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SECTION 11A : MASHPEE RIVER AND QUASHNET RIVER PROTECTIVE <br /> DISTRICTS <br /> 1 . Purpose : The purpose of this by- law is the <br /> preservation of the Mashpee River and <br /> Quashnet River and the protection of wildlife <br /> resources . <br /> 2 . The area affected shall be the Mashpee River and <br /> Quashnet River marshes and uplands up to 100 <br /> horizontal feet from the natural bank of the <br /> Mashpee River and Quashnet River as delineated <br /> on the plan entitled , Mashpee River Protective <br /> Zoning By-Law . All distances shall be measured <br /> in horizontal feet . In tidal areas the area <br /> affected shall be measured from a line which is <br /> 2 .8 feet above the National Geodetic Vertical <br /> Datum (formerly known as mean sea level ) . In <br /> freshwater wetland areas , this shall mean the <br /> landward edge of the freshwater marsh as <br /> defined in M. G. L. Ch . 131 Section 40 . <br /> The area subject to this by- law shall be : the <br /> source of the Mashpee River beginning at the <br /> northern point , thence running in a southerly <br /> direction along the natural bank to a depth of 100 <br /> feet on both sides of the Mashpee River <br /> terminating on the western bank of the river on <br /> the - southern point of Parcel No . 8 located on <br /> Assessor ' s Map 95 , now or formerly of Herbert <br /> Stenberg , thence running southerly and <br /> terminating on the east side of the Mashpee River <br /> bounded by Parcel No . 24 located on Assessor ' s <br /> Map No . 90 , also known as the northerly <br /> boundary of Pirate ' s Cove . <br /> The area known as Pirate ' s Cove and all areas <br /> south of Pirate ' s Cove shall be excluded from the <br /> provisions of the by- law . <br /> The following area shall also be subject to this <br /> by-law . The intersection of Quashnet River with <br /> the southern right-of-way boundary of State Route <br /> 151 , thence running in a southerly direction along <br /> the natural bank , to a depth of 100 feet on both <br /> sides of the Quashnet River to its southern <br /> point at the intersection with the boundary <br /> between the Towns of Mashpee and Falmouth . <br /> 3 . PROHIBITED USES IN ANY AREA AFFECTED BY THIS <br /> BY- LAW <br /> ( A) No structure of any kind may be located <br /> within the area subject to this by- law <br /> with the exception of docks which may be <br /> constructed in keeping with the state and <br /> local law . <br /> 11 - 5 <br />