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Any activity that removes vegetation or grades by fill or excauvation, or alters the quality of a protected resource or land within 100 feet of a protected resource or 200 feet of a river is required to file with the Conservation Commission a Request for Determination of Applicability, a Notice of Resource Area Delineation or a Notice of Intent, prior to any activity occurring.

Procedure

  1. Identify the resource area through wetland flagging
  2. Prepare a site plan of the proposed work
  3. File with the Conservation Commission:
    • Request for Determination* if you do not know whether a filing is required
    • Request for a Resource Area Delineation* if you wish to confirm location of resource area line prior to project design
    • Notice of Intent* for work proposed in a resource area or buffer zone.
  4. The Conservation Commission will issue an Order of Conditions or Determination of Applicability after a careful review of the proposed work

*Forms may be downloaded from the Dept of Environmental Protection.

The Conservation Commission staff is available to work with applicants to answer questions about the need to file or to assist with preparing a filing.

Conservation Commission
135 School Street
(508)660-7268
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM, Monday through Thursday

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