[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting
of the Town of Middleton 5-12-1987 by Art. 39. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall park, store, keep, leave or
allow that there be parked, stored, kept or left any motor vehicle
or trailer of any kind on any land within the Town of Middleton unless
any one of the following conditions has been fulfilled:
A.
Said vehicle or trailer is registered in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts or in any other state, and also has displayed thereon
a valid windshield inspection sticker, so called, as required by MGL
c. 90, § 7A, or by the laws of the state of registration.
B.
Said vehicle or trailer is contained in an enclosed
building or otherwise out of view of the public or of the abutters.
C.
A license has been granted under MGL c. 140 in connection
with the motor vehicle business or the junk business.
D.
Said vehicles are farm vehicles, working tractors,
or working motor vehicles which plow snow.
[Amended 6-5-2021 ATM by Art. 28]
Any person wishing to park, store, keep or leave
one such vehicle must first apply for and obtain written approval
from the Chief of Police for a period of up to 90 days, and any further
time limits must also be approved by the Select Board.
If the person fails to remove the vehicle(s)
within 30 days, or if the person fails to request and receive a waiver,
then a complaint for such violation will be sought against such person
in a District Court. The Police Department and Inspections Department
shall have concurrent jurisdiction to enforce this bylaw. Conviction
for this offense shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50
for each offense and each day the violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
