By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer

ALLY LANASA/BAYSIDE GAZETTE
The homeowner of 205 Franklin Avenue in Berlin picked up his building permit from the town’s Planning and Zoning Department to rebuild the structure after being notified that the materials on his property were in violation of town code as junk.

(Sept. 3, 2020) The homeowner of 205 Franklin Avenue in Berlin, who was notified in August of violating town code for leaving building materials, described as “junk,” outside on the property, has corrected the situation.

Berlin’s town code states that is unlawful to maintain junk, including household-type appliances, paper goods, clothing, furniture or building materials on public or private property.

The homeowner was given 20 days, which was Wednesday, to remove the materials or be issued a civil citation for subsequent violations.

“The property owner came in after receiving our letter and picked up his building permit to rebuild the structure,” said Berlin Planning Director Dave Engelhart. “So far he has removed all the first-floor subflooring to begin framing. So, he is finally making the progress we sought.”

Engelhart added that the current homeowner plans to complete construction that the previous owner started but was interrupted by a fire.