Whenever the word "street" or "streets" is mentioned in these
bylaws, it shall be understood as meaning all alleys, lanes, courts,
public squares and public places, including sidewalks and gutters,
unless the contrary is expressed or the construction would be inconsistent
with the manifest intent.
They shall cause the names of the several streets to be shown
in convenient places in said streets, and no person shall remove,
injure or deface said names.
No building shall be removed over a public street without a
written permit from the Road Commissioners.
No person shall break the ground in any street or public place
for any purpose; nor alter nor change the position or direction of
any fence, post, tree or edgestone; nor swing any door or gate in,
upon or over, nor change the grade or width of any street or public
way, without the written permit of the Road Commissioners; and such
permit shall prescribe the restrictions or limitations under which
the same is granted.
No person shall leave any wagon, cart or other vehicle, or coal,
wood or other articles, in any street and suffer the same to remain
overnight, without maintaining a sufficient light over or near the
same throughout the night.
No person shall ride upon any vehicle on any sidewalk in the
Town.
[Amended 5-22-2021 ATM by Art. 1]
Whenever the practice of coasting on any of the streets in the
Town has become dangerous to the public safety, the Select Board shall
post notices in conspicuous places on such streets or sidewalks, forbidding
all persons to coast upon the same; and no person shall coast thereon
after the posting of such notice.
No person shall throw stones or other missiles; nor play at
baseball or football, nor fly any kites, in any of the streets in
the Town.
The tenant, and in case there is no tenant, the owner of any
building or lot of land bordering on any street where there is a concrete
sidewalk shall, within 24 hours after the ceasing to fall of any snow,
cause the same to be removed therefrom.
[Amended 5-22-2021 ATM by Art. 1]
No person shall post nor paint any advertisement of any nature
upon any building, fence, guideboard, rock, tree, or other object
without the written consent of the Select Board, in case the object
is the property of the Town.
[Amended 4-11-1995 ATM, Art. 26]
No person shall shovel, throw by hand or machine, plow or otherwise cause snow to be placed on any road used by the public as a public way or any Town accepted street, unless prior written permission has been obtained by the Board of Road Commissioners. The owner of said property shall be held responsible for the acts of any contractor employed by them. The fine for each offense shall be $50. Whoever violates any provision of this bylaw may, in the discretion of the enforcing officer, be penalized by a noncriminal complaint pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D, and the Town's Noncriminal Disposition Bylaw (Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Penalties; Noncriminal Disposition). For the purpose of this provision, the penalty to apply in the event of a violation shall be $50.
No person shall remove, damage, or in any way make a curb cut
on any street in the Town without a written permit from the Road Commissioners
and according to the specifications for curb cuts and driveways issued
by the Road Commissioners. The Road Commissioners shall charge an
inspection fee to be set annually by the Commissioners for said permit.
Any curb cut constructed without a permit or not constructed according
to the specifications issued by the Road Commissioners shall be closed
by the Road Commissioners and the person constructing the same shall
be liable to the Town for the cost of repairing the curb.
[Amended 4-11-1995 ATM, Art. 26; 4-9-2002 STM, Art. 3]
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this bylaw, the penalty for violation of this bylaw shall be $20 for each offense. Whoever violates any provision of this bylaw may, in the discretion of the enforcing officer, be penalized by a noncriminal complaint pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D, and the Town's Noncriminal Disposition Bylaw (Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Penalties; Noncriminal Disposition). For the purpose of this provision, the penalty to apply in the event of a violation shall be $20.