Boston Code of Ordinances § 7-2.2

Citation: Boston Code of Ordinances § 7-2.2 (3)
Parent Document: Boston Code of Ordinances § 7-2.2
Jurisdiction: Boston (municipal)
Original Source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/boston/latest/boston_ma/0-0-0-4075 ↗

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(3)   The buffer zone is presumed important to the protection of the resource areas because activities undertaken in close proximity to resource areas have a reasonable probability of adverse impact upon the wetland or other resource, either immediately, as a consequence of construction, or over time, as a consequence of daily operation or existence of the activities. These adverse impacts from construction and use can include without limitation erosion, siltation, loss of groundwater recharge, degraded water quality, loss of wildlife habitat, degradation of wetland plant habitat, alteration of hydrology, soil contamination and proliferation of invasive plants.

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