[Formerly designated Art. XV, §§ 1 to 6, 10
and 19]
A.
No person shall, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., set
up on any property, public or private, without permission of the owner
thereof, or the Select Board in the case of public property, a camp
or tent or sleep in the open on any property, public or private, within
the territorial limits of the Town of Norwell.
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
B.
No person shall behave in an indecent or disorderly manner, or use
profane, indecent language in any public place or building, or on
any sidewalk or street of the Town of Norwell, to the annoyance of
any reasonable person there being or passing.
C.
Three or more persons shall not continue to stand or remain in a
group or near each other on any sidewalk or in any public place in
such a manner as to obstruct the free passage of foot passengers or
motor vehicle traffic after having been requested by a constable or
police officer to move on.
D.
No person shall operate, for recreational purposes, a snowmobile,
motorcycle, minibike, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), or any other motor-driven
vehicle on or through the land of another, except on driveways, roadways
and easements of record, without first obtaining written permission
from the property owner.
E.
Whoever violates any section of this bylaw shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $50.
[Added 5-12-2003 ATM,
Art. 11; amended 5-10-2004 ATM,
Arts. 33 and 34; 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
No person in charge of any real estate within a residential,
commercial or industrial zone of the Town whether as owner, tenant,
occupant, lessee, or otherwise shall park, store, maintain, or leave
any unregistered motor vehicle whether assembled or disassembled for
a period in excess of 30 days unless a special permit has been obtained
from the Select Board, unless said vehicle is stored within a building.
In granting such permit, the Select Board shall consider the effect
on the neighborhood and any nuisances or hazards caused by said vehicle
or vehicles. Each day of any violation shall be considered a separate
offense punishable by a fine of not more than $50. The Select Board
shall have the authority to dispose of said violations in accordance
with the procedures and provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D.
A.
Except as provided in Subsection D hereof, no person shall drink or consume alcoholic beverages as defined in MGL c. 138, § 1, while on, in, or upon any public way or way to which the public has the right of access, any Town-owned forest or recreation area, any Town landing, school property, or parking area. No person shall drink or consume alcoholic beverages on private land without the consent of the owner or person in charge.
B.
Possession of an open can, bottle or other container which upon analysis
by the Department of Public Health is determined to contain an alcoholic
beverage as defined in MGL c. 138, § 1, shall be prima facie
evidence of drinking or consuming said beverage. All alcoholic beverages
being used in violation of this section will be seized and safely
held until final adjudication of the charge against the person or
persons arrested or summoned before the court.
C.
Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more
than $200. A police officer may arrest without a warrant anyone who
violates this law.
D.
The Select Board is authorized to issue one-day permits for the consumption
of such alcoholic beverages in such public places and to make and
prescribe such reasonable rules and regulations for the issuance of
such permits as will preserve and maintain the public peace and good
order. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted at a public hearing,
advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Norwell
two weeks prior to the hearing. After adoption such rules and regulation
will be posted conspicuously in five public places and will become
effective seven days after such posting.
[Amended 5-8-2021 ATM by Art. 11]
[Added 5-8-2017 ATM,
Art. 33; amended 7-25-2020 STM, Art. 4]
Consistent with MGL c. 94G, § 3(a)(2), all types of
marijuana retailers as defined in MGL c. 94G, § 1, shall
be prohibited within any zoning district of the Town or the Town,
except that this section shall not apply to marijuana establishments
including marijuana cultivators, independent testing laboratories,
marijuana product manufacturers, and craft marijuana cultivator cooperatives
involved in the planting, propagating, cultivation, growing, harvesting,
manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing,
testing, analyzing, packaging and repackaging, storing, and/or shipping
of all kinds of marijuana accessories regardless of medical or adult
recreational uses.
