No owner or tenant shall keep in the public view, on any lot,
in any residential district, any substantial amount of junk or debris
for more than 60 days.
The objectives of this bylaw are:
A. To prevent the depreciation of surrounding residences' assessed value;
B. To protect the health, safety and welfare of the public;
C. To prevent pollutants from entering the groundwater.
As used in this bylaw, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
JUNK AND DEBRIS
Scrap metal, unsafe and dilapidated accessory buildings,
rags, plastics, scrap, rubble, debris, building salvage, abandoned
autos, machinery, wreckage, batteries, paper, trash, furniture, and
other similar items, which are not active for any purpose authorized
in a residential district.
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
A quantity of material which occupies more than 375 cubic
feet in the aggregate on any lot.
Conditions existing at the date of the bylaw enactment, which
meet the definition of "substantial amounts of junk or debris," must
be brought into compliance within 90 days of the date of approval
of this bylaw.
Action taken hereunder shall not bar any separate action initiated
by any other Town department for health, safety or other violations.
Provisions of this bylaw are to be interpreted consistently with state
and federal laws and regulations relating to storage/contamination.