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INSPECTO�ugust 22, 2005 212 Main Street • Municipal Building 7,- =5
Northampton, MA 01060
Michael &Catherine Katz
124 Westledge Rd.
West Simsbury, CT 06092
Subject: Property at Ridgewood Terrace and Prospect Avenue Zoning Violation
Dear Michael & Catherine Katz,
I received a complaint from the Department of Public works about property which you
are listed as owners of. The complaint(copy attached) states you have hedges or shrubs
which impede vision at the intersection of Ridgewood Terrace and Prospect Avenue.
I have included with this letter a copy of Northampton Zoning 6.8 section 5. The
ordinance states "at np street intersection in any district shall obstruction to vision
exceeding three (3) feet in height above the plane established by the intersection of streets
be placed or permitted to grow, on any lot within the triangle formed by the lot lines
abutting the intersection and line connecting points on these lines at a distance of twenty-
five(25) feet from the point of intersection of the lot lines."
The hedges cannot exceed a height of 3 feet for twenty five feet in each direction of the
intersection.
You have 15 days to correct the violation. The penalty for failure to comply is $100 per
day for each day violation continues and or court action.
Please contact this office upon receipt of this letter with you plans to correct violation.
If you have any questions regarding this letter please feel free to contact me at 413-587-
1240.
Sinbce
Anthony Patillo
Building Commidssioner
City of Northampton
CC: DPW Tree enginner
Department of Public Works
Tree Report / Work Order
Emergency 0 Date: 7/29/05 Location: corner of Ridgewood & Prospect Ave
Task: Hedge on the corner of Ridgewood Name: Mary Lewis
Terrace and Prospect Avenue is in
the way of seeing off to the right Phone: 584-4533
when you are pulling out of
Ridgewood Terrace onto Prospect _
Avenue Work Order# 9235 1
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' AUG 1 9 2005
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Friday,July 29, 2005 Page 1 of 1
sidewalk or street and where at least 60% of the facade facing a street is open to the air
without heating, windows, or other barriers of any kind except insect screening, may
project up to one-half the required front setback. Porches(but not decks)may be higher
than four feet for homes in existence on 1/1/2003 when the floor of the porch is no
higher than the first floor.
4. The provisions of the Ordinance governing the height of buildings shall not apply to the
following,provided these facilities comply with FAA regulations and are no more than 130-
feet above the ground, except as provided in §10.9, Telecommunications and Personal
Wireless Facilities:
A. Chimneys,cooling towers, elevators,skylights,ventilators,electronic equipment, or
other necessary appurtenances usually carried above the roof;
B. Domes, towers, stacks, or spires on a principal building if not used for human
occupancy and,other than for churches,if not occupying more than 20 percent of the
ground floor area of the building;
C. Ornamental towers, cooling towers, observation towers, radio and television
broadcasting towers—and antennae, telecommunication facilities, or other like
structures,which do not occupy more than 20 percent of the lot area provided that no
tower or similar structure is located closer to a property line than the distance equal
to its height,except as provided in§11.8,Telecommunications and Personal Wireless
Facilities.
5. _ At no street intersection in any district shall any obstruction to vision exceeding three(3)feet
in height above the plane established by the intersection streets be placed or peiniitted to
grow, on any lot within the triangle formed by the lot lines abutting the intersection and a
line connecting points on these lot lines at a distance of twenty-five(25)feet from the point
of intersection of the lot lines. This restriction shall also apply to the intersection of a street
and a driveway in a "B" or"I"District.
5. A fence,hedge, wall, sign or other structure or vegetation may be maintained on any lot
provided that in the front yard area, no such structure or vegetation shall be over three (3)
feet in height above the adjacent ground within five(5) feet of the front lot line unless it
can be shown that such vegetation will not restrict visibility in such a way as to hinder the
safe entry of a vehicle from any driveway to the street. In Residential Districts, no fence
shall exceed a height of 6 1/2 feet (8'when abutting a non-residential District)unless a
Special Permit has been received from-the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(Amended 4/3/97, 7/19/90, 10/6/94, and 5/1/2003)
Section-6.9 (reserved for future use)
Section 6.10 (reserved for future use)
Section 6.11 Dimensional and Density Regulations for Lots Located in More Than One Zoning
District. Where a lot is located in more than one zoning disliict or municipality, the following
dimensional and density regulations shall apply:
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