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 9/13/2021 (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)
  9. Buffer Zone Mitigation Policy (PDF)
  10. Voluntary Waiver of Deadlines (PDF)

Permitting

  1. Guide to Permitting (PDF)
  2. Application Checklist Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation (PDF)
  3. Application Checklist Administrative Review (PDF)
  4. Application Checklist Notice of Intent (PDF)
  5. Application Checklist Request for a Certificate of Compliance (PDF)
  6. Application Checklist Request for Determination of Applicability (PDF)
  7. Hingham Wetlands Protection By-Law Fees (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 requires mitigation in accordance with the Buffer Zone Mitigation Policy.

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)