23.331 An Ordinance to Clarify §312-25 Restriction on Trash Collection AS 5-31City of Northampton
Massachusetts
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In City Council June 1, 2023
Upon recommendation of Councilors Marianne LaBarge, Stan Moulton and Jim Nash
23.331 An Ordinance to Clarify §312-25 Restriction on Trash Collection
ORDINANCE
An ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by amending Section 312-25 to clarify the
hours that trash collection is allowed in various zoning districts.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows:
That section 312-25 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended to read as follows:
Section 312-25
The following activities shall not take place in the City between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Delivery of goods, materials or merchandise to or distribution of goods, materials or merchandise from any business by commercial vehicle.
Collection of trash, refuse, or recyclable materials, except as follows:
collection of trash, refuse or recyclable materials in the downtown Central Business Core District (CBc, dark pink), including receptacles located in a district adjacent to the CBc
District that service one or more properties in the CBc District, where there shall be no time restriction
collection of trash, refuse or recyclable materials in the Florence Village Center Districts (FVC & FVG), where trash collection shall be prohibited between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Construction or demolition activities involving the use of hammers, saws, drills, or power equipment, unless said activities are emergency in nature and necessary for the protection
or preservation of property or the health or safety of a person.