4711.
Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to permit the construction
and operation of natural gas custody transfer facilities in the Town
of Sharon while minimizing their adverse impact on adjacent properties
and residential neighborhoods and limiting the number of such facilities
to those which are essential. For the purpose of these bylaws, "natural
gas custody transfer facility" shall mean a gate station at which
natural gas will be received and reduced in pressure for transfer
and introduction into the service system.
4712.
General requirements. No natural gas custody transfer facility
shall be constructed or operated except in compliance with the provisions
of this section. In all cases, a special permit is required from the
Zoning Board of Appeals. Any proposed material adjustment or renovation
of the facility shall be subject to a new application for a special
permit.
4713.
Application process. All applications for a special permit for
a natural gas custody transfer facility shall be made and filed on
the appropriate form in compliance with the rules and regulations
of the Sharon Zoning Board of Appeals. In addition, each applicant
must submit the following information as part of its application:
a.
A locus plan at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet which depicts
all property lines, precise locations of proposed structure(s), streets,
landscape features, and residential dwellings and buildings, which
are within a five-hundred-foot radius of the proposed facility. The
plan shall also identify all abutters to the property as shown on
the most recent Town Assessor's Map; and
b.
Engineer's certification that the proposed facility complies with
all applicable federal and state standards regulating such facilities.
4714.
Special permit review. Applications for a special permit for
a natural gas custody transfer facility shall be reviewed in accordance
with the procedures under Subsection 6310 of this Zoning Bylaw. In
addition, every applicant must demonstrate that the proposed natural
gas custody transfer facility provides adequate safeguards to protect
the public, control noise and other emissions, and complies with the
applicable building height limitations contained in Section 2400 et
seq. of this bylaw.
4721.
Purpose. The purpose of the Wastewater Overlay District is to
enhance the public welfare by protecting groundwater resources by
providing a higher level of wastewater treatment than is required
under 310 CMR 15.000, the State Environmental Code, Title 5.
4722.
Requirements. An applicant may submit a site plan application
subject to the site plan review (SPR) requirements of Subsection 6323a
for development of a wastewater treatment plant within the Wastewater
Overlay District as shown on the Zoning Map, Town of Sharon, Massachusetts.
4723.
Application. Wastewater Overlay Districts shall be considered
as superimposed on underlying districts created under this bylaw.
Wastewater Overlay District development shall conform to all other
provisions of this bylaw.
4724.
Permitted principal uses: wastewater treatment plants for sewage
generated on the lot and off-site on lots located in the Professional
District B or on certain lots located in the Single Residence A District
as provided herein. The wastewater treatment plant must be authorized
by a groundwater discharge permit by the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection and a treatment works construction permit
by the Sharon Board of Health. Such wastewater treatment plant shall
treat a maximum of 48,000 gallons of wastewater per day. Within Aquifer
Protection Districts, groundwater shall meet or exceed Massachusetts
drinking water standards at the property line. Wastewater generated
on lots in the Single Residence A District may be accepted for treatment
only from developed lots with residences occupied prior to the date
of initial operation of the wastewater treatment plant or from lots
capable of accommodating on-lot septic systems that conform to Title
5 and Sharon Board of Health regulations, and further provided that
said lots are located within 1,000 feet of the Wastewater Overlay
District as measured form the nearest point on the boundary of the
Wastewater Overlay District to the nearest point on the boundary of
the lot.
4726.
Location. All components of the wastewater treatment plant,
including the building, underground equipment, and the soil absorption
system, but excluding sanitary sewer lines and sanitary force mains,
shall comply with the location requirements of this section.
