No use shall be permitted in any district which would be offensive because of injurious or obnoxious noise, vibration, smoke, gas, fumes, odors, dust or other objectionable features; hazardous to the community on account of fire or explosion or any other cause; or injurious to the safety or welfare of the neighborhood because of any excessive nuisance qualities.

The removal of any soil, loam, and/or gravel from any land in the Town not in public use is expressly prohibited unless such removal is authorized by a special permit for use and dimension from the Board of Appeals or except as required for the construction of a building or an approved way.

A special permit for use and dimension shall be required from the Board of Appeals for the installation of exterior venting air conditioners, ventilators, blowers and similar equipment if the noise produced by such equipment will be in excess of 60 decibels at 20 feet in any direction, or the distance to the nearest building having a residential use, whichever is the lesser.

All freestanding exterior mechanical equipment (such as but not limited to propane and oil tanks, compressors, air-conditioning units) shall be visually screened by a method such as low fencing or evergreen vegetation.