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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The purpose of this bylaw is to protect, maintain, and enhance the public health, safety, environment, and general welfare by establishing minimum requirements and procedures to control the adverse effects of soil erosion and sedimentation, construction and post-development stormwater runoff, decreased groundwater recharge, climate change impacts, and nonpoint source pollution associated with new development, redevelopment, and other land alterations. Stormwater runoff can be a major cause of:

(1) Impairment of water quality and flow in lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, coastal waters, wetlands, groundwater, and drinking water supplies;

(2) Contamination of drinking water supplies;

(3) Contamination of downstream coastal areas;

(4) Alteration or destruction of aquatic and wildlife habitat;

(5) Overloading or clogging of municipal stormwater management systems; and

(6) Flooding.

The objectives of this bylaw are to:

(1) Protect wetland and water resources;

(2) Mitigate climate change impacts;

(3) Comply with state and federal statutes and regulations relating to stormwater discharges including total maximum daily load requirements;

(4) Prevent and reduce pollutants from entering Arlington's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4);

(5) Prohibit illicit connections and unauthorized discharges to the MS4 and require their removal;

(6) Establish minimum construction and post construction stormwater management standards and design criteria for the regulation and control of stormwater runoff quantity and quality and the control of sedimentation and erosion on disturbed sites;