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Town of Easton, MA
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Division 5 Rules and Regulations
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Chapter 503 Wetlands Regulations
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Chapter 503
Wetlands Regulations
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Conservation Commission of the Town of Easton
12-8-1986
, as amended through
1-29-2024
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Wetlands Protection Bylaw — See Ch.
227
.
ATTACHMENTS
Appendix A: Summary of Jurisdiction
Appendix B: Definitions
Appendix C: Filing Fees for all Wetland Bylaw Permit Applications
Appendix D: Plan requirements
Article I
General Provisions and Procedures
§ 503-1
Authority, purpose, effective date.
§ 503-2
Jurisdiction and exemption from regulation.
§ 503-3
Burden of going forward and burden of proof.
§ 503-4
Definitions.
§ 503-5
Computation of time periods.
§ 503-6
Actions by Conservation Commission.
§ 503-7
Permitting procedures.
§ 503-8
Emergency certificates.
§ 503-9
Enforcement.
§ 503-10
Severability; compliance with Court decisions.
§ 503-11
(Reserved)
Article II
Regulation of Resource Areas Subject to Protection Under the Bylaw (Bylaw Resource Areas)
§ 503-12
Vernal pools.
§ 503-13
Reservoirs, lakes, ponds.
§ 503-14
Rivers, streams (creeks).
§ 503-15
Inland banks (beaches).
§ 503-16
Vegetated wetlands (wet meadows, marshes, swamps, bogs).
§ 503-17
Lands under water bodies and waterways (under any reservoir, lake, pond, river, or stream).
§ 503-18
Lands subject to flooding (both bordering and isolated).
§ 503-19
Buffer zones (one-hundred-foot).
§ 503-20
Riverfront areas.
Article III
Waivers; Standards for Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
§ 503-21
Waiver from performance standard.
§ 503-22
Standards applicable to Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC).
Article IV
Filing Requirements
§ 503-23
Filing fees; consultant fees.
§ 503-24
Filing requirements: information, plan standards, conditions for site inspection.
§ 503-25
Stormwater management standards.