Town of Provincetown
Public Notice
Amendments to the
Provincetown General By-Laws
November 2006 Special Town
Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the following amendments to the Provincetown General By-Laws, as voted by the November 13, 2006 Special Town Meeting, were approved by the Massachusetts Attorney General under MGL C.40§32 on December 11, 2006 and shall take effect on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. Copies of the General By-Laws may be examined or obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk, Town of Provincetown, 260 Commercial Street., Provincetown, MA 02657, or on the town web site at www.provincetown-ma.gov.
Article
13. General By-law Amendment: Noise
Regulations for Street Performers. To
remove the by-law exception stated below: 9-4-9, and 9-4-10, making street
performers subject to the same noise regulations as everyone else.
13-2-6-1.
Noise permitted by person in charge. No person occupying or having charge of any building, premises, mobile
or stationary vehicle, or any part thereof, shall cause, suffer or allow
unnecessary loud, excessive or unusual noise (regardless of its nature, source
or manner of production or reproduction) to be audible at a distance of fifty
(50) feet or more from the point of origin.
9-4-9.
Exclusivity. The provisions of this bylaw shall take
precedence over any other town bylaws applicable to street performances. To the extent that other town regulations or
bylaws are applicable and are inconsistent with this bylaw, this bylaw shall
govern.
9-4-10.
Peace and quiet. A performance in accordance with this bylaw
shall be presumed not to constitute a "noise nuisance,"
"disorderly conduct," or an "excessive musical or other
noise" in violation of 13-1-2 or 13-2-6.
Doug Johnstone
Provincetown Town Clerk
Published:
Provincetown Banner December 21 & 28, 2006
Posted:
www.provincetown-ma.gov
12/13/06