No person shall coast upon or across any sidewalk or street in the town except at such time and in such places as may be from time to time designated by the board of selectmen.
No person shall form or conduct any parade in any street, sidewalk or public way within the town without a written permit signed by the board of selectmen.
[Code of Bylaws, § 14-3; Bylaws Art. 15, 5-6-1997]
Statement. The town of Millbury values the life, wellbeing and public safety of its residents as well as the physical beauty of the community and the need to reduce litter and nondegradable wastes.
Products. Products commonly known as silly string, instant smoke, bomb bag and other similar products sold for amusement in an aerosol can and knowingly used as a flammable objectionable product have been sold and used in the community and have resulted in:
Prohibition of Use, Possession or Sale. No person, firm or corporation shall use, possess, offer for sale or sell products commonly known as silly string, instant smoke or bomb bag or other products sold in an aerosol can for amusement and knowingly used as flammable objectionable products within the town of Millbury during the following time periods and at the following places:
Such prohibition shall apply on days of operation of carnivals, block parties and festivals requiring a permit from the appropriate town agency and on days of public parades, at or upon parks, public buildings, public streets, public and/or private sidewalks, accessways and parking lots within 50 feet thereof.
Enforcement. The chief of police or the chief's designee shall have primary responsibility for enforcement of this section. The chief of police is authorized to take any and all actions reasonable and necessary to enforce this chapter, including, but not limited to, inspecting any vendors or premises to verify compliance.
Injunction. In addition to all other remedies and penalties provided by this chapter, the town may bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to seek an injunction or other appropriate relief to halt any violation of this chapter. Such action may include seeking a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction and other appropriate temporary relief and costs of suits including attorneys fee. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to restrict a suit for damages on behalf of the town or on behalf of any other person or entity.
Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and shall pay a fine of $100.00 for a first offense and $250.00 for each and every subsequent offense.
No person shall sell, except in accordance with a permit from the board of selectmen, any goods, articles or merchandise from any stationary vehicle or temporary stand in any street.
No person shall throw stones, snowballs, sticks, or other missiles or kick a football, or play at any games in which a ball is used, or fly kites, or balloons, or shoot with an air gun, bow and arrow, sling shot or similar device in or across any of the public ways of the town.
The board of selectmen may, after consultation with the planning board, adopt and from time to time amend reasonable regulations governing width, profile, and construction of the portions of driveways constructed within a street right-of-way so as to ensure drainage adequacy and safety of egress, and requiring written permits from the board of selectmen or a person designated by them for all future driveway entrances.
Streets shall be laid out and accepted by the town only as provided in M.G.L. ch. 82, §§ 21 through 24 and ch. 41, § 81, as amended. No petition for acceptance shall be acted on at the annual town meeting unless submitted to the board of selectmen by October 30th. The town will provide necessary engineering services for petitioned streets; provided, that full release of fee in the street and for all necessary appurtenant easements is previously assured; and provided, that a complete list of names and addresses of all abutters is furnished. The town shall accept no ways created subsequent to March 1956, unless the requirements of the subdivision control law have been met for such ways.
[Code of Bylaws, § 14-9; Bylaws Art. 36, 5-7-1996]
No person shall move snow or ice from private property onto the traveled portion of a public way or sidewalk so as to impede or obstruct the use of such public way or sidewalk or so as to create a hazard or unsafe condition on such a public way or sidewalk. Whoever violates this section shall be subject to a penalty of up to $300.00 per violation.
[Code of Bylaws, § 14-10; Bylaws Art. 39, 5-7-1996]
No person shall use, or be present upon, the property known as the Town Common between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily. Notwithstanding the preceding restriction, the park commissioners may authorize the use of the Town Common during these hours, in accordance with rules or regulations promulgated by the park commissioners, pursuant to M.G.L. ch. 45, § 5.