SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - The Springfield Police Department will be out in the area of Calhoun Park and Jefferson Avenue on Tuesday, conducting a "park and walk" ordinance sweep.  EPA climate grant freeze impacts Springfield funding that includes combatting asthma The department will be warning residents to get violations cleaned up as soon as possible if they or any of their neighbors have them. They recently did a sweep around Commonwealth Avenue and found over 100 violations. MAP: Calhoun Park and Jefferson Avenue You can get fined for violating parking and code enforcement laws. Land maintenance is the responsibility of the homeowner. According to the City’s “Good Neighbor Handbook,” some code enforcement violations include: Front Yards Seventy-five percent of front yards in Residence A-1, A, and B zones and fifty percent of front yards in Residence C zones shall be planted with grass or landscaped and shall not be parked upon. Ticket: $50, $100 per day court fine. Swimming Pools In-ground swimming pools shall be enclosed by a fence at least four feet high. Above-ground swimming pools shall be enclosed by a fence at least four feet high or shall have a ladder that is removed when the pool is not in use. Ticket: $50, $100 per day court fine. Fences Fences in A-1 or A district cannot be constructed between the front line and in the front yard. Ticket: $50, $100 per day court fine. Front yard fences in residential zones B, B1, or C district cannot be higher than three feet. Ticket: $50, $100 per day court fine. Signs Signs for professional and home occupation in residential zones shall not exceed one square foot. Signs may not be placed in the public way without a permit. Ticket: $50, $100 per day court fine. Overgrowth Property must be kept free of grass, grass clippings, weeds, leaves, branches, or yard waste more than six inches high. Ticket: $100. Refrigerators and Stoves No refrigerator or stove should be stored or discarded outside. Ticket: $50. Local News Headlines Two arrested after gun shots reported near restricted area of Mt. Tom in Holyoke The impact of fentanyl crisis on one western Massachusetts city Springfield Police to conduct “park and walk” sweep in this neighborhood Two dogs returned after being stolen in Holyoke, three arrested WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less