§ 135-901. Purpose.  


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  • Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Town by MGL c. 93, § 29, and MGL c. 143, § 3, the following is adopted for the signs and advertising devices other than billboards or digital/electronic billboards as defined in § 135-102, which require a special permit and are allowed only within the Billboard Overlay District as described in §§ 135-910-01 through 135-910-05 within the Town of Braintree, under the jurisdiction of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Whereas the objectives of aesthetics and traffic safety in the Town of Braintree are considered substantial governmental interests and serve as an adequate basis for a legitimate regulation of outdoor advertising displays, the Town of Braintree enacts the following bylaw.
Amended 5-16-2001 ATM by Art. 54; 3-17-2015 by Ord. No. 14-066(8)