[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting 10-21-2002 FATM, Art.
28; amended 5-12-2008 ATM, Art. 12 (Sec. 155.4 of the General Bylaws). Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
The Sewer Commission requires the owner or occupant
of any building that requires sewerage discharge (hereinafter referred-to
as "facility") and is situated upon land abutting a public or private
way, in which there is common sewer service available, to connect
the same by proper and sufficient drain. In the case of facilities
abutting common sewers constructed prior to the effective date of
this bylaw, the facility shall be connected to the common sewer within
two years of the date that the common sewer first became available.
In the case of common sewers installed after the effective date of
this bylaw, the facility shall be connected to the common sewer within
18 months from the date that the common sewer first became available.
Any person who fails to comply with this bylaw
may be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200) per month.
Each month of non-compliance shall constitute a separate offense.
Enforcement shall be the responsibility of the Sewer Commissioners
or their designee.
Any persons aggrieved by this bylaw may apply
to the Sewer Commissioners for relief or exemption from the requirement.
Any application for relief or exemption shall be in writing and shall
demonstrate that enforcement of the bylaw would be manifestly unjust
considering the relevant facts and circumstances, and that the same
degree of environmental protection required under the bylaw can be
achieved without strict compliance.
