The Board of Selectmen shall appoint an Building
Inspector, who shall be a voter in the Town, shall have at least five
years' experience as a building foreman, architect or engineer and
shall serve until removed for cause by the Board of Selectmen.
The Building Inspector shall be charged with
the inspection of buildings, the enforcement of this chapter and such
other duties as are imposed by the general laws of the commonwealth.
He shall keep a record of the business of his office and shall submit
to the Board of Selectmen a yearly report of such business and such
other reports as it may call for. Subject to the provisions of this
chapter, the Building Inspector shall grant permits for the erection,
alteration or moving of buildings, and no building, structure or foundation
shall be built, altered or moved without such permit. He shall have
the right of entry at any reasonable time in the performance of his
duty to examine and inspect any premises, buildings or other structures.
[Amended 6-20-2016 ATM
by Art. 24]
A. Every person intending to build, construct, reconstruct
or alter any building, structure or foundation, including temporary
structures, platforms or stands for assembly purposes, shall, before
commencing the same, file with the Building Inspector an application
for a building permit on a form provided therefor and shall, if required
by the Building Inspector or the Board of Appeal, file the plans,
specifications and details or other full and accurate description
of the intended building, construction or reconstruction or alteration.
This permit shall be in addition to such permits as may be required
by the laws of the commonwealth for specific classes of buildings.
The Board of Selectmen shall determine the fees for any and all permits
issued under this section. Any fees currently or previously established
by this chapter shall remain in effect until such a time as the Board
of Selectmen has adopted a fee schedule otherwise.