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CITY OF BOSTON CODE OF ORDINANCES
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II: FORM OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER IV: CONTRACTS
CHAPTER V: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER VI: GENERAL SERVICES
CHAPTER VII: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER VIII: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER IX: BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER X: HOUSING SERVICES
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC SERVICES
11-1 BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.
11-2 SECURITY ALARM SYSTEMS.
11-3 NEIGHBORHOOD AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
11-4 FIRE DEPARTMENT.
11-5 FIRE PREVENTION CODE.
11-5A FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS.
11-5B PROHIBITING THE SALE, POSSESSION AND USE OF FIREWORKS.
11-5C REGISTRATION OF LABORATORIES.
11-6 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
11-6.1 Powers and Duties of Commissioner.
11-6.2 Deputy Commissioner.
11-6.3 Use of Public Ways.
11-6.4 Street Lighting.
11-6.5 Bridges.
11-6.6 Record of Sewer Construction.
11-6.7 Sewer Plans.
11-6.8 Notice of Sewer and Street Work.
11-6.9 Permits for Street Work; Conditions Thereof.
11-6.10 Permits to Enter Drains.
11-6.11 Permits to Obstruct Sidewalks.
11-6.12 Permits for Coal Holes.
11-6.13 Permits to Move Buildings.
11-6.14 Permits for Laying Wires, Rails, Pipes and Conduits.
11-6.15 Permits for Poles.
11-6.16 Bonds Required Before Delivery of Permits.
11-6.17 Permits Prohibited.
11-6.18 Indemnity for City.
11-6.19 Appurtenant Structures in the Public Way.
11-6.20 Responsibility for Condition and Maintenance of Pavement.
11-6.21 Indemnity for City: Pavement Defects.
11-6.22 Temporary Repairs on Private Ways.
11-6.23 Responsibility for Area Surrounding Tracks and Rails.
11-6.24 Indemnity for City; Tracks and Rails.
11-6.25 Capital Improvement.
11-6.26 Guards for Steps and Entrances.
11-6.27 Excavations Under Sidewalk.
11-6.28 Record of Notices of Defects.
11-6.29 Water Supply.
11-6.30 Water Bills.
11-6.31 Water Income.
11-6.32 Water Meters.
11-6.33 Shutting Off Water.
11-6.34 Record of Water Takers.
11-6.35 Regulations for Water Takers.
11-6.36 Engineering Work.
11-6.37 Inspection and Measurement of Public Work.
11-6.38 Discontinuance of Public Work.
11-6.39 Charge Against Appropriations.
11-6.40 Division of Engineers; Qualifications.
11-6.41 Certificate of Qualifications of Engineers.
11-6.42 Annual Report.
11-6.43 Vehicles Interfering with the Removal of Snow.
11-6.44 Vehicles Interfering with the Collection of Garbage and Refuse.
11-7 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.
11-8 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT AND TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
11-9 CIVIL DEFENSE DEPARTMENT.
11-10 PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
11-11 VOTER REGISTRATION ACCESSIBILITY.
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII: NATURAL GAS
CHAPTER XIV: LICENSING AND CONSUMER BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
CHAPTER XV: DIVISIONS OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
CHAPTER XVI: PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES AND PERMITS
CHAPTER XVII: LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN TRADES
CHAPTER XVIII: FEES AND CHARGES
CHAPTER XIX: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER XX: CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER XXI: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHAPTER XXII: SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHAPTER XXIII: TRASH AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER XXIV: BOSTON JOBS, LIVING WAGE AND PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE
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11-6.11   Permits to Obstruct Sidewalks.
   The Commissioner may issue such a permit to a responsible person for the purpose of raising and lowering goods and merchandise into and from buildings, on condition the terms of which shall be those stated in Subsection 5-5.28, and in addition that the person applying for the permit shall maintain, during the whole time the work is in progress, good and sufficient barriers across the sidewalk, from the wall of the building to or from which the goods or merchandise are so raised out to the curbstone or edge of the sidewalk, on each side of said goods or merchandise, sufficient to protect travelers from injury or danger; and shall not encumber the sidewalk for more than 15 minutes at a time for such work.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 21 § 11; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 160; CBC 1985 11-6.11)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 5-5.28
11-6.12   Permits for Coal Holes.
   The Commissioner shall issue such a permit to any person authorized by the Public Improvement Commission to place a coal hole, vault or coal slide under a street, or a cover thereto, on condition the terms of which shall be those stated in Subsection 11-6.9, and in addition that the person applying for the permit shall make the underground structure of suitable construction satisfactory to the Commissioner, and shall pay such fee as may be prescribed by ordinance; shall make the opening of a coal hole or coal slide circular, and not more than 18 inches in diameter, and furnish a cover therefor of iron, made with a rough upper surface, and with three or more iron rods or legs at least 2 feet in length, fitting closely to the side of the opening, and projecting downwards from the underside of the cover, and so constructed that, while the cover can be lifted perpendicularly, it cannot be tipped or easily removed from the opening.
(Reg. Bd. of Ald. October 19, 1863; Rev. Ord. 1890 c. 18 § 8; Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 49; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 21 § 12; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 161; CBC 1985 11-6.12)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 8-7.1
11-6.13   Permits to Move Buildings.
   The Commissioner shall issue such a permit to a building mover actually engaged in the business, for the purpose of moving a building through the streets, on condition, the terms of which shall be those stated in Subsection 11-6.9; provided that an application for such permit, describing the location from and to which, and the route over which, the building is to be moved, the length, width and height of the building, and the principal material of its exterior and roof, and accompanied by the written consent of the Building Commissioner to the placing of the building on the lot proposed, shall be first made to the Commissioner. Whenever it appears that the moving of a building will encumber the tracks of any railroad corporation, a public hearing shall be given by the Commissioner upon the subject before such permit is issued.
(Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 50; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 21 § 13; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 162; CBC 1985 11-6.13)
11-6.14   Permits for Laying Wires, Rails, Pipes and Conduits.
   The Commissioner shall, when authorized thereto by an order of the Public Improvement Commission, issue such a permit to a responsible person for the purpose of laying, maintaining and using wires, railway tracks or rails in the streets, or wires, pipes or conduits under the surface thereof, on condition the terms of which shall be those stated in Subsection 11-6.9, and in addition that the person applying for the permit shall, whenever requested so to do by the Mayor, furnish in his or her conduits for wires accommodations free of charge for all wires belonging to, or to be used by, the city; shall remove the conduits and wires whenever directed, and not until directed, so to do by an order of the public improvement commission approved by the Mayor; and shall not disturb or interfere with any wires, pipes or sewers lawfully laid in such street or connected therewith.
(Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 51; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 21 § 14; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 163; CBC 1985 11-6.14)
Cross-reference:
   Statutes, Title 8 § 500
11-6.15   Permits for Poles.
   The Commissioner shall, when authorized thereto by an order of the Public Improvement Commission, issue such a permit to a responsible person for the purpose of placing and maintaining in the streets poles for the support of wires, on condition the terms of which shall be those stated in Subsection 11-6.9 and in addition that the person applying for the permit shall keep the poles well painted and in good condition, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner; shall place the wires on the poles not less than 21 feet from the ground; shall keep the name of the person owning the pole distinctly painted on the crossbars used and occupied by him or her on the pole, and also on the pole at a point not less than 6 feet nor more than 8 feet from the ground; shall allow the Departments of the city the exclusive use of the lowest crossbar of each pole, free of all charge, for the purpose of placing wires thereon; shall not suffer or permit any other person to place or keep wires on the poles, or upon the fixtures thereto affixed, without permission being first obtained in writing from the Public Improvement Commission; shall not remove any pole erected under the order until, and shall remove any pole when, directed by the Public Improvement Commission so to do; and that on the violation of any term of these conditions the Commissioner shall remove the poles at the expense of the person owning them.
(Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 51; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 21 § 15; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 164; CBC 1985 11-6.15)
11-6.16   Bonds Required Before Delivery of Permits.
   The Commissioner shall not deliver any such permit to any person for the applicant therefor until he or she has received from such person a certificate that a copy of the permit entered in a book kept for the purpose, is a correct copy of the permit he or she receives, and the applicant, unless an employee of the city applying for a permit for public work, has given a bond in the case of permits under Subsections 11-6.9, 11-6.10, 11-6.11, 11-6.12 and 11-6.13, of $5,000, and under Subsections 11-6.14 and 11-6.15, of $20,000, each bond, with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Commissioner, conditioned upon the faithful observance of the conditions and specifications of each and every permit thereafter issued on his or her application by the Commissioner; and the Commissioner may at any time require a new bond, which shall be considered a strengthening bond, unless the sureties on the former bond or bonds are expressly released from their liability by vote of the City Council. No bond shall be required of any person to open a public street for the purpose of planting a tree therein if such person has been duly authorized by the proper municipal authorities to plant trees in such street. No bond shall be required of any person to occupy a street for the purpose of standing a moving truck at curb while loading and unloading contents of a residence or a business as defined by Subsection 18-1.16(I). No bond shall be required of any person to occupy a street for the sole purpose of standing a vehicle at a curb in connection with the delivery of goods to a residence or a business as defined by 18-1.16(J).
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 21 § 16; Ord. 1964 c. 2; Rev. Ord. 1961 (Sup. 1971) c. 21 § 16; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 165; CBC 1985 11-6.16; Ord. 2011 c. 4; Ord. 2018 c. 8)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. ss 6-3.4; Ord. ss 7-4.8
11-6.17   Permits Prohibited.
   The Commissioner shall not issue any such permit to a person who has within 12 months previous to his or her application violated or failed to observe the conditions or specifications of any such permit.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 21 § 17; CBC 1975 Ord. T11 § 166; CBC 1985 11-6.17)
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