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Starting from a point on the shore 300 feet south of the southerly line of Holmes Terrace, continued to the shore; thence running wester- ly parallel to Holmes Terrace to Court Street; thence crossing Court diagonally to a point 300 feet south of the southerly line of Cen- tennial Street; thence running westerly parallel to Centennial Street to the line of the former rail- road, thence by the railroad west- erly to a point 1000 feet west of the Westerly line of Standish Avenue; thence parallel to said Standish Avenue, and Spooner Street, north- erly to the Kingston line; thence easterly along the Kingston line to the shore and southerly along the shore to the point of beginning.
All areas that are now or that in the future may · be designated as "Business Zones" shall likewise be considered subject to the restric- tions applying to "Fire Limits."
Section 13 Glass Dead Eyes
a. The first floor of every mer- cantile establishment and store shall be equipped with glass dead eyes in the locations and of the type determined by the Fire Chief and shall be installed in a manner satisfactory to the Building Inspec- tor.
Section 14 Change in Use of a Building
a. No change shall be made in character of occupancy or use of any building or portion of building, which would change the required floor strength unless such building is made to comply with require- ments of this code.
Section 15 Dangerous or Unsafe Buildings
a. If any building already erected or in process of erection shall, af- ter examination by the Inspector, be deemed by him weak, unsafe or dangerous from poor construc- tion, faulty, weak or unfit ma- terials, he shall cause to be made such changes in, alterations of, or additions to the work and ma- terials as he shall consider neces- sary. If the building is in process of construction, he shall hereby have authority to cause all work upon the same to be suspended un- til any alterations or additions which he may have ordered are completed.
Section 16 Fire Damage
a. No structural repairs after fires shall be made unless such repairs comply to the requirements of this code. All structural parts dam- aged by fire shall be removed and replaced with new materials. Slightly damaged parts, not im- paired in strength, shall be treated as directed.
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Section 17 Appointment of Inspector of Buildings
a. The Commission of Public Safety shall appoint annually, in April, an Inspector of Buildings who shall hold office one year from the first day of May in the year of his appointment and until another is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed. He shall be re- movable at the pleasure of the Commission and a vacancy may be filled at any time for the un- expired term. He shall receive such compensations as the Town may from time to time determine. The said Inspector shall not in- spect his own work or any building in which he is interested.
b. The terms "Inspector of Building" or "Inspector," where used in this code, shall have the same meaning and refer to the one person as defined in Chapter 143, Section 1, of the General Laws.
Section 18 Duties of Inspector
a. The Inspector shall, in his dis- cretion, examine all buildings in course of erection or alteration in the Town, and make a record of all violations of the by-laws relat- ing thereto. The Inspector shall keep a record of all business of the Department.
Section 19 Permits
a. Except as hereinafter pro- vided, no person shall erect, raze, move, structurally alter, or make any changes in use, or type of oc- cupancy, of any building, except in conformity with the provisions of these by-laws, or without having first obtained a written permit from the Inspector. Plans and , specifications shall be submitted to the Inspector together with such structural details as he may re- quire. No work shall begin until a permit is granted.
b. All permits shall be void if operations thereunder are not commenced within 6 months after date of the permit, or if the opera- tions thereunder are discontinued for a period of more than 6 months.
c. All permits are issued subject to the provisions and limitations included in the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Plymouth.
d. No Building shall be erected in a subdivision as defined in Chap. 41, G. L., Sect. 81-L, unless and until such subdivision has been ap- proved by the Planning Board.
e. Applications for building per- mits shall be in writing upon blanks furnished by the Town, and no person shall enter into any work covered by these by-laws without first obtaining a permit in writing.
f. A separate application and separate permit is required for each building.
g. All permits issued shall be recorded in detail, and said rec- ords shall be preserved by and shall remain the property of the Town of Plymouth.
Exemptions
The following work may be done without obtaining a permit. Re- pairs for ordinary maintenance such as renewing of roof and side wall covering, doors, windows, trim, steps, finish floors, or similar work that does not involve the cut- ting or removal of any framing member or other support.
Section 20 Penalty
a. Anyone violating any provi- sions of these by-laws shall be sub- ject to a penalty not exceeding $100.00 for each separate offense.
Section 21 Validity
a. The invalidity of any section or provision of this code shall not invalidate any other section or pro- vision thereof.
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Section 22 Inspection
a: The Inspector, on receipt of a notice from the owner or builder, that any building, or alterations, additions or repairs to any build- ings are ready for inspection shall, as soon as possible, inspect the premises, but shall not accept the building until all the requirements of the by-laws have been complied with.
b. No building hereafter erected, altered, added to or repaired, that is to be finished in whole or in part, shall have the frame con- cealed until the owner or the build- er shall have notified the Inspector to inspect same, and shall have re- ceived a notice in writing that the building is accepted, excepting apartment houses, in which, if re- quested by the owner or builder, each floor shall be inspected sep- arately.
Section 23 Authority of Inspector
a. The Inspector shall have the power to pass upon the manner of construction or materials to be used in the erection or alteration of any building or other structure in the Town of Plymouth and to make the same conform to the true intent and meaning of the sev- eral provisions of this by-law. He shall have the power to vary or modify the provisions of this code, upon application, in writing, by an owner of such building, or struc- ture, or his representative, where there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the law, so that the spirit of the law shall be observed, the public safety secured and substan- tial justice done. No such divia- tion shall be permitted unless a record be kept of the same.
b. The Inspector is hereby au- thorized to enter any buildings or structures at any reasonable hours for the purpose of ascertaining whether any of the provisions of the by-laws are being violated.
A True Copy Attest: HERBERT K. BARTLETT,
Town Clerk, Plymouth, Mass.
Boston, Mass., June 8, 1956.
The foregoing building by-law is hereby approved with the excep- tion of -
section 8a,
first section 10c, as indicated,
first section 10k, as indicated,
which are hereby disapproved.
GEORGE FINGOLD,
Attorney General.
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Plumbing By-Laws for the Town of Plymouth
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PREFACE
According to the authority granted under Chapter 10 of the Laws of 1951, as accepted by the Town at the Annual Town Meeting in March 1951, for the establishment of a Commission of Public Safety, said Com. mission shall, at the present time, be the "Administrative Authority" (also called "the Authority"), referred to in these By-laws. If the Town should ever change its administrative organization, these duties and responsibility be transferred to some other board or com- mission. In accord with Section 15 of Chapter 142 of the General Laws, the Administrative Authority shall make a detailed report to the Town at the Annual Town Meeting of all their proceedings under this Code in the preceding year.
ARTICLE 1
The Plumbing System
(a) The plumbing system of a building includes the water supply distributing pipes to the plumbing fixtures with their devices, ap- purtenances and connections, all within, to, or from the building, which are connected or are to be connected with the drainage sys- tem; the plumbing fixtures; the fix- ture traps; the soil, waste and vent pipes.
(b) Nothing in these By-laws shall be construed as applying to the business of steam fitting, re- frigeration, heating and ventila- ting, or gas fitting, beyond the point where any connection is made with the water distribution system carrying water for drink- ing or culinary purposes, or with the waste pipes carrying wastes or sewage, or with the vent system. Such connections shall be made subject to the approval and inspec- tion of the plumbing inspectors.
(c) Every holder of a plumber's license residing and doing plumb- ing work in Plymouth shall per-
sonally register his name and ad- dress between May 1st and 31st of each year with the Administrative Authority, presenting his license.
(d) All other licensed plumbers shall register upon application for a plumbing permit, presenting their license.
ARTICLE 2
Inspection
(a) The inspectors shall inspect all plumbing work for which per- mits are hereafter granted for construction, alterations, or re- pairs, 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 perform such other appropri- ate duties as may be required by the Administrative Authority.
(b) The inspectors of plumbing (who have been duly appointed by the Administrative Authority ac- cording to the provisions of Chap- ter 142 of the General Laws) must be notified when any work is ready for inspection, and no pipes
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or other fixtures may be covered or concealed from view until in- spected and approved.
· (c) No plumbing work shall be used until the same is in good condition as shown by the water test or some other reliable test made by the plumber in the pres- ence of the inspector, and a writ- ten certificate of approval has been granted by said inspectors at the satisfactory completion of said work. If, on inspection, the work is not satisfactory, the plumber will be notified and a limit of five days (unless otherwise permitted) given in which to complete said work.
(d) Right to inspect: The plumb- ing inspectors shall be authorized in writing by the Administrative Authority, upon substantial evi- dence, to inspect any plumbing when it is deemed necessary to protect the public health.
(e) Correction of Faulty Condi- tions: Upon written notice from the Administrative Authority the owner or lessee shall be required correct promptly any and all insanitary or defective condi- tions which are liable to have im- mediate detrimental effects. He shall also correct as soon as possi- ble other insanitary or defective conditions which may over a period of time have a detrimental effect on health.
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(f) All systems or parts of sys- tems of plumbing proposed to be connected to the common sewers and not heretofore constructed under the supervision of an in- spector of plumbing shall in all cases be tested as far as possible as provided in Article 2 (e), and shall be in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance before such connection is made, except that the inspector may permit such departures from said provi- sions as in his judgment it is safe to allow. The replacing of soil and waste pipes within a building will
not be required, provided said pipes are found to be in a satis- factory condition.
ARTICLE 3
Permits
(a) Upon application of a regis- tered plumber only, on a form furnished by the Administrative Authority, said Authority shall grant written permit to do certain plumbing described therein, when in conformity with the law. Draw- ings of proposed work shall be filed if required. Permits may be re- called by the Authority if condi- tions are violated. Permits for all plumbing, except repair of leaks, must be in the hands of the plumb- er before beginning work. "Re- pair of leaks" shall also be under- stood to include the replace- ment of existing fixtures by similar fixtures, except hot water heaters (see Articles 13 and 14), provided that the existing water supply or waste or vent pipes are not there- by altered and if they conform to these By-Laws.
(b) Any plumbing work other than that of repairing leaks shall be performed only by a licensed plumber. Apprenticeship training under a licensed plumber is per- missable under these By-Laws.
· ARTICLE 4
Sewage Disposal
(a) The plumbing of each build- ing shall have an independent con- nection to the public sewer outside of the building, unless, in the opin- ion of the authorities, a separate connection is not feasible. If a sewer is not available, the sewage shall be discharged into a cesspool, or septic tank and cesspool or sub- surface distribution system, the plans of which must be approved by the Administrative Authority be- fore the connection is made. (see also d.)
(b) No drain or sewer from any building shall pass under any other building; neither shall said drain
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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 of molten lead, thoroughly caulked and tested, or such other joints as may be ap- proved by the Administrative Au- thority. Structures containing three or more tenements with party walls between them, and separate en- trances to each, may be con- sidered as two or more buildings. (c) Backwater Valves '- Ma- terial and Design: Backwater valves shall have all bearing parts or balls of corrosion-resistant ma- terial and be so constructed as to insure a positive mechanical seal against backflow.
Location: Backwater valves shall be installed in drainage lines wherever such drainage pipes or fixtures are subject to backflow or backpressure. Such backwater valves shall be so located as to be readily accessible for inspection and cleaning.
· (d) Cesspools: No cesspool or septic tank shall hereafter be con- structed or installed in this Town until a permit has first been ob- tained from the Administrative Authority. A plumber's license shall not be required to obtain a permit or to construct cesspools and septic tanks.
All cesspools hereafter con- structed shall be of approved ma- terial, and, unless otherwise speci- fied or approved by the Administra- tive Authority, shall be located not less than twenty feet from any dwelling, not less than five feet from line of any street, court or passage- way, not less than five feet from line of adjoining lot, all measure- ments being taken from the near- est outer circumference, and shall be not less than six feet in depth, measuring from the lower rim of inlet pipe, nor less than six feet in diameter. When of flat top con- struction, a minimum of four inch
concrete reinforced shall be used. All cesspools shall be provided with an approved removable cover.
No abandoned well may be used as a cesspool.
The minimum distance between a water supply well and a septic tank or cesspool shall be fifty feet unless written permission is given by the Administrative Authority to change said minimum.
ARTICLE 5
Drainage System
(a) Drain, soil, and waste pipes within a building, and for a dis- tance of not less than five feet out from the interior of the founda- tion walls thereof, through which waste water or sewage is used or carried, shall be made of cast iron, galvanized iron pipe, lead for short connections only, annealed brass pipe not less than 13 Stubbs gauge, or hard drawn heavy seamless copper tubing (government speci- fications type L) with full sweated sleeve type joints. With screw type cast iron waste pipe, drain- age type fittings must be used. Galvanized piping shall not be used for built-in waste piping in floor or wall construction or under- ground. Standard cast iron pipe is permitted except in commercial buildings where acids are used. The house sewer shall be of cast iron pipe with lead joints unless otherwise permitted by the super- intendent of sewers and the plumb- ing inspectors.
(b) Fastening Pipes: Vertical piping shall be secured at suffi- ciently close intervals to keep the pipe in alignment and carry the weight of the pipe and contents. Vertical drainage piping shall also be supported at the base of the stack. Horizontal lines shall be supported at approximately five feet on centers when of caulked lead joint construction, and ap- proximately eight feet on centers when of other construction. Al
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pipes four inches or over must be | ble, and shall be the same nom- supported by at least 3/8" iron inal size as the pipes up to four inches. hangars.
(c) All horizontal soil and waste pipe shall have a uniform fall to- wards the sewer of not less than 1/4" per foot wherever possible, and in no case shall it be less than 1/8" per foot.
(d) There shall be suitable cleanouts at all angles of horizontal pipes greater than 45 degrees where the same are possible, and at foundation walls in a direct line with the sewer, and at such points as the inspector may direct.
(e) Heavy brass screw cleanout covers shall be used where possi-
(f) All cleanouts must be acces- sible for inspection and cleaning.
(g) Changes in direction on hori- zontal runs greater than 45 de- grees shall be made with long sweep bends, and connections with horizontal and vertical pipes shall be made with Y or TY branches.
(h) In no case shall the so-called short T's or saddle hubs be al- lowed.
(i) Soil and waste pipes shall not have less than the following dia- meters:
Branch waste for sinks
112"
Branch waste for urinals
11/2"
Branch waste for wash trays 11/2" Branch waste for sinks over 20 ft. developed length 2"
Main waste
Main waste for garbage disposals with non-existing waste 2"
3"
Main waste for sinks, five floors or more
2"
Floor drain
2"
Sink, hotel or public
2"
Stall urinal
4"
Soil pipe
No branch waste shall be smaller than the nominal size of its trap.
(j) The weight of all lead bends, traps, and waste pipes used in plumbing shall not be less than that specified:
11/4 inch 21/2 lbs. per foot
112 inch 3 lbs. per foot
2 inch 5 lbs. per foot
3 inch 6 lbs. per foot
4 inch 8 lbs. per foot
(k) The soil pipe of every build- ing shall be carried to a height of not less than one foot above the roof, open and undiminished in size. No vent pipe shall be cov-
ered with a cap or cowl. (See also Article 9,h)
(1) All branches of soil or waste pipe of twenty feet or more in length shall be continued at full size through the roof, or connected with the main soil pipe at a point above the highest fixture in the building.
(m) Drainage of stalls, stables fixtures, garages and laboratories shall be installed in accordance with plans approved by the Ad- ministrative Authority.
(n) The following schedule shall be used to determine the mini- mum diameters of fixture traps and the equivalent unit of value:
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TRAP SIZE
UNIT VALUE
FIXTURE
Bathroom group (1 water closet, 1 lavatory
1 bathtub. 1 shower stall)
7.0
Bathroom group (1 water closet, 1 lavatory 1 bathtub)
6.0
Lavatory
1.0
Shower stall
11/2"
2.0
Water closet
11/4"
0.5
Instrument sterilizer
11/4"
0.5
Utensil sterilizer
11/4"
0.5
Drinking fountain
11/4"
0.5
Floor drain - unrated fixtures
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2.0
Sewage ejector - for each 25 gal. per minute
50.0
Kitchen sink
11/2"
2.0
Laundry tray
112"
2.0
Combination sink and tray
2"
2.0
Combination sink and tray with duo T
11%"
2.0
Sinks (hotels, restaurants, clubs, etc.)
bar, glass, silver
11/2"
2.0
fish, scullery, vegetable, kitchen
2"
4.0
lunch counter bar, combination
2"
4.0
slop or service sink
3"
5.0
dishwasher
2"
6.0
Urinal, wall hung
11/2"
2.0
pedestal.
5.0
stall
2"
4.0
Unit value of fixtures not contained in the above table shall be determined by the Administrative Authority.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FIXTURE UNITS FOR PIPE SIZE
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Drains
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21
27
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45
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150
210
5 inch
370
540
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720
1050
*Water closets require a 4 inch soil pipe.
ARTICLE 6 Indirect and Special Wastes
(a) No waste pipe from a re- frigerator, ice box or cold room, and any receptacle where food is stored, any sterilizer, auto-clave, sterile water tank or any recep- tacle used to treat, process or store surgical or hospital supplies
and equipment, or any receptacle for storing or dispensing drinking water, except drinking fountains which are properly trapped and vented, shall connect directly with any house drain, soil or waste pipe. Such waste pipe shall in all cases empty over an open sink, floor drain or other fixture that is properly supplied with water, con- nected, trapped and vented, the same as any other fixture, and an air gap of at least twice the dia- meter of the waste pipe shall be provided between the waste pipe and the receiving receptacle or waste pipe.
(b) All pressure steam boilers connected to the drain shall be connected with a blow-off tank of a capacity not less than thirty per- cent of the largest boiler connect- ed with such tank. The location
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of said blow-off tank shall be sub- ject to the approval of the Ad- ministrative Authority.
(c) Floor drains, drips from machinery and other clean wastes, too low to drain by gravity to the sewer, may be discharged by me- chanical means into the gravity drainage system. Discharge pipe shall be equipped with a check valve and shall be trapped with a deep seal trap. Details of all me- chanical discharge drainage sys- tems shall be approved by the in- spector before beginning work.
(d) All clothes washing ma- chines when connected with the sewer shall be indirectly con- nected.
ARTICLE 7
Joints and Connections
(a) Caulked 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.
(b) Screwed joints: Pipe ends shall be reamed to size of bore, and all chips and cuttings shall be removed. Joints between wrought iron, steel, brass or copper pipe and cast iron pipe shall be either caulked or screwed joints made with the proper fitting between.
(c) Wiped joints: Wiped joints in lead pipe, or between lead pipe and brass or copper pipe, ferrules, solder nipples, bushings, or traps, in all cases on the sewer side of the trap, shall be full-wiped joints.
(d) Slip joints shall be used only :
1. To connect the tail piece of the fixture.
2. On bath waste and overflows.
3. On continuous wastes.
(c) Soldered or Sweat joints: All copper sweat joints shall be made with approved standard fit- tings.
ARTICLE 8
Traps
(a) Every water fixture having a waste pipe connected with the sewer or cesspool shall be fur- nished with a separate and suit- able trap placed as near as possi- ble to the fixture that it serves, except that where a sink and wash tray come in contact with each other and in remodeling work only where a bath tub and lavatory come in contact with each other, a drum trap not less than 4"x8" may be used for both. The dis- tance from trap to vent shall not be over four feet, inlets of which shall be not more than four feet de- veloped length from floor level to trap and enter trap separately. The outlet pipe from trap in such cases shall be at least two inches.
(b) Where round traps are used, they shall be so placed, where practical, that the trap-screw cov- er shall be water sealed.
(c) A suitable grease trap shall be connected with kitchen sink in every hotel, restaurant, public cooking establishments, or in such other place as may be required by the inspector.
(d) This and all other traps shall be so placed that they may be easily accessible for inspection and cleaning.
(e) Traps shall be protected from siphonage and backpressure by cast iron, galvanized iron, brass or copper vents. 1/2S traps shall not have more than 3 ft. of waste pipe and not more than 1/4" pitch per foot from trap to vent. Round traps not less than 8" long and 4" in diameter may be placed 4 ft. from vent pipe; and where they serve the uppermost fixtures on a 4" stack, no vent shall be re- quired if taken into the horizontal line between vent stack and closet bend. A water closet may be placed not more than 5 ft. from vent and shall connect with the
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