Conservation Commission Bylaws and Rules and Regulations

The Hanover Wetlands Protection Bylaw (General Bylaw Section 6-14) protects all areas defined as wetlands, resource areas, protected districts, and any areas deeded to the care and maintenance of the Conservation Commission and its subcommittee, the Open Space Committee. The bylaw extends the protection of these areas beyond that of the Mass Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.130 s.40). Any changes to the bylaw must first be discussed and voted on at a public hearing during a Conservation Commission meeting, and then be voted in an affirmative at a duly posted Town Meeting. 

In order to further define the bylaw and set forth processes and procedures, the Commission has written a set of Rules and Regulations.