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The Maplewood Shops, Inc.
P. O. Box 706
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
March 26, 2008
Dear Sir or Madam:
We were notified by the Board of Health that they received a complaint about your property,
known as the Maplewood Shops, at 2 Conz Street in Northampton.
I visited the property today and found the balcony that provides a required means of egress for
the second floor apartments facing Maple Avenue in a state of disrepair. Additionally, the stairway
leading from that balcony to the ground is in a deteriorated condition.
The Massachusetts State Building Code, 780 CMR Chapter 1, section 103.1 requires that "All
buildings and structures and all parts thereof, both existing and new, and all systems and equipment therein
which are regulated by 780 CMR shall be maintained in a safe, operable and sanitary condition.All service
equipment, means of egress, devices and safeguards which are required by 80 CMR in a building or
structure, or which were required by a previous statute in a building or structure, when erected, altered or
repaired, shall be maintained in good working order."
Continued use of the walkway and stairs constitutes a violation of the building code. This letter
shall, in accordance with section 118.2, serve as a notice of violation and order to make safe the
required means of egress. Penalties in accordance with section 118.3 will be assessed if the violations
are not corrected.
Please contact me at the building department as soon as possible so we can discuss this
matter. 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:
Ihasbrouck(Dcity.northampton.ma.us
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Louis Hasbrouck o
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City of Northampton
Local Inspector and Zoning Enforcement
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