No person owning or having the control of a building shall suffer
any water from the roof, gutters, conductors, water spouts or other
conduits of such buildings to be discharged or to flow over or upon
any street.
Permits to connect with wires in the streets shall be given
by the Inspector of Wires, and permits to connect with the water pipes
in the streets shall first be given by the Watuppa Water Board.
[Amended 5-28-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-13]
A.
No person in charge of, and no person participating in, any parade,
procession or lawful assembly shall permit it to occupy or march on
any street to the exclusion or interruption of other persons in their
individual right and use thereof, except the Police and Fire Departments,
the organized militia, the organized naval forces, the independent
chartered military organizations, the military and naval forces of
the United States, associations wholly composed of soldiers, sailors
or marines honorably discharged from the service of the United States,
veterans of the national guard or naval militia, or the organizations
of the Order of the Sons of Veterans, unless a written permit therefor
is given by the Mayor with the approval of the Chief of Police. Application
to conduct such parade, procession or lawful assembly shall be made
in writing, in the form of a permit application, to the Mayor by the
person in charge or control thereof, or responsible therefor. Such
application shall set forth the route along which such parade, procession
or lawful assembly is to proceed, the date, start time, end time and
the name of the person, society or organization in control thereof,
or responsible therefor, and the purpose of such parade, procession
or lawful assembly.
B.
Upon such application being made, the Chief of Police shall review
such application. If he or she finds that the time, route and size
of the such parade, procession or lawful assembly will not disrupt
to an unreasonable extent the movement of other traffic, that the
parade, procession or lawful assembly is not of a size or nature that
requires the diversion of so great a number of police officers of
the City that the City is unable to properly police the line of movement
and the area contiguous thereto and that allowing the parade, procession
or lawful assembly would not deny reasonable police protection to
the City or such parade, procession or lawful assembly will not interfere
with another parade, procession or lawful assembly for which a permit
has been issued, the Mayor, with the approval of the Chief of Police,
shall issue such permit to the person, society or organization making
application therefor, without a fee or charge.
[Amended 6-18-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-19]
No person shall remove or cause to be removed any curbing on any street without first obtaining permission as provided in this section. All applications for removal of curbing shall be filed with the City Engineer, and shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in Chapter A110, Fee Schedule, of the City Code. Such work shall be performed by a licensed contractor. The sidewalk or driveway shall be constructed by the licensed contractor satisfactory to the City Engineer at no expense to the City. The City Engineer may, in his discretion, grant permission for removal of curbing in order to provide for a driveway not more than 16 feet in width. Any application for removal of curbing in order to provide for a driveway more than 16 feet in width shall be forwarded by the City Engineer with his recommendation thereon first to the Traffic Commission and, if approved by the Traffic Commission, to the City Council. Such curbing shall not be removed without the required approval of both the Traffic Commission and the City Council. Before approving such application, the City Council shall hold a hearing and give notice of such hearing to all abutting property owners. No person shall make a second application for curb removal on the same piece of property for a period of two years following the date the first application is denied.
[Added 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-21]
No person shall connect a private driveway to a public street without first obtaining permission as provided for in this section. All applications to connect a private driveway which is to be constructed after the passage of this section shall be filed with the City Engineer and shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed in Chapter A110, Fee Schedule, of the City Code. All work described in the application or provided for in the conditions for approval shall be performed by a licensed contractor. The sidewalk or driveway shall be constructed by the licensed contractor in a manner satisfactory to the City Engineer and at no expense to the City. The City Engineer may, in his discretion, grant permission to connect a private driveway not more than 16 feet in width. Any application to connect a driveway that exceeds 16 feet in width shall be forwarded by the City Engineer with his recommendation first to the Traffic Commission, and, if approved by the Traffic Commission, to the City Council. The private driveway shall not be connected to the public street without first having received the approval of both the Traffic Commission and the City Council. Before approving such application, the City Council shall conduct a public hearing and give due notice thereof in accordance with MGL c. 30A, § 20 to all abutting property owners. If the application for connecting a private driveway to a public street is not approved in accordance with the preceding provisions, no person shall make a second application for connecting a private driveway to a public street on the same property for a period of two years from the date the denial is recorded in the office of the City Clerk.
