5.3 Prohibited Uses
A. Refuse Disposal
The dumping of rubbish except in a municipal dump is prohibited.
B. Trailer or Mobile Home
The keeping of a trailer or mobile home on any lot within the town for use as a dwelling is prohibited.
C. Unregistered Motor Vehicle
Except by a person licensed under General Laws, Chapter 140, Section 59, no parcel of land shall be used for the keeping of more than one unregistered motor vehicle (farm vehicles excluded) on any lot, unless said motor vehicle is stored within a building, for a period of more than six months, provided, however, that the Board of Selectmen may grant a special permit to keep up to two unregistered motor vehicles on any lot if it finds that such keeping is (I) in harmony with the general purposes and intent of this by-law; (2) will not adversely affect the neighborhood; and (3) will not be a nuisance.
All such permits granted shall not run with the land and shall be of one year in length but may be renewed.
D. Screening
Outside storage areas for materials, equipment, vehicles, or trash, shall be provided with an opaque screen a minimum of five feet (5') in height to shield such areas from view from adjacent streets and residential districts. Such screens may consist of walls, fences, landscaped berms, evergreen plantings, or any combination thereof. Fences shall consist of wood, stone, or brick materials; chain link fences are prohibited. Walls or fences exceeding four and one-half (4 ½) feet in height shall have plantings on any side facing a residential district. Elements such as HVAC units, telephone boxes, or electrical transformers shall be screened from public view through use of landscaping, berms, or fences and shall be as unobtrusive as possible. Where
possible, HVAC units shall be screened or located behind roof ridge lines so they are not visible from the front view of the building.
In locations where business or industrial uses are bordered by Residential Districts, a buffer zone of at least thirty feet (30') shall be observed for buildings, parking or storage. This area shall be landscaped and suitably screened as required above.
Expansion or reconstruction of Business and Industrial uses on non-conforming lots that fail to meet the above setback requirement shall be required to maintain a solid wooden fence, no less than five feet (5') in height. Landscaping in the form of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs shall be required on both sides of the fence.
In locations where potential health or safety hazards may arise, a fence, six feet (6') in height is required to deter children and animals from entering the premises. Landscaping in the form of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs shall be required on both sides of the fence.
The Board of Appeals may, by Special Permit, modify the requirements for screening contained in this section, where it can be demonstrated that with such modification there will be adequate screening and that such modification is-in harmony with the intent of this by-law.
Amended
May 21, 1990 Article 21
May 20, 2002 Artlcle 34
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