Emission of dust, fly ash, fumes, vapors or gases which could
damage human health, animals, vegetation or property, or which could
soil or stain persons or property at any point beyond the lot line
of the commercial or industrial establishment creating that emission,
shall be prohibited. All such activities shall also comply with applicable
federal and state regulations.
No land use or establishment shall be permitted to produce offensive
or harmful odors perceptible beyond its lot lines, either at ground
or habitable elevation.
No land use or establishment shall be permitted to produce a
strong dazzling light or reflection of that light beyond its own lot
lines into neighboring properties, or onto any Town way so as to impair
the vision of the driver of any vehicle upon that Town way. All such
activities shall also comply with the applicable federal and state
regulations.
[Amended 3-13-2004 ATM]
Erosion of soil and sedimentation shall be minimized by employing
the following "best management" practices:
A. Stripping of vegetation, soil removal and regrading or other development
shall be accomplished in such a way as to minimize erosion.
B. The duration of exposure of the disturbed area shall be kept to a
practical minimum.
C. Any exposed ground area shall be temporarily or permanently stabilized
within one week from the time it was last actively worked, by use
of riprap, sod, seed, and mulch, or other effective measures. In all
cases, permanent stabilization shall occur within nine months of the
initial date of exposure. In addition:
[Amended 6-30-2009 STM]
(1) Where mulch hay is used, it shall be applied at a rate of at least
one bale per 500 square feet and shall be maintained until a catch
of vegetation is established.
(2) Anchoring the mulch with netting, peg and twine or other suitable
method may be required to maintain the mulch cover.
(3) Additional measures shall be taken where necessary in order to avoid
siltation into the water. Such measures may include the use of staked
hay bales and/or silt fences.
D. Permanent (final) vegetation and mechanical erosion control measures
shall be installed as soon as practicable after construction ends.
E. Until a disturbed area is stabilized, sediment in water runoff shall
be trapped by the use of debris basins, sediment basins, silt traps
or other acceptable methods as determined by the Planning Board.
F. The top of a cut or the bottom of a fill section shall not be closer
than 10 feet to an adjoining property, unless otherwise specified
by the Planning Board. Extraction operations (sandpits, etc.) shall
not be permitted within 100 feet of any property line, except as provided
for in this chapter.
G. During grading operations, methods of dust control shall be employed,
wherever practicable.
Exposed storage areas, exposed machinery installation, sand
and gravel extraction operations and areas used for storage or collection
of discarded automobiles, auto parts, metal or any other articles
of salvage or refuse shall have sufficient setbacks and screening
to provide a visual buffer sufficient to minimize their adverse impact
on other land uses within the development area and surrounding properties
(a dense evergreen hedge, six feet or more in height). All such plantings
shall be maintained as an effective visual screen; plants which die
shall be replaced within one growing season. Where a potential safety
hazard to children would be likely to arise, physical screening sufficient
to deter small children from entering the premises shall be provided
and be maintained in good condition.
[Amended 3-8-2003 ATM by Art. 14]
A. All propane gas tanks shall comply with NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum
Gas Code, 2001 Edition.
B. All other highly flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases
shall be stored in bulk above ground, unless they are located in anchored
tanks at least 75 feet from any lot line, Town way or interior roadway,
or 40 feet from a lot line for underground tanks; plus all relevant
federal state regulations shall also be met.
All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, chemicals, chemical
or industrial wastes and potentially harmful raw materials shall be
completely enclosed by an impervious pavement and shall be completely
enclosed by an impervious dike which shall be high enough to contain
the total volume of liquid kept within the storage area, plus the
rain falling into this storage area during a fifty-year storm, so
that such liquid shall not be able to spill onto or seep into the
ground surrounding the paved storage area. Storage tanks for home
heating oil and vehicle fuel, not exceeding two five-hundred-fifty-gallon
vessels, may be exempted from this requirement, in situations where
neither a high seasonal water table (within 15 inches of the surface)
nor rapidly permeable sandy soils are involved.
[Amended 3-13-2015 ATM
by Art. 3]
A. The landscape shall be preserved in its natural state, insofar as
practical as determined by the PB, by minimizing natural vegetation
removal, and any grade changes shall be in keeping with the general
appearance of neighboring developed areas. Parking lots shall be landscaped
to prevent erosion and stormwater runoff onto neighboring properties
and streets. An effective visual screen of native vegetation, including
evergreens, shall be established and maintained between the parking
or storage area and any abutting residential property. The PB may
require additional trees planted in and around large parking lots.
B. All parking or outdoor storage areas shall be separated from any
public road by a landscaped buffer strip at least 15 feet wide. The
PB may require that within the buffer strip a visual screen of plantings
be established and maintained.
Proposed structures shall be related harmoniously to the terrain
and to existing buildings in the vicinity that have a visual relationship
to the proposed buildings. The achievement of such relationship may
include the enclosure of space in conjunction with other existing
buildings or other proposed buildings and the creation of focal points
with respect to avenues of approach, terrain features or other buildings.
In areas with high concentration of historic properties, the Board
may require new construction to utilize exterior building materials
which harmonize with surrounding properties, and to be designed so
as not to be architecturally incompatible in terms of scale, height,
window size and roof pitch.
The applicant shall provide for the disposal of all solid and
liquid wastes on a timely basis and in an environmentally safe manner.
The Board shall consider the impact of particular industrial or chemical
wastes or by-products upon the Town's disposal method and/or disposal
area (in terms of volume, flammability or toxicity) and may require
the applicant to dispose of such wastes elsewhere, in conformance
with all the applicable state and federal regulations. The Board may
require the applicant to specify the amount and exact nature of all
industrial or chemical wastes to be generated by the proposed operation.