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Article II
SECTION 1-BUILDING INSPECTOR
The Board of Selectmen shall within 60 days after this by-law takes effect, and thereafter annually, appoint an Inspector of Build- ings, who shall hold office until 30 days after the next Annual Meeting of the Town or until his successor has been appointed. No person, however, shall be appointed as Building Inspector, who has not had at least five years experience as a builder, registered civil engineer, registered architect, or as a superintendent, fore- man or competent mechanic in charge of construction. The Board of Selectmen may, if at any time it seems expedient to do so, ap- point a temporary Inspector of Buildings, an Inspector of Wiring, or an Inspector of Plumbing, whose terms of office shall be de- termined by the Board.
The compensation for each Inspector so appointed shall be de- termined by the Board of Selectmen, unless otherwise fixed by vote of the town.
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Article II
SECTION 2-POWERS AND DUTIES OF INSPECTOR
The Inspector shall keep complete records of all applications for permits, the action taken thereof, the date of receipt of request for inspection, the date and nature of the inspection made, and all notices and orders issued by him. The Inspector shall, upon re- ceipt of an application for a permit, inspect the property in question within 48 hours, Sundays and holidays excepted, and issue a permit immediately if work described in application is in conformity with the Duxbury Building Code and Zoning By-Laws. Whenever it has been established that any building is unsafe, or this code has been violated, the Inspector shall, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen cause to be charged upon the owner or the lessee of the premises or upon the person responsible for any violation a written notice containing a description of the particu- lars in which the building is deemed unsafe or of the violation together with the order of the Inspector requiring that the building be made safe or vacated; or that any part of a structure erected in violation of the code be removed or of any other action deemed necessary for compliance with the code and work permit issued thereunder.
Article II
SECTION 3-SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS
For the purpose of securing for the public the benefits of new developments in the building industry and yet insuring public safety, the Building Inspector shall make or cause to be made in- vestigations or may accept duly authenticated reports from recog- nized sources, of new materials, or modes of construction, intended for use in the construction of buildings or structures in the com- munity which are not provided for in this code and shall promul- gate rules setting forth the conditions under which such materials or modes of construction may be used.
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Article II
SECTION 4-APPEALS TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Any person aggrieved by an order, decision, issue or refusal of a permit or of application of any part of this code by the In- spector may appeal by filing a written notice with the Board of Appeals within ten days from the date thereof. On receipt of such appeal the Board of Appeals shall give immediate hearing and either affirm, annul, or modify such order or decision or ruling of the Inspector.
Article III
SECTION 1-FOOTING AND FOUNDATION WORK
In building foundations of poured concrete, the footings and side walls are to be as follows:
Footing to be eight (8) inches thick and twenty (20) inches wide, with a three by four (3x4) key way in footing. Side walls to be eight (8) inches thick of poured concrete. Mixtures to be one (1), two and a half (21/2), four (4), mix.
Cellars constructed of concrete blocks, the footings are to be eight (8) inches thick and sixteen (16) inches wide. In laying blocks all ends coming together shall have concrete mixture of one (1) and four (4) mix, slushing all joints where blocks come to- gether while being laid.
Foundation walls of poured concrete ten (10) inches thick shall need no footing if resting on undisturbed, solid earth. Anchor bolts shall measure 16-in. x 5-8 and shall be ten feet on centers for both poured and block foundations.
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Article IV
SECTION 1-CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES
In one story dwelling houses, excepting those in block or duplex structures, the conventional masonry chimney shall not be re- quired when protected flues, vents, and smoke pipes used as flues for the removal of the products of combustion from solid, liquid, and gas fired heat equipment and appliances, are constructed and erected as follows, and when
(a) each flue, vent and smokepipe used as a flue is cradled on . a self-centering metal shoe or socket so installed as to transmit the entire load of the complete flue to the timbers or other structural members to which the shoe or socket is attached. Structural mem- bers supporting the flue, shall, if of combustible material, have a minimum clearance of two (2) inches from the exterior casing of flue, metal shoe or socket, and shall be so designed as to support a concentrated load equal to two and one-half (21/2) times the aggre- gate total load of the flue without exceeding the allowable working stresses in the material permitted in the by-laws of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts.
(b) the flue is unpierced throughout its entire height, and erected in a vertical position without offsets or changes in direction.
(c) it is provided with a weather hood cap and collar as- sembly designed to seal the component materials of the flue from the effect of moisture from the elements. The weather hood, cap and collar assembly shall provide lateral support to the flue.
(d) the flue is so constructed with a lining of corrosion-resis- tive materials enclosed in an insulating wall of acid and heat re- sistive materials so assembled that all joints will be permanently gas tight.
(e) the flue is so constructed that it shall be capable of with- standing a flue gas temperature of 1400-degrees F., for eight con-
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tinuous hours without causing a temperature greater than 200- degrees F., on any part of the exterior surface of the casing of the flue at any time during the eight hour test period, without any ap- preciable disintegrating or damaging effect on the materials of the lining, insulation or exterior casing.
(f) flues are so incorporated in the structure that all com- bustible materials and construction shall be maintained with a clearance of not less than two (2) inches from the outside or ex- posed surface of the flue.
Article V
SECTION 1-PLUMBING TRAPS AND VENTS
SOIL PIPE -- Main drain for all plumbing to be of 4-inch Standard soil pipe running through cellar wall and extending through roof for a vent using a 4-inch Redlon adjustable copper roof flange or equal. All soil piping in basement to be hung with wrought iron perforated hangers and all pipes to pitch so as to drain. Piers may also be used to support the soil pipe instead of hangers if more convenient. There shall be suitable cleanouts at all angles of horizontal pipes where the same are possible and at foundation walls in a direct line with the sewer, furnish and install a 4-inch Y, 1-3 bend and C I cleanout with brass cover. In any case where this is impossible due to piers, bricks or other obstruc- tions, a common sense cleanout with brass cover shall be installed on outside of wall so as to take care of any sewage obstructions. In any case where it may be more convenient, 3-inch type L copper pipe and fittings may be used in place of soil pipe. Soil and waste pipes shall have not less than the following diameters:
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Minimum branch waste 11/2-Inch
Branch waste for urinals 11/2-Inch
Branch waste for sinks
11/2-Inch
Branch waste for wash trays
11/2-Inch
Main waste 2-Inch
Soil Pipe
4-Inch
Type I., copper pipe
3-inch
Article V
SECTION 2 -- TRAPS AND VENTS
Where "S" traps are used they shall not be less than 11/2-inch. . Traps shall be protected from siphonage and back pressure by case iron, galvanized iron, brass or copper and shall be placed where they will be accessible for inspection and cleaning. Where sink and wash tray or bath tub and washbowl come in contact with each other, one round trap may be permitted for both fixtures.
No vent pipe shall connect with any other vent pipe until it has attained the height of the top of the fixtures whose trap it venti- lates. All vent pipes shall be so constructed as not to allow the formation of a trap nor to be used as waste pipes. Schedule of vents and fixtures is as follows:
Baths, basins
11/2-Inch
Sinks 2-Inch
Urinals
2-Inch
Water-closets
2-Inch
Slop sinks
2-Inch
No domestic hot water boiler, automatic water heater or tank- less heater shall be installed unless it is equipped with an approved temperature, pressure and vacuum relief valve.
When necessary the areas within partitions or recesses in walls, such enclosed or concealed waste pipes and water pipes shall be covered with wood work fastened with screws so as to be readily removed. In no case shall they be absolutely inaccessible.
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Article V
SECTION 3 -- CESSPOOLS
All cesspools hereafter constructed shall be of approved material including cesspool blocks, fieldstone or brick and shall be located not less than twenty feet (20 ft.) from any dwelling and not less than five feet (5 ft.) from any street or line of adjoin- ing lot and shall be not less than six feet (6 ft.) in diameter and shall be provided with a cast iron rim and cover laid in cement. When a flat top is installed instead of a cone top, black steel pipe not less than 11/4-inch shall be laid across the top for reinforcement before a thickness of 4-inch cement shall be used. All cesspools must be provided with an approved removable cover.
No old wells or cisterns may be used as cesspools.
If a septic tank is used in place of a block cesspool, there shall be provided an adequate leaching bed satisfactory to the Building Inspector and in accordance with the requirements of the Board of Health, and as set forth under Chapters 209 and 447 of the Department of Public Health of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts.
Article VI
SECTION 1-ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
All electrical wiring, apparatus or appliances for furnishing light, heat or power, shall be in strict conformity with approved methods and practices for safety to life and property. Compliance with the National Electrical Code, as published by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, shall be prima facie evidence of such approved methods and practices.
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Article VII
SECTION 1-GARAGES
No garage shall be attached to or form part of a building of other occupancy except as herein provided:
(a) private garages not exceeding six hundred (600) square feet in area.
(a-1) a garage not exceeding six hundred (600) square feet in area may be attached to or form part of a residence building or a business building if separated from other occupancies by . walls, partitions and ceilings of materials to restrict the passage of gases, smoke, and odor from the garage to other parts of the building.
(b) openings from the building into garage shall be restricted to a single doorway; such openings shall be provided with a metal, metal covered, asbestos covered, or solid wooden door and frame of not less than one and three-quarter (13/4) inches nominal thickness.
(c) floors shall be without pits or depressions.
In all respects all private and attached garages hereafter erected shall conform with the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Article VIII
SECTION 1-REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
All supporting girts, or girders, to be of a dimension not less than 6" by 8" either solid or built up, and supported by 31/2" lally columns not less than 8'-0" O. C. with proper concrete footings.
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The outer ends of these timbers shall be supported by foundation walls with a minimum bearing of not less than 4".
SECTION 2-Sills shall be of 4" x 6" either solid or built up and where spans over openings exceed 3'-0" shall be reinforced with a header equal to the size required of the floor timbers.
SECTION 3-Where flush framing is used all floor timbers shall be thoroughly spiked to girder and supported by approved timber hangers.
SECTION 4-All outside walls and bearing partitions shall be of 2" x 4" not less than 16" O. C. none bearing or none sup- porting partitions of 2" x 3" or 2" x 4", 16" O. C.
SECTION 5-Outside walls, roofs, sub floors shall be of materials not less than 5-8" in thickness or of a nature and quality and thickness as approved by Building Inspector.
SECTION 6-Floor timbers to be of sizes and materials on chart, (see pages 10 and 11) and spans over 8'-0" shall be bridged, either solid or 1" x 3" spruce. All openings for chimneys, stair- ways, etc., shall be doubled on all sides with materials of same dimensions.
SECTION 7-Attic ceiling joists and rafters to be of materials and spans designated by chart. All openings doubled on all sides, with materials of same.
SECTION 8-Corner posts to be of 4" x 6" solid or built up and diagonal braced through two bays each way. On full two story construction, corner posts shall be continuous from top of sill to under side of second floor plate with diagonal bracing on each floor.
SECTION 9-All plates to be of double 2" x 4" and openings over 3'-0" shall be reinforced with a 4" x 4" supported on each end by full thickness of a 2" x 4" stud, openings over 4'-6" shall be 4" x 6" supported in the same manner.
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SECTION 10-Roofing materials can be of wood, asphalt, slate or asbestos.
SECTION 11-No building shall be moved into the town for a dwelling unless it has been approved by the Building Inspector.
SECTION 12-Second hand materials used in structural por- tions of buildings must be approved by Building Inspector.
SECTION 13-All new residential buildings to be not over two and one-half (21/2) stories in height or a maximum of thirty feet (30 ft.).
Floor joists sizes for No. 1 mercantable spruce, No. 1 common fir or hard pine for ordinary residential floor loads, when load is evenly distributed -- Approximately 50-lb. load per square foot of floor area.
Size of Floor Joist
Distance On Center
Span Spruce
Span Fir
Span Hard Pine
2×6
12"
9'-3"
10'-0"
11'- 3"
14"
8'-7"
9'.5"
10'- 6"
16"
8'-0"
8'-9"
9'. 9"
2×7
12"
10'-8"
11'-8"
13'- 1"
14"
10'-0"
11'-0"
12'- 6"
16"
9'-4"
10'-2"
11'- 4"
2×8
12"
12'-2"
13'-4"
14'-11"
14"
11'-5"
12'-6"
14'- 0"
16"
10'-8"
11'-8"
13'- 0"
2×9
12"
13'-9"
15'-1"
16'-10"
14"
13'-0"
14'-1"
15'- 9"
16"
12'-2"
13'-2"
14'- 8"
2×10
12"
15'-4"
16'-10"
18'- 9"
14"
14'.4"
15'-9"
17'- 6"
16"
13'-4"
14'-8"
16'- 5"
2×12
12"
18'-5"
20'-2"
22'- 7"
14"
17'-31/2"
18'-111/2"
21'- 2"
16"
16'-2"
17'-8"
19'- 9"
Attic floor joist and rafter size for No. 1 mercantable spruce, No. 1 common fir or hard pine for ordinary residential require- ments when load is evenly distributed - Approximately 30-1b. load per square foot.
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1
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Size of Distance Span
Span
Joist or Rafters
on Centers Spruce
Span Fir
H. Pine
Fir and So. Pine Hemlock Spruce
2×6
12"
12-4
13-6
15-1
16"
10-9
11-9
13-2
11-9
11-3
10-9
20"
9.9
10-8
12-0
24
9-8
9-3
8-10
2×7
12"
14-3
15-8
17-6
16"
12-6
13-8
15-3
20"
11-4
12-5
13-11
2×8
12"
16-3
17-10
19-11
15-7
15-0
14-3
20"
13-0
14-2
15-11 24
12-10
12-4
11-9
2×9
12"
18-3
20-0
22-5
16"
16-1
17-7
19-8
20"
14-8
16-0
17-11
2×10
12"
20-4
22-3
24-11
19-7
18-9
17-11
20"
16-4
17-11
20-0 24
16-3
15-6
14-10
2×12
12"
24-5
36-8
29-10
16"
21-6
23-6
26-3
23-6
22-6
21-6
20"
19-8
21-6
24-0
24
19-6
18-8
17-10
16"
14-3
15-7
17-5
21-11
16"
17-11
19-7
Article IX
SECTION I-PERMITS
Before erecting, altering, moving, razing, adding to, or making any changes in use or type of occupancy of any building or struc- ture, the Owner or his agent shall file an application for a permit with the Building Inspector. No work shall begin until a permit is granted and until the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Survey have been complied with and only when there is no viola- tion of the Zoning By-Laws.
SECTION 2-The application shall be made under the penalty of perjury. It shall state the location and the dimensions, esti- mated cost, nature and extent of the proposed work or changes, purpose for which the building is to be used and such other infor- mation as the Inspector may require. The application for a permit to erect any building or structure shall be accompanied by plans
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if required showing the location of such building or structure and the location of the sewage disposal system.
SECTION 3-Whenever the application does not adequately describe the proposed work in the opinion of the Inspector, there shall also be filed duplicate copies of sufficient plans and specifi- cations and other data. One copy of the plans and specifications properly stamped with the Inspector's approval shall be returned with the permit and kept on the job available for reference.
SECTION 4 -- Permits shall be issued within three days after receipt of the application provided the requirements of this law are fully complied with. All permits shall be on numbered blank forms signed by the Inspector and shall state the purpose for which the building is to be used. The permit shall be posted in a con- spicuous place on the job and no work shall be done except in accordance with the permit.
SECTION 5-Nothing in this By-Law shall prevent the In- spector issuing a special permit for part of the work while the application is being examined.
SECTION 6-Permits shall become void six months after date of issue unless construction thereunder shall have been com- menced and continued with reasonable diligence.
SECTION 7-The fee for a permit for the construction of a new single dwelling shall be twenty dollars ($20.00). The fee for any other construction or alteration shall be as follows: two dollars ($2.00) for construction or alterations costing up to two hundred dollars ($200.00), five dollars ($5.00) for construction or alteration costing up to five hundred dollars ($500.00), ten dollars ($10.00) for construction or alteration costing up to two thousand ($2000.00), for construction or alteration costing over two thousand dollars ($2000.00) the fee shall be computed at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per thousand or fraction thereof.
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Article X
SECTION 1-PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS
A person who shall violate a provision of this code or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair, or has erected, constructed, altered or repaired a building or structure, in violation of a de- tailed statement or plan submitted and approved thereunder, or of a permit or certificate issued thereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and in default thereof to undergo imprisonment for a period not exceed- ing 30 days.
SECTION 2- The owner of a building, structure or premises, where anything in violation of this code shall be placed or shall exist, and an architect, builder, contractor, agent, person or cor- poration employed in connection therewith and who assisted in the commission of such violation shall each be guilty of a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be fined as therein provided.
SECTION 3-The imposition of the penalties herein pre- scribed shall not preclude the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Duxbury from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a build- ing, structure or premises, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises.
Under Article 41, it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to make a survey for a new site for the Town Dump, and raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the expense of such a survey, and instruct the Selectmen to file the report of their findings to- gether with their recommendations thereon, at the next Annual Town Meeting.
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Under Article 42, it was voted to raise and appropriate $5,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing Lots R 6 and R 7 on the Duxbury Assessors Map, adjoining the present school property on Alden Street. (Yes 205, No 1)
Under Article 43, it was voted to raise and appropriate $1,200.00 to improve the parking facilities at Ellison Beach and for the erection of a suitable marker to indicate the source of the gift of said beach.
Under Article 44, it was voted unanimously to raise and ap- propriate $400. to pay for land damages on Autumn Avenue.
Under Article 45, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3200. for the purpose of installing lights at Train Field, to illuminate the northerly section of that Field for recreational purposes, and for maintenance and operation of same. That assist- ance of the Duxbury Softball Association in installing said facility be accepted. That installation be in accordance with plans ap- proved by the Board of Selectmen and the Park Supervisors, and that operation and use be subject to rules and regulations to be made by the Board of Seltcemen and the Park Supervisors.
Under Article 46, it was voted that the Town install water mains, not less than 10" in diameter, from the existing line of the Duxbury Fire and Water District at Oak Street, on Elm Street, Summer Street, Route 3, and High Street to the Pembroke Town Line, and approximately 2600 feet of main, not less than 8" in diameter, from Summer Street on Chandler Street, and for this purpose raise and appropriate the sum of $100,000.00 as follows: that $10,000.00 be raised by taxation in the current year, that $10,000.00 be appropriated from available funds in the Treasury, and that the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow $80,000.00 under Section 3 of Chapter 531 of the Acts of 1952 as amended, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole
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loan shall be paid in not more than ten years from the date of the issue of the first bond or note; and that the Board of Select- men be and hereby is authorized to expend such appropriation or as much as is needed and to enter into agreement with the Water Commissioners of the Duxbury Fire and Water District or the Water Commissioners of the Town of Pembroke to supply water service; provided however, that, if the town votes to authorize the Selectmen to petition the Legislature for permission to take over the Duxbury Fire and Water District, this vote shall remain inoperative pending favorable action by the Town and the Dux- bury Fire and Water District under the Legislative enactment, and if favorable action is taken within two years from the date of such Legislative Act by both the Town and the District, this vote shall become null and void. (Voted Yes 201, No 1)
Under Article 47, it was voted unanimously to authorize the Selectmen to petition the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for authorization for the Town of Duxbury to take over all the properties, rights, powers, and privileges of the Dux- bury Fire and Water District, with the consent of the Duxbury Fire and Water District.
Under Article 48, it was voted to raise and appropriate $400. for the purpose of making a 75 foot baseball diamond to be lo- cated at a spot to be designated by the Selectmen in the general vicinity of the school grounds.
Under Article 49, it was voted to raise and appropriate $8500. for the purpose of preparing final plans and specifications, receiv- ing bids for building an addition to and remodeling of the Old Town Hall substantially in accordance with the preliminary plans presented in the Town Report by the Committee on the Addition to the Old Town Hall authorized by the last Town Meeting (1954) and determine whether and to what extent the money shall be provided for by appropriation from available funds in the treasury or by any other method; and that this same committee above referred to and/or the Selectmen, as deemed wise by the Select-
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men, be authorized to expend such appropriation or so much thereof as is needed, to determine upon the final plans of said addition, to advertise for bids in legal manner, and to make all contracts in the name of the Town pertaining thereto and to do all other things necessary and proper to construct, remodel, equip and furnish said addition and remodeling of the Old Town Hall for use and occupancy.
Under Article 50, it was voted to assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapters 516 and 524, Acts of 1950, for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department - of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improvement, develop- ment, maintenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tidewaters, foreshores and shores along a public beach outside of Boston Harbor, including the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth.
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