Entrances shall be located to the best advantage with regards to street alignment, profile, sight distance, and safety conditions.

Entrances and driveways to a given tract of land shall be located through the frontage, or across the front lot line, or through a designated access strip of said land as approved by the Building Inspector and the Highway Superintendent. (See Subsection D of this section for common driveways.)

Use of access strip other than those across the front lot line shall require utilization of the access strip frontage as the street address for town/public records.

Driveway grades and locations shall be constructed and maintained so as to provide safe access for emergency vehicles. Driveways exceeding 500 feet in length shall have one or more emergency vehicle turnouts and a terminus turnaround as specified by the Building Inspector and the Highway Superintendent.

Entrance width, measured from the edge of pavement to a point 15 feet onto the applicant's property shall be:

Entrances and exits shall be no less than 50 feet from a street corner measured between the nearest edge of the driveway and edge of pavement at the street corner.

Entrances off state highways shall conform to the Massachusetts Highway Department Standard and Regulations.

Design standards shall provide that no water will drain from the driveway onto the street, and all such driveways shall have a paved apron 15 feet in length and have a width in compliance with Subsection C(5).

Any disturbed areas shall be stabilized and returned to their former state.

Where a portion of a stone wall must be removed for access to the property, the remaining stone wall shall be left in a stable and orderly fashion. Removing stone walls located along scenic roads within the Town's right-of-way is subject to filing an application with the Planning Board pursuant to the Scenic Roads Act, MGL c. 40, § 15C. All roads in Townsend, other than numbered routes or state highways, are designated as "scenic roads."

Driveway design, layout, and construction shall be approved by the Building Inspector and the Highway Superintendent.

When a driveway is to be constructed over a drainage ditch along town-owned property, a smooth bore plastic pipe with a minimum diameter of 18 inches shall be installed to meet the invert of the drainage ditch to allow for the continuous, uninterrupted flow of water in the ditch, the design of which shall be approved by the Highway Superintendent.

The maintenance of any pipe installed under § 145-24C(12) shall be the responsibility of the driveway owner.

Each building lot must have viable vital frontage access by itself before a common driveway may be considered.

All building lots serviced by a common driveway must have legal frontage on the same public way.

Not more than three building lots may be serviced by one common driveway. Said driveway shall be located across the frontage or the front lot line of one or more of the building lot(s) served by the driveway.

The minimum distance between any two common driveway entrances shall be 500 feet.

The maximum length of any common drive shall be no more than 1,000 feet to the longest point as measured along the driveway. This entire length of common driveway from the street to the beginning of the farthest individual private driveway must be paved. Not more than three individual private driveways may be constructed off of a common driveway with their individual lengths not to exceed 400 feet from the intersection with the common driveway to the dwelling unit. All provisions of Subsection C(4) shall apply to each separate private driveway constructed off a common driveway.

All common driveways shall have an easement and maintenance agreement between all parties served by the common driveway. Plans for said common driveway shall show all metes and bounds. Plan, easement and maintenance agreements shall be recorded with the Registry of Deeds following approval of the Building Inspector and the Highway Superintendent. Certification of said recording shall be provided to the Building Inspector and the Highway Superintendent.

All provisions of this § 145-24, with the exception of access strips, shall apply to the common drive unless noted otherwise.

The Building Inspector and the Highway Superintendent shall have the right to inspect the proposed site before, during, and after construction.

The Building Inspector and the Highway Superintendent may establish reasonable fees for driveway application and inspections.

Detached one-family dwelling, but not including mobile home.

Church or other place of worship, parish house, rectory or convent.

Recreational or water supply use as a public agency.

Public administration building, fire or police station.

Public school, library, museum, art gallery, or community building.

Private school offering general educational courses.

Extension of an existing cemetery.

Agricultural uses in compliance with MGL c. 40A, § 3, paragraph 1, except that all such activities shall be limited to parcels of five acres or more, or to two acres or more if the sale of products produced from the agriculture, aquaculture, silviculture, horticulture, floriculture or viticulture use on the parcel annually generates at least $1,000 per acre based on gross sales dollars. For such purposes, land divided by a public or private way or a waterway shall be construed as one parcel.

Removal of soil, loam, sand or gravel from a parcel of land, provided that such removal is in conformity with bylaws of the Town pertaining thereto.

Accessory use customarily incidental to a permitted use on the same lot or a lot adjacent thereto, including the following:

Accessory apartment provided the requirements of § 145-36 are met.

Bed and breakfast, housing for the elderly, rest home, convalescent or nursing home.

Nursery school or other agency for the day care of children, private organized camp for children or adults.

Cemetery, hospital, sanatorium, funeral parlor, philanthropic or charitable institution (but not including a correctional institution).

Antique shop, provided the requirements of §§ 145-42 and 145-43 are met.

Antique shop in a dwelling or building accessory thereto, provided there is no exterior display (except for an accessory sign) and the residential character of the premises is preserved. All work or sale of goods must be carried on inside the building used and no more than two persons shall be employed on the premises at any one time exclusive of the owner or owners. There shall be no external change which alters the residential appearance. The residential character of the premises must be preserved. The Zoning Board of Appeals may impose on any special permit additional conditions, including but not limited to, hours of operations and screening plantings of abutting properties.

Any municipal use not specifically listed herein.

Private club, lodge, or other nonprofit social, cultural, civic or recreational use (but not including any use the chief activity of which is one customarily conducted as a business).

Commercial kennel, dog grooming establishment, dog training establishment, dog daycare establishment, animal or veterinary hospital, provided that such use is located on the same premises as a dwelling and is conducted by a resident thereof.

Salesroom or stand for the sale of nursery, greenhouse, garden or farm produce (including articles of home manufacture from such produce) if the criteria for protection pursuant to MGL c. 40A, § 3, Paragraph 1, as provided in § 145-26A(8) are not met.

A boat yard and/or single-pier docking facility for the service, rental, repair, limited sale, and temporary storage of small private craft, excluding craft powered by combustion engine(s), but only to the extent specifically authorized by the Board of Appeals.

Any of the following commercial recreation uses: golf course (including a golf driving range or "miniature" golf course), boat or canoe livery, riding stable, ski ground or bathing beach, including the incidental sale of refreshments if primarily for the convenience of patrons thereof and of equipment customarily related to the use (such as golf balls, fishing tackle and the like), but only to the extent specifically authorized by the Board of Appeals.

Activities, accessory to activities permitted as a matter of right, which are necessary in connection with scientific development or related production, whether or not on the same parcel as activities permitted as a matter of right.

Multifamily structures provided, however, the requirements of § 145-37 are met.

Beauty parlor or barber shop in a dwelling or building accessory thereto, provided that there is adequate parking and that the total number of employees does not exceed two and the residential character of the premises is preserved.

On properties consisting of five or more contiguous acres and 500 or more contiguous feet of road frontage on a Town-approved public way, a business may operate from preexisting buildings other than the primary residence, or from a new building not exceeding 750 square feet, for the inside sale of goods and services, inside storage of goods and equipment and incidental repair and installation of goods and equipment sold on the premises.

All municipal purposes, including the administration of government, fire, and police stations.

Educational and religious uses.

Detached single (one) family dwellings.

Retail sale and rental of goods, merchandise and equipment.

Office, clerical, professional, research, and services not primarily related to goods or merchandise.

Restaurants, or other places serving food or beverage.

Self-service storage facilities consisting of a building or buildings providing individual small self-contained units or an enclosed area leased or owned for the storage of business and household goods and equipment, and which is operated as a commercially managed business.

Such accessory uses as are customarily incidental to any of the above uses.

Bed and breakfast.

One to six dwelling units within a structure existing on the lot or for which a building permit has been issued as of January 1989, provided sufficient off-street parking is available on site.

Mixed use (residential/commercial).

[2]Sales facility for boats, camper-trailers, farm equipment or construction equipment.

All municipal purposes, including the administration of government, fire, and police stations.

Educational and religious uses.

Detached single (one) family dwellings.

Retail sale and rental of goods, merchandise, and equipment.*

Restaurants, or other places serving food or beverage, provided no substantial carry-out or delivery, and no drive-thru service.*

Office, clerical, professional, research, and services not primarily related to goods or merchandise, provided not occupying more than 2,500 square feet of gross floor area per establishment.

Such accessory uses as are customarily incidental to any of the above uses.

One to six dwelling units within a structure existing on the lot or for which a building permit has been issued as of January 1989, provided sufficient off-street parking is available on site.

Mixed use (residential and commercial).

All municipal purposes, including the administration of government, fire, and police stations.

Educational and religious uses.

Sale and rental of goods, merchandise and equipment.

Restaurants or other places serving food or beverage.

Office, clerical, professional, research, and services not primarily related to goods or merchandise.

Detached single (one) family dwellings.

Such accessory uses as are customarily incidental to any of the above uses.

Hotel/motel in operation prior to January 1, 1970, provided the requirements of §§ 145-35, 145-42 and 145-65 are met.

Athletic and recreational facilities excluding motorized vehicular sports and recreational facilities.

Commercial entertainment/amusement facilities.

Motor vehicle service stations, motor vehicle sales, and motor vehicle repair shops, whether ancillary to sales or not.

Storage and parking of goods and equipment.

Hotel/motel.

Sales facility for boats, camper-trailers, farm equipment or construction equipment.

All municipal purposes, including the administration of government, fire, and police stations.

Sale and rental of goods, merchandise, and equipment.

Office, clerical, professional, research, and services not primarily related to goods or merchandise, not greater than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area per establishment.

Motor vehicle service stations, motor vehicle sales and motor vehicle repair shops, whether ancillary to sales or not.

Converting, fabricating, manufacturing, altering, finishing, or assembling, not greater than 25,000 square feet of gross floor area per establishment.

Warehousing storage, and parking of goods and equipment.

Sales facility for boats, camper-trailers, farm equipment or construction equipment.

Such accessory uses as are customarily incidental to any of the above uses.

Office, clerical, professional, research, and services not primarily related to goods or merchandise occupying more than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area per establishment.

Converting, fabricating, manufacturing, altering, finishing, or assembling occupying more than 25,000 square feet of gross floor area of a building for any one or combination of such uses.

Golf course, but not including a miniature golf course.

Adult use establishments (as defined in § 145-53).