[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Norfolk as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Art. VII, § 11, of the General Bylaws]
The Town of Norfolk has adopted the provisions of 780 CMR 115.AA (i.e., Appendix 115.AA of the State Building Code or the "Stretch Energy Code"), including amendments or modifications thereto.
The purpose of the Stretch Energy Code shall be to provide the Town with a more energy-efficient alternative to the base energy code otherwise set forth under the State Building Code.
[Adopted as Art. X, § 35, of the General Bylaws]
[Amended 11-2013]
No person or persons shall cause, allow or permit the operation of equipment or machinery associated with site work, construction, or demolition; or the operation of motor vehicles, including dump trucks, trailer trucks, tractor units with flatbed trailers or other types of truck equipment, for the specific purpose of loading or unloading equipment, machinery or goods; materials; substances or fluids, including trash, rubbish, or recyclable collection vehicles used to collect household waste, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and all hours on Sunday and all hours on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas, without the express approval of the Town Administrator and the issuance of a work permit by the Chief of Police. Such regulation shall not apply to utility companies, private contractors, or municipal workers who are making emergency repairs or deliveries that maintain or restore utility and necessary services under the direction of the municipality or utility company, but such work shall require prior notice to the Police Department.
Such regulations shall not apply to or include domestic equipment used by the homeowner or resident of the property such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers, power or chain saws, snow blowers, and other similar equipment and machinery, including snowplowing and snow clearing by private contractors, or those activities defined by 310 CMR 7.10.