Environmental Rules in Weymouth, MA (2026)
1 verified environmental rules for Weymouth, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Flood Zones
Weymouth is a coastal community with significant FEMA-designated flood zones along the Fore River, Back River, and coastal areas. The Weymouth Conservation Commission enforces wetlands protections under MGL c. 131 §40 and the Weymouth Wetlands Protection Ordinance (Ch. 7-301).
Weymouth Flood Zone Rules
Heavy RestrictionsMass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 40 (Wetlands Protection Act — Removal, Fill, Dredging or Altering of Land Bordering Waters)
Section 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, other than in the course of maintaining, repairing...
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