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RULES
AND REGULATIONS
FOR STABLES IN
THE TOWN OF SOUTHBOROUGH
The Board of Health, Town of Southborough, Massachusetts,
acting under the authority of Chapter 111, Section
31 and 155 of the General Laws, and any amendments
or additions thereto and by any other power thereto
enabling, have in the interest of and for the preservation
of the public health duly made and adopted the following
regulations for the establishment, maintenance and
operation of stables within the Town.
Section I. Stable Building No person shall erect,
occupy or use for a stable any building or portion
thereof or any other facility in the Town of Southborough
until a license authorizing such use is granted by
the Board of Health.
Section II. Horses No person shall maintain a horse
(or horses) anywhere in the Town of Southborough except
in a stable for which a licensed has been issued by
the Board of Health.
Section III. Separation Requirement No Stable or manure
storage area shall be constructed: closer than one
hundred and fifty (150) feet to any dwelling not occupied
by the owner or operator of the stable; closer than
one hundred feet (100) to any well used as a source
of drinking water; closer than twenty five (25) feet
to a water line, sewage system standing water or water
course.
Section IV Standards All stables for which a license
is issued by the Board of Health shall meet the following
minimum standards:
All stables must be operated in such a way that they
do not become a nuisance to abutters or the public.
All stalls and floors shall be kept clean and dry,
free from accumulated manure, have ample bedding and
be treated to control odor and prevent the attraction
and breeding of flies.
Manure shall not be allowed to accumulate for more
than two (2) weeks between May 1 and November 1 and
in no case shall the total quantity exceed two (2)
cords without a variance from the Board of Health.
All manure must be kept on an asphalt or concrete/
impervious pad and under a roof or lean to prevent
rain and snow from wetting the manure. All run off
from the manure must be prevented.
Manure shall be handled and treated as necessary to
prevent the escape of odors and the attraction and
breeding of flies.
All stables must be adequately ventilated and drained.
Grain must be kept in rodent proof containers.
No more animals than the number specified in the licenses
shall be kept in the stable.
All animals maintained under the terms of this license
must be kept under control at all times.
No person shall remove or carry any manure through
any public way except in a covered container or vehicle
and in such manner, that no manure shall be dropped
on the street.
Section
V. Application Application for a stable license shall
be in writing and upon a form provided by the Board
of Health. Each application shall include the following:
A plot plan drawn roughly to scale showing the lot
or parcel where the building to be used as a stable
is to be located. Said plot plan shall show the following:
The general contour and drainage or the plot.
The location of all sewage disposal systems, wells,
brooks, swamps and the structures located on the plot
or within two hundred (200) feet of the proposed stable.
The areas to be used for storage and handling of manure.
The location of roads, easements, (such as water,
drainage and conservation easements) and lot lines.
The number and type of animal to be kept in the proposed
stable.
A plan for storing and removing manure.
A floor plan of the proposed stable showing dimensions
and location of stalls and facilities for storage
and handling of feed materials.
Section
VI. Renewal Licenses for stables in the Town of Southborough
shall expire two (2) years from the date of issue
or upon transfer of the property. Application for
renewal must be made on a form provided by the Board
of Health. Said renewal application shall show any
changes in the items requested in Section V.
Section
VII. Variance The Board of Health may grant a variance
from any provisions of these rules and regulations.
When a variance is granted, the conditions of it and
the specific bases for it must be listed on the stable
license. Any change is these bases may result in revocation
bases may result in revocation of the permit.
Section
VIII. Prior Use Any stable operating satisfactorily
prior to the effective date of these regulations in
hereby granted a variance from the requirements of
Section III.
Section
XI. Transfer of Property Variances under sections
VII and VIII will continue upon the transfer of property
provided that the bases for the granting of the license
are unchanged and provided that the licenses is un-expired
and an application is made to renew the license within
six (6) months of the property transfer.
Section
X. Revocation Any stable license may be revoked at
any time when the Board of Health finds such revocation
necessary to protect the public health. If a holder
of a stable license violates any of the rules or regulations
set forth herein, the stable license shall be subject
to immediate revocation.
Section
XI. Penalties Punishment for violation of any of these
rules and regulations shall be as prescribed in Chapter
III Section 157 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, and any amendments or additions
thereto or any other applicable statute.
Section XII. Unconstitutionality Clause So far as
this Board of Health may provide, each section and
subsection of these rules and regulations shall be
construed as separate to the end that if any section,
subsection, item, sentence, clause or phrase shall
be held invalid for any reason the remainder of these
rules and regulations shall continue in full force
and effect.
Section XIII. Repeal All previous rules and regulations
relating to stables in the Town of Southborough are
hereby repealed.
Section
XIV. Adoption These rules and regulation were adopted
by a vote of the Board of Health, Town of Southborough,
Massachusetts at its regularly scheduled meeting on
December 12, 1972 and are to be in full force and
effect on and after January 1, 1973 and shall before
said effective date be published in a newspaper circulated
in the Town and a copy thereof shall be deposited
in the office of the Town Clerk.
Section
XV. Fees A fee of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) will
be charged for each license issued.
Signed:
Philip G. Mauch, Chairman
Dr. Timothy P. Stone
John A. Bartolini |
