§ 271-13. Definition of key terms in Town Wetlands Protection Bylaw.

As used herein and in the Town Wetlands Protection Bylaw, the following words shall have the following meanings:

ALTER

Test pits for the purpose of preparing an application to the Commission are excluded from the definition of "alter" set forth in the Town Wetlands Protection Bylaw. Normal landscaping maintenance activities are excluded from the definition of "alter" set forth in the Town Wetlands Protection Bylaw. Cutting of any woody plant greater than one inch at breast height, cutting any herbaceous plant greater than one foot height at maturity and spreading pesticide, herbicide, or lawn fertilizer closer than 50 feet to a wetland shall not be considered normal landscaping maintenance. Changing the elevation of any area greater than 10 square by more than one foot shall be considered to satisfy the definition of "alter" set forth in the Town Wetlands Protection Bylaw.

FLOODPLAIN

Any floodplain which satisfies the definitions of "floodplain" as set out in MassDEP Regulations 310, CMR 10.00. The resource area of a floodplain is limited to the area of the floodplain and does not include land within 100 feet of the floodplain.

INFORMATION AND PLANS

Plans shall be scaled 40 feet per inch or larger (e.g. 20 feet per inch), indicating the location and extent of a resource area. Plans shall have initial and revision dates and be plainly labeled to indicate the location and nature of proposed activities. Plans for new construction (i.e. not additions) shall include topographic contours of at least two-foot intervals. This definition does not preclude the Commission from requiring other information such as drainage calculations, replication schedules, etc.

SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECT

Any activity which is determined by a vote of the Commission to be likely to result in a significant adverse effect of the functions and characteristics of a resource area.

VERNAL POOL

Any isolated wetland subject to flooding which is determined by a vote of the Commission to be capable of satisfying the definition of a vernal pool as set forth in the MassDEP Regulations 310, CMR 10.00.