Fall River requires building permits for all swimming pool installations per 780 CMR. Pools holding water deeper than 24 inches must comply with barrier requirements. Smoke and CO detectors are required in pool houses. The Building Inspector enforces pool safety compliance.
Fall River enforces pool safety under the MA State Building Code (780 CMR), MA Public Health regulations (105 CMR 435 for semi-public pools), and the federal VGB Act. Anti-entrapment drain covers required. Pool barriers per 780 CMR. GFCI protection for all pool electrical circuits. Depth markers required. The MA building code is uniform statewide. Local boards of health inspect community and condo pools under 105 CMR 435.
Non-compliant safety: correction order. Fines $100 to $500. Building inspector and board of health enforcement.
Fall River, MA
Fall River prohibits all noises that menace health or interrupt sleep between 10 PM and 7 AM on weekdays and 10 PM to 8 AM on Sundays. The city's noise regul...
Fall River, MA
Fall River addresses barking and nuisance dogs under MGL Ch. 140 §157. A dog that is a habitual barker or creates a nuisance may result in a citation with a ...
Fall River, MA
Fall River regulates construction noise under its general noise ordinance provisions. Construction activities that create excessive noise are prohibited duri...
Fall River, MA
Fall River's zoning code Ch. 86 §86-441 requires parking areas to be set back at least 10 feet from front lot lines and from abutting residential property li...
Fall River, MA
Fall River regulates the parking of trailers, semitrailers, and large vehicles on city streets under §70-320. Commercial buses designed to carry 7+ persons m...
Fall River, MA
Fall River enforces street parking regulations under Ch. 70 of the Revised Ordinances. A winter parking ban is declared when 3+ inches of snow are predicted,...
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