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Peter Strout
Director of Public Property
Inspector of Buildings Copy
Zoning Enforcement Officer
January 17, 2001
Tasha Bahal American Trust
Arvinder Bahal—Trustee
P.O. Box 869
Salem, Ma. 01970
RE: 11 March Street Rear
Dear Mr. Bahal:
Following up on a neighborhood complaint, I inspected the exterior of your property
located at 11 Rear March Street.
In the yard is an old shed that is in very bad shape. Because of the poor condition, this
department under the authority of State Building Code 780 CMR, Section 121.1 is
declaring the shed an unsafe structure.
You are directed to begin removal of this structure ofto begin working on repairs within
twenty-four (24) hours of this notice.
I have enclosed a copy of this section of the building code. If you have any questions
regarding this issue, please contact this office immediately.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Thomas St. Pierre
Local Building Inspector
780 CMR: STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
ADMINISTRATION
780 CMR 120.0 CERTIFICATE OF 120.5 Posting structures:
OCCUPANCY 120.5.1 Posted use and occupancy: A suitably
120.1 General: New buildings and structures:A designed placard approved by the building official
building or structure hereafter shall not be used or shall be ported by the owner on all floors of every
occupied in whole or in part until the certificate of building and structure and part thereof designed
use and occupancy shall have been issued by the for high hazard, storage, mercantile, factory and
building commissioner or inspector of buildings or, industrial or business use(use groups 1I, S,M,F
when applicable,the state inspector. The certificate and B) as defined in 780 CMR 3. Said placard
shall not be issued until all the work has been shall be securely fastened to the building or
completed in accordance with the provisions of the structure in a readily visible place, stating: the
approved permits and of the applicable codes for use group,the fire grading, the live load and the
which a permit is required, except as provided in occupancy load.
780 CMR 120.3.
120.5.2 Posted occupancy load: A suitably
120.2 Buildings or structures hereafter altered: designed placard approved by the building official
A building or structure,in whole or in part, altered shall be posted by the owner in every room where
to change from one use group to another, to a practicable of every building and structure and
different use within the same use group, the fire part thereof designed for use as a place of public
grading; the maximum live load capacity; the assembly or as an institutional building for
occupancy load capacity shall not be occupied or harboring people for penal, correctional,
used until the certificate shall have been issued educational,medical or other care or treatment,or
certifying that the work has been completed in as residential buildings used for hotels, lodging
accordance with the provisions of the approved houses, boarding-houses, dormitory buildings,
Permits and of the applicable codes for which a multiple family dwellings (use groups A, I, R-1
Permit is required. Any use or occupancy, which and R-2). Said placard shall designate the
was not discontinued during the work of alteration, maximum occupancy load.
shall be discontinued within 30 days after the 120.5.3 Replacement of posted signs: All
completion of the alteration unless the required posting signs shall be furnished by the owner and
• certificate is issued. shall be of permanent design; they shall not be
oast of removed or defaced, and if lost, removed or
120.3 Temporary occupancy: Upon the request defaced,shall be immediately replaced.
the holder of a permit, a temporary certificate of
Occupancy may be issued before the completion of 120.5.4 Periodic inspection for posting: The
the entire work covered by the permit,provided that building official may periodically inspect all
such portion or portions shall be occupied safely existing buildings and structures except one and
prior to full completion of the building or structure two family dwellings for compliance with
without endangering life or public welfare. Any 780 CMR in respect to posting;or he may accept
occupancy permitted to continue during the work the report of such inspections from a qualified
shall be discontinued within 30 days after registered engineer or architect or others certified
completion of the work unless a certificate of by the BBRS; and such inspections and reports
Occupancy is issued by the building official. shall specify any violation of the requirements of
780 CMR in respect to the posting of floor load,
120.4 Contents of certificate: When a building or fire grading,occupancy load and use group of the
structure is entitled thereto, the building official building or structure.
shall issue a certificate of occupancy within ten days
after written application. Upon completion of the 780 CMR 121.0 UNSAFE STRUCTURES
final inspection in accordance with 780 CMR I15.5 121.1 General: The provisions of 780 CMR 121.0
and correction of the violations and discrepancies, are established by M.G.L. c. 143, §§6, 7, 8, 9 and .
and compliance with 780 CMR 903.4,the certificate 10.
Of occupancy shall be issued. The certificate of
occupancy shall specify the following. 121.2 Inspection: The building official
L The edition of the code under which the immediately upon being informed by report or
permit was issued. otherwise that a building or other structure or
2. The use group and occupancy,in accordance anything attached thereto or connected therewith is
with the provisions of 780 CMR 3. dangerous to life or limb or that any building in that
3. The type of construction as defined in city or town is unused, uninhabited or abandoned,
780 CMR 6. and open to the weather,shall inspect the same;and
4. The occupant load per floor. he shall forthwith in writing notify the owner to
5. Any special stipulations and conditions of the remove it or make it safe if it appears to him to be
building permit. dangerous, or to make it secure if it is unused,
uninhabited or abandoned and open to the weather.
2/7/97 (Effective 2/28/97) 780 CMR-Sixth Edition
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