Town of Arlington, Town Bylaws, Title V, Article 18 (Short Term Rentals)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Town Bylaws, Title V, Article 18 (Short Term Rentals)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/town-governance/laws-and-regulations/town-bylaws/... ↗

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If the Commission after a public hearing determines that the area(s) on which the proposed work which is subject of the application is likely to individually significantly harm or cumulatively effect the resource area values protected by this Bylaw, the Commission shall, within 21 days of the close of the hearing, issue or deny a permit for such work. If it issues a permit, the Commission shall impose conditions which the Commission deems necessary or desirable to protect those values, and all activities shall be done in accordance with those conditions. The conditions may include a condition that certain land or portions thereof not be built upon or altered, filled or dredged, and that streams not be diverted, dammed or otherwise disturbed. The Commission may deny a permit for failure to meet the requirements of this Bylaw; for failure to submit necessary information and plans requested by the Commission; for failure to meet the design specifications, performance standards or other requirements in regulations or policies of the Commission; for failure to avoid or prevent unacceptable significant or cumulative effects upon the resource area values of this Bylaw; or where no conditions are adequate to protect said values.

To prevent resource area loss, the Commission shall require applicants to avoid resource area alteration wherever feasible; shall minimize resource area alteration; and, where alteration is unavoidable, shall require full mitigation.

The Commission may authorize or require replication of resource area as a form of mitigation, but only with adequate security, professional design, and monitoring to assure success, because of the high likelihood of failure of replication.