Boston Code of Ordinances § 7-2.2

Citation: Boston Code of Ordinances § 7-2.2 (7)
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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(7)   In reviewing activities within the buffer zone, the Commission shall presume the buffer zone is important to the protection of other resource areas because activities undertaken in close proximity have a reasonable probability of adverse impact, 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, poor water quality, loss of wildlife habitat, degradation of wetland plant habitat, alteration of hydrology and proliferation of invasive plants. The Commission may establish, in its regulations, design specifications, performance standards and other measures and safeguards, including setbacks, and other work limits for protection of such lands, including without limitation strips of continuous, undisturbed vegetative cover, unless the Commission determines, based on adequate evidence, that the buffer zone or part of it may be altered without harm to the values protected by the ordinance.

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