Date: Fri 21-Jul-1995

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

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Town Sues Resident Over Recycling Activities

Legislative Council members July 19 approved a July 12 recommendation from the

selectmen that the town pursue a lawsuit against Samuel Nezvesky of 136

Huntingtown Road concerning an apparent violation of the zoning regulations.

For more than a year, the town has been seeking to have Mr Nezvesky comply

with the zoning regulations which prohibit operating a recycling center as a

business in a residential area.

Zoning Enforcement Officer William Nicholson said July 18 he first notified Mr

Nezvesky in March 1994 that recycling activities conducted by a tenant on the

Nezvesky property violated the zoning regulations. The tenant is listed as

Leonard Coffin.

The recycling activities have been conducted at a low brick building situated

at the front of the Nezvesky property. Mr Nezvesky lives in a house nearby.

Mr Nicholson said he has made repeated attempts to have Mr Nezvesky comply

with the zoning regulations, including having the town's lawyers send him a

letter, plus issuing Mr Nezvesky a cease and desist order to stop the

recycling and remove the accumulated items from around the rental building.

The first selectman also has informed Mr Nezvesky to comply with the zoning

regulations, according to Mr Nicholson.

Mr Nicholson said he's received neighbors' complaints about the situation.

"There's no question, it's a violation of the regulations," he said.

On a trip to the Nezvesky property on July 18, Mr Nicholson said the storage

of miscellaneous items on the property seems to have decreased somewhat in

recent weeks.