N = Not allowed
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Y = Allowed by-right
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SP-Z = Zoning Board of Appeals special permit
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SP-P = Planning Board special permit
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Uses
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Standards
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Accident Prevention Overlay District
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Prohibited Uses (except as provided in "Conversion of
Existing Structures" below)
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Duplex
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N
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Hospital
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N
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Multifamily dwelling
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N
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Place of assembly
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N
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Planned residential development
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N
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Public housing
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N
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School
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N
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Theater
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N
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Conversion of Existing Structures
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Conversion of existing structures for dwelling purposes
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The Zoning Board of Appeals shall make findings that the proposed
conversion will not increase the public exposure to aircraft noise
nor to accident potential over that of the existing use.
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SP-Z
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Special Permit Uses
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Standards
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Floodplain Overlay District
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Alteration of a land form
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No alteration of the land form shall be permitted where there
may be the risk of altering the drainage or runoff to the detriment
of other landholders or the Town. Before granting a special permit
for the alteration of the land form, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall
duly consider any recommendations by the Conservation Commission and
the Planning Board.
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SP-Z
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Nonresidential structures
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Including but not limited to boathouses, boatyards, or structures
designed for education and research, the nature of which requires
their location in the Floodplain Overlay.
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SP-Z
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Restoration and reconstruction of structures listed in the National
Register of Historic Places or the official State Inventory of Historic
Places
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SP-Z
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Dimensional Requirements
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Dimension
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Requirement
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Additional Requirements
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Minimum lot size
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7 acres
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Side yard setback1
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35 feet
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Provided, however, that where the lot abuts a Residence or Agriculture
District, the side yard shall not be less than 100 feet and be maintained
as a no disturb zone
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Rear yard setback1
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35 feet
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Provided, however, that where the lot abuts a Residence or Agriculture
District, the rear yard shall not be less than 100 feet and be maintained
as a no disturb zone
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1The Planning Board may allow a side
or rear yard abutting permanently conserved open space to be reduced
to no less than 35 feet in a Residence or Agriculture District. Within
any no-disturb zone, the Planning Board may allow landscaping and
other screening.
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N = Not allowed
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Y = Allowed by-right
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SP-Z = Zoning Board of Appeals special permit
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SP-P = Planning Board special permit
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Water Resources Protection Overlay District - Use Table
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Uses
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Standards
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WRPOD
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Permitted Uses
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Bicycle, foot, and horse paths and bridges
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Y
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Construction, maintenance, repair, and enlargement of drinking
water supply related facilities such as wells, pipelines, aqueducts,
and tunnels
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Underground storage tanks related to these activities are not
permitted.
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Y
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Farming, gardening, nursery, conservation, forestry, harvesting,
and grazing
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Uses are subject to the Prohibited Uses and Special Permit Uses sections listed below. See the "Agriculture and Farming Related Terms" section of Article 3 - Definitions. Uses are subject to the agricultural exemptions of MGL c. 40A, § 3
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Y
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Normal operation and maintenance of existing water bodies and
dams, splash boards, and other water control, supply and conservation
devices
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Uses are subject to the agricultural exemption from wetlands
regulation accorded by the Wetlands Protection Act (WPA), at MGL c.
131, § 40, et seq., and by the Wetlands Regulations at 310
CMR 10.00 et seq.
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Y
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Uses and structures permitted in the underlying zoning district
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Uses are subject to the Prohibited Uses and Special Permit Uses
sections listed below.
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Y
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Prohibited Uses
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Animal manure - storage
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The use is prohibited unless it is covered or contained.
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N
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Automobile recycling (including automobile graveyard and junkyard
as defined in MGL c. 140B, § 1)
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N
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Auto services or repair
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N
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Bus terminal
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N
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Car washing facility
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N
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Commercial accommodation
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N
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Commercial laundry
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N
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De-icing chemical storage facility
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N
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Dry cleaning establishment
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N
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Gas station
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N
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Hazardous waste facility
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A facility that generates, treats, stores, or disposes of hazardous
waste that is subject to MGL c. 21C, except for the following licensed
activities:
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N
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1.
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Very small quantity generators as defined under 310 CMR 30.00;
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2.
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Household hazardous waste collection centers and events under
310 CMR 30.930:
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3.
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Waste oil retention facilities required by MGL c. 21C § 52A;
and
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4.
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Waste remediation treatment works approved under 314 CMR 5.00.
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Industrial and commercial use
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Specifically industrial and commercial uses that discharge process
wastewater on site.
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N
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Landfill and open dump
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These uses as defined in 310 CMR 19.006.
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N
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Liquid petroleum product
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Storage of these products except for:
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N
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1.
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Products for household use, outdoor maintenance, and heating
of a structure;
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2.
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Waste oil retention facilities required by statute, rule, or
regulation;
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3.
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Emergency generators required by statute, rule, or regulations;
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4.
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Treatment works approved under 314 CMR 5.00 for treatment of
ground or surface waters, provided that storage of items listed in
1 through 3 is in freestanding containers within buildings or above
ground with secondary containment adequate to contain a spill the
size of the container's total storage capacity plus 10%
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Prohibited Uses
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Parking lot
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Parking lots that are set apart primarily to accommodate off-site
activities.
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N
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Sludge or septage - landfilling
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Use as it is defined in 310 CMR 32.05.
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N
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Sludge or septage - storage
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This is prohibited unless the storage is in compliance with
310 CMR 32.30 and 310 CMR 32.31.
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N
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Snow and ice - stockpiling & disposal
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This is prohibited if the stockpiling and disposal of snow and
ice containing de-icing chemicals is brought in from outside the district.
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N
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Treatment facility - sewage and groundwater
|
A treatment facility that is subject to 314 CMR 5.00 including
privately owned sewage treatment facilities, except for the following:
|
N
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1.
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The replacement or repair of an existing treatment works that
will not result in a design capacity greater than the design capacity
of the existing treatment works;
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2.
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The replacement of existing subsurface sewage disposal system(s)
with wastewater treatment works that will not result in a design capacity
greater than the design capacity of the existing system(s); and
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3.
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Treatment works approved by the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection designed for the treatment of contaminated
groundwater.
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Trucking terminal
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N
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Special Permit Uses
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Fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide, and soil conditioner storage
|
This refers to the storage of commercial fertilizers, pesticides,
herbicides, and soil conditioners as defined in MGL c. 128 § 64.
All storage must be within a structure designated to prevent
the generation and escape of contaminated runoff or leachate
|
SP-Z
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Hazardous liquid material storage
|
This shall be storage of liquid hazardous materials as defined
in MGL c. 21E, in a freestanding container within a building or above
ground, with secondary containment adequate to contain a spill the
size of the container's total storage capacity plus 10%.
|
SP-Z
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Hazardous and toxic material handling
|
Includes activities that involve the handling of hazardous or
toxic materials in quantities greater than those associated with normal
household use and that are permitted in the underlying zoning (except
as prohibited in the Prohibited Uses category in this table).
|
SP-Z
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Impervious limitation
|
Any use that will render impervious more than 15% or 2,500 square
feet of any lot, whichever is greater, shall require a special permit
subject to the following:
|
SP-Z
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1.
|
A system for groundwater recharge shall be provided that does
not degrade groundwater quality.
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2.
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For nonresidential uses, recharge shall be by stormwater infiltration
basins or similar systems covered with natural vegetation. Dry wells
shall be used only where other methods are infeasible.
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3.
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For all nonresidential uses, all basins and wells shall have
oil, grease, and sedimentation traps to remove contamination.
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4.
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Any and all recharge areas shall be permanently maintained by
the owner, according to established best management practices.
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Special Permit Uses
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Nonconforming use and structure
|
Existing uses that do not conform to the Water Resource Protection
Overlay District may be enlarged or altered, provided that the enlargement
or alteration shall not be permitted for any existing use listed in
the Prohibited Uses category above.
|
SP-Z
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Pesticide, herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide
application
|
Application for nondomestic and nonagricultural uses, such as
golf courses, shall be in accordance with state and federal standards.
A special permit shall be granted if those standards are met. If applicable,
the applicant should provide documentation of compliance with a yearly
operating plan (YOP) for vegetation management operations under 333
CMR 11.00 or a Department Agricultural Resources approved Pesticide
Management Plan or integrated Pest Management (IPM) program under
333 CMR 12.00.
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SP-Z
| |
Water control device
|
These facilities include dams or other water control devices,
ponds, or other changes in water bodies or courses created for swimming,
fishing, or other recreational uses. These facilities shall not adversely
affect water quality or quantity. Agricultural uses, or drainage improvements,
shall be subject to the protections accorded to agricultural uses
by the Massachusetts General Laws.
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SP-Z
|
•
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Provisions to protect against the discharge of hazardous materials
or wastes to the environment due to spillage, accidental damage, corrosion,
leakage, or vandalism, including spill containment and cleanup procedures;
|
•
|
Provisions for indoor, secured storage of hazardous materials
and wastes with impervious floor surfaces; and
|
•
|
Evidence of compliance with the regulations of the Massachusetts
Hazardous Waste Management Act, 310 CMR 30.00, including obtaining
an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identification number from
the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
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•
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Actual use for: migration, browsing, or bedding by white tailed
deer; shelter or bedding by fox, coyote, or other large or medium
size mammals which typically do not thrive in proximity to human habitation;
nesting by quail, grouse, pheasants, or other ground nesting birds,
which typically do not thrive in proximity to human habitation; egg
deposition and/or migration of reptiles and amphibians.
|
•
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The presence of any rare, threatened, or endangered species
as listed by the U.S. or Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife.
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