City of Fitchburg, MA
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2022-12-20
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The Code
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 157 Streets and Sidewalks
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Article I Actions by Commissioner of Public Works
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter and Related Laws
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration
- Ch 7 Building Construction Administration
- Ch 9 Capital Improvement Commission
- Ch 11 Cemetery Administration
- Ch 14 City Property, Sale of
- Ch 18 Equipment, Use of
- Ch 21 Finances
- Ch 23 Fire Department
- Ch 29 Library Trustees
- Ch 35 Personnel Policies
- Ch 40 Police Department
- Ch 42 Wage Theft and Responsible Employers
- Ch 44 Salaries
- Ch 45 Seal
- Ch 47 Ward Boundaries
- Ch 49 Weights and Measures, Inspector of/Sanitary Inspector
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 56 Alcoholic Beverages and Marijuana
- Ch 68 Biotechnology, Regulation of
- Ch 72 Building Construction
- Ch 73 Excavations
- Ch 79 Condominium Conversion
- Ch 84 Dogs
- Ch 89 Electricity and Wires
- Ch 92 Farming
- Ch 94 Fees
- Ch 111 Health
- Ch 112 Recycling and Solid Waste
- Ch 116 Junk Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 120 Licenses
- Ch 128 Litter and Handbills
- Ch 130 Pawnbrokers; Dealers in Metal
- Ch 132 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 134 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 136 Plumbing
- Ch 137 Vacant Property Registration
- Ch 138 Property Maintenance
- Ch 139 Noncriminal Disposition of Violations and Municipal Fine Procedures
- Ch 140 Security Alarms
- Ch 147 Sewers
- Ch 148 Sex Offenders
- Ch 149 Signs
- Ch 154 Stormwater Management
- Ch 157 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 157 Art I Actions by Commissioner of Public Works
- § 157-1 Placement of signs and guideposts.
- § 157-2 Betterment assessments.
- § 157-3 Construction of sidewalks.
- Ch 161 Taxation
- Ch 162 Taxicabs
- Ch 164 Tobacco Products, Sale of
- Ch 169 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 170 Vehicles, Impoundment of
- Ch 172 Vehicles, Wrecked and Abandoned
- Ch 177 Water
- Ch 178 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 181 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A184 General Laws and Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted as § 2-118 of the 1965 Code]
[Amended 6-3-2014 by Ord. No. 100-2014]
The Commissioner of Public Works shall place
suitable street signs on each street at convenient distances apart
and shall erect at all intersections of private ways a sign cautioning
the public against entering upon such ways. He or she shall erect
and maintain suitable guideposts and shall cause permanent bounds,
measurements or landmarks to be erected at the termini and angles
of all streets and ways located, altered or widened in accordance
with the plan as City Engineer.
[Amended 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 359-00]
Whenever a street is constructed, no betterment
assessment shall result therefrom.
[Amended 10-19-1971 by Ord. No. 880-71; 4-20-1999 by Ord. No. 113-99]
A.
Whenever the City, or any department thereof, undertakes
to repair or reconstruct any sidewalk, the City shall not assess any
betterment to any person benefiting by the repair or reconstruction.
B.
If a petition is filed with the Council for the construction of a new sidewalk, and the petition is supported by a substantial number of abutters to the proposed sidewalk as determined by the Council, the Council may provide for the assessment of a reasonable amount, not exceeding one-half the cost of the construction, upon the abutting estates. The Council shall not assess any cost or betterment unless the Council first conducts a public hearing as provided in § 157-9.
