[Adopted 1980 (Art. 21 of the 1952 General Bylaws)]
[Amended 6-22-2020 by Art. 11]
No more than one unregistered motor vehicle, assembled or disassembled, shall be kept, stored or allowed to remain on a lot in the Town except by a duly licensed dealer in secondhand motor vehicles licensed under MGL c. 140, § 59, and except as provided in § 280-9A of this article. For the purpose of this article, the word "lot" shall mean a parcel of land held in identical ownership throughout, including all contiguous land held in the same ownership.
A. 
The Selectmen may issue a permit to keep, store or allow more than one such vehicle on a lot after holding a public hearing thereon, first causing at least seven days' notice of the time, place and subject matters of such hearing to be given at the expense of the applicant by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town and to the owners of property shown on the Assessor's most recent valuation list as the owners of the property abutting said lot. The Selectmen shall not issue such a permit unless they find that the presence of more than one vehicle of such lot will not nullify or substantially derogate from the intent or purpose of this article, will not constitute a nuisance and will not adversely affect the neighborhood in which such lot is situated.
[Amended 6-22-2020 by Art. 11]
B. 
Each permit issued by the Selectmen under this article shall specify the maximum number of such vehicles that may be kept, stored or allowed to remain on such lot, be limited to a reasonable period of time and be a personal privilege of the applicant and not a grant attached to and running with the land comprising the lot.
The provision of this article shall not apply to vehicles which are stored within an enclosed building or designed and used for farming or other agricultural purposes.