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Article 53
Pubilc Nuisance
a. No owner or tenant shall keep in the public view, on any lot, in any residential district, any substantial amount of junk or debris for more than a reasonable amount of time.

b. Definitions

1. “Junk and Debris” includes, but is not limited to, scrap metal, construction materials, unsafe and dilapidated accessory buildings, rags, plastics, batteries, paper, trash, furniture, which is not in active for any purpose authorized in a residential district.

2. “A Substantial Amount” shall mean a quantity of material which occupies more than 375 cubic feet in the aggregate on any lot.

3. Reasonable Amount of Time” shall mean ninety (90)days.

c. Conditions existing at the date of the Bylaw enactment, which meet the definition of substantial amounts of junk or debris must be brought into compliance within six months of the date of approval of this Bylaw.

d. Enforcement

1. The Building Inspector shall be charged with the interpretation and enforcement of this Bylaw.

2. Anyone found in violation may be fined $25.00 for each day the violation persists beginning thirty (30) days after notice of violation.

e. Action under this Bylaw shall not bar any separate action initiated by any other Town department for health, fire safety or other violations.



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Wellesley Town Hall 525 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482
Phone: (781) 431-1019
   Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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