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18D-031 6/k 1 43 ik I Ac i\io iq -N • yk i tt k A - c-vock oArrOg / 11°1136° ,.. .- ,. '' ii/ iii 0 . ( , , ALA OP -!,,, '1 )•1 R.' 01060 i ...,,, ,,,,,,,,,m,„7.7„„7,,-, • - .:- ' 440.,,Z4,„ •......, . , v lam gucupts 4/ , 44' i , 1 1 RtieVil 0, il fa,./240,44. • i 4, E.,14K-c J , , Tetek. gikKk 0-1 tc.,e, 1 ‘ i ,11 4 ,-, 4 -„, , • • ,,, ::- • ,..,.... , 4 . . . -9. .•, , . . . , . , , e i , 2 ) N.; f /7 ,,:,,, ,:,;' , j 4 7 ,. ;2 ., 21/ • ; . . 7/ /41 4 / ea" / ..: • 7: : ,,, ,r , I Ma* ; / / :, '' :, : ;- .. _ : ' _,. - If • / 24:.- ,-- NI cgs' to/ 1 i,----) __...._ L g N —____. SEP 1 1 2007 File No. RPC P6 0 --- .- 'Ie ' type o r print all information and return this form to the Building Inspector's Office with the $15 filing fee (check orrnoneyorder) payable to the City of Northampton , � 1. Name of Applicant: 4 , 4 y 611 C4- '' 4 / `C ( Address: i h 1)0 ill l! On ' . Telephone: it/I Owner of Property: Address: Telephone: 3. Status of Applicant: Owner Contract Purchaser Lessee Other (explain) e f t 4. Job Location: NO YkLk .-Ne\. ` jY1 c ' „...,,..1-6, i�er e - , -, . — ' a m -` ? — ,- °g'° . . .� : --'" -7 � =_` ..� ' s ri . - rAt ; % r c. &, e� - ' . 7 :" .::.-X e ` • a . .-; gti.. ;, a + •- » �: 5. Existing Use of Structure /Property: `� t• - e. 0 •:_ r �. / f C b t 2 moil 4, will ,i4 / -Q7rr e • .t, QV' ` ' 1; c . 6. Description of Proposed Use/Work /Project/Occupation: (Use additional sheets if necessary): 1 - kit, eCcd 4144AAr 5 01 Ito . /c of .. A C25—S1 I ( One t o ✓� yee�L. eMP max / /4 C Az */ ' /` b. I 7. Attached. Plans: Sketch Plan Site Plan Engineered /Surveyed Plans 8. Has a Special Permit/Variance /Finding ever been issued for /on the site? NO V DONT KNOW YES IF YES, date issued: IF YES: Was the permit recorded at the Registry of Deeds? NO DONT KNOW YES IF YES: enter Book Page and /or Document # 9.Does the site contain a brook, body of water or wetlands? NO DONT KNOW YES IF YES, has a permit been or need to be obtained from the Conservation Commission? _Needs to be obtained Obta- fined---- __.---- - - - - -- ,.-date- issued: (Form Continues On Other Side) Wra).— rarnent FORMS \o _sector nms.- ?e?ait- aapiiarion- vuive.doc 8/4,2004 t • File # MP -2008 -0020 APPLICANT /CONTACT PERSON BAKARANI GANGI ADDRESS/PHONE 16 DAMON RD (413) 275 -3002 Q PRO '.i ,- .1 THIS SECTION FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY: PERMIT APPLICATION CHECKLIST ENCLOSED REQUIRED DATE ZONING FORM FILLED OUT Fee Paid Building Permit Filled out Fee Paid Tvpeof Construction: ZPA - TAXI BUSINESS New Construction Non Structural interior renovations Addition to Existing Accessory Structure Building Plans Included: Owner! Statement 3 sets of Plans / Plot Plan THE FOLLOWING ACTI HAS BEEN TAKEN ON 'PHIS APPLICATION BASED ON INFORMATION PRES TED: Approved Additional peiuiits required (see below) PLANNING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER : § RIO 4 Intermediate Project : Site Plan AND /OR Special Permit with Site Plan Major Project: Site Plan AND /OR Special Permit with Site Plan ZONING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER: § „3 so. 37- Z ts7 p vic Finding Special Permit Variance* Received & Recorded at Registry of Deeds Proof Enclosed Other Permits Required: Curb Cut from DPW Water Availability Sewer Availability Septic Approval Board of Health Well Water Potability Board of Health Permit from Conservation Commission Permit from CB Architecture Committee Permit from Elm Street Commission Permit DPW Storm Water Management 2 Signature of Building Official Date Note: Issuance of a Zoning permit does not relieve a applicant's burden to comply with all zoning requirements and obtain all required permits from Board of Health, Conservation Commission, Department of public works and other applicable permit granting authorities. - * Variances are granted only to those applicants who meet the strict standards of MGL 40A. Contact the Office of Planning & Development for more information. • M.G.L. - Chapter 159a, Section 12 Page 1 of 1 The General Laws of Massachusetts Search the Laws Go To: Next Section Previous Section PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT Chapter Table of Contents MGL Search Page General Court Home TITLE XXII. CORPORATIONS Mass.gov CHAPTER 159A. COMMON CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS BY MOTOR VEHICLE Chapter 159A: Section 12. Local rules and regulations; changes by department Section 12. The licensing authority in any city or town may, in respect of matters not treated of in the provisions of law governing the operation of motor vehicles under this chapter or rules established by the department, adopt rules and regulations governing such operation. After the adoption of any such rules and regulations, any person operating such a motor vehicle as authorized by this chapter, or a railway or railroad company operating a railway or railroad in such city or town, or any twenty residents thereof, may petition the depai talent for the alteration, amendment or revocation of any such rule or regulation. The department, upon such petition, after notice to the licensing authority and a hearing, may alter, amend or revoke such rule or regulation and establish in place thereof rules and regulations thereafter to be observed in such city or town. Thereafter the department, upon its own initiative or upon petition of the mayor of such city or the selectmen of such town, or of any person so operating any such motor vehicle in such city or town, or of a railway or railroad company operating a railway or railroad in such city or town, or of any twenty residents thereof, after notice to the licensing authority of such city or town, may alter, amend or revoke any rule or regulation established by the department, and may adopt rules and regulations in substitution thereof Rules and regulations prescribed by the department under this section shall not be subject to amendment or repeal by a city or town or by the licensing authority thereof http: / /www. mass .gov /legis /laws /mgl /159a- 12.htm 3/16/2009 • § 316 -19 NORTHAMPTON CODE § 316 -21 The applicant shall also provide the City Clerk with a policy of insUrance as provided under § 316 -17. The City Clerk shall provide the applicant registering a taxicab with a placard for each vehicle bearing the words "Taxi Vehicle License, Northampton, Massachusetts," setting forth the serial number of the permit, the year issued, the name and address of the holder of the owner's business permit, the year, make and color of the vehicle and the number of passengers permitted to be carried in the vehicle, which shall be attached to the interior of the vehicle so as to be plainly visible to the occupants thereof. No such permit shall be issued unless the applicant has presented to the City Clerk a valid certificate of taxi registration issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles as required under CMR 540 -2.05. B. Upon satisfactory submission of the above documents, the City Clerk may issue a temporary taxi vehicle license, valid only until the next meeting of the City Council. § 316 -20. Violations and penalties. Any owner or driver violating the requirements of §§ 316 -18, 316 -19 and/or 316 -21 shall be subject to a penalty of $100 for the first offense and $200 for each and every subsequent offense. Any owner or driver violating the requirements of § 316 -17 shall be subject to a penalty of $300 for each and every offense. The City Council may suspend or revoke any permit issued under §§ 316 -17, 316 -18, and /or 316 -19 for violation of any state statute, City ordinance, or any rule, order or regulation promulgated by the City of Northampton and/or the City Council. Sections 316 -17, 316 -18, 316 -19, and 316 -21 may be enforced by criminal complaint, noncriminal disposition under Chapter 40 of the Code of Ordinances, or any other civil or criminal procedure available by law. § 316 -21. Rates of operation. A. Each taxicab operating under this article shall be equipped with an electronic, digital read out taximeter capable of calculating and displaying elapsed mileage rate as well as elapsed time when waiting time is applied to the fee. Each meter shall be mounted in such a manner to allow rear seat passenger viewing of the screen display. B. Each meter shall be periodically and/or randomly checked for accuracy by the City of Northampton's Sealer of Weights and Measures. Any refusal to submit to such inspection shall be grounds for suspension or revocatio{1 of the business's permit to operate. C. Maximum rates of operation are established below, and may periodically be adjusted over time either at the Public Safety Committee's request, or by written request of a legally registered business, upon which time the Public Safety Committee shall hold a public hearing on the matter to determine what, if any adjustment is to be made. The following rates to be effective May 1, 1997: Service Fee ' Initial pickup $1.50 8. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). 316:8 12 -01 -2006 § 316 -18 VEHICLES FOR HIRE - § 316 -19 D. The permit issued to the applicant shall be encased in plastie and shall bear a color photograph of the applicant. Said permit shall be displayed in a prominent place in the interior of any vehicle while being operated as a taxicab by the applicant. No permit shall be issued unless the applicant furnishes proof of having a valid Commonwealth of Massachusetts motor vehicle operator's license. Any suspension or revocation of said license or right to operate shall cause the applicant's taxi operator's permit to be automatically revoked. E. It shall be the duty of the driver of any taxicab to accept as passengers any person who seeks to use the taxicab, provided that such person is not intoxicated and conducts himself/herself in an orderly fashion. No person shall be admitted to a taxicab occupied by a passenger without the consent of the passenger. F. No person in charge of a taxicab shall give directions, information, or service to any person seeking a place or person for unlawful purposes, or convey from place to place a person who is noisy or disorderly. G. Loud or importunate solicitation of passengers for taxicabs on the public ways is prohibited. H. No taxicab shall be used for the transportation for hire of any alcoholic beverages or alcohol without a common carrier' license issued by the Department of Public Utilities and without a permit issued by the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission as required by Chapter 138 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended. I. It shall be unlawful to knowingly permit any taxicab to be used in the perpetration of any crime. J. It shall be unlawful for any driver of a taxicab while on duty to drink any intoxicating beverage, to utter profane or obscene language, to disturb the peace of the passenger or be impolite, or to smoke while transporting any passenger. K. The licensed operator of each taxicab will be responsible to make notification to the Police Department of any article of value left therein by any passenger not later than 24 hours after finding same. The company owner shall secure such item until 90 days have elapsed, and if not claimed will revert to the taxi company. L. The licensed operator of the taxicab and all passengers must comply with Chapter MGL c. 90, § 13A, regarding the wearing of seat belts. M. The City strongly encourages the use of child safety seats. Taxicab companies shall submit a voluntary plan for proper child safety restraint usage in their vehicles. § 316 -19. Registration of vehicles. A. No vehicle shall be operated for the purposes regulated under this article unless said vehicle has been registered with the City Clerk and' approved by City Council. The owner shall provide the City Clerk with the year, make„ model, color, current taxi registration number and vehicle identification number, together with the number of persons, exclusive of the operator, which it may carry and a photograph of such vehicle. 316:7 12 -01 -2006 § 316 -17 NORTHAMPTON CODE § 316 -18 resulting in injury to or death of more than one person, and to the amount or limit of at least $25,000 on account of any one accident resulting in damage to property. F. Every vehicle operated by the business owner shall be inspected by a state - certified inspection station twice yearly. A current, valid inspection sticker must be possessed upon application for registration with the City and at the six -month anniversary of operation. Such inspection is at the owner's expense, and proof must be supplied to the City Clerk. Whenever the Chief of Police or his designee has reason to doubt such taxicab is in safe, proper mechanical condition, properly equipped, properly lettered and in a suitably clean condition, he may suspend the City registration permit thereof without a hearing, and take possession of said permit until the conditions are corrected. The owner and/or corporation may file an appeal on the Chiefs action to the Public Safety Committee, however, the suspension shall remain in effects G. No taxicab shall be made so closely to resemble the taxicab of another so as to mislead the public as to its identity. All taxicabs will conform with § 22 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, to wit, "shall have the name or trade name of the owner and the name of the City or town in which it is licensed, painted or lettered on the sides thereof in letters not less than four inches high and 1/2 inches wide." e H. The City Council shall issue to the applicant a permit which shall be placed in a conspicuous location in the applicant's place of business. § 316 -18. Operator's permit. A. No person shall operate a vehicle governed by the provisions of this Article unless he or she has obtained an operator's permit from the Chief of Police. Applicants shall apply on forms furnished by the City Clerk and shall set forth under oath such information as the Chief of Police may require. All applications shall be forwarded by the City Clerk to the Chief of Police within five days of filing of the application. The Chief of Police shall issue or deny the license within 30 days of referral. B. Operator permits shall be signed by the Chief of Police and shall be numbered in order as granted and unless sooner suspended or revoked shall continue in force until the first day of May next following the date of issuance thereof. The Chief of Police shall cause notice of the issuance or denial of a permit to be f with the City Clerk. C. Upon being denied an operator's permit by the Chief of Police, an applicant shall have the right of appeal to the Committee on Public Safety of the City Council. All such appeals must be made in writing and addressed to the Committee on Public Safety. Appeals will be heard at the next, regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee on Public Safety. The decision of the Committee on Public Safety shall be final and binding.? 5. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Aft. I). 6. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). 7. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). 316:6 12 -01 -2006 § 316 -16 VEHICLES FOR HIRE - § 316 -17 § 316 - 16. Exception for common carriers regulated under state laly. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any business operated in a manner and for the purposes stated in Chapter 159A of the General Laws of Massachusetts and which is a holder of a certificate issued by the Department of Public Utilities. § 316 - 17. Business owner's permit. A. No person, firm, or corporation shall operate a business for the conveyance of persons or goods for hire within the City of Northampton, unless the owner of said business has obtained a permit as provided herein. Permits may be granted only to suitable persons and/or corporations who are the legally registered owners of said taxicabs, and provided that the principle place of business for servicing Northampton is established at a legal street address within the City conforming to all applicable City ordinances and state laws. B. All permits shall continue in force until the first day of May next after the date issued and shall not be sold, assigned or transferred without the approval of the City Council. A transfer includes the issuance or transfer of more than 40% of the outstanding stock of the corporation. C. Any person desiring to operate such a business within the City of Northampton shall file an application with the City Clerk for referral to the City Council setting forth the name and residence of the owners of said business, the address from which the business will be operated, the kind of service to be provided under the permit, and the hours of daily service. Said application shall also state a description of the motor vehicle(s) to be operated under the permit. No owner or driver shall solicit business except at the place of business listed, or City- approved taxi stands (per § 312 -39). D. No permit shall be issued until the applicant has delivered to the City Clerk a policy of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to transact business specified in Subdivision (b) of the sixth clause of § 47 of Chapter 175 of the General Laws, covering the motor vehicle(s) to be operated by the applicant under his or her permit, conforming to the provisions of §§ 112 and 113 of said Chapter 175, nor until the applicant has also delivered to the City Clerk a certificate of the insurance company issuing the policy showing that the policy shall not be canceled without giving the City Clerk 10 days' notice thereof. E. Such policy shall be a policy of liability insurance which provides indemnity for or protection to the insured, and any person responsible for the operation of the insured's vehicle(s) with his express or implied consent, against loss by reason of the liability to pay damages to others for injury to property or bodily injuries, including death at any time resulting therefrom, sustained during the term of said policy by any person other than the employees of the insured or of such other person responsible as aforesaid who are entitled to payments or benefit under the provisions of Chapter 152 of the General Laws and arising out of the ownership, operation, maintenance, control or use upon the ways of the commonwealth, of such car to the amount or limit of at least $100,000 on account of injury to or death of any one person, and subject to such limits as respects injury to or death of one person, of at last $306,000 on account of any one accident 316:5 12 -01 -2006 • § 316 -11 NORTHAMPTON CODE § 316 -15 such articles delivered to his employer and not claimed by the owner wwthin 90 days from such delivery shall be retained by the licensee of the bus in which they were left. § 316 -12. Applicability of additional Council rules and orders. The owners and operators of all motor buses operated under the provisions of this article shall be subject to such further orders and regulations as may from time to time be promulgated by the City Council. ARTICLE II Taxicabs, Trucks and Other Vehicles for Hire [Adopted 4 -3 -1997 (Ch. 21, Art. III, of the 1977 Code)] § 316 -13. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: BUSINESS OWNER'S PERMIT — Permit required to operate business utilizing vehicles for the conveyance of people or goods. OPERATOR'S PERMIT — Permit required by any person operating vehicles performing services under a business owner's permit. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES — The filing with the City Clerk certain information relative to vehicles providing service under a business owner's license. TAXICABS — Every motor vehicle used or to be used for the conveyance of persons for hire shall be deemed to be a taxicab within the meaning of this article, except a motor vehicle operated in a manner for the purposes stated in Chapter 159A of the General Laws of Massachusetts as amended. § 316 -14. Permits required. The City Council may issue a permit to any person or persons or corporation to operate a business utilizing vehicles for the conveyance of persons or goods for hire within the City limits. All persons operating said vehicles shall be issued a permit as provided herein, and no vehicle shall be used for such purpose unless properly registered with the City of Northampton. All records relating to said licenses and the registration of vehicles shall be kept by the City Clerk. § 316 -15. Fees for permits. 4 Fees for permits shall be as set forth in Chapter 174, Fees. 4. Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). t 316:4 12 -01 -2006 , .--4 ., e ItioA 6 rkti `' i ^ 314 3.3 f,4 - 4. ;fi If yr f M C3, •` r . e dfA Yr ,- FMS � 4 } "./11/2.00911..t2 44 3 /8/2.009 10 47 IA • -,.. - on ,........... -,„...,,........,,,,. ,..,' ......-- ...... r -•+.ate .� . 9 tz '3o r0,4 / 316 / f Oq 11..37 1144 < , a „M1 ie lir : Tlik.TaM T j r"` / / M , ro. g` a .* 3 /9 /ze(>9 i:0G rttti it r Taxi ,its ,. ; 1'5 06 ► :..., SOVM +r,r 41:741; , ,. ' I A small sampling of Tik Tak Taxis at their "station" 16 Damon Road_ There are at least 3 in the fleet. t Tik Tak Taxi, which lists its business address on the Internet as 150 Fearing St., Amherst, MA, operates 100% out of 16 Damon Road (Northampton), which is their residence and a rental house. It was discovered that they do not have a business license /permit to operate a taxi business in Northampton. I do believe that their "business" involves a lot more than just the transportation of people; more like delivery of "merchandise "! They race in and out of the yard all day and night without regard for others who use that driveway and without regard for the peace and quiet required during overnight hours with their frequent slamming of doors in the course of that in- and -out activity. All last year, there were 3 taxis from Gottago which operated out of that house for all of 2008, and also gave an Amherst address as their place of business; I'll bet they didn't have a license either. That company has apparently moved to Amherst, but the residents of the address have now started Tik Tak Taxi (earlier this year) — it's funny how ever since Day 1, they've been getting call after call for business, day and night. Who knows they even exist? Except their loyal "buyers ". And, another matter, what is the ordinance about having abandoned vehicles in the front yard of your residence? Or IS there one? They (at 16 Damon Road) have had a white paint van in the front yard right out next to Damon ever since last spring; it has never been moved. They apparently intend to keep it there forever as an eyesore for the neighborhood. • City of Northampton N M assachusetts :4-----,7---4,,,,, it - ' : DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS . 1 , Municipal Main Street • Muicipal Building ,,,,„ '..S -_ Northampton, MA 01060 1 s f y . %'ti INSPECTOF. COMPLAINT SHEET CT - Zc07__000 .02,62_ How received: Telepho e [ ] • • aint No.: Personal Date: 1 ,, L 1 1 2 2N9 Letter [K] Time: AM [ ] PM [ ] Telephone No.: Complainant's Name: 1 J zon OV3 Complainant's Address: Complaint received by: VIOLATIONS OF: [ ] Chapter 350, Zoning Ordinances, City of Northampton [ ] 780 CMR, Mass. State Building Code [ ] Sanitary Code, Art. 2 Complaint Kireeporteed�against: // /� �� Name: g/0- y "aS L(milpo v g/2Tei. Address: 16 (1"!oN gafi 4 ,,,,,, Location of complaint: p: J Q' D Lot: Ji Signature of Complainants: Nature of complaint: `rte AY%��--0 Investigation: Yes [ / ] No [ ] Investigated by: . 7z— <-o / b pi/ ) u7141 1. — ©3G- A es- m) Nn) 3/ ey ^ "'Pat C f . "-T Lv.440% `. 5 9 3 (may sp04w 63 35 -°