[Massplanners] Regulation of Dumpster Screening

[Daniel Fortier]

A road trip to Philly in early June might worthwhile. Or at least ask them
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Daniel Fortier, AICP
 Retired Planner




On Tue, May 7, 2024, 2:29 PM Eric Smith via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Hello Mass Planners,
>
> A Planning Board member of ours was inquiring about requiring screening
> around two dumpsters at a particular group home property.   This group home
> was recently renovated (had been a general boarding house) and didn't
> trigger a Site Plan Review application before our Planning Board, as that's
> reserved for new construction.  Plus, the use is an exempted use under MGL
> Ch. 40A, Sect. 3, thus didn't trigger a Special Permit for multi-family
> housing units.
>
> We do have screening requirements as part of our site plan review for new
> construction.  I spoke with our Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement
> Officer, and after reviewing our existing zoning bylaws, there's nothing
> currently in the general zoning provisions that require dumpster screening,
> outside site plan review.
>
> Thus, I wanted to see if there's any Massachusetts' communities have any
> general standards either in their zoning or general bylaws that require all
> dumpsters to be screened.
>
> I look forward in hearing about any such examples we can look into for
> Athol.
>
> Thank you, Eric
>
> Eric R. Smith, AICP
>
> Director of Planning and Development
>
> Town of Athol
>
> 584 Main Street,
>
> Athol, MA 01331
>
> (978) 721-8500 ext. 517
> esmith at townofathol.org
>
>
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