Wastewater Smart Growth- Policies, Regulations, Bylaws

This section provides examples of specific regulatory language to demonstrate approaches outlined in the preceding chapters of Sewers and Smart Growth Final Report.  All of the following regulations and bylaws may be accessed in their entirety by clicking on the links below.

8.1 Board of Health Regulations

8.1.1. Nutrient Management 

8.1.1.1. Interim Regulation for the Protection of Saltwater Estuaries, Barnstable
8.1.1.2 Nitrogen Loading Regulation, Chatham
8.1.1.3  Nutrient Management Regulations, Orleans
8.1.1.4 Part IX Section 14,  Design Flows in  Excess of 600 Gallons Per Day, Mashpee

 

8.1.2 Cluster System Requirements

8.1.2.1 Nitrogen Loading Regulations, Chatham Health Regulations
8.1.2.2 Falmouth Heath Regulation, Supplements to 310 CMR 15.00 Title 5
8.1.2.3 Harwich Health Regulation, Section 1.2.11
8.1.2.4 Orleans Health Regulation, Section 185-17.3
8.1.2.5 Code of the  Town of Barnstable, Article XIII Innovative and Alternative Systems Sec 360-37 and 38. 
 

8.2 Flow Neutral Sewer Connection Regulations

8.2.1 Article II, Regulation of Sewer Flow, Chatham Sewer Connection Regulations
8.2.2 New Silver Beach Sewer By-Law, Falmouth General Bylaw
8.2.3 Sewer Rules and Regulations, Provincetown Sewer Regulations

 

8.3 Land Use Bylaws

8.3.1 Non-Conformities

8.3.1.1 Denis Zoning Bylaw, Section 2 Use and Intensity Regulation, 2.4 Non-Conforming Conditions
8.3.1.2  Shutesbury Zoning Bylaw, Article VI Nonconformity of Pre-exisiting Uses and Structures, Section 6.1 Nonconforming Uses and  Structures

8.3.2 Cluster/Natural Resource Protection Zoning

8.3.2.1 Mashpee Zoning Bylaw Section 174-47 Open Space Desig
8.3.2.2 Shutesbury Zoning Bylaw, Article V Open Space Design
8.3.2.3 Falmouth Zoning Bylaw, Article XX Wildlife Corridor Overlay

 

8.3.3 Village Center

8.3.3.1 Town Center Bylaws:

8.4 Conservation Bylaws

8.4.1 MACC Model Non-Zoning Wetland Protection Bylaw/ Ordinance

8.5 Stormwater Managment and Low Impact Development General Bylaws

8.5.1 Town of Duxbury, Marshfield, Plymouth; Model Stormwater Managment Bylaw and Regulations
8.5.2 Model Low Impact Development Development and Regulation

8.5.3 A Guide for the Design of Storm Drainage Facilities in the Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts including Low Impact Development Standards

8.6 State Laws and Policies

8.6.1 Chapter 312 of the Acts of 2008- Section 5 and Section 10

8.6.2 Mass DEP "No NEt Nitrogen" Policy for Groundwater Discharge Permitting 314 CMR 5.06