Section 43. Hours of Operating Earth Moving Equipment 14-43
Section 43. Hours of Operating Earth Moving Equipment 14-43 No person shall operate heavy earth moving equipment or vehicles within the Town on any weekday (Monday-Friday) except between the hours of 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., nor on any Saturdays except between the hours 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 PM or any Sundays or Massachusetts state holidays at any time, except in the event of emergency or for public safety or other purposes approved by the Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee, provided in every such case such person has first applied and paid an application fee (to be set from time to time by the Select Board) to and received from the Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee an express written Waiver of Time Limits waiving compliance with this Section 43. For the purposes of this Section 43, heavy earth moving equipment and vehicles shall include, but not be limited to backhoes, bulldozers, dump trucks, cement mixers and equipment and vehicles used in or for excavating, filling, transporting, holding, moving or removing soil, loam, sand, gravel, stone, clay, sod, minerals, organic matter, debris, construction materials or other earth materials or compounds. Persons found in violation of this section may be fined not more than two-hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.