Town of Medfield, MA Article IV Prohibited Operations and Activities

[Adopted 4-27-2015 ATM by Art. 31]

§ 180-5 Prohibited noise.

[Amended 5-1-2023 ATM by Art. 26]

Except in the case of an emergency, the following commercial uses and activities, which are determined to generate or involve excessive and/or unreasonable noise, shall be prohibited between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., except that no work shall take place on Saturday before 8:00 a.m. or Sunday before 9:00 a.m.

A. Operation of earthmoving or other heavy vehicles or equipment;

B. Start up or idling of any diesel-engine-equipped vehicle having a gross vehicle weight in excess of 15,000 pounds, or diesel-powered equipment;

C. Construction, demolition or alteration of any building or structure, including excavation and other site work;

D. Operation of any wood/brush chipper, pneumatic-powered equipment, tool or hammer, chainsaw, power mower, trimmer, blower or other construction, forestry or landscape equipment;

§ 180-6 Exceptions.

A. This Bylaw shall not apply to the following:

(1) Snow removal; and

(2) Individual property owners personally performing regular maintenance on their residential property.

B. The Building Commissioner or his or her designee may grant a waiver from the foregoing prohibitions upon prior application, if he or she determines that good construction practice requires that the proposed work be performed during the prohibited time period.