BOARD OF HEALTH REGULATION ADOPTED NOVEMBER 23, 1999

STREET NAMES
The Board of Health fully realize the role and prerogative of the Planning Board to decide on the name of streets and the input of public safety officials to “weigh-in” on the clarity of street names and pronunciations.
The Board of Health will never interfere with the prerogatives of another Board or Commission. However, in the interest of the Southborough taxpayer we would like to make the Planning Board aware of some of our concerns when a street name is being considered for a change.
The Board of Health has numerous files, (both hard files and computer) log books, permits, licenses, etc., which bear the name of a street once that name has been chosen and a Definitive Subdivision Plan has been filed and approved. To change the street name, especially after the Board of Health has begun to issue permits and licenses and particularly after inspections have taken place, places a tremendous and costly burden to this office.

HOUSE NUMBERS
To a more or less significant degree, changes to street numbers also entail a great amount of clerical adjustments. On numerous occasions, the Board of Health staff was made aware of street number changes after the Agent inspected the wrong house.
The Board of Health is fully aware of the importance of public safety and emergency personnel in locating a dwelling. Their input should be paramount. And again, we would like to make everyone aware that the Board of Health is not concerned with the initial establishment of house numbers or legitimate changes to the house numbers. Our concern is with whimsical changes to house numbers initiated by homeowners.
Therefore, due to the clerical work involved and ultimately the cost to the taxpayers of Southborough, the Board of Health has adopted the following policy and changes to its fee schedule:
Road, street, lane, and way name changes not initiated by a public official, Board, or Commission will be charged an initial fee of $500 plus an additional fee of $50 for each lot proposed.
Street number changes not initiated by a public official, Board, or Commission will be charged $100 per street number change.
The adoption of this fee schedule is retroactive for all street names as of September 1, 1999 and for house number changes to take effect November 23, 1999.

New Construction: Applicant must use "Address Confirmation Form for New Construction" to verify street address, and map and parcel number before submitting an Application for a Subsurface Sewage Disposal Construction Permit.