Town of Fairhaven, MA
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2022-06-18
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Division 1: Bylaws
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 110 Excavations and Wells
- Division 1: Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Finances
- Ch 3 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 6 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 8 Conservation Commission
- Ch 12 Constables
- Ch 16 Council on Aging
- Ch 22 Data Processing Center
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Finance Committee
- Ch 37 Finance, Department of
- Ch 40 Capital Planning Committee
- Ch 50 Meetings
- Ch 56 Officers and Employees
- Ch 61 Personnel
- Ch 65 Planning Board
- Ch 73 Tax Abatement Agreements
- Ch 74 Tax Titles
- Ch 76 Tree Warden
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 82 Alarms
- Ch 83 Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs
- Ch 87 Animals
- Ch 93 Building Construction
- Ch 97 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 103 Demolition Delay
- Ch 106 Entertainment
- Ch 110 Excavations and Wells
- § 110-1 Erection of barriers; penalty.
- § 110-2 Covering or filling of wells; penalty.
- Ch 113 Explosives and Inflammable Materials
- Ch 119 Fees
- Ch 122 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 125 Garages, Service Stations and Unregistered Motor Vehicles
- Ch 132 Harbor Pollution Control
- Ch 141 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 145 Waterways
- Ch 150 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 155 Right to Farm
- Ch 158 Sewers
- Ch 164 Solid Waste
- Ch 169 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 171 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 176 Underground Storage Tanks
- Ch 177 (Reserved)
- Ch 182 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 187 Water
- Ch 190 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 192 Wetlands
- Ch 194 Stormwater Management
- Ch 198 Zoning
- Division 2: Board of Selectmen
- Ch 204 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 206 Animals
- Ch 207 Council on Aging
- Ch 208 Houseboats
- Ch 212 Marine Resources Committee
- Ch 218 Shellfish Regulations
- Ch 220 Special Municipal Employees
- Ch 225 Union Wharf
- Division 3: Planning Board
- Ch 306 Fees
- Ch 316 Procedural Rules
- Ch 322 Subdivision of Land
- Division 4: Board of Health
- Ch 401 General Provisions
- Ch 405 Animals
- Ch 412 Dairy Products
- Ch 416 Disease Control
- Ch 422 Fees
- Ch 426 Food Service Establishments
- Ch 432 Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
- Ch 437 Landfill
- Ch 442 Massage Parlors and Baths
- Ch 448 Nuisances
- Ch 454 Places of Assembly
- Ch 461 Rodents
- Ch 466 Sanitation
- Ch 471 Solid Waste
- Ch 475 Swimming Pools
- Ch 479 Tobacco Control
- Ch 483 Water
- Ch 487 Wells
- Ch 491 West Island Sewer Enterprise Zone
- Division 5: Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 493 Comprehensive Permits, Rules and Regulations Governing
- Division 6: Conservation Commission
- Ch 495 Wetlands Rules and Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A501 Acceptances of General Laws
- Ch A502 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Fairhaven 3-21-1959 by Art. 64 (Ch. XV of the 1934 Bylaws). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Wells — See Ch. 487.
A.
Any person excavating land or any person in charge
of such excavation and any owner of land which has been excavated
shall erect barriers or take other suitable measures within two days
after such person has been notified, in writing, by the Building Commissioner
or the Select Board that in his, her or their opinion such excavation
constitutes a hazard to public safety.
[Amended 6-14-2021 ATM by Art. 46]
B.
Whoever violates any of the provision of this section
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $200 per day for every day
such person is in violation of such notice commencing with the fourth
day thereof. The Superior Court has jurisdiction in equity to compel
compliance with this section. See MGL c. 40, § 21, cl. (19),
as amended.
A.
Owners of land whereon is located an abandoned well
or a well in use shall either provide a covering for such well capable
of sustaining a weight of 300 pounds or fill same to the level of
the ground.
B.
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section
shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.
See MGL c. 40, § 21, cl. (20), as amended.
