Chapter 199 zoning

§ 199-28 ZONING § 199-31
wood or material of similar weight and density and the high point of the sign shall not exceed
eight (8) feet above the ground. The sign will be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the
public right-of-way. If the fifteen (15) feet from the public right-of-way is not possible, the
sign may be placed one-half (1/2) the distance between the face of the building and the public
right-of-way. It may be externally illuminated by 100 watts on each side. [Amended 5-8-03
ATM. by Art. 36]
§ 199-29. Visibility at corners.
On any corner lot there shall be no building, structure, fence, shrubbery or planting such as will obstruct
street traffic visibility within the triangular area formed by the corner and the points 20 feet back from
the corner.
§ 199-30. Restrictions on watered lands.
A. No construction requiring the installation of any type of sanitary sewer or waste disposal system shall
be allowed within 500 feet of the following waterways unless the lot is connected into the town
sanitary sewer system: Woods Pond, Laurel Lake, Goose Ponds, the Housatonic River or the Leahey
or Upper Reservoir or any body of water in the town which is used for town water supply.
B. This section will in no way interfere with the construction of pollution abatement equipment for
industrial plants, provided that the installation is approved by the Lee Board of Health, appropriate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pollution Control Boards and the Planning Board. This section will
not prohibit the further development of the town sanitary sewer system.
C. The Zoning Board of Appeals, under authority granted to it in Section 199-34 of this chapter and after
a duly advertised public hearing, may grant a variance to this portion of this chapter, provided that the
following three conditions are met:
(1) An undue economic hardship for the property owner would result from failure to grant a building
permit.
(2) Evidence is presented by the owner showing that a proposed project or construction would in no
way pollute any waterway. Such evidence would include receipt of statements from the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Health, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Water
Pollution Control District and the Lee Board of Health giving their approval of the construction
and waste disposal system.
(3) A certificate signed by a majority of the Department of Public Works is presented, stating that it
will not be constructing sewers within a five-year period to serve the land in question.
§ 199-31. Uses permitted in all districts.
The use of land or structures for religious purposes or for educational purposes on land owned or leased
by the commonwealth or any of its agencies, subdivisions or bodies politic or by a religious sect or
denomination or by an educational corporation shall be permitted, subject to the following regulations:
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