All commercial and industrial solid waste dumpsters within the Town
of Franklin shall be approved for public health and sanitary purposes by the
Board of Health members, or its agent, for location, construction, proper
closures and screening.
Open top dumpsters shall be enclosed with a fence composed of wood,
lattice, fine mesh fencing or other suitable material as determined by the
Board of Health, with a minimum height of three feet above the top of the
container. Dumpsters with attached lid tops will not require enclosures and
shall be tightly closed or secured at all times. Rubbish or debris, bagged
or otherwise on the ground, shall not be allowed.
Dumpsters located within the Town of Franklin for construction purposes
for a period not to exceed six months shall not be affected by this chapter,
provided that the overflow is not spilled in the area of the site.
Penalties for violation of this chapter shall be in accordance with
MGL c. 111, §§ 187 and 188, or any other penalty clauses adopted
by this Board.