Development standards

The Zoning Board of Review may grant a special use permit only if it determines, taking into full consideration the report of the Conservation Commission, that the application minimizes, to the degree possible, any negative impacts to the wetlands values described in § 185-170, and meets the following development standards:

• A. All new structures and expansions, paved areas and land disturbances will be set back at least 100 feet from the wetland edge.
• B. The proposed project will not obstruct floodways in any detrimental way, or reduce the net capacity of the site and adjoining properties to retain floodwaters.
• C. The proposed project will not cause any sedimentation of wetlands, and will include all necessary and appropriate erosion and sediment control measures.
• D. The proposed project will not reduce the capacity of any wetland to absorb pollutants.
• E. The proposed project will not directly or indirectly degrade the water quality in any wetland or water body.
• F. The proposed project will not reduce the capacity of any wetland to recharge groundwater.
• G. The proposed project will not degrade the value of any wetland as a spawning ground or nursery for fish and shellfish or habitat for wildlife or wildfowl.