City codes

Grace Raih filed this request with the Somerville Police Department of Somerville, MA.
Submitted Aug. 1, 2017
Status
Completed

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From: Grace Raih

Subject: Public Records Law Request: City codes

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

All departmental policies, training, procedures, and codes related to the following subjects:

Noise complaints
Flyer distribution
Grafitti
Underage drinking
Street performance
House shows
Skateboarding
Nuisance Control
Residential Fire and safety codes (related to house shows)

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Grace Raih

From: Muckrock Staff

Subject: RE: Public Records Law Request: City codes

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

All departmental policies, training, procedures, and codes related to the following subjects:

Noise complaints
Flyer distribution
Grafitti
Underage drinking
Street performance
House shows
Skateboarding
Nuisance Control
Residential Fire and safety codes (related to house shows)

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Grace Raih

From: Somerville Police Department

Subject: Public Records Law Request: City codes

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Dear Ms. Raih:

In response to your public records request, below is a link to the Somerville Code of Ordinances.

https://library.municode.com/ma/somerville/codes/code_of_ordinances

Please let us know if you need anything else.

Sincerely,

Susan Tkaczuk

Susan Tkaczuk
Paralegal
City Hall, Law Department
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 625-6600 x 4402
www.somervillema.gov<http://www.somervillema.gov>

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