This section is intended to provide definitions of terms used in the bylaw that might require clarification or might have unusual or restrictive usage or meaning specific to urban planning, zoning or this bylaw in particular.
ACCESS
An unobstructed means of vehicular entry to or exit from a lot.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A subordinate or secondary building situated on the same lot or parcel with a principal building, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main building or land use. (See Figure A.6.3.[1])
A. 
ACCESSORY APARTMENTA dwelling unit constructed within an existing house. It is a unit containing a bathroom (a minimum of a toilet, wash basin, and shower), kitchen and living/bedroom space. An accessory apartment must be subordinate to the principal household and must have an entrance-exit way independent of the principal household.
B. 
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITA separate, complete housekeeping unit with a separate entrance, kitchen, sleeping area, and bathroom (a minimum of a toilet, wash basin, and shower) which is an attached or detached extension to an existing single-family structure.
C. 
ACCESSORY USEA use subordinate to and customarily incidental to the principal use.
ADDITION
Any construction which increases the size of a structure or building in terms of site coverage, height, length, width or gross floor area.
ADULT USE ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment which features entertainment or materials of or relating to "sexual conduct", "nudity" or other "matter", as these terms are defined in MGL c. 272, § 31; includes adult live entertainment, motion-picture theaters, retail and other adult uses.
A. 
OBSCENE ENTERTAINMENTAll entertainment which may be considered "obscene" as this term is defined by MGL c. 272, § 31.
ANIMAL FEED LOT
A plot of land on which 10 or more livestock per acre are kept for the purposes of feeding.
ANTENNA/WIRELESS DEVICE
See "wireless communications."
APARTMENT
See "dwelling."
APPLICANT
A person or persons, including a corporation, trust, or other legal entity, who apply for issuance of a permit in accordance with this bylaw.
AQUIFER
A geological formation, group of formations or part of a formation which contains sufficient saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of potable groundwater to public or private wells.
ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY
A special combination of housing, supportive services, personalized assistance, and health care designed to respond to the individual needs of those who need help with activities of daily living. Such a facility may include a central or private kitchen, dining, recreational, and other facilities, with separate bedrooms or living quarters, where the emphasis of the facility remains residential.
AUCTION
See "gallery."
AUTO BODY SHOP
A facility which provides collision repair services, including body frame straightening, replacement of damaged parts, and painting.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST
See "country inn."
BEDROOM
A separate room intended for, or customarily used for, sleeping.
BIG BOX RETAIL
A retail facility, usually a chain store, with a floor area greater than 15,000 square feet. The facility is normally a single-story box-shaped building with a large parking lot.
BOARD; PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board of the Town of Winchendon.
BOARDINGHOUSE
Any dwelling in which more than three persons not members of the family reside on the premises, either individually or as families, are housed or lodged for hire with or without meals. See "dwelling."
BUFFER ZONE
A strip of land, identified in the Zoning Bylaw, established to protect one type of land use from another. An example is a dense, wide screen of vegetation around a commercial or industrial area to insulate the commercial or industrial area from an adjacent but incompatible residential area.
BUILDING
Any structure erected for the support, shelter or use of animals, goods, persons or property.
BUILDING COVERAGE
A percentage figure referring to that portion of a lot covered only with principal and accessory buildings.
BUILDING COMMISSIONER
The building official empowered to enforce the Massachusetts State Building Code and also construed to be the Building Commissioner for Winchendon.
BURDEN
The undue externalization of costs from where they are incurred; the raising of costs to the Town or other entities without paying for those costs over time to cover the full and incidental costs incurred, including imputed value loss based on undesirable or inappropriate development and extra maintenance or security costs associated with development.
BUSINESS CENTER
The following three locations are deemed to be business centers: corner of Central Street and Grove Street; corner of Main Street and Alger Street; corner of Glenallan Street and Maple Street.
CAMPGROUND
An area or place operated commercially and used for a camp, camping or for a camp meeting.
CARRIER
See "wireless communications."
CO-LOCATION
See "wireless communications."
CONDOMINIUM
A multiple dwelling or development containing individually owned dwelling units and jointly owned and shared areas and facilities maintained by a homeowners' association. The homeowners' association is subject to the provisions of applicable state and local laws.
CONFORMING USE
The use of buildings, structures or land which fully meets the use, density and dimensional requirements of the zoning district wherein located.
CONSTRAINTS
Limitations.
CONTIGUOUS
Connected. In the case of required open space, the connection shall be not less than 100 feet wide. Open space will be considered connected if it is separated by a roadway or accessory amenity.
CONTRACTOR'S YARD
A facility used for the provision of general contracting services associated with business, which may include office and workshop areas and areas for the storage of equipment, including but not limited to motorized vehicles, machinery, and/or materials used in association with the contractor's business.
CONVENIENCE STORE
Any retail establishment offering for sale a limited line of groceries and household items intended for the convenience of the neighborhood.
CONVERSION
Changing the original purpose of a building to a different use.
COUNTRY INN
Premises with individual sleeping or dwelling units, with a common kitchen and dining area for all guests.
COVENANT
A private legal agreement on the use of land, contained in the deed to the property or otherwise formally recorded (cf. constraints and restrictions).
DEDICATION
The transfer of property interests from private to public ownership for a public purpose. The transfer may be of fee-simple interest or of an other-than-fee interest, including an easement.
DENSITY, GROSS
The quotient of the total number of dwelling units divided by the area of a site.
DISPOSAL
The deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, incineration or placing of any hazardous material into or on any land or water so that such hazardous material or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters, including groundwater.
DRAINAGE
The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means. Drainage includes the control of runoff to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after development and includes the means necessary for water supply preservation or prevention or alleviation of flooding.
DWELLING
Any building or portion thereof which is designated or used for residential purposes.
A. 
APARTMENTA dwelling unit in a building.
B. 
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY ATTACHEDThree or more adjoining dwelling units. (See Figure A.3.1.1.[2])
C. 
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY APARTMENTSA building with three or more apartments. See apartment. (See Figure A.3.1.1.[3])
D. 
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHEDA dwelling designed for and occupied by not more than one family and having no roof, wall or floor in common with any other dwelling unit. (See Figure A.3.1.1.[4])
E. 
DWELLING UNITA single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
F. 
EFFICIENCY UNITA single dwelling unit providing living quarters for not more than two persons.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for use by another for a specified purpose of any designated part of his/her property.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice and/or gravity.
EXTENSIVE USE
Large-scale, expansive, outdoor use of land associated with agriculture, conservation or recreation.
EXTERIOR STORAGE
Outdoor storage of fuel, raw materials, products and equipment. In the case of lumberyards, exterior storage includes all impervious materials stored outdoors. In the case of truck terminals, exterior storage includes all trucks, truck beds and truck trailers stored outdoors.
FABRICATION
Manufacturing process in which an item is made (fabricated) from raw or semi-finished materials instead of being assembled from ready-made component parts. The product may be part of or a finished item.
FAMILY
One or more persons living together in one dwelling unit, but not including sororities, fraternities and other communal arrangements.
FILLING
The depositing on land, whether submerged or not, of sand, gravel, earth or other materials of any composition whatsoever.
FLOODPLAIN
Floodplains may be either riverine or inland depressional areas. Riverine floodplains are those areas contiguous with a lake, pond, stream, river or river bed whose elevation is greater than the normal water pool elevation but equal to or lower than the projected one-hundred-year flood elevation. Inland depressional floodplains are floodplains not associated with a stream system but which are low points to which surrounding lands drain.
FLOOR AREA
The sum of the gross floor area for each of a building's stories measured from the exterior limits of the faces of the structure, but not including unfinished basements and attics.
GALLERY (AUCTION)
Site open to the public for use, display and/or sales of art, furniture, and other goods, sold or auctioned.
GARAGE, COMMERCIAL
A deck or building (or part thereof) used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of any number of motor vehicles for a fee.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
A building (or part thereof) used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of not more than four motor vehicles.
GAS STATION
A facility limited to retail sales to the public of gasoline, motor oil, lubricants, motor fuels, travel aides, and minor automobile accessories. In addition, such a facility may provide vehicle servicing, minor repairs, and maintenance, but not reconditioning of motor vehicles, collision services such as body, frame or fender straightening and repair, or painting of automobiles (cf. convenience store).
GO-CART
A four-wheeled, single-occupant vehicle, which is not more than 74 inches long, with tires not larger than 12 inches in external diameter, and powered by an internal combustion engine not greater than 300 cubic centimeters ("300 cc") displacement. So called "all-terrain vehicles" are excluded from this definition.
GO-CART/OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLE RACETRACK
A facility for competition and use of go-carts and off-road motorcycles.
GROUNDWATER
All the free flowing water beneath the surface of the ground.
GVW
The gross vehicle weight rating established by a manufacturer when applied to a motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or semi-trailer unit, including the gross combination weight rating, if any, when applied to a semi-trailer unit or to a tractor-trailer combination.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Any substance or combination of substances that, because of quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, poses a significant present or potential hazard to water supplies or to human health if disposed of into or on any land or water in this Town. Any substance deemed a "hazardous waste" in MGL c. 21C shall also be deemed a hazardous material for the purposes of this bylaw.
HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE
The vertical distance measured from the mean ground elevation to the highest point of the structure.
HOME-BASED BUSINESS
A business, profession, occupation or trade conducted for gain or support and located entirely within a residential building, or a structure accessory thereto, which use is accessory, incidental and secondary to the use of the building for dwelling purposes and does not change the essential residential character or appearance of such a building.
HOTEL
Premises used as individual sleeping or dwelling units without kitchens, with primary access to each unit through enclosed corridors.
HYDROPOWER
Power derived from the force of energy of moving water.
ILLUMINATION, EXTERNAL
A projecting spotlight onto the sign, rather than illuminated from within.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
Any hard-surfaced, man-made area that does not readily absorb or retain water. This includes but is not limited to building roofs, parking and driveway areas, graveled areas, sidewalks, and paved recreation areas.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, ON-LOT
The total amount of impervious surface which is present on a lot.
INFILL
Development within an existing urban fabric or within similar existing development.
INTENSITY
The density or degree to which access to services and functions is available in a given location; e.g., Main Street has a relatively high intensity, and a large rural farm has a low intensity.
INTENSIVE USE
A use consisting of or requiring high access to resources such as delivery trucks, traffic, people and so forth; probably producing significantly more noise, light, traffic and other impacts than residential.
INTERIOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY
See "wireless communications."
JUNK
Any article or material or collection thereof, which is worn out, cast off or discarded and which is ready for destruction or has been collected or stored for salvage or recycling. Any article or material which unaltered or unchanged or with only minimal reconditioning can be used for its original purpose as readily as when new shall not be considered junk.
JUNKYARD
The use of any area of any lot, whether inside or outside a building, for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk or scrap or discarded materials or the dismantling, demolition or abandonment of automobile(s) or other vehicle(s) or machinery or parts thereof.
KENNEL STRUCTURE
A structure which consists of a building, other than a dwelling, and/or one or more fenced enclosures where pets (dogs, cats, etc.) are kept. A "kennel" as used in the General Bylaws or in Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws is not regulated by the Zoning Bylaw and is not the same as a "kennel structure" as used in the Zoning Bylaw.
A. 
KENNEL STRUCTURE, COMMERCIALA structure where pets (dogs, cats, etc.) owned by a nonresident are temporarily boarded for hire.
B. 
KENNEL STRUCTURE, HOBBYA kennel structure which is accessory to a dwelling where pets are kept for the personal enjoyment of the occupants of the residence and commercial gain is not the primary objective.
C. 
KENNEL STRUCTURE, NONPROFITA kennel structure where animals (dogs, cats, etc.) are boarded by a nonprofit [501(c)3] animal rescue league or similar organization.
LAND TRANSPORTATION PASSENGER TERMINAL FACILITY
A facility at which passengers may board or alight from vehicles such as taxis, buses or limousines. Such facility may provide accessory services, including waiting rooms, ticket sales, baggage handling, handling small amounts of goods carried on vehicles which primarily carry passengers, parking, and other amenities.
LEACHING WASTES
Waste materials, including solid wastes, sewage sludge and agricultural wastes, that are capable of releasing water-borne contaminants to the surrounding environment.
LICENSE GRANTED UNDER MGL c. 140, §§ 59 AND 59A
A. 
Class 1: Refer to MGL c. 140, § 58.
B. 
Class 2: Refer to MGL c. 140, § 58.
C. 
Class 3: Refer to MGL c. 140, § 58.
LOT
A continuous parcel of land undivided by any street or private road. (See Figure A.7.2.1.[5])
LOT AREA
The area contained within the boundary lines of a lot. (See Figure A.7.2.1.[6])
LOT FRONTAGE
Lot width measured at the street lot line and providing access to the lot. When a lot has more than one street lot line, the full lot width shall be required from at least one such street line. (See Figure A.7.2.1.[7])
LOT LINE
A line bounding a lot, which divides one lot from another or from a street or any other public or private space. (See Figure A.7.2.3.[8])
LOT LINE, REAR
That lot line which is most nearly parallel to and most distant from the front lot line of the lot; in case of an irregular, triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line 20 feet in length, entirely within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front line shall be considered to be the rear lot line. (See Figure A.7.2.3.[9])
LOT LINE, SIDE
Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. (See Figure A.7.2.3.[10])
MAJOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY
See "wireless communications."
MANUFACTURING, GENERAL
A. 
The mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products, including the assembling of component parts, the creation of products, and the blending of materials, including but not limited to oils, plastics, resins, etc.
B. 
Fabrication of raw materials or assembly of parts or materials fabricated off site.
MANUFACTURING, LIGHT
A. 
The manufacturing, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products, provided all manufacturing activities are contained entirely within a building and noise, odor, smoke, heat, glare and vibration resulting from the manufacturing activity are confined entirely within the building.
B. 
The processing or fabrication of materials or products where no process involved will produce noise, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard, or noxious emission which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties.
MILL CONVERSION PROJECT (MCP)
The conversion of an existing mill, or portion thereof, to a mixture of residential and nonresidential uses as provided under § 300-4.2.
MINIATURE GOLF COURSE
A novelty version of golf played with a putter and a golf ball on a miniature course, typically with artificial playing surfaces, and including obstacles such as bridges and tunnels.
MINING OF LAND
The removal or relocation of geological materials such as topsoil, sand and gravel, metallic ores and bedrock.
MIXED-USE ZONING
Zoning which permits a combination of usually separated uses within a single development.
MOBILE HOME
A structure designed as a dwelling unit for living purposes, capable of being moved on its own wheels by a towing vehicle fixed to a temporary site on wheels, or fixed without wheels to a permanent foundation.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Premises which have been planned and improved for the placement of two or more mobile homes for nontransient use.
MOTEL
Premises used as individual sleeping or dwelling units without kitchens, with primary access from each unit directly outdoors. The building or group of buildings may be either detached or in connected units. The term "motel" includes buildings designated as tourist courts, motor lodges, cabins and by similar appellations.
MOTOR VEHICLE
All vehicles constructed and designed for propulsion by power other than muscular power, including such vehicles when pulled or towed by another motor vehicle, except railroad and railway cars, vehicles operated by the system known as "trolley motor" or "trackless trolley", and shall not include motorized bicycles.
MOTOR VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT SALES
Salesroom and related facilities, including but not limited to open-air display, for the sale or lease of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles and similar vehicles, boats, or light industrial or farm equipment.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING/STRUCTURE
A building containing three or more adjoining dwellings units.
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
Any person, firm, corporation, municipal department, or board duly authorized to furnish, and furnishing under state or municipal regulations to the public, electricity, gas, steam, communication, telegraph, transportation or water, or the services provided by such entities.
MUSEUM
An institution devoted to the procurement, care and display of objects of lasting historical interest or value. In the normal course of its operations, a museum can be expected to host openings, small receptions, collations and similar events with or without charging a fee.
NONCONFORMITIES
Existing uses, structures, and/or lots that were legally established prior to the existence or change(s) in the Zoning Bylaw but which do not comply with currently existing Zoning Bylaw standards.
NUISANCE
Any adverse uses, infringements or impacts of land use or performance. (Appendix F[11])
NURSERY
An enterprise which conducts the retail and wholesale sale of plants grown on the site, as well as accessory items (but not power equipment such as gas or electric lawn mowers and farm implements) directly related to their care and maintenance. The accessory items normally sold are clay pots, potting soil, fertilizers, insecticides, hanging baskets, rakes and shovels, and similar items.
OBSCENE ENTERTAINMENT
See "adult use establishment."
OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLE
A two-wheeled vehicle for a single occupant, which has a wheelbase not greater than 54 inches, powered by an internal combustion engine not greater than 500 cubic centimeters ("500 cc") displacement, and not licensed or registered for use on public roads.
OFFICE BUILDING
A building used primarily for offices that may include ancillary services for office-related business.
OFFICE BUILDING, MEDICAL
A building used primarily by physicians, dentists, and similar personnel for the treatment and examination of patients solely on an outpatient basis, provided that no overnight patients are kept on the premises.
OPEN-AIR SALVAGE YARD
Open-air storage of materials, merchandise, products or equipment needed in connection with an individual or entity engaged in the business of acquiring or owning salvage automobiles for resale in their entirety or as spare parts.
ORCHARD
A cultivated area of fruit trees.
OWNER
The person or persons, including a corporation, trust or other legal entity, which has fee-simple ownership as evidenced by the most current record instrument at the Worcester District Registry of Deeds or Land Court.
PARTIES IN INTEREST
The petitioner, abutters, owners of land directly opposite on any public or private street or way, and abutters to the abutters within 300 feet of the property line of the petitioner as they appear on the most recent applicable tax list, notwithstanding that the land of any such owner is located in another city or town, the Town Planning Board and the Planning Board of every abutting city or town.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
A form of development usually characterized by a unified site design for a number of housing units, clustering buildings and providing common open space, density increases and a mix of building types and land uses.
PRE-DEVELOPMENT LAND USE
The state of a property prior to the current development, or a state that land, if not damaged, would return to without human impact after a large number of years.
PREMISES
A lot together with all buildings, structures and uses thereon.
PRIVATE CLUB
A building in which members of a community or association may gather for social, educational, or cultural activities.
RECHARGE AREA
Any area of porous, permeable geological deposits, especially, but not exclusively, deposits of stratified sand and gravel, through which water from any source drains into an aquifer, and includes any wetland or body of surface water surrounded by or adjacent to such area, together with the watershed of any wetland or body of surface water adjacent to such area.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A portable vehicular structure designed for travel, recreational camping or vacation purposes, either having its own motor power or mounted onto or drawn by another vehicle, including but not limited to travel and camping trailers, truck campers and motor homes.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, MARINE
A vessel propelled by oars, sails, or an engine designed to float or plane, to work or travel on water, including but not limited to a boat, jet ski, personal watercraft, kayak, and canoe.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OFF-ROAD (ORV)
A vehicle designed or modified for use for recreation or pleasure off a public way, including, but not limited to, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), snowmobile, dirt bike, off-road motorcycle, golf cart, and all-terrain utility vehicle (i.e., Gator).
RESEARCH LABORATORY
A building or group of buildings in which are located facilities for scientific research, investigation, testing, or experimentation, but not facilities for the manufacture or sale of products except those that are incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory.
RESTAURANT, FAST-FOOD
A restaurant whose primary business is the sale of food for consumption on or off the premises, which is:
A. 
Primarily intended for immediate consumption rather than for use as an ingredient or component of meals;
B. 
Available upon a short waiting time; and
C. 
Packaged or presented in such a manner that it can be readily eaten outside the premises where it is sold.
RESTAURANT, STANDARD
An establishment whose principal business is the sale of food and/or beverages to customers in a ready-to-consume state, and whose principal method of operation includes one or both of the following characteristics:
A. 
Customers, normally provided with an individual menu, are served their foods and beverages by a restaurant employee at the same table or counter at which food and beverages are consumed;
B. 
A cafeteria-type operation in which food and beverages are consumed within the building, but are served at a buffet-type area and taken by the customer to a table for consumption.
RESTRICTIONS
Prohibitions.
RURAL CHARACTER
The ability of a place to offer easy access to open space, pristine or agrarian landscapes.
SALVAGE YARD
A facility where secondhand motor vehicles are remodeled, taken apart or rebuilt, such as to require a license under MGL c. 140, § 59A; this includes a junkyard (see above) and also includes an automobile graveyard as defined in MGL c. 140B, § 1.
SERVICES
An offering or provision that is above normal minimum expectations; e.g., snow removal, water, sewer, etc.
SIGN
A placard, banner or other article used to advertise or inform those who can read the information thereon. See Article IX. (See Figure A.9.1.[12])
A. 
AREA OFThe entire display area of a sign. In cases of signs with faces 180° to each other, only one side shall be counted.
B. 
BLINKINGTo light intermittently.
C. 
FLASHINGRhythmic light and darkness at predetermined intervals.
D. 
GROUND/POLEA sign permanently affixed apart from and not attached to a building. A ground sign is mounted directly on the ground. A pole is a ground sign raised in the air by means of a pole. This bylaw regulates both types as the same category of signs.
E. 
INTERMITTENT LIGHTEDLight alternately ceasing and beginning again sequentially or alternately at predetermined intervals.
F. 
PROJECTINGA sign attached perpendicularly to the facade of a building.
G. 
TEMPORARYAny sign not permanently affixed.
H. 
WALLA sign attached directly against and parallel to a building facade.
SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEM
A system using photovoltaic, thermal, or other means of collecting solar energy and converting it to electricity or other forms of useful energy. Such a system will include collectors, energy transmission lines, and appurtenant devices such as transformers, inverters, pumps, storage facilities and similar devices. Necessary appurtenant structures are also included.
A. 
GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION SYSTEMA system that is structurally mounted on the ground and is not roof-mounted.
SOLID WASTE
Useless, unwanted or discarded solid materials with insufficient liquid content to be free flowing.
STABLE
A building or land where horses or ponies are kept.
STABLE, COMMERCIAL
A stable for hire, sale, boarding, breeding, riding or show.
STABLE, PRIVATE
An accessory structure or land use that is designed, arranged, used or intended to be used as a stable for the exclusive use of the occupants of the premises and not for hire, sale or boarding.
STRUCTURE
A building or other object constructed or erected, the use of which requires a fixed ground location, including mobile homes.
SUBDIVISION
The division of land into two or more lots by means of mapping, platting, conveyance, change or rearrangement of boundaries.
THEATER
A structure used for dramatic, operatic, motion pictures or other performance, for admission to which entrance money is received and no audience participation or meal service is allowed.
TOWNHOUSES
Buildings with two or more units located side by side either attached or only slightly detached. Refers to a style of housing popular in larger urban areas where land is conserved due to expense. (See Figure A.3.1.1.[13])
UPLAND
Land that is not considered a resource area pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c. 131, § 40) and its implementing regulations (310 CMR 10.00 et seq.).
USE
The purpose or activity for which land or any building therein is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained.
WALKABLE DISTANCE
Land or lots within one mile of a business center. The distance shall be measured along the most commonly traveled public ways.
WAREHOUSE
Facilities characterized by storage, wholesale and distribution of manufactured goods, supplies and equipment, frequent heavy trucking activity, open storage of material, or nuisances such as dust, noise, and odors, but not involved in manufacturing or production.
WATERCOURSE
Any natural or man-made stream, pond, lake, wetland, coastal wetland, swamp or other body of water and shall include wet meadows, marshes, swamps, bogs and areas where groundwater, flowing or standing surface water or ice provides a significant part of the supporting substrate for a plant community for at least five months of the year.
WETLAND
Those areas that are inundated and saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including all resource areas as defined by the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c. 131, § 40) and its implementing regulations (310 CMR 10.00 et seq.).
WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
See terms defined in § 300-6.10C.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
All forms of communications that transmit and receive radiofrequency or microwave signals.
A. 
ANTENNA/WIRELESS DEVICEA device used to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic waves conducted through the air.
B. 
ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTUREAny frame, pole, tower, or other mechanical device to which one or more antennas are attached. Examples of antenna support structures are towers, smoke stacks, roof-mounted poles, or wall brackets.
C. 
CARRIERA company that provides wireless services.
D. 
CO-LOCATIONThe use of a single mount on the ground by more than one telecommunication carrier (vertical co-location) and/or several mounts on an existing building or structure by more than one carrier.
E. 
BUILDING-MOUNTED EXTERIOR ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTUREAny out-of-doors antenna support structure mounted on, erected on, or supported in whole or in part by an existing building or structure occupied and/or used for purposes other than wireless communications.
F. 
FALL ZONEThe area on the ground within a prescribed radius from the base of a wireless service facility. The fall zone is the area within which there is a potential hazard from debris (such as ice) or collapsing material.
G. 
FREESTANDING EXTERIOR ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTUREAny out-of-doors antenna support structure consisting of any freestanding nonhabitable structure, including but not limited to monopoles, lattice towers (with or without guy wires), flagpoles, water towers, or smoke stacks.
H. 
FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT SERVICESCellular, personal communication services (PCS), enhanced specialized mobile radio, specialized mobile radio and paging.
I. 
INTERIOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITYWireless communications facilities (WCFs) that are completely inside an existing structure and therefore hidden from view.
J. 
MAJOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITYAnything that is not a minor facility. This includes new towers or facilities attached to existing structures in areas not specifically allowed under the minor facility definition.
K. 
MINOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITYThose facilities primarily attached to existing structures. Minor WCFs include those that are attached to the side of buildings or facilities on the top of buildings that extend no more than 10 feet above the highest point of a building. It includes new facilities to be collocated on existing towers, facilities to be installed on overhead cable, smokestacks, steeples, water tanks or billboards.
L. 
MONOPOLEThe type of mount that is self-supporting with a single shaft of wood, steel or concrete and a platform (or racks) for one or more arrays of antennas.
M. 
MOUNTThe structure or surface upon which antennas are mounted, including the following types of mounts:
(1) 
ROOF-MOUNTEDMounted on the roof of a building.
(2) 
SIDE-MOUNTEDMounted on the side of a building.
(3) 
GROUND-MOUNTEDMounted on the ground.
(4) 
STRUCTURE-MOUNTEDMounted on a structure other than a building.
N. 
WCF ACCESSORY BUILDINGA structure designed to house wireless communications equipment that is associated with one or more wireless communications facilities.
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WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (WCF)A system of transmission and/or reception equipment operated by an FCC licensee or a communications service installed at one location. The system includes one or more antennas mounted on an antenna support structure, a means to connect the antenna(s) to communications equipment, communications transmitting and/or receiving equipment and related equipment required for the operation of the facility. Such related equipment may be, for example, network interconnection equipment, alternate power sources, or controlling and monitoring systems.
WORKING DAYS
Only those days that the Winchendon Town Hall is officially open for customary business.
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The official designated by the municipality to enforce the provisions of the Zoning Bylaw. For the Town of Winchendon, the Zoning Enforcement Officer is the Building Commissioner. (See § 300-13.4.)
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Editor's Note: Figure A.6.3 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.3.1.1 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.3.1.1 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.3.1.1 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.7.2.1 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.7.2.1 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.7.2.1 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.7.2.3 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.7.2.3 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.7.2.3 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Appendix F is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.9.1 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Figure A.3.1.1 can be found in the Appendix, which is included as an attachment to this chapter.