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Hello Mass Planners,</div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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I look forward in hearing about any such examples we can look into for Athol.</div>
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Thank you, Eric</div>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Eric R. Smith, AICP </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Director of Planning and Development </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Town of Athol </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">584 Main Street, </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Athol, MA 01331 </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(978) 721-8500 ext. 517 </span></p>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">esmith@townofathol.org </span>
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