The owner of any parcel of land, vacant or otherwise, shall
be responsible for maintaining such parcel of land in a clean and
sanitary condition and free from garbage, rubbish or other refuse.
The owner of such parcel of land shall correct any condition caused
by or on such parcel or its appurtenance which affects the health
or safety or well being of the occupants of any dwelling or of the
general public.
The occupant of any dwelling unit shall be responsible for maintaining
that part of the dwelling which he/she exclusively occupies or controls
in a clean and sanitary condition and free of garbage, rubbish, other
filth or causes of sickness.
Household refuse shall be stored in watertight, rodentproof
containers. Such containers shall not be stored in the front yard
of any dwelling.
No person shall remove or transport garbage, offal, septage
or other offensive substances through the streets of Fairhaven without
first obtaining a permit from the Board of Health. All such permits
shall expire at the end of the calendar year in which they are issued
and may be revoked by the Board at any time for cause. All vehicles
used to transport offensive materials shall be maintained in a clean
and sanitary condition and shall be operated in a manner which prevents
the leakage or spillage of offensive materials or odors. Such vehicles
shall be subject to periodic inspection by the Board of Health or
its agent.
Sanitary sewage, gray water, the effluent from any sewage or
waste treatment plant or other polluting water shall not be discharged
into or allowed to flow by means of pipes, drains, etc., into any
lake, pond, stream, tidal water, watercourse or open or covered drain
tributary thereto, unless approved by the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection (or any other state agency) and the Board
of Health.
The Board of Health shall order the owner or occupant of any
private premises at his/her own expense to remove any nuisance, source
of filth or cause of sickness found thereon within 24 hours or within
such other time as is considered reasonable after notice. If the owner
or occupant fails to comply with such order, the Board may cause the
nuisance, source of filth or cause of sickness to be removed, and
all expenses incurred thereby shall constitute a debt due the town
upon completion of the removal and the rendering of an account therefor
to the owner, his/her authorized agent or the occupant and shall be
recoverable from such owner or occupant in an action of contract.