[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Melrose as Rev. Ords. 1976, §§ 9-10 to 9-12 (Rev. Ords.
1989, §§ 8-36 to 8-38). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Water and sewers — See Ch. 228.
A.
No cesspool or septic tank with tile field shall hereafter be constructed
or maintained in the City unless it shall conform to the following
requirements:
(1)
Where the ground is suitable, leaching cesspools shall be built and
maintained. Such cesspools shall be built of concrete within three
feet from the top, tightly covered and made flyproof. In certain instances
septic tanks with tile fields may be used.
(2)
Where the ground is not suitable for a leaching cesspool or septic
tank, a watertight cesspool may be constructed and maintained if tightly
covered and made flyproof.
B.
The kind and size of cesspool or septic tank with tile field shall
be determined by the Board of Health and shall depend upon the soil
foundation, land area and amount of sewage or drainage to be emptied
into such cesspool or septic tank. No cesspool or septic tank shall
be covered or used until inspected and approved by an agent or inspector
of the Board of Health.
Vaults, privies or cesspools hereafter discontinued shall, within
10 days of such discontinuance, be thoroughly cleaned and filled with
earth or other suitable material.
A.
Every building used as a dwelling or in which persons are employed
shall be separately and independently connected with the public sewer
by a sufficient drain or, if no public sewer is provided, with a proper
and sufficient cesspool, and the cesspool and drainpipe shall be acceptable
in construction and location to the Board of Health. Several buildings
may have a common sewer connection if such connection is approved
by the Board of Health and the City Engineer.
[Amended 5-21-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-158]
B.
No substance which will tend to clog the pipes, produce an explosive
mixture or destroy the pipes or their joints shall be allowed to enter
any house drainage system.
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State law reference — Board of
health authorized to require connection with common sewer, MGL c.
83, § 11.
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