City of Waltham, MA
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2023-12-26
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Part II: the General Ordinances
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Chapter 17 Sidewalks, Public Ways, Public Places, Private Ways and Parking Areas
- Introduction
- Ch PRE Preface
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance and Certificate
- Part I: Charter
- Pt I Charter
- Ch CHCT Charter Comparative Table
- Part II: the General Ordinances
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administration
- Ch 3 Animals and Fowl
- Ch 4 Cemeteries
- Ch 5 Civil Defense
- Ch 6 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 7 Garbage, Trash and Refuse
- Ch 7.5 Health
- Ch 8 Licenses, Permits and Business Regulations
- Ch 9 Memorials and Trust Funds
- Ch 10 Offenses—Miscellaneous
- Ch 11 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 12 Planning
- Ch 13 Poles, Wires and Conduits
- Ch 14 Police Department
- Ch 15 Public Library
- Ch 16 Sewers, Drains and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 17 Sidewalks, Public Ways, Public Places, Private Ways and Parking Areas
- Ch 17 Art I In General
- § 17-1 Litter.
- § 17-2 Walking on or injury to grass plots.
- § 17-3 Injury to trees, shrubs, etc.
- § 17-4 Alcohol in public places.
- § 17-5 Placards, handbills, etc.
- § 17-6 Signs.
- § 17-7 Permit for erection or maintenance of structure for sale of merchandise.
- § 17-7.1 Printed matter vending machines.
- § 17-7.2 Restaurant tables and chairs on sidewalks.
- § 17-8 Excavations or obstruction with building materials.
- § 17-9 Shedding water on streets and sidewalks.
- § 17-10 Removal of snow and ice from roofs.
- § 17-11 Obstruction of passage.
- § 17-12 Playing games in streets.
- § 17-13 Coasting on sleds, etc.
- § 17-14 Permit to move buildings.
- § 17-15 Flags, banners, etc.
- § 17-16 Throwing or placing snow or ice upon streets, sidewalks, public parks or municipal parking lots.
- § 17-17 Excavations adjacent to streets.
- § 17-18 Pipes, tracks, etc.
- § 17-19 Naming and changing names of streets, municipal buildings, municipal parks and municipal property.
- § 17-20 Numbering buildings; changing numbers.
- § 17-21 Closing streets.
- § 17-22 Removal of structure or vehicle illegally on street.
- § 17-23 Removal of snow and ice from certain sidewalks.
- § 17-24 Obstruction of sidewalk.
- § 17-25 Excavation of resurfaced streets, etc.
- § 17-26 Construction affecting public ways; police details.
- § 17-27 Bicycle operation and equipment; regulations; federal product safety standards; races; violations and penalties.
- § 17-28 Traffic law violations by bicyclists.
- § 17-29 through Sec. 17-40. (Reserved)
- Ch 17 Art II Sidewalk Construction
- § 17-41 Applications.
- § 17-42 Hearing.
- § 17-43 Curbing at corners of intersecting streets.
- § 17-44 Work to be done by Director; account of expense to be kept; report to Council.
- § 17-45 Assessments.
- § 17-46 through Sec. 17-55. (Reserved)
- Ch 17 Art III Vaults
- § 17-56 Definition.
- § 17-57 License.
- § 17-58 Closing required.
- § 17-59 Maintenance and repair.
- § 17-60 through Sec. 17-65. (Reserved)
- Ch 17 Art IV Parades
- § 17-66 Definition.
- § 17-67 Exemptions.
- § 17-68 Permit required.
- § 17-69 Permit applications.
- § 17-70 Standards for permit issuance.
- § 17-71 Notice of permit denial.
- § 17-72 Alternative permit.
- § 17-73 Contents of permit.
- § 17-74 Carrying permit.
- § 17-75 Revocation of permit.
- § 17-76 Compliance with laws and regulations.
- Ch 17 Art V Private Ways
- § 17-77 Temporary repairs to conform to article.
- § 17-78 Definitions.
- § 17-79 Minor temporary repairs.
- § 17-80 Major temporary repairs.
- § 17-81 Assessments.
- § 17-82 Liability.
- § 17-83 Appropriation.
- § 17-84 Regulation of parking areas for vehicles of disabled veterans or handicapped persons.
- Ch 18 Taxicabs
- Ch 19 Water
- Ch 20 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 23 Delayed Demolition
- Ch 24 City of Waltham Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Ch 25 Stormwater
- Appendix
- Apx A Wards
- Apx B Table of Acts
- Code Comparative Tables
- Ch CCT Code Comparative Tables
- Part III: Zoning Code
- Ch Z Zoning Code
- Ch ZTA Table of Zoning Text Amendments
- Ch ZMA Table of Zoning Map Amendments
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
Editor's Note: Section 1 of Ord. No. 26406, adopted
April 11, 1988, changed the title of Ch. 17 to read as set out. Formerly
the chapter was titled "Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places.
Cross Fs — Record of streets, § 2-63;
department of public works, street division, § 2-211; poles,
wires and conduits, Ch. 13; excavations for poles, wires and conduits,
§ 13-41 et seq.
State law reference — Streets generally,
M.G.L.A. c. 81—86
