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TOWN OF DUXBURY WETLANDS PROTECTION BYLAW
Chapter 9 of the General Town Bylaws
Rules & Regulations
New regulations adopted by the Conservation Commission on March 7, 2006
Rules & Regulations Cover
Table of Contents for Rules & Regulations
1.0 Authority, Purpose, and Wetland Values
2.0 Jurisdiction
3.0 Regulated Activities
4.0 Exceptions
5.0 Promulgations of Regulations
6.0 Definitions
7.0 Procedures
8.0 Emergency Certification
9.0 Right of Entry
10.0 Enforcement
11.0 Security
12.0 Burden of Proof
13.0 Fees
14.0 Appeals
15.0 Severability
16.0Relation to Other Federal, State and Local Statutes
17.0 LAND UNDER WATER BODIES
17.1 Land Under the Ocean
17.2 Land Under Salt Ponds
17.3 Land Under Inland Water Bodies and Waterways - Rivers, Creeks, Streams, Ponds, Ditches or Flats
18.0 LAND BORDERING ON THE OCEAN
18.1 Coastal Banks
18.2 Coastal Beaches and Tidal Flats
18.3 Coastal Dunes
18.4 Salt Marshes
18.5 Land Containing Shellfish
19.0 LAND SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR INUNDATION BY GROUNDWATER OR SURFACE WATER
19.1 Land subject to Flooding
19.2 Inland Banks and Beaches
19.3 Bordering Vegetated Wetlands
20.0 LAND SUBJECT TO COASTAL STORM FLOWAGE
20.1 Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage
20.2 Barrier Beaches
21.0 RIVERS
21.1 Riverfront Area
21.2 Anadromous/Catadromous Fish Runs, Banks Along Fish Runs, and Land Under Fish Runs
22.0 BUFFER ZONE
23.0 PROJECT-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
23.1 Septic Systems
23.2 Pools and Tennis Courts
23.3 Landscaping
23.4 Coverage
23.5 Impervious Coverage
23.6 Piers
23.7 underground Storage Tanks
23.8 Filling
23.9 Structures
23.10 Sheds
23.11 Decks
23.12 Other
Appendix A: APPLICATION FILING FEE SCHEDULE
Appendix B: APPLICATION FILING REQUIREMENTS & FORMS
Rules to follow when using conservation land under the stewardship of the Conservation Commission


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