RULES AND REGULATIONS Regulatory Authority: Devens Enterprise Commission Agency Contact: Peter C. Lowitt Phone: 978.772.8831 ext 3313 Address: 33 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA 01434 Massachusetts Register Number 1211 Effective Date: June 2012

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 3.07 3.08	Purpose, Process, and Goals Requirements Review and Decision Design Standards Innovative Development Steep Slope Protection Appendices - Plant Lists and Figures Appendix B 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 4.10 4.11	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 General: Water Resource Protection Overlay Districts/Map General: Renewable Energy Requirements General: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Chapter 5.00	RESIDENTIAL
5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07	Residential Development Innovative Residential Development General housing regulations Home Occupations and Businesses Accessory Apartments Accessory Structures 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 8.08 8.09 8.10	Overview General Requirements Unexploded Ordinance Site Assignments for Solid Waste Facilities Event Permits Recycling Underground Fuel Storage Systems (or Tanks) Facilities with Existing Floor Drains Outdoor Water Use Restrictions 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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