By Mark Robidoux
This office has received multiple questions and concerns from residents that signs are being installed on the town-owned easement in front of private residences without the resident’s permission or town permission.
As a friendly reminder, 16.4 of the local zoning ordinance states signs on town-owned property need approval from the Select Board and a permit from the Building Inspector.
You are welcome to install political signs on your own property or at the following intersections: Sandy Pond and Lincoln Road, Ballfield Road and Lincoln Road, Lincoln Poad and South Great Road, Bedford Road and Morningside Lane, and Codman Road and Concord Road.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation on this very important matter. Please reach out to me with any questions or concerns on the sign bylaw.
Sincerely,
Mark Robidoux, Building Commissioner/Zoning Enforcement Officer
781-259-2613, robidouxm@lincolntown.org
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My bet is that most people don’t know where the Town Right of Way easement meets their property. The Town doesn’t have road survey information for most roads, and relies on individual residents to commission their own survey information when they want to do work on their landscapes. So I suspect that there’s no nefarious intent on the part of anyone placing a sign next to the road in front of their property; it’s just not clear where the pertinent line is.
Please remember to put signs at 5 corners AWAY from road’s edge and behind the cobbles set in the ground. It is a sight line issue!
Thank you.