[Amended 3-3-1970 ATM, Art. 49 (Amdt. No. 25)]
No use of land or a building and no home occupation shall be begun or changed without a permit issued by the Building Inspector after notice to the abutters.
[Amended 3-3-1970 ATM, Art. 49 (Amdt. No. 25)]
A. 
No building shall be occupied until an occupancy permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector.
B. 
No occupancy permit shall be issued for more than one building in a subdivision until all stages of construction of the way furnishing frontage to the building have been completed in compliance with Chapter 365, the Subdivision Regulations of the Planning Board, up to and including the putting down of the base coat of bituminous concrete to the satisfaction of the Planning Board.
[Amended 3-19-1973 ATM, Art. 37 (Amdt. No. 41); 5-4-1974 ATM, Art. 27 (Amdt. No. 46C)]
C. 
The Building Inspector shall withhold an occupancy permit from any person who is in violation of any provision of the zoning, building or earth removal bylaws or of MGL c. 131, § 40, or of any regulation or order issued thereunder, or of any regulation of the Board of Health or of the State Environmental Code or any Town bylaw or state law or any regulation or order issued thereunder. Notice from the board or officer having jurisdiction to the Building Inspector shall authorize such withholding until notice of correction has been received. Any person aggrieved by such withholding may appeal to the Board of Appeals as provided in MGL c. 40A, § 13.
[Amended 3-2-1959 ATM, Art. 15 (Amdt. No. 4); Art. 4 (Amdt. No. 39); 3-19-1973 ATM, Art. 39 (Amdt. No. 42); 5-5-1980 ATM, Art. 25 (Amdt. No. 57)]
[Amended 5-2-1977 ATM, Art. 13 (Amdt. No. 50)]
This chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector appointed under § 29-10 of the Code of the Town of Georgetown. A petition to Superior Court to restrain by injunction violations of this chapter or of MGL c. 40A, as provided by law (in MGL c. 40A, § 7), shall be made in the name of the Town.
[Added 5-2-1977 ATM, Art. 13 (Amdt. No. 50); 5-7-1979 ATM, Art. 19 (Amdt. No. 54)]
A. 
If the Building Inspector is requested in writing to enforce this chapter against any person allegedly in violation of the same and he declines to act, the Building Inspector shall notify, in writing, the party requesting such enforcement of any action or refusal to act, and the reasons therefor, within 14 days of receipt of such request. A person who has been so notified may appeal to the Board of Appeals within 30 days of the date of such notice. A person aggrieved by an order or decision of the Building Inspector or other administrative official in violation of any provisions of MGL c. 40A or this chapter may appeal to the Board of Appeals within 30 days of the date of such order or decision.
B. 
If no notice has been received within the above-mentioned 14 days, the person who made the request shall so notify the Town Clerk who shall so notify the enforcement officer and the Selectmen.
C. 
An appeal to the Board of Appeals by a person aggrieved by his inability to obtain a permit or enforcement action shall be taken within 30 days from the date it is deemed to have been denied. It shall be deemed to have been denied if no decision is issued within 35 days from the date of filing.
[Amended 8-5-1968 STM, Art. 5 (Amdt. No. 14); 5-2-1977 ATM, Art. 13 (Amdt. No. 50); 5-6-1985 ATM, Art. 21 (Amdt. No. 64)]
Any person violating any provision of this chapter, any of the conditions under which a special permit or variance is granted or any decision of the Board of Appeals may be fined not more than $300 for each offense. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Such fine may be recovered by the Building Inspector on complaint before the District Court.