DEC logoRULES AND REGULATIONS
Regulatory Authority: Devens Enterprise Commission
Agency Contact: Peter C. Lowitt
Phone: 978.772.8831 ext 3338
Address: 33 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA 01434
Massachusetts Register Number 881
Effective Date: February 2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter
1.00
 
ADMINISTRATION
1.01
1.02
 
1.03
1.04
1.05
1.06
1.07
1.08
1.09
1.10
1.11
1.12
1.13
1.14
1.15
1.16
1.17
Preamble
Unified Development Permit System Purpose, Overview,
and General Requirements

Level One Review
Level Two Review
Surveying and Bounds
Reserved
Fees
Time Limits For Review
Permit Duration and Project Completion
Vesting
Variances
Amendments and Reconsiderations after the DEC's Decision
Performance Guarantees
Enforcement
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
Severability
Definitions
Chapter
2.00
 
SUBDIVISION
2.01
2.02
2.03
2.04
2.05
2.06
2.07
2.08
2.09
Purpose
General Provisions
Preliminary Subdivision Plan - Optional Level Two Review by the DEC
Level Two Plan -- Definitive Subdivision
Changing a Definitive Subdivision Plan Endorsement
Implementation of an Approved Definitive Subdivision Plan
Design Standards
Severability
Appendix A
Chapter
3.00
 
SITE PLAN
3.01
3.02
3.03
3.04
3.05
3.06
Purpose, Process, and Goals
Requirements
Review and Decision
Design Standards
Innovative Development
Appendices - Plant Lists and Figures
Chapter
4.00
 
INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
4.01
4.02
4.03
4.04
4.05
4.06
4.07
4.08
4.09
Industrial Performance Standards
IPS Air Quality, Odor & Emissions
IPS Electromagnetic Interference
IPS Illumination and Astrophysical Compatibility
IPS Noise and Vibration
General: Wetlands Protection
General: Earth Removal
General: Stormwater Management
Water Resource Protection

Chapter
5.00
 
RESIDENTIAL
5.01
5.02
5.03
5.04
5.05
5.06
Residential Development
Innovative Residential Development
General housing regulations
Home Occupations and Businesses
Accessory Apartments
Severability

Chapter
6.00
 
SIGN CONTROL
6.01
6.02
6.03
6.04
6.05
Purpose
Definitions and Administration
Regulations
Regulations for Specific Uses or Locations
Severability
Chapter
7.00
 
HISTORIC DISTRICT
7.01
7.02
7.03
7.04
7.05
7.06
7.07
7.08
7.09
Purpose
Applicability
Definitions
Submission Requirements for Certificates of Appropriateness
Review and Decision
Process
Exemptions, Certificate of Non-applicability, and Certificate of Hardship
Severability
Figure 1 - Historic District Map

Chapter
8.00
 
PUBLIC HEALTH
8.01
8.02
8.03
8.04
8.05
8.06
8.07
Overview
General Requirements
Assignments for Solid Waste Facilities
Nuisances (Industrial Performance Standards)
Event Permits
Underground Fuel Storage Systems (or Tanks)
Severability
Chapter
9.00
 
MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING AND RELATED CODES
Chapter
10.00
 
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
10.01
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05
10.06
10.07
10.08
10.09
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
Objectives
Applicability
Definitions
Permits
Design Requirements
Districts and Area Requirements
Dimensions of Wireless Communications Facilities
Special Types of Wireless Communications Facilities
Construction Requirements
General Requirements
Approval Criteria
Performance Guarantees
Obsolete or Unused Wireless Communication Facilities

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