No use shall be permitted in any district which
would be offensive because of injurious or obnoxious noise, vibration,
smoke, gas, fumes, odors, dust or other objectionable features; hazardous
to the community on account of fire or explosion or any other cause;
or injurious to the safety or welfare of the neighborhood because
of any excessive nuisance qualities.
The removal of any soil, loam, and/or gravel
from any land in the Town not in public use is expressly prohibited
unless such removal is authorized by a special permit for use and
dimension from the Board of Appeals or except as required for the
construction of a building or an approved way.
A special permit for use and dimension shall
be required from the Board of Appeals for the installation of exterior
venting air conditioners, ventilators, blowers and similar equipment
if the noise produced by such equipment will be in excess of 60 decibels
at 20 feet in any direction, or the distance to the nearest building
having a residential use, whichever is the lesser.
[Added 5-1-2000 ATM by Art. 46; amended 5-6-2019 ATM by Art. 26]
All freestanding exterior mechanical equipment (such as but
not limited to propane and oil tanks, compressors, air-conditioning
units) shall be visually screened by a method such as low fencing
or evergreen vegetation.