[Amended 5-1-2021 ATM by Art. 17]
A. No building construction, moving or material alteration
costing more than $500 shall be made to any building or structure
without a permit from the Select Board or Building Inspector. No such
permit shall be issued until the Board of Health shall have certified,
in writing, that all health regulations have been fully complied with
and the Planning Board shall have likewise certified that it conforms
to any pertinent provisions of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations. Notice of all building permits granted by the Select Board
or Building Inspector shall be promptly transmitted to the Board of
Assessors.
B. The applicant shall submit plans and specifications
of such work or buildings for examination and approval. A plan of
the lot on which any proposed building is to be erected, listing the
abutters' names, is to be filed with the application. The location
of the structure is to be drawn on the lot. All drawings are to be
submitted in duplicate, and one copy is to remain on file, the other
copy to be stamped with the Select Board's or Building Inspector's
seal of approval. If the Select Board or Building Inspector are of
the opinion that the requirements of this chapter have been complied
with, they shall thereupon issue said stamped permits to the applicants.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
C. The permit signed by the Select Board or Building
Inspector and the Board of Assessors shall be posted in public view.
No basement of a building under construction
shall be occupied for residential purposes for a period of more than
two years without approval of the Board of Health.
Permits will not be granted for the construction
or alteration of any structure that will cause a change in existing
grades and contours which interfere with drainage of water to or from
the public highways unless provision is made at the owner's expense
for the proper disposal of such water by gutters, ditches, pipes or
other necessary drainage structures. The owner will be required to
grant the town any necessary drainage easements.
[Amended 5-1-2021 ATM by Art. 17]
No person may build or construct any connection
between any private driveway in the Town of Westminster and any public
town road in the Town of Westminster without first obtaining a permit
from the Select Board or Building Inspector.
[Amended ATM 5-1-2010 by Art. 33; 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
Camping trailers, utility trailers, horse trailers,
boats or pickup campers used by the resident for his own use may be
stored on a residential lot. No such trailers, campers or boats may
be used for a dwelling on a residential lot. The Select Board may
issue, consistent with the Zoning Bylaw, temporary permits for residential uses of a camper or
trailer, if the user is in the process of building a house.
[Added ATM 5-7-2011 by Art. 37]
A. Purpose: In order to ensure the safe handling of electricity, owners
of buildings with alternative energy installations shall be responsible
for providing notification of alternative electrical sources on any
type of structure supplying electricity from a power company.
B. Label requirements: Owners of buildings with alternative energy installations
shall label all disconnects and main electrical panels with an approved
decal provided by the Westminster Fire Department. Alternative electrical
sources shall include, but are not limited to, solar panels, wind
power, backup generators and any new technology that would produce
power other than power supplied by an electrical company.
C. Type of labels and location: Decal(s) supplied by the Westminster
Fire Department shall be placed in a readily visible location on the
meter socket on the outside of a building and inside on the main electrical
panel door.
D. New installations: Labels shall be installed prior to the issuance
of a certificate of completion.
E. Existing locations: The Westminster Fire Department shall issue decals
to owners of buildings with existing alternative energy sources as
these buildings become known to Fire Department personnel.