Except as provided by Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, or this bylaw, in each district no building, structure, water body, or lot shall be used or occupied except for the purposes permitted in the district as described in this section. Any use not listed in these regulations, unless otherwise listed in Section IX. SPECIAL REGULATIONS, G. Wireless Communications Facilities, paragraph 3., or in H. Great Estate Preservation Development, paragraph 2., of this bylaw, shall be construed to be prohibited. (Amended by 10/20/97 Special Town Meeting; approved by Attorney General 2/10/98)

In the following Table of Use Regulations, the uses permitted by right are designated by the letter "P". Those uses that may be permitted by special permit in accordance with conditions, safeguards, and limitations of the Zoning Act and this bylaw are designated as follows by the appropriate special permit granting authority:

SPB - special permit of the Planning Board

SBA - special permit of the Zoning Board of Appeals

SBS - special permit of the Board of Selectmen

Uses designated with a dash (-) shall not be permitted in the district.

Uses permitted by right or by special permit shall be subject, in addition to use regulations, to all other provisions by this bylaw except as otherwise stated in this bylaw.

The Table of Use Regulations on accompanying pages is a part of this bylaw. The regulations are divided into two (2) parts - those uses permitted as principal uses and those uses permitted as accessory uses. Mixed uses shall be allowed providing each principal use is separately allowed in the Table of Use Regulations. (Amended by deleting language referencing hazardous materials 10/20/08 Special Town Meeting; approved by Attorney General 1/28/09)