[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Sherborn as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Ch. 9 of the 1968 Bylaws]
[Amended 4-25-2023 ATM by Art. 22]
No person shall leave any partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, junked, or unregistered motor vehicle on any publicly maintained way within the Town.
[Amended 4-25-2023 ATM by Art. 22]
No person in charge or control of any property within the Town, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee, or otherwise, shall allow more than one unregistered motor vehicle to remain on such property except as provided in §§ 214-3 and 214-5 of this bylaw.
[Amended 4-25-2023 ATM by Art. 22]
A. 
The Select Board may issue a permit to keep, store or allow more than one such motor vehicle to remain on such property after said Board has held a public hearing thereon, first causing at least 14 day notice of the time, place and subject matter of such hearing to be given at the expense of the applicant by:
(1) 
Publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town; and
(2) 
Registered mail to each of the persons appearing upon the Assessors' most recent valuation list as the owners of property abutting the property in question.
B. 
Said Board shall not issue such a permit unless it finds that the presence of more than one such motor vehicle on such property:
(1) 
Will not nullify or substantially derogate from the intent or purpose of this bylaw; and
(2) 
Will not constitute a hazard to the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town; and
(3) 
Will not adversely affect the neighborhood in which such property is situated.
[Amended 4-25-2023 ATM by Art. 22]
Each permit shall:
A. 
Specify the maximum number of such motor vehicles that may be kept, stored or allowed to remain on such property; and
B. 
Be limited to a reasonable period of time not exceeding two years; and
C. 
Be a personal privilege of the applicant and not a grant attached to and running with the land.
This bylaw shall not apply with regard to a motor vehicle in an enclosed building; a motor vehicle on the property of a holder of a class license under MGL c. 140, § 58, a motor vehicle on the property of a farming or business enterprise operated in a lawful manner when necessary to the operation of such enterprises; or a motor vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depositary maintained in a lawful place and manner by the Town.
[Amended 4-25-2023 ATM by Art. 22]
Any person who continues to violate the provisions of the bylaw after 30 days following receipt by him of written notice of such violation from the Select Board shall be liable for a penalty not exceeding $50 for each offense. Each day that any violation is allowed to continue after said thirty-day period shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted as Ch. 13 of the 1968 Bylaws]
[Amended 4-25-2023 ATM by Art. 22]
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the destruction or damage to public property to an apparent total extent of $25 or more shall within 24 hours make a full and complete report in writing of such accident to the police headquarters in the Town. A driver who has been incapacitated as a result of such accident, and to such extent as to make reporting impossible or unfavorable to his recovery, shall not be required to report such accident until he has recovered sufficiently to be able to do so. The report shall be made on a form furnished by the Police Department, copies of which shall be available at the Police Department. Compliance with this section, however, shall not relieve such driver from the additional responsibility of reporting to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles any accident required to be reported to the Registrar.