[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town
of Wayland 3-12-1973 by Art. 14 as Art. 9 of the 1973 Bylaws. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 198.
A.
No billboard, sign or other advertising device, if within public
view of any highway, public park or reservation, shall be erected
or maintained within 300 feet of any cemetery, public playground,
public building, hospital or church.
B.
No billboard, sign or other advertising device within public view
of any highway, public park or reservation shall be erected or maintained
within 300 feet of any railroad or railway crossing or of any bridge.
C.
No billboard, sign or other advertising device within public view
of any highway, public park or reservation shall be erected or maintained
within 300 feet of any part of a curve on any highway.
No billboard, sign or other advertising device within public
view of any highway, public park, reservation, cemetery, public playground,
public building, hospital or church, except those which are fastened
to a building, shall be so located that the lowest part of the same
shall be less than one foot or more than three feet above the highest
ground directly over which any part of such billboard, sign or other
advertising device is erected.
Notwithstanding the prohibitions of the preceding sections, the Selectmen may, from time to time, grant a special permit to any person or persons to install, erect and/or display one or more signs or advertising devices at one or more locations in the town for any of the purposes set forth in MGL c. 180, §§ 2 and 4; provided, however, that each permit granted pursuant to this section shall conform to the provisions of § 198-501 of Chapter 198, Zoning, and shall expire after seven days. A copy of each such special permit shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
