No activity shall be permitted in any district unless it shall be in conformity with the standards included herein. After a permit is issued in accordance with this article, continuing compliance is required. When the Building Inspector suspects a subsequent violation they may, as necessary, obtain expert advice which, if the violation is established, shall be paid for by the violator; otherwise, by the Town. The following standards are hereby established.

No use shall be permitted within the Town which, by reason of excessive noise generated therefrom, would cause nuisance or hazard to persons or property, as set forth in 310 CMR 7.10. No person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound in a manner that creates a sound level which exceeds 70 dBA or 10 dBA above ambient, whichever is lower, when measured at the property boundary of the receiving land use.

Site design, materials, and construction processes shall be designed to avoid erosion damage, sedimentation, or uncontrolled surface water runoff by conformance with the following:

Outdoor lighting, including lighting on the exterior of a building or lighting in parking areas, shall be arranged to minimize glare and light spilling over to neighboring properties and the night sky.

Cinders, dust, fumes, gases, odors, smoke, radiation, refuse or other waste materials shall be effectively confined to the premises and treated or disposed of in accordance with state, federal, and Town laws and regulations.

No process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises or causes fluctuations in excess of 10% in line voltage off the premises.

All activities involving, and all storage of, flammable and explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against hazards from fire and explosion, and with adequate firefighting and fire suppression equipment standards established by local, state, and federal regulations.

All materials which may be edible by or attractive to rodents or insects shall, when stored in or outdoors, be stored in tightly closed containers, and separated as required.

In the Residential District, outdoor storage or stockpiling of scrap metal, scrap vehicles or vehicle parts, inoperable electronics or appliances, construction debris, or similar materials or junk is prohibited: (1) in the front yard of any lot; (2) within the setback areas of any rear or side yard of any lot; and (3) outside of the setback areas of a rear or side yard of a lot unless such stored or stockpiled materials is in a single location not exceeding 200 square feet of ground coverage. Adjacent lots held in common ownership or control shall only be entitled to the same 200-square foot, single-location allowance for rear and side yards outside of their setback areas. For purposes of this provision, “outdoor storage or stockpiling” shall not include, and the prohibitions herein do not apply to: (1) materials stored only seasonally or temporarily (that is, for fewer than four consecutive months at a time), and then put to use during other times of year; (2) construction debris or materials stockpiled in connection with a properly permitted or allowed construction project; (3) any materials stored or stockpiled for less than ten (10) consecutive days during a single calendar year; (4) yard waste, brush, compost, or other similar organic materials; or (5) materials stored within a structure properly authorized by these Bylaws and that fully conceals such materials from the view of abutting lots.