No person
or entity shall keep or permit to be kept on any premises within the
Town of Townsend more than one unregistered motor vehicle assembled
or disassembled unless said vehicles are stored within an enclosed
building. The one unregistered motor vehicle shall be no closer than
15 feet to a public way, and no closer to the property line of another
than the minimum setback for a new primary building or dwelling, whichever
setback is greater, in the applicable zoning district.
For good cause shown, and upon application on a form approved for
such purpose and the payment of any applicable fee, the Board of Selectmen
may issue a permit to keep more than one unregistered motor vehicle
on any premises not within an enclosed building. Issuance of a permit
hereunder shall occur only after a duly called public hearing, of
which all abutters to the premises have received at least five days'
advance notice, and only upon a finding by the Board of Selectmen
that such keeping:
All permits granted shall limit the number of unregistered motor
vehicles to be kept on the premises by the permit holder, shall not
run with the land, and shall be limited to a reasonable length of
time to be determined by the Board of Selectmen.
The provision of Subsections A through F, inclusive, of this bylaw shall not apply to motor vehicles designed and used for farming purposes, nor to persons or entities in the lawful exercise of licenses granted under MGL c. 140, §§ 58 and 59.
The Police Chief, the Building Inspector or their respective designees
shall enforce this bylaw. Upon receipt of a written complaint the
Police Chief, the Building Inspector or their designees shall perform
a site inspection and investigation and shall report their findings
to the Board of Selectmen in writing. The report shall contain the
property address at which the vehicle(s) are located, as well as the
make, model, year and color of the vehicle(s), if known, and their
approximate location on the site.
This bylaw may be enforced by the designated enforcing officers and/or by the Board of Selectmen, through any lawful means in law or in equity, including but not limited to noncriminal disposition in accordance with the provision of MGL c. 40 § 21D and § 1-1 of the Townsend Code, Article II, including the fine schedule incorporated therein. Each violation and each day that such violation occurs or continues to occur shall constitute a separate offense.