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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 investigations or may accept duly authenticated reports from recognized sources, of new materials, or modes of con- struction, intended for use in the construction of buildings or structures in the community which are not provided for in this code and shall promulgate 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 Inspector 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 im- mediate hearing and either affirm, annul, or modify such order or decision or ruling of the Inspector.
Article III SECTION 1-FOOTING AND FOUNDATION WORK
All buildings shall have foundations of poured concrete, concrete blocks, poured concrete piers or concrete block piers.
Buildings two stories high or over 28 ft. wide shall have poured concrete wall 10" thick, or 12" concrete blocks.
Foundation walls of poured concrete ten (10) inches thick, or 12-inch concrete blocks shall need no footing if resting on undisturbed, solid earth.
Buildings with only one floor or buildings of Cape Cod type not over 26 ft. wide may have 8-inch poured concrete walls without footings or 8-inch concrete blocks on concrete footings 6 inches thick and 16 inches wide.
Concrete piers or concrete block piers shall have concrete footings 6 inches larger all around than piers.
Piers shall be spaced not over 8 feet apart.
Anchor bolts for sills shall be 3-8 inch by 10 inches, spaced not over 10 feet apart.
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Article IV
SECTION 1-CHIMNEYS AND FIREPLACES
All chimneys and fireplaces shall be built with flues of 8-inch solid brick or 4-inch of brick with fire clay flue lining in all flues. There shall be a clearance of 1-inch between all wood frame and chimney and all chimneys shall extend 2 feet (at least) above high point of roof.
Article V Plumbing
SECTION 1
The inspectors shall inspect all plumbing work for which permits are hereafter granted for construction, alterations or repairs, within two working days after notice that they are ready for inspection, and shall report any violation of any law, ordinance, or by-law relating to plumbing, and also per- form such other appropriate duties as may be required by this Building Code.
SECTION 2
Upon application of a registered master plumber or journeyman only, or upon application of the house owner on form furnished by the Building Inspector, said Inspector shall grant written permit to do certain plumbing described therein, when in conformity with the law. Permits may be recalled by the Building Inspector if conditions are violated. Permits for all plumbing, and the installation of domestic water heat- ing systems, except repair of leaks in water pipes or drains, must be in the hands of the plumber before beginning work.
SECTION 3
Every building provided with water from the Town or other water supply, shall have a waste water pipe for the con-
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veyance of waste water separately and indepndently connected with the public sewer, or with a particular sewer, or if there is no sewer, with a sufficient and proper cesspool or septic tank as may be determined by the Board of Health, easily accessible for inspection and cleaning. No drain or sewer from any building shall pass under any other building; neither shall said drain or sewer pass within five feet of the outside of the foundation wall of any building, unless it be of cast iron pipe; the joints of said pipe to be made with molten lead, thoroughly calked.
SECTION 4
(a) Drain, Soil and Waste pipes within a building, and for a distance of not less than five feet from the inside of the foundation walls thereof thru which waste water or sewage is used or carried, shall be of cast iron, galvanized soft steel of standard thickness, or hard drawn heavy seamless copper tub- ing (government specification type M) with full sweated sleeve type joints. With screw type cast iron waste pipe, sleeve type fittings must be used.
Standard cast iron pipe is permitted except in commercial buildings, where acids are used, 3" cast iron (medium weight) can be used as soil stacks on vertical risers only, increasing to 4" on Branch line to extend to toilet.
Said pipes shall be securely ironed to walls, laid in tren- ches, suspended by strong iron hangers, or supported on suit- able piers, and shall, with a uniform grade, have a fall toward the sewer of not less than one-fourth inch per foot:
(b) All permanent hangers, clamps or piers shall be placed at intervals of five feet.
(c) There shall be suitable cleanouts at all short turn bends of horizontal pipes where the same are possible, and at foundation walls in a direct line with the sewer.
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(d) Heavy brass screw cleanouts shall be used.
(e) All cleanouts must be accessible for inspection and cleaning.
(f) Changes in direction shall be made with curved pipes, and connections with horizontal or vertical pipes shall be made with Y or TY Branches.
(g) In no case shall the so-called short T's or saddle hubs be allowed.
(h) Soil and Waste pipes shall not have less than the following diameters:
Minimum branch waste 11/2
Branch waste for urinals 11/2
Branch waste for sinks 11/2
Branch waste for wash trays 11/2
Main waste 2
Main waste for sinks, five floors or more 3
Soil pipe 4-3
Copper
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SECTION 5
The soil pipe of every building shall be carried above the roof open and undiminished in size, and to a height of not less than one foot above the roof, or one foot above a window within 12 feet.
(a) No vent pipe shall be covered with a cap or cowl.
(b) All branches of soil or waste pipe of fifteen feet or more in length shall be continued at full size and increased to two inches through the roof, or connected with the main soil pipe at a point above the highest fixture in the building.
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(c) Joints shall be made with oakum and molten lead, thoroughly caulked and made tight, and in no case shall paint, putty or cement of any kind be allowed before testing.
(d) Rain water leaders when connected with soil or drain pipe shall be properly trapped.
SECTION 6
Every water fixture and appliance having waste pipe connected with the sewer or cesspool shall be furnished with a separate and suitable trap placed as near as possible to the fixture that it serves, except that where a sink and wash tray or bath tub and wash bowl come in contact with each other, one round trap will be permitted for both.
Traps shall be protected from siphonage and back-pres- sure by Cast Iron, Galvanized Iron, Lead, Brass or Copper, air pipes of same size as waste. 11/2 S Traps shall not have more than 36 inches of waste pipe from trap to vent. Round Traps may be placed 4 feet from vent pipe. A water closet which connects with soil pipe or a waste water pipe not more than 24 inches drop below the top water line of the trap, shall not require other vent than the continuation of the soil pipe full size for its whole length.
Schedule of Back Air Pipes and Vents for Fixtures, where more than one is connected to same vent.
Fixtures
Size of Pipe (Inches)
Greatest Length Allowed (Feet)
Maximum Number of Fixtures
Baths, Basins,
11/2
15
3
Sinks,
2
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9
Urinals,
3
70
21
Water-closets,
2
35
3
or Slop Sinks,
3
70
9
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In case of groups of fixtures, the special air pipe from each trap may be omitted, provided the soil or waste pipe undiminished in size is continued to a point above the roof, or revented into the main system above the fixtures.
This includes Bathroom fixtures or kitchen sink and appliances.
The special venting of the upper fixture, provided it is a water closet, and is located not more than 7 feet from the main ventilating stack, may be omitted. All air pipes shall run as direct as possible and shall have such continuous slope as to avoid collecting water by condensation.
Two or more air pipes may be connected together or with a soil pipe but in every case of connection with a soil pipe such connections shall be made above the upper fixture of the building.
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 ventilates.
Lead air pipes may be used only where they are exposed to view, and in no case shall be allowed behind walls or sheathing, or other places inaccessible for inspection.
The weight of all lead bends, traps, waste and vent pipes, used in plumbing shall not be less than that specified, viz:
11/4 Inch 21/2 lbs. per foot
11/2 Inch
3 lbs. per foot
2 Inch 5 lbs. per foot
3 Inch 6 lbs. per foot
4 Inch 8 lbs. per foot
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SPECIAL TRAPS
Every building in which gasoline, naptha or other inflam- mable compounds are used for business purposes shall be pro- vided with a special trap or separator, so designed as to pre- vent the passage of oils or gasses into the sewer, and shall be ventilated with a separate pipe to a point 3 feet above the roof. The waste of every washstand for vehicles shall be pro- vided with catch basin so designed that sand cannot pass into drain.
Drainage of stalls, stable fixtures, garages and laboratories shall be installed in accordance with plans approved by the Board of Health.
SECTION 7
Drip and overflow pipes from safes under water closets or other fixtures, or from tanks or cisterns, shall be run to some place in open sight, and in no case shall any such pipe be con- nected directly with a drain, soil or waste pipe.
SECTION 8
No waste pipe from a refrigerator, or other receptacle in which provisions are stored, shall be connected with a drain, soil pipe or other waste pipe unless such waste pipes are pro- vided with traps suitably ventilated; and in every case there shall be open trays between the trap and refrigerator.
SECTION 9
No steam exhaust, blow-off or drip pipe shall connect with the sewer, house drain, soil, waste or vent pipe, but shall discharge into a suitable tank or condenser, from which a proper outlet to the drain or sewer shall be provided.
SECTION 10
Every water closet or line of water closets, on the same floor, shall be supplied with water from a tank or system, and
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the flushing pipe shall not be less than One and One-fourth Inch in diameter. Water closets when placed outside of build- ings may be so arranged as to receive their supply directly from the main, with such water fixtures as shall be provided by the Water Commissioner and the Inspector. Water closets having earthenware trap shall be connected to soil pipe with flange or floor plate. The water closets shall be securely bolted to said floor plate in a manner to insure a tight and solid joint.
(a) No water closet shall be used in which soil comes in contact with any mechanism or moving part.
(b) In all tenements or blocks on streets where there is a sewer, there shall be at least one water closet for each tenement or family. In hotels and lodging houses, there must be one watercloset on each floor, and where there are more than twelve persons on any floor, there must be an additional water closet on that floor for every twelve additional persons or frac- tion thereof.
(c) No water closet shall be placed in an apartment that has not a direct opening of at least three square feet to the external air approved by the Inspector.
SECTION 11
Where urinals are placed in any building they shall be supplied with water and properly ventilated.
Plumbing and drainage in industrial establishments, in addition to the provisions of this code, must be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Labor and Industries.
SECTION 12
The Inspectors of Plumbing must be notified when any work is ready for inspection, and no pipes or other fixtures may be covered or concealed from view until inspected and approved.
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Repairing of leaks in drainage systems installed previ- ously and not under this code can be done without permits not necessitating changes.
SECTION 13
Where toilets or urinals are located in rooms not having a window opening to outside air, ventilation will be supplied by suitable gravity or forced ventilation system.
In case of sewer connections there shall be a cast iron pipe laid from five feet outside and carried through the foun- dation wall and connected with the drain inside by a Y branch with a brass screw cleanout in a direct line with the sewer.
SECTION 14
Domestic hot water boilers and tankless heaters heated by any means, gas, electric or oil, shall be installed per State Regulations, and a permit shall be obtained from the Inspec- tor.
SECTION 15
Cross connections-Any connection in piping, whereby a public or private water supply used for drinking and or culin- ary purposes is connected with a secondary supply or a supply of questionable quality or whereby polluted matter may enter the supply used for drinking and or culinary purposes, shall be considered a cross connection.
No cross connection shall be installed unless the piping connections and valves connected thereto have been approved by the Inspector of Plumbing after tests showing that no pol- luted matter from such fixtures may enter the water supply system used for drinking and or culinary purposes and all existing cross connections shown to be improper by test as herein indicated shall be removed.
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Check valves or other uniflow devices may be considered as suitable mechanical means of separation only if these de- vices are accessible for overhauling or inspection and equipped with drains and test outlets and the installations is approved by the Inspector of Plumbing. Temporary connections shall not be permitted.
Valves of the positive type which include gate, globe stop and similar valves are not considered as adequate protection.
Any cross connection permitted with a fire service supply shall be protected by a properly installed and adequately supervised all bronze rubber-seated double check valve of a type approved by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners.
Appliances installed in old buildings may be run into the drainage system by the use of a trap.
All new installations shall be water tested and examined by the Plumbing Inspector.
No outside exposed plumbing drains shall be permitted.
SECTION 16-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 line or line of adjoining 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.
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Cesspool covers, Septic tank covers, and any cleanout that is not exposed to view shall be marked by a cement disc of 6- inch diameter and 3-inch thick, placed over it level with the ground.
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 require- ments of the Board of Health, and as set forth under Chapters 209 and 447 of the Department of Public Health of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts.
Permits shall be obtained from the Town for the con- struction or installation of any Cesspool or Septic tank drain- age system.
Article VI
SECTION 1-ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
All electrical wiring, apparatus or appliances for fur- nishing 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.
Article VII
GARAGES
SECTION 1-No garage shall be attached to or form part of a building or other occupancy except as herein pro- vided:
(a) private garages not exceeding seven hundred and fifty (750) square feet in area.
(a-1) a garage not exceeding seven hundred and fifty (750) square feet in area may be attached to or from part
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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-quarters (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 Common- wealth of Massachusetts.
SECTION 2-Framing members for garages may be 20 inches on centers.
Article VIII SECTION 1-REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
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All supporting girts, or girders, to be of a dimension not less than 6" x 8" either solid or built up, and supported by 31/2" lally columns not more than 8'-0" O.C. with proper con- crete footings. The outer ends of these timbers shall be sup- ported by foundation walls with a minimum bearing of not less than 4 inches.
SECTION 2-Sills shall be of 4" x 6" either solid or built up and where spans over openings exceed 4'-0" shall be reinforced with a header equal to the size of the floor timbers.
SECTION 3-Where flush framing is used all floor tim- bers shall be thoroughly spiked to girder and supported by approved timber hangers.
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SECTION 4-All outside walls and bearing partitions shall be of 2" x 4" not more than 16" O.C. Non-bearing or non-supporting partitions shall be of 2" x 3" or 2" x 4" not more than 16" O.C.
SECTION 5-Outside walls, roofs, sub floors shall be of material not less than 5-8" in thickness or of a nature and quality and thickness as approved by the Building Inspector.
SECTION 6-Floor timbers to be of sizes and materials on chart, (in Section 14) and spans over 8'-0" shall be bridged, either solid or 1" x 3" spruce. All openings for chimneys, stairways, etc., shall be doubled on all sides with materials of same dimensions. Double floor joists shall be placed under partitions running in same direction as joists if such parti- tions are over 10' long. Said double timbers may be spaced not over 4" apart to allow for pipes or ducts.
SECTION 7-Attic ceiling joists and rafters to be of ma- terials 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 4'-0" shall be reinforced with a 4" x 4" sup- ported on each end by full thickness of a 2" x 4" stud. Open- ings over 4'-6" shall have 4" x 6" supported in the same manner.
SECTION 10-Roofing materials can be of wood, as- phalt, slate or asbestos.
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SECTION 11-No building shall be moved into or with- in the Town for a dwelling unless it has been approved by the Building Inspector.
SECTION 12-Second hand materials used in structural portions 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.
SECTION 14-Schedule of frame size and maximum span. All floor timbers spaced not over 16" O.C. Floor load figured at 50 lbs. per square ft. of floor area. No. 1 stock.
Floor Joists
Size Max. Span Spruce
Max. Span Fir
2 × 6
9' 6'' 10' 0"
2 × 8
13' 0" 13' 8''
2 × 10
16' 0" 16' 6''
Ceiling Joists spaced 16" O.C. 20-1b. load per sq. ft.
Size Max. Span Spruce Max. Span Fir
2 × 6 13' 8'' 14' 3"
2 × 8
18' 3'' 19' 0"
Rafters for Pitched roofs.
The span is from plate to ridge or from one support to another, and shall not be over 16'0" for 2 x 6 20" O.C. or 19'0" for 2 x 8 20" O.C. For flat or low pitched roofs up to 5" the maximum span for 2 x 6 shall be 10'0", maximum span for 2 x 8 shall be 13'0".
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Rafters 20" O.C. 2 x 6 up to 14'0" horizontal span.
2 × 8 up to 20'0" horizontal span.
Over 10" boards shall have three nails at each bearing.
8" board over openings in outside should figure as some strength.
Article IX
SECTION 1-PERMITS
Before erecting, altering, moving, razing, adding to, or making any changes in use or type of occupancy of any build- ing or structure, the Owner or his agent shall file an applica- tion for a permit with the Building Inspector. No work shall begin until a permit is granted and until the Rules and Reg- ulations of the Planning Board and the Board of Health have been complied with and only when there is no violation of the Zoning By-Laws.
SECTION 2-The application shall be made under the penalty of perjury. It shall state the location and the dimen- sions, estimated cost, nature and extent of the proposed work or changes, purposes for which the building is to be used and such other information as the Inspector may require. The application for a permit to erect any building or structure shall be accompanied by plans if required showing the lo- cation of such building or structure and the location of the sewage disposal system.
SECTION 3-Whenever the application does not ade- quately describe the proposed work in the opinion of the Inspector, there shall also be filed duplicate copies of sufficient plans and specifications 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
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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 conspicuous 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 Inspector 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 commenced 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 con- struction or alteration costing up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) , ten dollars ($10.00) for construction or alteration costing up to two thousand dollars ($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.
No fee, however, shall be in excess of $20.00.
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 detailed statement or plan submitted and ap- proved thereunder, or of a permit or certificate issued there-
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under, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hun- dred dollars ($100.00), and in default thereof to undergo im- prisonment for a period not exceeding 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 corporation 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 prescribed 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, re- construction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a building, structure or premises, or to pre- vent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises.
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