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(b) Certificate of occupancy shall be required for any of the following :
(1) Occupancy and use of a building hereafter erected or altered.
(2) Change in use of an existing building or struc- ture or premises to a different use.
(3) Any change in use of a non-conforming use.
(c) Upon completion of any building or structure and prior to the use of any such building, structure or premises, a certificate of occupancy shall be applied for on a form furnished by the Building Inspector. Such ap- plication shall be acted upon within ten (10) days after the filing thereof.
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SECTION 15. EXISTING BUILDINGS, STRUC- TURES AND USES.
(a) EXISTING BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND USES. This by-law shall not apply to buildings or structures, nor to the existing use of any building or structure or of land to the extent to which it was used prior to the adoption of this by-law. This by-law shall apply to any change of use thereof and to any alteration of a building or structure when the same would amount to reconstruction, to provide for its use for a purpose or in a manner substantially different from the use to which it was put before alteration, or for its use for the same purpose to a substantially greater extent.
(b) NON-CONFORMING USES. A nonconform- ing use is the use of a building, structure or land lawfully occupied at the time of the enactment of this by-law, but which does not conform to the present requirements of the district in which it is located.
A building, structure or land, which at the time of the enactment of this by-law is being put to a non-con- forming use may be :
(1) Continued in that use, except as provided in paragraph (a) above.
(2) Altered or enlarged in that use, but only after the granting of a permit therefor by the Board of Ap- peals.
(3) Changed to a more restricted use, provided that when so changed, it shall not be returned to the less restricted use.
(4) Rebuilt or restored and again used as previous- ly, in case of a building destroyed, or damaged by fire, ex-
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plosion, or other casualty ; provided, that not more than fifty (50) per cent of the building or structure has been so damaged or destroyed. Rebuilding restoration, when permitted, shall be completed within twelve (12) months after such catastrophe or disaster.
When a non-conforming use is discontinued, as evi- denced by lack of use or vacancy for a continuous period
of twelve (12) months, or by the substitution of a more restricted use or of a conforming use shall not thereafter be re-established and all future uses shall be in conform- ity with the provisions of this by-law.
SECTION 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) CORNICES. Cornices may extend not more than one and one-half (11/2 ) feet over or into any required front yard, side or rear yard.
(b) FENCE OR WALLS. Fences or walls in Resi- dence Districts, which are more than four (4) feet high and more than one-quarter (14 ) solid, except retaining walls, shall be erected not less than three (3) feet from any lot line.
(c) UNSAFE BUILDINGS. This by-law shall not be considered as preventing the strengthening or the restoration to a safe condition of any building or wall, de- clared unsafe by the Enforcing Authority.
(d) MINIMUM OPEN SPACES. No lot shall be so reduced in size or area that any required yard, court or open space will be smaller than is prescribed by this by- law for the district in which it is located.
(e) LOCATION OF AUTOMOBILE SERVICES. Public garages, automobile repair shops, greasing sta-
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tions, storage battery service stations, gasoline filling sta- tions or any of their appurtenances or accessory uses shall hereafter be erected or placed at least twenty-five (25) feet from any Residence or Agricultural District, unless the spaces so used are entirely enclosed in mason- ry or concrete walls and have roofs without openings, ex- cept skylights having metal frames and fixed metal sash, glazed with wire glass. Such buildings shall have no en- trances or exits for motor vehicles within a radius of one hundred (100) feet of any school, library, church, play- ground, or institution for the sick, blind or feeble, or for children under sixteen (16) years of age.
(f) VISION CLEARANCE. Between the lines of streets intersecting at an angle of less than one hundred and thirty-five (135) degrees and a line joining points on such lines ten (10) feet distant from that point of in- tersection no building or structure may be erected and no vegetation maintained between a height of two and one- half (21/2) feet and a height of eight (8) feet above the plane through their curb grades.
(g) SAND, GRAVEL AND LOAM. In Residence, Agricultural or Business Districts the removal for sale of sod, loam, clay, sand, gravel or quarried stone, except when incidental to and in connection with the construc- tion of a structure for which a permit has been issued, or except where it is to be used within the limits of the town, shall be permitted only if written permission of the Board of Appeals after public hearing be obtained, and un- der such conditions as the Board of Appeals may impose and make a part of the permit. The Board of Appeals shall in each instance impose such conditions as will pro- tect the neighborhood and town against permanent and temporary hazards because of conditions which may
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be left after operations are completed or because of the methods of handling such materials at the site or of transporting such materials through the town.
(h) MINIMUM LOT SIZES. The minimum lot re- quirements of this By-law shall not prevent the use of any lot for building purpose ; provided that the time of the ac- ceptance of this amendment such lot was shown on a plan or otherwise properly recorded in the county Registry of Deeds, and the required set back, side yard and rear yard regulations of the zoning district in which it is located can be fulfilled.
SECTION. 17. BOARD OF APPEALS.
The Board of Appeals to be appointed by the Select- men shall be the Board of Appeals to which all appeals may be taken in respect to this zoning by-law. In accord- ance with the provisions of Section 30 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, the said Board of Appeals shall have all the powers and duties of the Board of Appeals as set forth and as required in said Sec- tion 30.
SECTION 18. REPETITIVE PETITIONS- BE- FORE BOARD OF APPEALS.
No appeal or petition under Paragraph 3, Section 30, Chapter 40 of the General Laws as amended for a vari- ance from the terms of this by-law with respect to a par- ticular parcel of land, and no application under Section 30 for a special exception to the terms of this by-law, which has been unfavorably acted upon by the Board of Appeals shall be considered on its merits by said Board within two (2) years after the date of such unfavorable action except with the consent of all the members of the Planning Board.
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SECTION 19. REPETITIVE PETITIONS-BE- FORE THE MEETINGS.
No proposed by-law making a change in this zoning by-law which has been unfavorably acted upon by the Town Meeting shall be considered on its merits by the Town Meeting within two (2) years after the date of such unfavorable action, unless adoption of such proposed by- law is recommended in the final report of the Planning Board, as required by Section 27, Chapter 40 of the Gen- eral Laws, as amended.
SECTION 20. CHANGES IN THE BUILDING ZONE MAP.
No Zone as indicated on the Building Zone Map, which is a part of this by-law, shall be changed until af- ter the Planning Board has held a public hearing thereon after due notice given, and has submitted a final report with recommendations to the Town Meeting.
SECTION 21. REPEAL.
The provisions of this by-law, so far as they are the same as those of existing by-laws, shall be construed as continuances thereof and not as new enactments. A ref- erence in a by-law which has not been repealed to pro- visions of by-laws which are revised and re-enacted here- in shall be construed as applying to such provisions as so incorporated herein. All by-laws or part of by-laws here- tofor passed, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 22. VALIDITY.
The invalidity of any section or provision of this by- law shall not invalidate any other section or provision thereof.
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SECTION 23. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This by-law shall take effect upon its approval by the Attorney General and its publication and posting as required by Section 32 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws."
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Article 39. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the collection of garbage and refuse in the several villages of the town
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and to authorize the selectmen to have said garbage and refuse collected by a department of the town or to ad- vertise, accept bids and to execute a contract with any party for the collection of said garbage and refuse, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 40. To see if the town will raise and ap- propriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, any sum of money for the im- provement of Main Street in the Depot Village from the westerly line of Thorndike Street to the easterly line of Central Street, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 41. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to apply for a Federal grant for the pur- pose of obtaining plans for a sewage treatment project as authorized in bill S. 418 passed by the 80th Congress - Second Session, now Public Law 845, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 42. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate $9,000.00, or any sum, for the purpose of making necessary changes in the physical layout of the Quabaug School to make the building adaptable to the maintenance of a lunch program and of providing necessary equipment for such a program, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 43. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Health to appoint any member thereof to the office or position of physician to the Board of Health, and determine and fix the salary of any such appointee, under the provisions of Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the Gen- eral Laws, and raise and appropriate any sum of money for the salary of such appointee.
Article 44. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the improvement
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and lowering of Foundry Street in the Depot Village under the railroad bridge to permit passage of high trucks, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 45. To see if the town will vote to improve Bridge Street and the Palmer Road in Three Rivers, from its intersection with Springfield Street to the rail- road underpass, and appropriate and raise by taxation or otherwise, or by transfer from available funds, any sum of money therefor, said sum to be used in conjunc-
tion with any money alloted for this purpose by the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Hamp- den, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 46. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the purchase of sewer cleaning equipment for the Highway Department or take any action relative thereto.
Article 47. To see if the town will vote to im- prove North Street, Three Rivers, from its intersection with Bridge Street northerly a distance of about 450 feet, and appropriate and raise by taxation or otherwise, or by transfer from available funds, any sum of money therefor, said sum to be used in conjunction with any money allotted for this purpose by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Hampden, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 48. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the resurfacing of North Street in the Village of Three Rivers from the intersection of Bridge Street northerly a distance of about 1465 feet to the residence of one Pytka, or take any action relative thereto.
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Article 49. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money to improve and widen the roadway on Emery Street, otherwise known as Air- port Road, from its intersection with the Bondsville Road to a point at or near the Metropolitan Airport, a distance of approximately one and one-half miles, or take. any action relative thereto.
Article 50. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the improvement and resurfacing of Grove Street in the Depot Village from the intersection of Grove and Maple Streets south- erly a distance of approximately 190 feet to private land, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 51. To see what action the town will take relative to the appointment of a committee to look into- the feasibility of combining the fire and water systems. of all the villages of said Palmer with the view in mind of obtaining water from the Quabbin Reservoir operated under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan District Com- mission.
Article 52. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the publication of the Assessors' Real Estate Valuation Book, or take- any action relative thereto.
Article 53. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the reconstruc- tion and resurfacing of the easterly approach to the rail- road bridge connecting Main and South Main Streets in. the Depot Village, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 54. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the improvement and resurfacing of Rondeau Road from the land of one
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Rondeau to the land of one Fijol, a distance of approx- imately 1.4 miles, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 55. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the painting and redecoration of the exterior of the Town House at Four Corners, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 56. To see if the town will vote to authorize' the Selectmen to sell the Fire Station situate on Park Street in the Depot Village, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 57. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum of money for the reconstruction and resurfacing of High Street in the Village of Bonds- ville from the intersection with State Street northerly a distance of about 700 feet to St. Mary's Lyceum, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 58. To see if the town will vote to install and maintain additional street lights as follows: (a) 1 light on Warren Road near the Town Infirmary; (b) 1 light on Pleasant Street, Village of Three Rivers, near the property of John S. Bogacz and Charles Ramadon; (c) lights as necessary on River Street, Village of Thorn- dike, from the last present street light to property of Adam Wilk.
Article 59. To see if the town will raise and ap- propriate money for the construction of new sewers and catch basins as follows: (a) Sewer in South Main Street, Depot Village, from a manhole opposite Strong Street and running southeasterly a distance of about 1425 feet ; (b) Sewer in North Street, Village of Three Rivers, be- ginning at the end of the present sewer and running northerly about 1350 feet; (c) Sewer in Stewart Street, Village of Bondsville, from manhole in Crest Street and
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running southerly a distance of about 105 feet; (d) Sewer in Wilson Avenue, Depot Village, beginning at the end of the present sewer and running a distance of about 350 feet; (e) Sewer in Belchertown Street, Vil- lage of Three Rivers, beginning at the end of the pre- sent sewer and running about 400 feet; (f) Sewer on High Street, Village of Thorndike, beginning at a point op- posite the residence of John Cantwell and running easter- ly to the junction of Church and Center Streets a distance of about 875 feet; (g) Sewer in Calkins Road, Village of Three Rivers, beginning at the end of the present sewer in Palmer Road and running southerly a distance of about 1000 feet; (h) Sewers and catch basins in Arnold, Tem- ple, Bowden and Green Streets in the Depot Village as may be necessary to connect with existing sewer lines; (i) Sewer in Park Street, Depot Village, from existing sewer lines near Haley's Diner and running easterly to a point opposite the residence of one Ritchie. (j) Sewer in Lariviere Street, Village of Three Rivers, to accom- modate residences and establishments on Lariviere Street and north side of Main Street from Riverside Hotel to the building formerly occupied by Shaw Furni- ture Store.
Article 60. To see if the town will raise and ap- propriate money for the construction of new sidewalks as follows: (a) Cement sidewalk and curbing on Main Street, Village of Three Rivers, from Prospect Street and running to the property of the Union Evangeline Church, a distance of about 475 feet; (b) Cement side- walk and curbing on North Street, Village of Three Rivers, from Bridge Street and running northerly a dis- tance of 1000 feet; (c) Sidewalk and railing on Commer- cial Street, Village of Thorndike, from the residence of one Dojka to the residence of one Midura, a distance of about 275 feet; (d) Sidewalk and curbing on westerly side of School Street, Depot Village, in front of the re-
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sidence of one Mason, a distance of about 70 feet; (e) Sidewalk and curbing on the easterly side of School, Street, Depot Village in front of the residence of one Bradway; (f) Sidewalk and curbing, on the southerly side of Foster Street, Depot Village, from Thorndike Street westerly a distance of about 168 feet.
Article 61. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948 en- titled "An Act authorizing increase of the amount of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired and to beneficiaries of certain retir- ed public employees".
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof in some one public place in each of the four villages of the town, known as the Depot Village, Thorndike, Three Rivers, and Bonds- ville, seven days at least before the holding of said meet- ing and by publishing an attested copy thereof in at least two issues of the Journal-Register, a newspaper pub- lished in said Palmer, the first publication to be not less than seven days before the holding of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the holding of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twelfth day of January A. D. 1949.
HERBERT W. BISHOP PETER F. WARAKOMSKI JAMES H. FITZGERALD Board of Selectmen
A true copy, Attest : JAMES H. CARTER Constable of Palmer
Index
Animal Inspection 38
Assessor's Report
30
Auditor's Report 124
Balance Sheet for 1948 98
Board of Health 60
Board of Public Welfare
47
Board of Public Welfare for Aid to
Dependent Children 54
Cemetery Commissioner's Report 67
Chief of Police 107
Forest Fire Warden 115
Jury List
34
Inspector of Slaughtering
66
License Commission
106
Milk Inspector 65
Moth Department 110
Old Age Assistance 56
111
School Committee
131
Sealer of Weights and Measures Report 39
69
Tax Collector's Report
26
Town Bookkeeper's Report
70
Town Clerk's Report
6
Town Officers - Expiration Date
3
Town Planning Board
118
Town Warrant
176
Tree Warden
122
Treasurer's Report 28
Trial Balance
103
Veteran's Service Center
43
Young Men's Library Association 119
Park Commissioners' Report
Selectmen
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