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Editor's Note: The following sections of Article I of this chapter were disapproved by the Attorney General on October 18, 2004 and have been deleted and reserved for future use: §§ 22-1, Definitions; 22-2, Compliance required; 22-5, Materials and methods of construction; 22-6, Waiver of requirements for certain small structures; 22-8, Certificates of occupancy required for dwellings; 22-9, Inspections; 22-11, Term of permits; records open to public inspection; 22-12, Exemptions; and 22-13, Violations and penalties; notice of violation
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.
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Editor's Note: Former § 22-7, Garbage disposals required in new buildings, derived from a bylaw adopted 3-23-1970, was repealed 6-21-2022 ATM by Art. 20.
[Amended 6-20-2016 ATM by Art. 24]
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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.