[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Newbury 3-3-1914 by Art. 21 as Chapter 1, Sections 7 and 8, and Chapter 2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 93.
Zoning — See Ch. 97.
Sewers — See Ch. 114.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 117.
[Amended 4-15-1980 ATM, Art. 28; 4-23-1996 ATM, Art. 25]
No person shall place, throw, deposit, or discard any filth, garbage, rubbish, snow or other substances on any public way, sidewalk, public common, reservation or other public place within the Town.
Wherever the word street or streets is used in these bylaws, it shall be understood as meaning to include lanes, alleys, courts, public squares and sidewalks, unless otherwise expressed.
[Amended 4-15-1980 ATM, Art. 28]
No person shall suffer his building to shed water upon any street or sidewalk in the Town, to the injury or inconvenience of passengers, nor allow impure water to run from any building or lot under his control, into any street, roadway, or public place.
[Amended 4-15-1980 ATM, Art. 28]
No person shall by any means, or in any manner willfully frighten any horse, or play at any game in which a ball is used, or shoot with bows and arrows, fly kites, or throw stones, frisbees, or any other missiles on any street or sidewalk in the Town.
[Amended 4-15-1980 ATM, Art. 28; 11-12-2019 STM, Art. 13]
No person shall continue to stand or remain in one place, in any street or public place, seeking to make sales of any articles or in the exercise of any other business without express permission of the Selectmen, or otherwise authorized by law.
No person being the owner, keeper, or having the custody of any horse, cow or other animal, shall permit or suffer the same to pasture, with or without a keeper, upon any street, sidewalk, or any public grounds in the town, or to go at large therein, nor suffer such horse, cow or other animal to remain upon any sidewalk in the town.
[Amended 4-15-1980 ATM, Art. 28]
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No person shall ride, or drive any bicycle, or a horse, or any other animal upon public commons within the Town, or upon any public sidewalks.
B. 
No person shall operate, push, or tow any vehicle, motorized bicycle, or any other motorized machine, upon public commons within the town or upon any sidewalk, except for the purpose of crossing said sidewalk.
[Amended 11-12-2019 STM, Art. 13]
Unless otherwise authorized by law, no person shall continue to stand or remain in one place, in any street or public place, seeking to make sales of any articles or in the exercise of any other business, after being directed by a police officer to "move on."
[Amended 3-19-1940 ATM, Art. 25]
No person, shall, in any street, or public place, carry and display, for advertising purposes, any show card, placard, or sign, except in accordance with a permit so to do from the Selectmen.
[Added 4-15-1986 ATM, Art. 32]
No person shall bathe or swim without personal covering in any public place; no person shall parade, run, walk, sit, or stand on any public or private way unless properly robed; no person shall disrobe in any vehicle, public way or place to which the public has the right of access or view.
[Added 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 42]
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No person shall use, or park any vehicle on, the Town Boat Ramp or the surrounding park area without the permission of the Board of Selectmen.
B. 
Visual permits will be issued to qualified users.
[Added 3-18-1969 ATM, Art. 19; amended 4-15-1980 ATM, Art. 28; 4-21-1987 ATM, Art. 43]
Whoever violates any of the sections under these By-Laws shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
[Added 5-19-2015 ATM, Art. 28; amended 11-12-2019 STM, Art. 13]
No person owning, possessing or having under his control any real estate abutting any intersection of streets shall erect, place, plant or permit or suffer the erection, placing or planting or maintenance of anything in such a manner that it shall in any way impede the safe operation of motor vehicles including emergency vehicles in any area bounded by the street lines of said real estate and a line joining points thirty (30) feet along said street lines from the point of intersection of said street lines.
Any person who violates this provisions and, after being notified of violation by either the Board of Selectmen, the Building Inspector, or the Police Department in writing, permits said violation to continue for 10 days after receipt of notice, may be punished by a fine of fifty dollars ($50). For the purposes of this section, each successive day during which any violation is committed or continued shall be deemed a separate offense. This section may be enforced through the alternative criminal disposition provisions set forth in G.L. c. 40, § 21D.
[Added 4-26-2022 ATM, Art. 22]
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Small Wireless Facilities in Rights-of-Way: No person shall install or maintain a Small Wireless Facility in any public or private right-of-way unless first approved by the Select Board.
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Policies and Procedures: The Select Board shall adopt and from time to time amend policies, rules, and regulations relative to the issuance of special permits under this § 88-15. A copy of the policies, rules, and regulations shall be on file with the Town Clerk. Such rules shall prescribe the form, contents, style, and number for application forms, the fees collectible with the applications, the process by which the application will be reviewed, the design and location criteria for approval, the time within which the Board of Selectmen will issue a decision, and requirements for recertification.