By-Laws, Regulations & Permitting

By-Laws, Regulations & Policies

  1. Town By-Laws (PDF)
  2. Hingham Wetland Regulations (PDF)
  3. Rules and Regulations Governing Use of Conservation Land (PDF)
  4. Bow Hunting Regulations - Revised 8/3/2020 (PDF)
  5. Policy on Receipt of Information (PDF)
  6. Resource Area Delineation Policy (PDF)
  7. Tree Removal and Replacement Policy (PDF)
  8. Coastal Engineering Structures Policy (PDF)

Permitting

Note: Submittal procedures have been revised due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency. Please refer to the "Application Submission Quick Reference Guide" (below) to ensure that materials are properly submitted. Revised abutter notification forms are also posted below, for use during the COVID-19 State of Emergency.

  1. Application Checklist Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation (PDF)
  2. Application Checklist Administrative Review (PDF)
  3. Application Checklist Notice of Intent (PDF)
  4. Application Checklist Request for a Certificate of Compliance (PDF)
  5. Application Checklist Request for Determination of Applicability (PDF)
  6. Application Submission Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
  7. Guide to Permitting (PDF)
  8. Hingham Wetlands Protection By-Law Fees (PDF)
  9. Revised Abutter Notification Form for SOE (PDF)
  10. Revised Admin Review Abutter Notification Form for SOE (PDF)

Mitigation Planting Resources

The intent of the Conservation Commission is to move all structures and activities as far away as possible from any Resource Area, and to retain and maintain the Buffer Zone in a naturally vegetated condition (see Part II, Section 22.0 of the Hingham Wetland Regulations).

When activities are proposed in the Buffer Zone, the Commission typically seeks mitigation plantings for new impervious area and/or structures in the 100ft Buffer Zone (50-100ft) at a 1:1 ratio (planting area to impervious area and/or footprint). In the 50ft Buffer Zone (0-50ft), the ratio increases to 2:1. If the Resource Area is a Vernal Pool, potential or certified, the mitigation ratio is typically 2:1 regardless of whether work is proposed in the 50ft or 100ft Buffer Zone. Pervious improvements, such as decks and some patios, are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Examples of mitigation planting plans submitted to the Commission can be found on the Pending Applications website. The following websites provide additional information on native plants, which are preferred for all mitigation planting areas.

Additional Documents

  1. Do You as an Abutter Meet the Prior Participation Standard (PDF)
  2. Float Storage Restrictions (PDF)
  3. Wetland and River Protection Graphic (PDF)
  4. Working Near Wetland Resource Areas (PDF)