[Adopted as Art. XX of the General Bylaws]
This bylaw is enacted pursuant to MGL c. 166, §§ 21,
22, 22C and 24, and shall be construed in a manner consistent with
the provisions therein and the definitions in MGL c. 166, § 22A.
This bylaw does not apply to transmission lines carrying electric
power in excess of 20,000 volts, phase-to-phase.
The provisions of this bylaw are severable from each other,
and if any of said provisions shall be held unconstitutional or invalid
by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall
remain in full force and effect; if any provision of this bylaw is
held by such court to be invalidly applied to any particular case,
all other applications of such provision to other cases shall not
be affected thereby.
[Adopted 4-2-2002 by
Art 34 as Art. XXX of the General Bylaws]
Utility poles shall consist of a single, straight, one-piece
device.
Multiple utility poles shall not be allowed in Town except as provided in §§
256-8 and
265-9 of this article. For purposes of this bylaw, "multiple poles" shall mean two or more sections of pole devices at the same location previously occupied or intended to be occupied by one pole.
The owners of all utility poles shall remove all multiple poles
from their present location and transfer wires and attachments to
single replacement poles prior to September 1, 2002.
In the event of an emergency caused by weather conditions, accidents
or acts of God, temporary repairs may be made to damaged poles resulting
in a multiple pole, so long as the multiple pole is removed and replaced
by a single pole within a reasonable period of time not to exceed 60
days.
All future replacement utility pole installations shall be coordinated
between all occupants to provide for the transfer of all wires to
a new replacement pole so that all old poles or temporary devices
are removed within a reasonable period of time not to exceed 60 days.
Failure to comply with the provisions of this bylaw will result
in the imposition of a penalty or fine chargeable to the owners of
the pole in the amount of $50 per day for each day a violation exists.