These regulations are promulgated by the Lunenburg Conservation Commission, hereafter referred to as the "Commission," pursuant to the authority granted to it under the Town of Lunenburg, hereafter referred to as the "Town," and its General Bylaw for Wetlands Protection, hereafter referred to as the "bylaw."[1] These regulations shall complement the bylaw and shall have the force of law upon their effective date.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 239, Wetlands Protection.
The purpose of these regulations is to aid in the consistent and effective implementation of the bylaw by establishing uniform procedures and standards by which the Commission may carry out its responsibilities under the bylaw.
Wetlands and wetland buffer zones contribute to a number of public interests and values and are therefore protected. These interests and values include, but are not limited to, the following: public and/or private water supply, groundwater protection, surface water protection, flood control, erosion and sedimentation control, storm damage prevention, water pollution prevention, fisheries, freshwater shellfish, protection of endangered and/or threatened species, and wildlife and wildlife habitat.