Town of Sterling, MA
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2023-05-01
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Part I: General Bylaws
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Chapter 142 Retention/Detention Ponds/Basins
- Part I: General Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Agricultural Districts
- Ch 12 Alarms
- Ch 18 Animal Control
- Ch 29 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 34 Carriage Stands
- Ch 38 Cemeteries
- Ch 43 Committees, Commissions and Boards
- Ch 47 Construction Work
- Ch 51 Contracts and Bidding
- Ch 55 Council on Aging
- Ch 63 Earth Removal
- Ch 70 Finance Committee
- Ch 73 Fingerprinting, Civil
- Ch 81 Hazardous Materials and Waste Recovery
- Ch 86 Junk Dealers
- Ch 92 Licenses, Denial of
- Ch 101 Motor Boats
- Ch 107 Officers and Employees
- Ch 113 Parks
- Ch 117 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 128 Property Maintenance
- Ch 136 Public Works
- Ch 142 Retention/Detention Ponds/Basins
- § 142-1 Determination of necessity for enclosure.
- § 142-2 Barrier requirements.
- Ch 143 Revolving Funds
- Ch 145 Right to Farm
- Ch 150 Scenic Roads
- Ch 162 Storm Drains
- Ch 164 Stormwater Management
- Ch 166 Surplus Property
- Ch 170 Swimming Pools
- Ch 174 Tax Title Real Estate, Redemption of
- Ch 175 Tax Title Sales
- Ch 180 Town Meeting
- Ch 187 Vehicles, Removal of
- Ch 192 Ways
- Part II: Personnel Bylaw
- Ch 201 Personnel Bylaw
- Part III: Protective Bylaws
- Ch 301 Protective Bylaw
- Part IV: Planning Board Regulations
- Ch 401 Subdivision Rules and Regulations
- Ch 402 Scenic Roads, Trees and Walls
- Part V: Board of Health Regulations
- Ch 501 Private Wells
- Ch 502 Smoking in Public Places
- Ch 503 Massage and Manicure Establishments
- Ch 504 Stable Regulations
- Ch 505 Disposal Works Construction Permit
- Ch 506 Wastewater Treatment Facilities
- Ch 507 Mobile Collection Bins
- Part VI: Zoning Board of Appeals Regulations
- Ch 601 Comprehensive Permit Applications
- Ch 602 Special Permits, Variances and Administrative Appeals
- Appendix
- Ch A600 General Laws Accepted
- Ch A601 History of Chapter 32B Group Insurance
- Ch A602 Ballot Votes
- Ch A603 Special Legislation
- Ch A604 Special Acts
- Derivation Tables
- Ch DT Derivation Tables
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Sterling 6-5-1989 by Art. 51,
approved 10-5-1989; readopted 5-14-2012 ATM by Art. 19, approved 10-11-2012. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Swimming pool enclosures — See Ch. 170.
Outdoor, man-made retention/detention ponds/basins,
as may be required to be built by the Planning Board under its Subdivision
Rules and Regulations, may be required by the Building Inspector to
be protected by a fence, wall or other enclosure, or combination thereof,
of durable material if he/she determines that such is necessary for
the protection of children. Consideration will be given to the slope
and materials of construction of the banks and to the depth of the
retained water.
The barrier, if such is required, shall be constructed
so as to afford no external handholds or footholds, of materials which
rate impenetrable by toddlers, at least four feet in height so that
a toddler cannot grasp its top by jumping or reaching, and equipped
with a self-enclosing and positive self-latching closure mechanism
at a height above the reach of toddlers and provided with hardware
for permanent locking. Sufficiently wide gated access shall be provided
for maintenance purposes.
