Letter: Conservation Commission Proposes Revised Wetlands Bylaw
A letter to the editor from Larry Cohen, Chairman of the Burlington Conservation Commission.
The following is a letter to the editor: The Burlington Conservation Commission is proposing a revised wetlands bylaw (Article XIV, Section 1.0) for approval by our May 2013 Town Meeting. The current bylaw, last revised in 2000, is lacking in many areas of resource area protection. The Commission's intent is to protect Burlington’s natural resource areas while simplifying and streamlining the development permitting process for applicants. The Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act provides protection for the “Riverfront Area”, defined as an area of land 200 feet from the edge of a perennial stream. Riverfront Area provides natural flood storage, slowing down surface water runoff and limiting property damage caused by storm events. …
