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TOWN 0' NAHTUCKET BY-LAW FOn WETLANDS REGULATIONS
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1. 1 ntroduct.1on
In accordance Witb Section 5 ot the Town ot Nantucket. By-Law tor -etlands .
the Conserrat101l COIlIIIIisa10n, afte!" clue notice and public hear1n<<. shall
p~gate rules and regulat.ions t'a ertectuate the JUI"!OS8 or this By-Law.
Atter due notice 8 p&lblic hearing W83 held O~ S/iE.h1!Y"IJE~ ~2...tt9'3. After
full coneideration or all public COltllleJlt the Conse"at.,ion COI8l1.s81on bereb7
promulgates the following regulations to be etrective OC.TOJU!~ <P, Iq~"J y.
2. Regulat.ions
The buic regulations for the Town By-Law tor Wetlands shall be those issued
by the ea.omiealth of Massachusetts under Regulation Chapter Number and. Heading
310 CHR 10.00 ....tlands Protection Act., MGL Chapter 13 t, Section 40. These
regulations include the following:
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(b)
Part I - Regulations for All Wetlan~ - effective April 1, 196~,
Part II - Additional Regulations for Coastal Wetlands - effective
-August 10, me,
Part. III - ~dditional Regullltions t'<,r Inlend Wetlands - effective
( - April 1, 198;,
And all Foms (#1 through #9) - effective April 1, 1983.
(c)
(d)
3. Amendments to Reg:u1ations 310 CMR 10.00
These regulations and ~lated forms shall apply as regulations for the Town
of NantuBket By-Law for Wetlands with the follarlng nendments:
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(a) All places in the regulations where the tems IlWet.lands Protection Act"
or "iibe Act" appear they shllll be interpreted to also Mean "Nantucket
By-Law tor ~etlands1f or "the By-Law".
(b) Section 10.01(2) Purpose
After: - protection of fisheries
Add: - erosion control
- wild11te
- recreation
- wetland scenic vtews
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(c)
Sect.1on 10.02( 1) Areas Subject to l_r~tection under the Act
Delert.: all of list (a) and substitute the tollaving list:
(a) Any bank, 8D7 "' _adolf,
Cl7 treshwater wetland, 8D7 ..t.uary,
any coastal wetland, azq creek,
81'17 beach, 8D7 ftftl',
erq dune, 8D7 at....,
8n7 fiat, arq pGDd,
DJ marsh, 8D7 lake,
arq swamp. or \he oce_.
ey bog,
(d) Section 10.0'(8) COa5tal
Add: 5. Flat
(e) Section 10.0,(b) Inland
Dele~e enti7e list and substitute the to11oving list:
1. wet meadow
2. Marsh
,. bog
4 . swamp
5. creek
6. river
7. stream
8. pond
9. lake
(r) Section 10.04 Definitions
~~ - add to definition the to1lowing:
In p.uot (c) after ... vegetation - add: 1nclud1ng cutting trees;
(e) the removal or dN'dging of 80i1, sand, ,granl OJ" aggregate
ot any kind;
er) tbe dumping, discharging or tilling with __terial which
may degrade water qual1 ty;
(g) the driving of piles, erection ot buildings orettuctures of
Ir/l"J' kind;
(h) the placing of obstructions whether or not they interfere
with the flow or water.
Aft"r ~ def1niti"n add tl~e following detinition:
~Jion control means the prevention or reduction 01' erosion of,
tor examole, coastal banks ~ld dunes, resulting from detachment
or movement J.f soil, [land or rock fragments by vater, wind, ice
and/or f,ravi ty.
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Pond (inland)
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On 4th line delete 1(.,000 and substitute 5,000.
~r Publl& ,Water Supr!z _detiliitio~ add the foU(.wing derlnitl~:<t
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After ~W'~ definition- :idd the follovin{: definitlcns:
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. Vetl8Ddscenic nevs m..s those.Nas t.'hich pronde i1r.por'tan.t;.c:'~""SC
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. '1,Sliall1nkage tor the tJl,lb11c vi th scenic ,!etland! that are
vistas t1Pical of the unique Nantucket E'nvironmen't.
Wildlife means living things t.!Ul.t are neither hUMEn nor domesticated,
such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes that are
dependent upon wetlands for to'id and/or habitat.
Section 10.57(2){b)1. Isola~ed Lanj Subject to Floo~~:
Delete second sentence in first paragraph and substitute the
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It is an area which ,lt least once a yea.r confines stand1n~.;iE~".;..
vater to an average depth of at least three inches overl;8D''"(fs".r,
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"area of at least 5,000 square feet as observed under corid1ti~~
of nomal rainfall aad not under conditions of prolonged
drought.
This detinltlon appli.es onl~ to land subject to flooding.
Isolated wetlands nnd SM&1.l ponds, not wi thin the jurisdiction'
of Regulations 310 CJ.;a 10.00 f,ect.ion 10.02( 1). are protectedu
under the Town of Nar.tucket By-Lf!W ana ure defined by the
wetland vegetation g:nnring 1n them and the water therein.
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Condition
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Fage 5-5A Under Spede! Condit.ior~s (Use :A;htional oaper or necessE.ry) arid:
1. j,dditional Prl.>swnpti ms (If Signific3Ilce set forth in To\-m
Ey-Law for ~letlands:
o Ero3ion ~ontrol, [J hildlife, 0 Recreation, 0 Wetl~d
;,ceri:Lc view:3.
2. iiny change3 made or :.~ltpnded to he made in plan! or methods
described 1n the Not:ce of Intent shall require the applicant
to inquire of the COl.servation Commission, in writing,
whether the cha"1ge h. substantial"enough to require filing
B new Notice of Inter:t..
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TO:JN OF NANTUCKE'i":3 By-L:..... FOR :,.~ETLIJm~
F'M scm:nULE
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Notice of Intent - - tor multiple dwelling units, charge
per urd t - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. $25.00
NCttice ot Intent 4- - tor cC4mI1ercial and industrial projects:
$25.00 plus $~.OO per $10,000 ot
established genercl construet.ion cost
over ~.100,OOO.
5. Extension pennit - - - - - -- - - - - .. - - -' - - - - - - - - no charge
6. Certificate ot Cmpl1ance .. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _. _ - $10.00
ADv'ERTIpING PUBUC HEARINGS A.t.JD ~EETINGJ (Required under M.G.L. C~!ap. 131, Sec.
Each Request tor a Dete~nation ot ADr11cBbil~~ and each Notice ot Intent
shall be accompanied with a check, made out to the Inquirer and Mirror in the
amount ot $1~.50 to cover the cost ot the required advertising ot the public
hearing or meeting. Hearings or meetinps cC''1tinned t,O a subseouf'nt date shdl
require additional payment for readvertising.
D. RECORDING IN REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF LAND C(JURT \(Required under M.O. . Chap 131. Sec.40Reg~
The following fonns issued by the Commission are required to be recorded in
the Reglstry ot Deeds or the Land Court, whichev9r is appropriate:
1. Final Order of Conditions
2. Notification of Non-Significance
,. Extension Permit
4. Cert1fleate of Compliance
It the applicant fails to recorJ 81'1:f of the above and file wi th the COIIIIlission
the completed slip provided Witt. each fonn within 10 bllsiness days ot the date
of issuance the COIII'Ilission is er.tpovercd to do so. If the Commission does record
ant. of the the abO'Ye tonns, due to the tailure ot the applicant to do ISO, the
applicant will be charged the costot ~-egistration pli43 a fine ot not more than
. $300 per day. The Commission is also empOllered to issue an E."1toreement Order
prohibiting further work in SUC;l cases.
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B. FEE:S:
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Pemi t tees are payable It the t:" jne of application and lire non-refundable.
Permit fees shall be calculated by the Commission per schedule below.
Fees are m4de payable to Town of Nantucket.
Failure to cClllPly V1th the law after ofticlal notificat1on st,all result
in tees t.wice t.hose normally assf!osCied.
Request for. Dete~nation of App11cgbilit~. - -"- - - - - - - - $15.00
Notice ot Intent - - for single lot and house and pro~eetB
thereon - - - - - - - .. - - - - - - - .- - - $25.00
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