Boston Local Wetland Ordinance

“The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect the wetlands, water resources, flood- prone areas, and adjoining upland areas of the City of Boston from loss of their function, value, or acreage by controlling activities and mitigating effects deemed by the Boston Conservation Commission (“Conservation Commission” or “Commission”) likely to have a significant individual or cumulative adverse effect upon protection of the following resource area values, including, but not limited to: protection of the public or private water supply and quality; protection of the public and private groundwater supply and quality; short term and long term coastal and stormwater flood control, erosion and sedimentation control; storm damage prevention, including coastal storm flowage; protection of surface water supply and quality, including water pollution control; flood conveyance and storage; protection of fisheries, land containing shellfish, wildlife habitat, rare and endangered plant and animal species and habitat, wetland plant habitat, and recreation, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and to mitigate impacts from climate change. Collectively, these are the resource area values and interests (“Resource Area Values”) protected by this Ordinance.” § 7-1-4(a)