ARTICLE XV BUILDING REGULATIONS
Section 1 Permits
No building, structure, foundation, retaining wall, or excavation therefore, and no part of the foregoing, shall be constructed, moved or materially altered, except in conformity with this article and until a permit therefore has been issued by the Inspector of Buildings. Plans and specifications may be required by the Inspector of Buildings before such a permit is issued.
The fee for permits shall be determined by the Inspector of Buildings with the approval of the appointment authority.
All permits shall be void unless operations thereunder are commenced within six months after the date of the permit, or if operations thereunder are discontinued for a period of more than six months.
Section 2 Distance From The Street
No portion of any building or structure, except in the Business District, shall hereafter be constructed nearer than twenty-five feet (25’) to the line of any highway, street, or way, as laid out, except where there are buildings within one hundred feet (100’) on either side which are nearer to the street than above specified. No portion of any building or structure in the Business District shall hereafter be constructed nearer than ten feet (10’) to the line of any highway, street, or way, as laid out.
Section 3 Distances From Side Lines
No portion of any frame dwelling house or frame business building shall hereafter be constructed nearer than ten feet (10’) to the side lines of the lot, or nearer than twenty feet (20’) to any other frame dwelling house or frame business building.
Section 4 Electrical Installations
No electrical installation shall be concealed until inspected and approved by the Inspector of Wires.
Section 5 Inspection
No person shall lath, plaster, cover or conceal any structure until the Inspector of Buildings has inspected and found suitable fire stops are in place and the structure is properly framed and braced.
Section 6 Swimming Pools
A swimming pool is a body of water contained in an artificial receptacle, whether in or above ground, and all pertinences, equipment, and any facilities for its operation, maintenance, or use, used or intended to be used for swimming, wading or recreational bathing.
A residential swimming pool is a pool used or intended to be used solely by the owner or tenant thereof and his family, and by friends of either, invited to use the pool without payment of any fee, but not including pools less than one foot (1’) in depth or containing less than 1,000 gallons of water.
Every outdoor residential swimming pool shall be completely surrounded at all times, whether or not the same are filled with water, by a suitable fence or wall not less than four feet (4’) in height. A building may be used as part of such enclosure.
All gates or door openings through such enclosure shall be of not less than the same height as the wall or fence and shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device located not more than one foot below the top of the fence or wall for keeping the gate or door securely closed at all times when not in actual use, except that the door of any dwelling which forms a part of the enclosure need not be so equipped.
Each gate or door shall be kept locked at all times when the swimming pool enclosure is not in use. The owner or his agent shall obtain a permit for the construction of a swimming pool and shall submit a plot plan or sketch showing the location of the pool. Front, side, and rear yards shall comply with the requirements of the district. All lighting of an outdoor residential pool or its enclosure shall be directed at the pool. No such wiring or lighting shall be done without a permit and shall be installed in accordance with the Electrical Code of the Town of West Boylston.
Section 7
All other building regulations not contained in Article XV of these by-laws are governed by the Basic State Building Code, General Laws, Chapter 802, as amended.
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