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VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 57 carried on motion by Mr. Cluff.
ART. 58-To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $2,975.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 850 feet of water pipe in Hannas Dam Road, provided that cost of said installation has been first de-
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posited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated re- ceipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for Charles H. Mclaughlin
VOTED: Indefinite postponement on Article 58 as motioned by by Mr. Cluff.
ART. 59- To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $1,750.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in -- stalling approximately 500 feet of water pipe in M Street, pro- vided that cost of said installation has been first deposited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto.
Water Commissioners for Charles H. McLaughlin
VOTED: Indefinite postponement of Art. 59 by motion of Mr. Cluff.
ART. 60- To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $4,480.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 1280 feet of water pipe in Westland Drive, provided that cost of said installation has been first de- posited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated re- ceipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Art. 60 on motion by Mr. Greene.
ART.61 - To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $1,400.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 400 feet of water pipe in Madison Ave- nue, provided that cost of said installation has been first depos- ited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 61.
ART. 62- To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $5,600.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 1600 feet of water pipe in Kearsage Street, provided that cost of said installation has been first de- posited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated re-
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ceipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 62 motioned by Mr. Barron.
ART. 63-To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $10,800.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 1800 feet of water pipe in Lowe Street, provided that cost of said installation has been first deposited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: Indefinite postponement of Article 63 upon motion by Mr. Whelan.
ART. 64- To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $4,800.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 800 feet of water pipe in Pawnee Street, provided that cost of said installation has been first deposited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and ex- pend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: Motion by Mr. Barron to indefinitely postpone Article 64 carried by voice majority.
ART. 65- To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $10,050.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 1675 feet of water pipe in Pennacook Road, provided that cost of said installation has been first de- posited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated re- ceipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
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VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 65.
ART. 66 - To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $14,400.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 2400 feet of water pipe in Kendall Street, provided that cost of said installation has been first deposited
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with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and ex- pend such money, or take any action in relation thereto.
Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: On motion by Mr. Morissey it was voted to indefinitely postpone Article 66.
ART. 67- To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $4,800.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 800 feet of water pipe in Seneca Road, provided that cost of said installation has been first deposited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and ex- pend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: Indefinite postponement of Article 67 on motion by Mr. Barron.
ART. 68- To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $5,400.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 900 feet of water pipe in Cayuga Road, provided that cost of said installation has been first deposited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated receipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and ex- pend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 68.
ART. 69- To see if the Town will vote to expend the sum of $18,600.00 from the Installation Account, for the purpose of in- stalling approximately 3100 feet of water pipe in Catamount Road, provided that cost of said installation has been first de- posited with the Town Treasurer and applied to estimated re- ceipts and to authorize the Water Commissioners to do such work and expend such money, or take any action in relation thereto. Water Commissioners for A. J. Tambone, Inc.
VOTED: To indefinitely postpone Article 69 on motion by Mr. Barron.
ART. 70 - To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following build- ing By-Law in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 143, Section 3, as amended, and to substitute the same for the present Building By-Law. Building Inspector and Board of Selectmen
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BUILDING LAWS TOWN OF TEWKSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
SECTION 1. This by-law shall be known and cited as the Building Law as provided under Chapter 143, Secs. 3-12 of the General Laws.
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
SECTION 2. An inspector of buildings shall be appointed an- nually by the Selectmen for a term of one year or until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
SECTION 3. The Inspector shall examine all buildings in the course of construction, alteration, and repair, or which are to be moved or razed and see that the zoning law and all by-laws of the Town in relation thereto are complied with, and when necessary shall take proper measures to secure such compliance. He shall keep a record of the business of his office and make all returns required by law, notify the assessors of all permits issued, and shall make periodic and annual reports of his work to the Selectmen with any such recommendations as he may deem necessary. None of the provisions of these by-laws shall be construed so as to conflict with the requirements made by the Department of Public Safety under the authority of Chapter 143 of the General Laws.
SECTION 4. No building within the limits of the Town of Tewksbury shall be erected, razed or moved and no addition or alteration of a building shall be made by any person unless he shall first file with the Inspector plans and specifications and a full description of the proposed work. If the plans, specifications or descriptions so filed shall be in compliance with the building limita- tions prescribed in the zoning and by-laws, the Inspector shall forthwith issue a permit therefor.
Ordinary repairs, additions or alterations may be made up to the value of fifty dollars ($50.00) after notice to the Building Inspec- tor, without permit or fee, but such repairs, additions or alterations shall not be construed to include the cutting away of any stone, concrete or brick wall, or any portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any beam or support, or the removal, change or closing of any staircase, or exit.
SECTION 5. To obtain a permit, the person intending to erect, alter, raze, or move a building shall, before any work is to begin, file with the Inspector a notice of the intention with plan, together with specifications or a full description of the proposed work. No building hereafter erected, altered, added to or repaired, that is to be finished in whole or in part, shall be lathed, plastered or sheathed, and no foundation or footing shall be back-filled until the builder or mechanic shall have notified the Inspector of Build- ings to inspect the same and shall have received from said
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Inspector of Buildings a notice that the work is approved. The Inspector of Buildings on receipt of a notice from the builder that any building or alterations, additions, or repairs to any building are ready for inspection, shall, within forty-eight (48) hours, inspect the premises but shall not aprove the work until all the require- ments of these by-laws shall have been complied with, and no building shall be occupied until final approval. The Inspector shall require that all permanent piers, or columns needed under girders, trimmers, etc. shall be in place before the building is lathed or plastered.
SECTION 6. The Inspector of Buildings shall examine every building or other structure which he has reason to believe unsafe or dangerous, and if he finds it unsafe or dangerous he shall, in writing, notify the owner, agent or any person having an interest therein, to remove it or make it safe and secure, and such person shall thereupon immediately remove it or make it safe.
SECTION 7. The Building Inspector, or an employee charged with the enforcement of this code shall not be personally liable while acting for the town, and he is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of any acts required or permitted in the discharge of his official duties.
APPLICATION
SECTION 8. No oversight or neglect of duty on the part of the Inspector of Buildings shall legalize the erection, construction, alteration or repair of any building in a manner not in conformity with the provisions of this by-law.
In case any work on any building is in violation of any of the provisions of the permit or of existing law, the Inspector of Build- ings shall have the right, and is hereby authorized and empowered to order that all work in or about said building be stopped.
All permits shall be void unless operations thereunder are commenced within six months after the date of the permit, or if the operations thereunder are discontinued for a period of more than six months. Building Permits can be transferable only when the premises involved in the permit are sold and the new property owner assumes the responsibility to comply with all zoning and building by-laws of the Town of Tewksbury and shall be publicly displayed on the premises during construction, alteration and repairs.
The fee shall be determined annually by the Selectmen. The applicant shall pay this amount to the Building Inspector who will give the applicant a receipt for the same and write upon the back of the application that it has been paid.
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The Inspector of Buildings may require that cost computations be submitted to substantiate disputed estimates. Quotations for any materials shall not be less than the amounts contained in the latest release of average prices of building materials issued by the United States Department of Labor,Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Any requirement necessary for the strength or stability of any proposed structure or for the safety of the occupants thereof, not specifically covered in these by-laws, shall be determined by the Inspector of Buildings.
FEES
SECTION 8A. All fees required by this chapter shall be charged for in accordance with the following schedule:
a. For the erection, remodeling, reconstruction, or repair of any building or structure for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or major fraction thereof, of the estimated cost of the work $ 1.00
b. For the demolition of a structure 3.00
c. For the moving of a structure 3.00
The minimum fee to be charged 3.00 The maximum fee to be charged $100.00
WOOD CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 9. For building having more than 250 square feet in area. Sills, corner posts, girts, shall not be less than four by six inches. Studding of all outside walls and bearing partitions shall not be less than two by four inches, set not more than sixteen inches on centers. Girders or carrying timbers shall be not less than six by eight inches.
Plates on all outside and bearing partitions must be doubled.
All door, window and other openings must have one piece studs doubled on the jambs.
Lintel or headers over all openings shall be doubled and placed on edge, bolted or spiked together.
Span for lintel or header shall not exceed the following for wood framing:
1 to 11/2 story structure
Two (2" x 4") on edge, not more than 31/2 feet Two (2" x 6") on edge, not more than 51/2 feet Two (2" x 8") on edge, not more than 71/2 feet Two (2" x 10") on edge, not more than 91/2 feet Two (2" x 12") on edge, not more than 111/2 feet Two (2" x 14") on edge, not more than 131/2 feet
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2 story structure
Two (2" x 4") on edge, not more than 3 feet Two (2" x 6") on edge, not more than 5 feet Two (2" x 8") on edge, not more than 7 feet Two (2" x 10") on edge, not more than 9 feet Two (2" x 12") on edge, not more than 11 feet
Two (2" x 14") on edge, not more than 13 feet
Garage door openings shall not exceed the span table for 1 to 11/2 story structures.
Garage sills may be 4" x 4" when fireproofed.
Span for girders or carrying timbers
1 story structure
6" x 8" with 31/2" lally column or equal size iron pipe filled with concrete, spaced not more than 8 feet on center.
11/2 story structure
6" x 8" with 31/2" lally column or equal size iron pipe filled with concrete, spaced not more than 7 feet on center.
2 story structure
6" x 8" with 31/2" lally column or equal size iron pipe filled with concrete, spaced not more than 6 feet on center. (Any larger size girder or carrying timber, contemplated, to allow for larger span and further spacing of lally column, consult building inspector for approval.)
Roof and Ceiling Framing Section
In conventional roof rafter framing, minimum 1"x 6" collar ties must be nailed in place under ridge board not more than 4 feet on center. 1" x 3" strapping or furring, not more than 16" on center, must be used for plastered or drywall ceilings, nailed with two 6 penny nails on each joist.
Trussed rafter and ceiling method spaced 2 feet on center will be allowed provided the design is by a registered professional engineer or architect and meets the approval of the Inspector.
Post and beam framing for dwellings, garages and other build- ings may be used provided the design is by a registered professional engineer or architect and meets the approval of the Inspector.
PLYWOOD
All plywood, including all sheathing, except plywood for in- terior use, shall be of exterior type. Sidewall sheathing of plywood to be a minimum of 3/8" thick. Roof sheathing of plywood to be a minimum of 1/2" thick. Plywood sheathing up to and including 1/2", to be applied with 6 penny common nails, spaced 6" on centers around panel edges, and 12" at other bearings, and 3/8" from edges. Plywood over 1/2" in thickness shall be applied with 8 penny nails, similarly spaced.
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SHINGLED ROOFS
Asphalt shingles shall be of standard quality. Wood shingles shall not be used for roof covering on any building over 8 feet in height, or over 100 ft. in area. Existing wood shingled roofs may be repaired with wood shingles, when said repair is less than 1/4 of the roof surface. No asphalt shingles shall be applied over any existing wood shingles.
DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION
In dwellings or structures where the use of drywall construc- tion is employed as a substitute for lath and plaster, a minimum of 1/2" thick stock is to be used.
When a substitute for wood is used for sheathing of the side- walls of dwellings and the use of wood shingles is contemplated, a nailing strip of 1" x 2" wood stock shall be used under shingles.
When clapboards are used over a wood substitute, studs of the outside walls shall be 12" on center.
BUILT UP CARRYING BEAMS OR GIRDERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED NOTCHED BEAM OR GIRDER
A wood girder or beam may be notched at any section other than the middle third of the span, provided the notch depth is less than one-fifth (1/5) of the depth of the member. Holes, with a diameter which does not exceed one-quarter (1/4) of the depth of a girder or beam, may be bored, in the center third of the depth of the middle third of the span, or in the top or bottom third of the depth of the outer thirds of the span of a simply supported member.
SIZE OF DWELLING
SECTION 9A. No single family dwelling, one story in height, shall have a finished floor area of less than 1,000 sq. ft. No single family dwelling, more than one story in height, shall have a fin- ished first floor area of less than 800 sq. ft. plus a second floor area of not less than 300 sq. ft. At least 150 sq. ft. of the second floor area shall have a headroom of at least 7 feet.
Any building hereafter constructed or to be used for business in all districts whether retail, wholesale, manufacture, office build- ing, or other than residential shall be a minimum of third class construction as so defined in Definition of Terms, Section 21.
WALL HEIGHT
The height of masonry walls shall not exceed twenty (20) times the thickness of such unsupported walls, unless reinforced by ade- quate cross-walls, buttresses or columns.
No timber or other combustible material shall be used to support any masonry wall.
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SECTION 10. (See table 1 - Floor timbers)
TABLE I-FLOOR TIMBERS
Maximum allowable spans for floor joists in dwellings.
Nominal Size
spacing in inches
Douglas Fir Sou. Pine
West Coast Hemlock
Est. Spruce Est. Hemlock
All other Species
2" x 6"
12
10' 5"
10' 2"
9' 6"
9' 0"
16
9'
1"
9' 1"
8' 3"
7' 6"
2" x 8"
12
13' 10"
13' 6"
12' 6"
12' 0"
16
12'
1"
12' 1"
10' 11"
10' 0"
3" x 8"
12
16'
4"
15' 7"
14' 10"
13' 6"
16
14' 11"
14' 4"
13'
7"
12' 0"
2" x 10"
12
17
5"
17' 0"
15'
9"
15' 0"
16
15'
2"
15' 2"
13'
12' 6"
3" x 10"
12
20'
6"
19' 7"
18'
7"
16' 0"
16
18' 10"
18' 0"
17'
1"
14' 6"
2" x 12"
12
20' 11"
20' 5"
18' 11"
18' 0"
16
18' 3"
18' 3"
16' 7"
15' 0"
Floor timbers shall be bridged every eight feet and shall be doubled under all cross partitions.
TABLE 2 -CEILING JOISTS Spans and spacing of ceiling joists (maximum clear span)
Trade
Spacing c to c
Western Fir, Hemlock, So. Yellow Pine, Hardwood
Eastern Spruce and Hemlock
All others Softwoods
2 × 4
16
10' 0"
9' 8"
8' 7"
12
11' 0"
10' 6"
9' 4"
2 × 6
16
15' 4"
14' 8"
13' 3"
12
16' 7"
15' 10"
14' 2"
2 × 8
16
20' 2"
19'
3"
17' 2"
12
21' 8"
20'
0"
18' 6"
TABLE 3 - ROOF RAFTERS
Roof Rafters must be as follows for all roofs of a slope of more than 5 to 12 inches. (Maximum clear span).
2 × 4
20
7' 3"
"ף '6
5' 6"
16
8' 1"
7' 4"
6' 2"
12
9' 4"
8' 6"
7' 2"
2 × 6
20
11' 4"
10' 5"
8' 8"
16
12' 6"
11' 5"
9' 6"
12
14' 2"
13' 1"
"ס '11
2 × 8
20
15' 2"
13' 8"
11' 6"
16
16' 7"
15' 3"
12' 1"
12
18' 4"
16' 7"
14' 3"
Size
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GARAGES
SECTION 11. All garages built beneath the superstructure of dwellings shall be enclosed by brick, terra cotta, concrete walls, or walls with lath and two coats of hard plaster. Openings in partition wall shall be sealed with metal clad door. Door openings shall have a threshold of 6 inch minimum, unless grade of garage floor is 6 inches lower than cellar floor. All garages built against the super- structure of dwellings shall have all walls and ceiling lathed and hard plastered or other equally fire resistant material, with no opening leading into dwelling. Floors of all garages are to be of poured concrete.
EXCAVATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
SECTION 12. Excavations shall be properly guarded by the person making the same against danger to life and limb, precaution being taken that the adjacent soil shall not cave in. Excavations for foundations shall be made at least six inches wider than the outside of the wall and shall not be filled in until approved by the Inspector.
FOUNDATIONS AND STRUCTURAL CONCRETE
Foundations may be of brick, stone, or concrete. Concrete for foundations shall not be poorer than one part Portland Cement, three parts clean, sharp sand, and five parts of clean gravel or broken stone. The sand, gravel and stone shall be screened, and with the cement, measured and thoroughly mixed. All concrete when in place, shall be properly rammed and allowed to set without being disturbed. If the inspector finds that the requirements of the law, relative to the use of concrete, are being violated by any person, the Inspector shall stop the further use of concrete until such person complies with the law. Said foundations must not be less than 42 inches below the surface of the lot exposed to frost.
When the structural use of concrete is proposed, a specification stating the quality and proportions of materials, and the methods of mixing the same shall be submitted to the Inspector of Build- ings who may issue a permit after ascertaining that the proposed structure will have sufficient strength to safely carry all loads to be placed thereon.
FOOTINGS
Footings shall be so designed that the loads will be as nearly uniform as possible and not in excess of the safe bearing capacity of the soil. Where metal is incorporated, or forms, a part of a footing or foundation it shall be thoroughly imbedded in concrete and must be placed at least 3" from any face. Footing courses of concrete are required under the foundation wall of all dwellings. These footing courses shall be a minimum of 8" thick and extend a minimum of 4" each side of the wall it carries. Areas where the
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safe bearing capacity of the soil is questionable, must be approved by the Inspector before footings are installed.
No footings shall be started on soil which is in a frozen condi- tion. Footing for industrial, or buildings other than dwellings, are to be determined by general engineering practice and approval of the Inspector of Buildings.
No superstructure shall be erected or worked on until founda- tion for the same is constructed and ready to receive superstructure, unless special permission is received from the Inspector of Buildings.
PIAZZAS - PORCHES
All piazzas and porches shall have suitable foundations of stone, brick or concrete, or be supported by iron columns or masonry piers built on a solid bottom not less than 42 inches below grade. If columns are used, they shall rest on a footing of stone or concrete of equal depth and must be four inches above grade.
SUPPORTS
Supports for dwelling houses other than their foundations, shall be of iron, concrete, stone or brick piers, suitable iron plates to be placed at the head and foot of columns and approved by the Inspector of Buildings before installation.
BASEMENT OR CELLAR WALLS
Foundation walls, if built of field stone, may be laid dry below grade. No such wall shall be less than eighteen inches thick. No stone shall be used which does not bond or extend into the wall at least six inches. Walls which are laid dry must be well pointed with cement mortar. All concrete blocks shall be laid in mortar. No foundation wall shall be less than ten inches in thickness below grade for dwellings and eight inches in thickness below grade for garages.
CELLARS
All dwelling houses shall have cellars and/or basements.
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STEEL, WROUGHT IRON AND CAST IRON
SECTION 12A. Steel, wrought iron and cast iron for structural work shall be of a quality which, in the judgement of the inspector, is suitable for the kind of structural work which is to be employed.
Detailed drawings of all the different features of construction shall be filed with the Building Inspector, and one to remain in the possession of the Town. The Inspector may also require that the calculations by the Engineer shall be filed and remain in the possession of the Town, if he deems best.
FIRE PROTECTION
SECTION 13. All studs, walls and partitions shall have the space between the floor joists immediately under said walls and
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