Section 7. Land taken for or held as a park under this chapter shall be forever kept open and maintained as a public park, and no building which exceeds six hundred square feet in area on the ground shall be erected on a common or park dedicated to the use of the public without leave of the general court; but, except in parks in Boston and in parks comprising less than one hundred acres in extent, structures for shelter, refreshment and other purposes may be erected of such material and in such places as, in the opinion of the fire commissioners, if any, do not endanger buildings beyond the limits of such park. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon petition of not less than ten taxable inhabitants of the city or town in which such common or park is located, to restrain the erection of a building on a common or park in violation of this section.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 45 - Public Parks, Playgrounds and the Public Domain
Section 2 - Board of Park Commissioners; Membership; Tenure; Vacancies; Removals
Section 3 - Acquisition of Property for Parks
Section 4 - Connecting Ways; Extent of Power of Eminent Domain
Section 5 - Powers and Duties of Boards of Park Commissioners
Section 5a - Leasing of Concessions; Bids
Section 6 - Funds Received for Betterments; Disposition
Section 7 - Erection of Buildings in Parks
Section 8 - Use of Parks by Military Forces
Section 9 - Annual Reports of Park Commissioners
Section 11 - Restrictions on Height of Buildings on Parkways
Section 12 - Authorization for Improvement of Open Spaces
Section 13 - Trespassing in Parks; Destruction of Park Property; Penalty
Section 14 - Playgrounds; Acquisition; Use; Management
Section 15 - Playgrounds for Minors
Section 16 - Procedure for Accepting Law Requiring Playgrounds for Minors
Section 17 - Temporary Playgrounds
Section 17a - Use of Streets for Recreation or Playground Purposes
Section 18 - Persons Entitled to Use Playgrounds
Section 18a - Chain Link Metal Basketball Nets Prohibited
Section 19 - Acquisition of Property; Use
Section 20 - Method of Acquisition
Section 21 - City or Town Forests; Management
Section 22 - Buildings; Erection; Lease
Section 23 - Limitation on Use of Funds
Section 23a - Petition for Shore Reservation
Section 23b - Submission of Plans and Estimates of Cost of Shore Reservation
Section 23c - Taking or Acquisition of Land for Establishment of Shore Reservation
Section 24 - Penalty for Violation of Rules and Regulations Made Under Authority of Chapter
Section 25 - Posting of Emergency Numbers at Ice Skating Facilities