Amherst General Bylaws § 3.50

Citation: Amherst General Bylaws § 3.50 (4)
Parent Document: Amherst General Bylaws (rental-housing provisions: Art. 3.50 Residential Rental, 3.26 Nuisance House, 3.48 Stretch Energy, 3.3 Human Rights)
Jurisdiction: Amherst (municipal)
Original Source: https://amherstma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/83790/General-Bylaws-of-the-Town-of... ↗

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(4) Lands within 200 feet of rivers and within 100 feet of other resource areas, are
    presumed important to the protection of these resources because activities undertaken
    in close proximity to resource areas have a high likelihood 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 erosion, siltation, loss of
    groundwater recharge, poor water quality, and loss of wildlife habitat. The
    Commission therefore may require that the applicant maintain a strip of continuous,
    undisturbed vegetative cover within, or in some instances up to the full extent of the
    200-foot or 100-foot buffer area, unless the applicant convinces the Commission that
    the area or part of it may be disturbed without harm to the values protected by the
    bylaw.

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