[Adopted 10-3-1988 by Ord. No. 88-2457A[1] (Ch. 3, Art. XIII, of the 1986 Code)]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Art. XIII, Conservation Officer, adopted 7-25-1988 by Ord.
No. 88-2133.
There shall be a Conservation Officer, who shall
be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation of the City Council.
The general duties and responsibilities of the
Conservation Officer are as follows:
The duties and responsibilities of the Conservation
Officer are as follows:
A.
Conservation.
(1)
Preconstruction review/environmental planning: provide
technical advice, counsel and review to the Conservation Commission
on open space/environmental plans and regulations; preconstruction
review of proposed projects.
(2)
Construction monitoring: post-construction site inspections
of approved projects in construction and conservation areas to ensure
compliance with orders or conditions and federal and state law.
(3)
Post-construction monitoring: site review after construction
is completed to ensure that no filling or violations take place.
(4)
Administrative: handle correspondence, administrative
forms, project documentation, legal notices and other relevant information
filed with the Commission, Department of Environmental Quality Engineering
(DEQE) and other relevant government agencies.
B.
Zoning Board of Appeals: provide technical review
and advice on applications when necessary prior to Zoning Board of
Appeals hearings (existing preconstruction conditions, alternatives
to variance, possible conditions, etc.); monitor compliance of conditions
and variances granted.
C.
Environmental planning: open space and environmental
planning, including revisions and updating of local environmental
ordinances (e.g., aquifer protection), implementing the Open Space
Plan (land acquisition and management, open space and recreation grant
programs), scoping and review of environmental impact reports, environmental
aspects of nonresidential/multifamily site plans and residential subdivision
sites. Planning for the protection of the Fort Meadow Reservoir and
watershed area; recycling policy and education; water supply protection,
planning and education; and the development of environmental policies,
procedures and education.
[Amended 6-21-1993 by Ord. No. 93-5018A]
D.
Department request and requisitions: act on all requisitions
and requests of the Building Department, Conservation Commission and
Board of Appeals at his earliest convenience. Further, the duties
and responsibilities of the Conservation Officer shall be strictly
limited to those as ascribed by the Conservation Commission, Zoning
Board of Appeals and the Building Commissioner.
[Amended 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 14-1005921A]
[Added 12-30-1991 by Ord. No. 91-4093]
A.
The Conservation Officer of the City of Marlborough
is hereby authorized to promulgate local rules and regulations for
the preservation and protection of local wetlands, subject to the
approval of the City of Marlborough Conservation Commission.
The Conservation Officer shall be directly responsible
to the Mayor. The Conservation Officer, with the permission of the
Conservation Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals, may direct
and supervise board secretaries relative to his duties concerning
each group.
The qualifications for the position of Conservation
Officer shall be:
A.
Either a B.A. (four-year) degree in environmental
studies, applied sciences, planning, architecture or civil engineering
plus three years' relevant experience or a master's degree in the
same field plus one year's relevant experience.
B.
Experience must be in environmental planning/urban
planning/urban design and/or conservation-related work; must have
knowledge of the Wetlands Protection Act (preferably demonstrated
through service on Conservation Commission, MACC or other environmental
body, or attendance at DEQE- and MACC-sponsored schools); also should
have knowledge of state Zoning Act and Subdivision Act.
The Conservation Officer shall serve for a term
of three years.
