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INSPECTOR
Christopher and Susan Wilson
204 Acrebrook Drive
Florence, MA 01062
May 29, 2007
Map 29, plot 340
Dear Christopher and Susan,
I am following up on a complaint we received about unregistered vehicles on your property.
1 visited your property on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. There is an unregistered motorcycle with no
front wheel in your side yard, visible from the street. There is also a pickup truck in the front yard, along
with the sedan that has been there for several years. Additionally, there is at least one vehicle behind
the fence.
The City of Northampton Zoning Ordinances (§350-8.8 (L&M) limit the number of unregistered
vehicles allowed on residential property, define the difference between unregistered and junk vehicles
and describe the requirements for storing unregistered vehicles that are permitted. Only two
unregistered vehicles, and no junk vehicles, are allowed per parcel of land in the city, and the allowed
vehicles "shall be screened from the view of the public and from abutting public ways and from
abutting properties by being enclosed within a structure or sight impervious fencing or screening".
It would appear that you are in violation of these zoning ordinances again.
Please make arrangements to have vehicles removed within one week, and insure that the two
permitted vehicles are screened from view. Please contact me to discuss your plans. If you are not in
compliance with this zoning ordinance by Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 1 will issue a Notice of Violation of
City Ordinances. Penalties for violations of city ordinances may, upon conviction, be affixed in an
amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00)for each offense. Each day or portion of a day that
any violation is allowed to continue shall constitute a separate offense.
A number of towing companies have agreed to remove unregistered vehicles without charge. I
can provide telephone numbers if you need them.
You may contact me at the building department. Our telephone number is 587-1240 and our
office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, excepting that we close at 12:00 noon on
Wednesdays. My email address is: Iasbrouck @city.northampton.ma.us
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Louis Hasbrouck / 4&C4X-9
Local Inspector and Zoning Enforcement
City of Northampton