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§ 155-3 Scope and applicability; permit required; exemptions.
Conservation Plan — See Ch. 81.
Farming — See Ch. 93.
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 102.
Wells — See Ch. 138, Art. I.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 200.
Garbage and waste disposal — See Ch. 219.
Subsurface sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 239.
Establish procedures for the Town's review of stormwater management plans and for the Town's inspection of approved stormwater treatment practices.
Nothing in this bylaw is intended to replace the requirements of either the Town of Deerfield Environmental Regulations, Watershed Protection Districts, Flood Plain District, or any other Bylaw that has been or may be adopted by the Town of Deerfield. Any activity subject to the provisions of the above-cited bylaws must comply with the specifications of each.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 179, Zoning. § 3700.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 179, Zoning. § 4200.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 179, Zoning. § 4300.
This bylaw is adopted under authority granted by the Home Rule Amendment of the Massachusetts Constitution, and pursuant to the regulations of the federal Clean Water Act.
This bylaw shall be applicable to all new development and redevelopment, including site plan applications, subdivision applications and applications for earth removal permits. The bylaw shall apply to any land disturbance activities that will result in an increased amount of stormwater runoff or pollutants from a parcel or contiguous parcels of land, or that will alter the drainage characteristics of a parcel of land, unless exempt under § 155-3D of this bylaw. All new development and redevelopment, under the jurisdiction of this bylaw, shall be required to obtain a Stormwater Permit. The Stormwater Permit process shall be coordinated with existing permitting, where applicable.
An alteration, redevelopment, or conversion of land use or activities to those with higher potential pollutant loadings such as auto salvage yards, auto fueling facilities, fleet storage yards, commercial parking lots, road salt storage areas, outdoor storage and loading areas of hazardous substances, railroad yards and vehicle wash bays shall require a Stormwater Permit.
This bylaw is not retroactive and does not affect current or approved land development or redevelopment applications.
Stormwater discharges resulting from the activities subject to this bylaw that are wholly subject to jurisdiction under the Wetlands Protection Act and that demonstrate compliance with the Massachusetts Stormwater Management Standards as reflected in an Order of Conditions issued by the Conservation Commission.
The definitions set forth below shall apply in the interpretation and implementation of the bylaw. Terms not defined in this Appendix shall be understood according to their customary and usual meaning. The Stormwater Authority may by its regulations adopt additional definitions in furtherance hereof.
A subordinate or secondary building situated on the same lot or parcel with a principal building, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main building or land use.
A property owner or agent of a property owner who has filed an application for a Stormwater Permit.
A facility dedicated to the transfer of fuels from a stationary pumping station to mobile vehicles or equipment. It includes above- or under-ground fuel storage facilities. In addition to general service gas stations, an auto fueling facility includes pumping stations at twenty-four-hour convenience stores, construction sites, warehouses, car washes, manufacturing establishments, port facilities, and businesses with fleet vehicles. Stormwater contamination at fueling facilities is caused by leaks/spills of fuels, tube oils, radiator coolants, and vehicle washwater.
A facility for the dismantling, storage and/or sale of vehicles for reusable parts and fluids. Fluids associated with auto salvage yards may include, but are not limited to: drained motor oil, window cleaner, antifreeze, battery acid, hydraulic oil/fluid, transmission fluid, brake fluid and oil and water recovered from steam cleaning. These fluids may enter stormwater runoff from storage areas.
Site design approaches and techniques that can reduce a site's impact on the watershed through the use of nonstructural Low Impact Development (LID) Management practices. Better site design includes conserving and protecting natural areas and greenspace, reducing impervious cover, and using natural features for LID Management.
The building assemblies comprising the outer structure of a building that enclose living and storage spaces including walls, windows, doors, roof, floors and foundation; also, building envelope, building shell.
Adjoining lands of common ownership, even if divided by a public road, easement, rivers or streams.
The modification of land to accommodate a new use or expansion of use, usually involving construction.
Any action that causes a change in the position, location, or arrangement of soil, sand, rock, gravel or similar earth material.
A facility for the storage and maintenance of vehicles owned or operated as a unit, including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, buses and motorcycles.
A plan for the cutting of trees on forest land, which is prepared and submitted in accordance with MGL c. 132, §§ 40-46A. The forest cutting plan requires approval by a Service Forester of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, as provided under 304 CMR 11.04.
Any material or structure on or above the ground that prevents water from infiltrating through the underlying soil. Impervious surface is defined to include, without limitation: paved parking lots, sidewalks, rooftops, driveways, patios, and paved, gravel and compacted dirt surfaced roads.
Landscaping includes a range of maintenance and construction activities aimed at shaping, defining, and enhancing outdoor spaces and environments inhabited by people. It is practiced as both a science and an art. Landscaping involves working with functional site conditions of water, soil, seasonality, wind, and light conditions, requires a thorough knowledge of plant materials, and strives to shape our living environments to achieve aesthetic effects.
Low Impact Development (LID) is an approach to land development that uses land planning and design practices and technologies to simultaneously conserve and protect natural resource systems and reduce infrastructure costs. LID seeks to design the built environment to remain a functioning part of an ecosystem rather than exist apart from it. LID tools are used to plan and engineer urban and rural sites to maintain or restore the hydrologic and ecological functions of their watersheds.
A form of incentive for developers to promote conservation of natural and open space areas. Projects that comply with prescribed requirements are allowed reductions in stormwater management requirements when they use techniques to reduce stormwater runoff at the site.
The policy issued by the Department of Environmental Protection, and as amended, that coordinates the requirements prescribed by state regulations promulgated under the authority of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, MGL c. 131, § 40, and Massachusetts Clean Waters Act, MGL c. 21, §§ 23-56. The policy addresses stormwater impacts through implementation of performance standards to reduce or prevent pollutants from reaching water bodies and control the quantity of runoff from a site.
Any construction or land disturbance of a parcel of land that is currently in a natural vegetated state and does not contain alteration by man-made activities.
Pollution from many diffuse sources caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground. As the runoff moves, it picks up and carries away natural and human-made pollutants, finally depositing them into water resource areas.
Facilities that perform the loading/unloading and outside storage of liquid and solid materials at industrial and commercial locations. These areas include, but are not limited to, shipping and receiving, outside above- and below-ground storage, and fueling areas. Materials transferred may include, but are not limited to, products, raw materials, intermediate products, waste materials, fuels, and scrap metals. Leaks and spills of fuels, oils, powders, organic chemicals, heavy metals, salts, acids, and alkalis during transfer are potential causes of stormwater contamination. Spills from hydraulic line breaks are a common problem at loading docks.
A person with a legal or equitable interest in a property.
Any individual, group of individuals, association, partnership, corporation, company, business organization, trust, estate, the commonwealth or political subdivision thereof to the extent subject to Town Bylaws, administrative agency, public or quasi-public corporation or body, the Town of Deerfield, and any other legal entity, its legal representatives, agents, or assigns.
The conditions that reasonably may be expected or anticipated to exist after completion of the land development activity on a specific site or tract of land. Post-development refers to the phase of a new development or redevelopment project after completion, and does not refer to the construction phase of a project.
The conditions that exist at the time that plans for the land development of a tract of land are submitted to the Stormwater Authority. Where phased development or plan approval occurs (preliminary grading, roads and utilities, etc.), the existing conditions at the time prior to the first plan submission shall establish pre-development conditions.
A facility for the storage, maintenance, repair and movement of locomotives and rail cars. Railroad yards include terminals, switching yards, maintenance yards and all associated equipment, structures and storage areas. Pollutant sources from railroad yards can include drips/leaks of vehicle fluids onto the railroad bed, human waste disposal, litter, locomotive/railcar/equipment cleaning areas, fueling areas, outside material storage areas, the erosion and loss of soil particles from the railroad bed, maintenance and repair activities at railroad terminals, switching yards, and maintenance yards, and herbicides used for vegetation management. Waste materials can include waste oil, solvents, degreasers, antifreeze solutions, radiator flush, acids, brake fluids, soiled rags, oil filters, sulfuric acid and battery sludges, and machine chips with residual machining oil and toxic fluids/solids lost during transit. Potential pollutants include oil and grease, sediment, organic chemicals, pesticides, and metals.
Any construction, alteration, transportation or improvement exceeding land disturbance of 12,500 square feet, where the existing land use is commercial, industrial or institutional.
A facility for the storage of deicing materials, most commonly salts such as sodium chloride, gravel, sand and other materials that are applied to highways and roads to reduce the amount of ice during winter storm events.
The Planning Board shall be the Stormwater Authority which shall have the authority to administer, implement, and enforce these Stormwater Bylaws. The Stormwater Authority is responsible for coordinating the review, approval and permit process as defined in this bylaw. Other boards and/or departments participate in the review process as defined in § 155-5 of these Stormwater Bylaws.
A permit issued by the Stormwater Authority for projects in the categories and meeting the standards defined in this bylaw, after review of an application, plans, calculations, and other supporting documents. Projects in these categories that meet these generic standards and are properly implemented are assumed to meet the requirements and intent of this bylaw which is designed to protect the environment of the Town of Deerfield from the deleterious effects of uncontrolled and untreated stormwater runoff.
Operations associated with felling and moving trees and logs from the stump to the point of delivery, such as, but not limited to, marking danger trees and trees/logs to be cut to length, felling, limbing, bucking, debarking, chipping, yarding, loading, unloading, storing, and transporting machines, equipment and personnel to, from and between logging sites.
Facilities include automatic systems found at individual businesses or at gas stations and twenty-four-hour convenience stores, as well as self-service car washes. Types of vehicle wash bays include tunnels, rollovers and hand-held wands. The tunnel washes are housed in a long building through which the vehicle is pulled. At a rollover wash, the vehicle remains stationary while the equipment passes over. Wands are used at self-serve car washes. Wash wastewater may contain detergents and waxes that contribute to polluted stormwater runoff. Other potential pollutants from vehicle wash bays include oil, grease and sediment.
The Planning Board is hereby designated as the Stormwater Authority. The Stormwater Authority shall administer, implement and shall enforce this bylaw. Any powers granted or duties imposed upon the Stormwater Authority may be delegated in writing by the Stormwater Authority to its employees or agents.
Stormwater Regulations. The Stormwater Authority shall adopt, implement and may periodically amend, rules and regulations relating to the terms, conditions, definitions, enforcement, fees (including application, inspection, and/or consultant fees), procedures and administration of this Stormwater Bylaw by majority vote of the Stormwater Authority, after conducting a public hearing to receive comments on any proposed revisions. Such hearing dates shall be advertised in a newspaper of general local circulation, at least 14 days prior to the hearing date. After public notice and public hearing, the Stormwater Authority may issue rules and regulations to fulfill the purposes of this bylaw. Failure by the Stormwater Authority to issue such rules and regulations or a legal declaration of their invalidity by a court shall not suspend or invalidate the effect of this bylaw.
The Stormwater Authority may designate another Town Board, including, but not limited to, the Conservation Commission for the purpose of reviewing stormwater submittals and providing recommendations to the Stormwater Authority as requested from time to time by the Stormwater Authority as its authorized agent for the purposes of reviewing all stormwater submittals and approving Stormwater Permits for any project within that particular Board's jurisdiction.
Stormwater Management Standards and Handbook. The Stormwater Authority will use the policy, criteria and information, including specifications and standards, of the latest edition of the Massachusetts Stormwater Management Standards and Handbook to execute the provisions of this bylaw. This policy and criteria shall apply to land disturbance activities in any location of the Town that require a Stormwater Permit. The Handbook includes a list of acceptable stormwater treatment practices, including specific design criteria for each. The Standards and Handbook may be updated and expanded periodically, based on improvements in engineering, science, monitoring, and local maintenance experience. Unless specifically revised in the Stormwater Regulations, stormwater management practices that are designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with these design and sizing criteria will be presumed to be protective of Massachusetts water quality standards. Where the Town of Deerfield's Stormwater Bylaw and Regulations apply standards or requirements that are stricter than those of the MA DEP Stormwater Management Standards and Handbook, the standards and requirements of the Town of Deerfield's Stormwater Bylaw and Regulations shall apply.
Actions by the Stormwater Authority. The Stormwater Authority may take any of the following actions as a result of an application for a Stormwater Permit: Approval, Approval with Conditions, Disapproval, or Disapproval without Prejudice.
Appeals of Action by the Stormwater Authority. A decision of the Stormwater Authority shall be final. Further relief of a decision by the Stormwater Authority made under this bylaw shall be reviewable in the Superior Court in an action filed within 60 days thereof, in accordance with MGL c. 249, § 4.
Low Impact Development (LID) Credit System. The Stormwater Authority may adopt a LID Credit System through the Regulations authorized by this Stormwater Bylaw. This credit system will allow applicants the option, if approved by the Stormwater Authority, to take credit for the use of better site design practices for stormwater and may reduce some of the requirements specified in the criteria section of the Regulations. Failure by the Stormwater Authority to issue such a credit system through its Regulations or a legal declaration of its invalidity by a court shall not act to suspend or invalidate the effect of this bylaw.
Permit Procedures and Requirements shall be defined and included as part of any rules and regulations issued as permitted under § 155-5 of this bylaw.
The Stormwater Authority or an authorized agent of the Stormwater Authority shall enforce this bylaw, regulations, orders, violation notices, and enforcement orders, and may pursue all civil and criminal remedies for such violations. Enforcement shall be further defined and included as part of any Stormwater Regulations issued as permitted under § 155-5 of this bylaw.
The invalidity of any section, provision, paragraph, sentence, or clause of this bylaw shall not invalidate any other section, provision, paragraph, sentence, or clause thereof, nor shall it invalidate any permit or determination that previously has been issued.

References: § 3700
 § 4200
 § 4300
 § 155
 § 40
 § 155
 § 4
 § 155
 § 155