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Town of Walpole, MA
Norfolk County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Walpole as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Enforcement by noncriminal disposition — See Ch. 295, Art. II.
Board of Health regulation of underground storage of fuel and chemicals — See Ch. 804.
[Adopted as Article IX of the 1973 General Bylaws, as updated through 2002]
The filing fee for licenses and certificates of registration as required by MGL c. 148, § 13, shall be as follows:
A. 
Original License: $1,000.
B. 
Annual Certificate of Registration: $100.
A. 
(1) 
A Storage tank, for the purpose of this bylaw, is defined as a stationary containment structure, either above or below ground, for the purpose of holding flammable and/or toxic materials.
(2) 
Storage tanks requiring a license under MGL c. 148, § 13, shall be located in the Town of Walpole only with the approval of the Fire Chief, the Board of Health and the Board of Sewer and Water Commissioners.
(3) 
All other storage tanks shall require a permit from the Fire Chief.
B. 
Prior to construction or installation of any tank, requiring a license under MGL c. 148, § 13, application shall be made to the Fire Chief, who shall forthwith transmit a copy of same to the Board of Health and the Board of Sewer and Water Commissioners for their approval. The Fire Chief, the Board of Health and the Sewer and Water Commission shall take action within 30 days of said filing, for storage tanks of up to 10,000 gallons capacity. For each additional 10,000 gallons or fraction thereof the above period shall be increased by seven days.
C. 
The Fire Chief shall approve the application if it meets with the provisions of the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations [527 Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR)] as well as National Fire Prevention Association standards 30 and 58 and the Uniform Fire Code, Volume 1.
D. 
The Board of Health shall approve if the application:
(1) 
Meets with its regulations;
(2) 
Will not result in a nuisance or be harmful to the inhabitants, injurious to their estates, dangerous to the public health, or attended by noisome or injurious odors;
(3) 
Will not endanger any private water supply.
E. 
The Board of Sewer and Water Commissioners shall approve if the application will not endanger any public water supply or the public sewer system.
F. 
The Fire Chief, The Board of Health, and The Board of Sewer and Water Commissioners shall not approve any storage tank for materials prohibited under the provisions of Section 12 of the Walpole Zoning Bylaws if the proposed storage tank will be located within the Water Resource Protection Overlay District as defined in Section 12 of the Walpole Zoning Bylaws, unless the storage tank complies with the requirements of Section 12 of the Walpole Zoning Bylaws.
G. 
Nothing in this section shall in any way limit the Fire Chief from enforcing the provisions of Chapter 527 of the Code of Massachusetts Regulations (527 CMR).
For the purpose of this regulation, the penalty for any violation shall be a fine of not more than $200. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. The Fire Chief, the Health Agent, and the Agent of the Sewer and Water Commissioners shall each enforce this article.
[Amended 10-21-2019 FATM, Art. 20]
The fee for the installation of a tank requiring a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department shall be set by the Select Board.