Town of Fairhaven, MA
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2022-06-18
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Division 2: Board of Selectmen
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Chapter 212 Marine Resources Committee
- Division 1: Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Finances
- Ch 3 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 6 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 8 Conservation Commission
- Ch 12 Constables
- Ch 16 Council on Aging
- Ch 22 Data Processing Center
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 33 Finance Committee
- Ch 37 Finance, Department of
- Ch 40 Capital Planning Committee
- Ch 50 Meetings
- Ch 56 Officers and Employees
- Ch 61 Personnel
- Ch 65 Planning Board
- Ch 73 Tax Abatement Agreements
- Ch 74 Tax Titles
- Ch 76 Tree Warden
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 82 Alarms
- Ch 83 Alcoholic Beverages and Drugs
- Ch 87 Animals
- Ch 93 Building Construction
- Ch 97 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 103 Demolition Delay
- Ch 106 Entertainment
- Ch 110 Excavations and Wells
- Ch 113 Explosives and Inflammable Materials
- Ch 119 Fees
- Ch 122 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 125 Garages, Service Stations and Unregistered Motor Vehicles
- Ch 132 Harbor Pollution Control
- Ch 141 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 145 Waterways
- Ch 150 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 155 Right to Farm
- Ch 158 Sewers
- Ch 164 Solid Waste
- Ch 169 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 171 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 176 Underground Storage Tanks
- Ch 177 (Reserved)
- Ch 182 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 187 Water
- Ch 190 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 192 Wetlands
- Ch 194 Stormwater Management
- Ch 198 Zoning
- Division 2: Board of Selectmen
- Ch 204 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 206 Animals
- Ch 207 Council on Aging
- Ch 208 Houseboats
- Ch 212 Marine Resources Committee
- § 212-1 Committee functions.
- Ch 218 Shellfish Regulations
- Ch 220 Special Municipal Employees
- Ch 225 Union Wharf
- Division 3: Planning Board
- Ch 306 Fees
- Ch 316 Procedural Rules
- Ch 322 Subdivision of Land
- Division 4: Board of Health
- Ch 401 General Provisions
- Ch 405 Animals
- Ch 412 Dairy Products
- Ch 416 Disease Control
- Ch 422 Fees
- Ch 426 Food Service Establishments
- Ch 432 Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
- Ch 437 Landfill
- Ch 442 Massage Parlors and Baths
- Ch 448 Nuisances
- Ch 454 Places of Assembly
- Ch 461 Rodents
- Ch 466 Sanitation
- Ch 471 Solid Waste
- Ch 475 Swimming Pools
- Ch 479 Tobacco Control
- Ch 483 Water
- Ch 487 Wells
- Ch 491 West Island Sewer Enterprise Zone
- Division 5: Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 493 Comprehensive Permits, Rules and Regulations Governing
- Division 6: Conservation Commission
- Ch 495 Wetlands Rules and Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A501 Acceptances of General Laws
- Ch A502 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of
Fairhaven 7-11-2016. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Marine Resources Committee is an advisory board to the Board
of Selectmen involving matters relating to tidal waterways and associated
public facilities such as marine ramps, docks, wharves, piers and
moorings. In that capacity, the Marine Resources Committee shall perform
the following advisory functions:
A.
Maintain and, in consultation with the Harbormaster/Shellfish Officer,
periodically make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen for revision
of the Town of Fairhaven Waterways Regulations and Shellfish Regulations.
B.
With the assistance of the Harbormaster/Shellfish Officer and the
Director of Planning and Economic Development, be responsible for
making recommendations to the Board of Selectmen and the Planning
Board regarding long-range planning for the harbor and its resources,
including matters relating to moorings, piers and docks, land acquisition,
water sheet zoning, stormwater runoff mitigation, protection of the
harbor's resources and sea level rising as a result of global
warming.
C.
With the assistance of the Harbormaster/Shellfish Officer, advise
and make recommendation on water-related capital infrastructure improvements
such as ramps, docks, wharves and piers to the Town Administrator
and Capital Planning Committee.
D.
Annually review waterways fees, harbor fees, shellfish license fees
and other related charges or fees with the Harbormaster/Shellfish
Officer and the Town Administrator and advise the Board of Selectmen
regarding adjustments as needed.
E.
Provide guidance and recommendations to the Board of Selectmen and
Town Administrator on marine resource issues.
F.
Act as a resource and aid to the Harbormaster/Shellfish Officer,
when requested, to assist in the carrying out the responsibilities
of that office.
G.
Prepare annually for inclusion in the Town Report a written summary
of the Committee's activities during the prior year.
