[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Haverhill as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-27-1966 by Doc. 435
(Ch. 245, Art. I, of the 1980 Code)]
[Amended 5-26-1998 by Doc. 85; 2-8-2005
by Doc. 21]
The occupier or owner of land shall permit no more than one unregistered,
used motor vehicle to remain on land owned or occupied by him unless such
unregistered motor vehicle is on said premises for display by a person licensed
to engage in the business of selling used cars at the location. The occupier
or owner of residential land, classified as such by the City Assessor, shall
not permit an unregistered commercial motor vehicle to remain on land owned
or occupied by him/her.
[Amended 5-26-1998 by Doc. 85]
After notice by the Building Inspector to remove the same, each day
thereafter will constitute a separate offense, and said violations shall be
punished by a fine of $300 a day.
[Adopted 9-30-1986 by Doc. 179
(Ch. 245, Art. II, of the 1980 Code)]
No person shall store in the open or in public on private property any
dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperative, wrecked or junked truck or
motor vehicle of any kind or any worn out, cast-off or discarded auto parts.
Each day that prohibited articles are stored contrary to the provisions of
this article shall constitute a separate offense.
This article shall not apply to duly licensed junk and secondhand dealers
and licensed auto dealers. The provisions of MGL c. 90, §§ 22B
and 22C relating to abandoned vehicles shall prevail over this article wherever
applicable.
The Building Inspector or his designee shall tag the prohibited vehicle
with a legal notice ordering the owner to abate said violation or remove the
vehicle. The Building Inspector may, after five days, order the vehicle or
vehicles towed and stored at the expense of the owner of the vehicle or at
the expense of the landowner on whose land the prohibited vehicle is found.
If the costs of towing and/or storage exceed the value of the vehicle, the
Building Inspector may order the vehicle sold, destroyed or disposed of in
a manner he deems appropriate.
Any person who violates this article shall be fined $50 per day for
each day of violation.
