Zoning 350-4.8-4.911/15/2019 City of Northampton, MA
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City of Northampton, MAFriday, November 15, 2019
Chapter 350. Zoning
§ 350-4.8. Notice of violation and order.
The Building Commissioner shall serve a notice of violation and order to any owner or person responsible for the erection,
construction, reconstruction, completion, conversion, or alteration of a structure or change in use, increase in intensity of use or
extension or displacement of use of any structure or lot in violation of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this
chapter, or in violation of any provision of this chapter, and such order shall direct the discontinuance of the unlawful action, use
or condition and the abatement of the violation within a time to be specified by the Building Commissioner. Any owner, who
having been served with a notice, and who ceases any work or other activity, or who fails to complete the structure, shall not
leave any structure or lot in such conditions as to be a hazard or menace to the public safety, health, morals or general welfare.
If the Building Commissioner is requesting in writing to enforce the ordinance against any person allegedly in violation of the
same and declines to act, he shall notify, in writing, the party requesting such enforcement of any action or refusal to act, and
the reasons therefor, within 14 days of receipt of such request.
§ 350-4.9. Prosecution of violation.
If the notice of violation and order is not complied with promptly, the Building Commissioner, upon written request to the City
Solicitor, shall have available the services of the City Solicitor in instituting the appropriate action or proceeding at law or in equity to
prevent any unlawful action, use or condition and to restrain, correct or abate such violation. If the Building Commissioner shall
refuse or fail to so request the services of the City Solicitor, the City Council may require him to do so. Delay by the Building
Commissioner in instituting said proceedings shall not be imputed to the City of Northampton. Penalties for violations may, upon
conviction, be affixed in an amount not to exceed $300 for each offense. Each day or portion of a day, that any violation is allowed to
continue shall constitute a separate offense.