Environmental Rules in Brockton, MA (2026)
4 verified environmental rules for Brockton, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Stormwater Management
Any new development or redevelopment in Brockton that increases stormwater runoff or alters drainage must get both a Stormwater Management Permit and a Land Disturbance Permit from the Stormwater Authority before work starts. The Stormwater Management Manual sets numeric design standards, including an 80 percent pollutant removal target, and enforces them with escalating fines up to $1,000 per day.
Brockton Stormwater Management Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsBrockton, MA Code of Ordinances § 23-154(a)
This Manual shall be applicable to all new development and redevelopment projects, including, but not limited to, site plan applications, subdivision applications, grading applications, land use conversion applications, any activity that will result in an increased amount of stormwater runoff or pollutants flowing from a parcel of land, or any activity that will alter the drainage characteristi...
Erosion Control
Disturbing a quarter acre or more of land in Brockton requires a Land Disturbance Permit and an engineer-stamped Erosion and Sediment Control Plan filed with the Stormwater Authority before any clearing or grading starts. The plan must keep bare soil stabilized within 14 days of work stopping, and unpermitted disturbance or a failed plan draws fines up to $1,000 per day.
Brockton Land Disturbance Erosion Control Permit
Some RestrictionsBrockton, MA Code of Ordinances § 23-158(a), (c)(2)
(a) General. A completed application for a Land Disturbance Permit shall be filed with stormwater authority. A permit must be obtained prior to the commencement of land disturbing activity that may result in the disturbance of an area of one-quarter acre or more or any other activity as described in section 23-134... Institute interim and permanent stabilization measures, which shall be institu...
Flood Zones
Any filling, dredging or altering of wetlands, floodplains or land subject to flooding in Brockton requires a written Notice of Intent to the Brockton Conservation Commission and an Order of Conditions before work begins, under the state Wetlands Protection Act, which the city's own floodplain overlay zone incorporates by reference.
Brockton Wetlands and Floodplain Alteration Rules
Significant RestrictionsMass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 40
No person shall remove, fill, dredge or alter any bank, riverfront area, fresh water wetland, coastal wetland, beach, dune, flat, marsh, meadow or swamp bordering on the ocean or on any estuary, creek, river, stream, pond, or lake, or any land under said waters or any land subject to tidal action, coastal storm flowage, or flooding... without filing written notice of his intention to so remove,...
Flood Elevation Requirements
Brockton's Floodplain District overlay covers every FEMA Zone A and AE parcel on the Plymouth County Flood Insurance Rate Map (panels dated July 17, 2012). In Zone A, where the FIRM lists no base flood elevation, the applicant must supply existing, reasonable elevation data, and building below the base flood elevation is allowed only by a Zoning Board of Appeals special permit.
Brockton Floodplain District Base Flood Elevation Rules
Significant RestrictionsBrockton Zoning Ordinance § 27-36(4)
Within Zone A, where the base flood elevation is not provided on the FIRM, the applicant shall produce any already existing, reasonable, base flood elevation data and it shall be used to meet the requirements of the state building code. ... All development in the district, including structural and non-structural activities, whether permitted by right or by special permit must be in compliance w...
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