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Section 6.8
Performance Standards
6.8.1   Applicability:
6.8.1.1 No land, building or structure shall be used or occupied in any District in the Town  of Stoneham except in conformance with the standards contained herein.
6.8.2   Air Pollutants:
6.8.2.1 Except as is herein provided, all use and conditions of land, buildings and structures shall be in conformance with the Regulations 310 CMR 6.00_8.00 of the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, December 31, 1981, and amendments thereto.
6.8.3   Noise and Odor:
6.8.3.1 No noise and/or odors shall be generated which create a public nuisance.
6.8.4   Heat, Glare, Vibration and Radiation:
6.8.4.1 No heat, glare or vibration shall be discernible without instruments from the outside of any structure, and no nuclear radiation shall be discernible from the outside of the structure with or without instruments.
6.8.4.2 Wind energy conversion systems, machinery and equipment shall not cause interference with radio and/or television broadcasting or reception and shall comply with the provisions of 47 CFR Part 15 (Federal Communications Commission) as it exists, or as it may be amended.
6.8.5   Waste Disposal, Water Supply and Water Quality:
6.8.5.1 Regulations of the State Department of Public Health shall be met and when required, approval shall be indicated on the approved site plan. In no case shall discharge cause the waters of the receiving body to exceed the limits assigned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Water Resources Commission, Division of Water Pollution Control, as published and entitled "Water Quality Standards," filed with the Secretary of State on September 21, 1978, and amendments thereto, for streams and water bodies within the Town.
6.8.6   Storage:
6.8.6.1 All materials, supplies and equipment shall be stored in accord with Fire Prevention Standards of the National Fire Protection Association and shall be screened from view from public ways or abutting properties.
6.8.7   Exterior Lighting:
6.8.7.1 No exterior lighting, other than street lighting approved by the Department of Public Works, shall shine on adjacent properties or towards any street.
6.8.8   Building Construction:
6.8.8.1 All buildings shall be of construction prescribed in the State Building Code. No building permit shall be granted unless the application for such permit is filed in accord with the Building Code.
6.8.9   Hazardous Materials and Wastes:
6.8.9.1 All hazardous materials and wastes used, created, stored, processed, disposed of by processing, diluting, burying or containment, leaching or any other manner, or transported including piping in the Town of Stoneham shall be used, stored or transported in accord with all applicable Federal, State and Local regulations.
6.8.10  Regulating Alteration of Land:
6.8.10.1        Whenever the existing contours of the land are altered, the land shall be left in a useable condition, graded in a manner to prevent the erosion of soil and the alteration of the runoff of water to or from abutting properties, and shall be suitably landscaped. During alteration public safety must at all times be protected by the owner to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Buildings, including, if necessary, the erection of a fence or barrier around the area of alteration.  (10-21-85, Art. 15; 5-2-88, Art. 14)


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