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Amended copy as follows or swamp; bank, beach, dune or flat; river, pond,
<br /> Amended Article 16 stream, estuary, or the ocean; and land under said
<br /> Section 4.1.5 Sewage Disposal Review. Prior to the is- waters; or any land subject to flooding or inunda-
<br /> suance of a disposal works construction permit by the tion by groundwater, surface water, tidal action,
<br /> Board of Health for the installation of a sewage disposal or coastal flowage.
<br /> system, and independent registered civil or sanitary
<br /> engineer may be retained by the Board of Health to con- Section 4.3.3 Exceptions
<br /> duct a review of the planned sewage disposal system and The permit and application required by this bylaw
<br /> related hydrologic data regarding the impact of the pro- shall not be required for maintaining, repairing, or
<br /> posed discharge on ground and surface waters. To off- replacing,but not substantially changing or enlarg-
<br /> set the cost of this review to the Town,the applicant will ing, and existing and lawfully located structure or
<br /> be assessed a fee to be paid to the Board of Health at facility used in the service of the public to provide
<br /> the time of the application in accordance with the follow- electric, gas, water, telephone, telegraph or other
<br /> ing schedule: 15° per gallon per day for the first 20,000 communication services, provided that written
<br /> gallons of flow; 10"per gallon per day for the next 20,000 notice has been given to the Commission prior to
<br /> gallons of flow; and 5` per gallon per day for all in ex- commencement of work, and provided that the
<br /> cess of 40,000 gallons. The fee will be based upon the work conforms to performance standards in regula-
<br /> cumulative flow total for the entire project with the total tions adopted by the Commission.
<br /> of the proposed systems considered in their entirety and
<br /> will not be based upon any project phasing by the The permit and application required by this bylaw shall
<br /> applicant. not be required for work performed for normal
<br /> maintenance or improvement of land in agricultural use
<br /> or in aquacultural use, provided that written notice has
<br /> ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize been given to the Commission prior to the application
<br /> the Town to reserve for future appropriation at special of any agricultural chemical, and provided that the work
<br /> or annual town meetings all receipts from Sewage conforms to the performance standards in regulations
<br /> Disposal System Review Fees assessed by the Board of adopted by the Commission.
<br /> Health pursuant to Section 4.1.16 of the Town By-Laws,
<br /> retroactive to December 21, 1987 The permit and application required by this bylaw shall
<br /> Motion to amend to read Section 4.1.5 of the Town not apply to emergency projects necessary for the pro-
<br /> By-Laws tection of the health of safety of the public,provided that
<br /> Motion carries — 8:05 PM the work is to be performed by or has been ordered to
<br /> be performed by an agency of the Commonwealth or a
<br /> ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to delete Ar-
<br /> political subdivision thereof, provided:
<br /> ticle 4.3 Rules and Regulations Regarding Wetlands of a. That advance notice, oral or written, has been
<br /> the Town By-laws and insert a new Article 4.3 entitled given to the Commission prior to the Commence-
<br /> " Wetlands Protection" as follows: ment of work or within 24 hours after
<br /> Article 4.3 Wetland's Protection commencement;
<br /> Section 4.3.1 Purpose b. That the Conservation Commission or its agent
<br /> The purpose of this bylaw is to protect the wetlands, certifies the work as an emergency project;
<br /> related water resources, and adjoining land areas c.That the work is performed only for the time and
<br /> in this municipality by prior review and control of place certified by the Conservation Commission for
<br /> j activities deemed by the Conservation Commission the limited purposes necessary to abate the emergen-
<br /> likely to have significant or cumulative effect upon cy; and
<br /> wetland values, including but not limited to the
<br /> following: public or private water supply, ground- d. That a permit application shall be filed with the
<br /> Commission for review as provided in this bylaw.
<br /> water, flood control, erosion and sedimentation
<br /> control, storm damage prevention,water pollution, Upon failure to meet these and other requirements of
<br /> I fisheries, shellfish, wildlife habitat, recreation the Commission, the Commission may order all such
<br /> agriculture, and aquacultural values (collectively, work stopped and after notice and a public hearing,
<br /> "the wetland values protected by this bylaw"). revoke or modify an emergency project approval and
<br /> order restoration and mitigation measures.
<br /> Section 4.3.2 Jurisdiction Other than as stated in this Section the exceptions pro-
<br /> Except as permitted by the Conservation Commis- vided in the Wetlands Projection Act, Massachusetts
<br /> sion or as provided in this bylaw, no person shall General Laws, Chapter 131, Section 40, shall not
<br /> remove fill, dredge,build upon,or alter land within apply.
<br /> 100 feet of the following resource area: freshwater
<br /> wetland, coastal wetland, march,wet meadow, bog,
<br /> a
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