead structures installed or constructed in violation of this chapter shall be immediately removed by the utility responsible therefor.
This chapter applies to the following parts of town:
A. 
Any new way within a new subdivision approved by the Planning Board.
B. 
Any way in which the wires and utility facilities are underground as of the effective date of this chapter.
A. 
Any person who installs or constructs any poles and overhead wires and associated overhead structures which are in violation of §§ 177-1 and 177-2 herein shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000.
B. 
Any person who fails to remove immediately any poles and overhead wires and associated overhead structures which are in violation of §§ 177-1 and 177-2 herein shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for each consecutive fifteen-day period during which the failure continues.
This article implements MGL c. 166, § 22C and associated sections and shall be construed in a manner consistent with these sections and with the definitions in MGL c. 166, § 22A.