[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting of the Town of Townsend 12-14-2021 by Art. 9. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
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.
B. 
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:
(1) 
Will not adversely affect the neighborhood;
(2) 
Will not be a nuisance; and
(3) 
The keeping of such vehicles will not be in conjunction with a use that is:
(a) 
Otherwise not permissible in the zoning district; or
(b) 
Is permissible by a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals but no permit has been granted.
C. 
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.
D. 
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.
E. 
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.
F. 
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.