Decks in Lynn, MA, built and repaired for salt air near Lynn Shore Drive, with the 100-foot wetlands bylaw checked inland.
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Lynn asks for an updated plot plan with a building permit request; the application form lists what else to submit. The city aims to decide within 30 days, and permitted work must begin within six months and keep moving until it's done.
[1]The bylaw covers wetlands, ponds, streams, beaches, land subject to coastal storm flowage and the land within 100 feet of them. No work is allowed within 30 feet of a freshwater wetland unless the Conservation Commission finds it unavoidable.
[1][2]Lynn is split into 15 zoning districts with their own uses and dimensional rules. To learn whether a project is allowed, submit a written zoning determination request through the ISD portal; appeals go to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
[1]One statewide building code. Massachusetts uses a single building code for every town: 780 CMR, now in its tenth edition. Your local building department enforces it and issues the permits. source
Dig Safe before digging. State law requires notice to Dig Safe at least 72 hours before digging, not counting weekends and legal holidays. That includes holes for deck footings. Call 811. source
Lynn's wetlands bylaw reaches 100 feet from wetlands, ponds, streams and coastal areas. It bars work within 30 feet of a freshwater wetland unless the Conservation Commission finds it unavoidable, and a deck in the buffer is filed as a minor residential project.
Close to the ocean, boards and fasteners take a beating, so we walk through pressure-treated, cedar, mahogany and composite with upkeep in mind. Once Lynn issues the permit, work has to start within six months and keep going, which suits us fine.
If it's within 100 feet of a wetland, pond, stream or the shore, the Conservation Commission likely needs to see it. The commission's contact is (781) 586-6827.
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Local rules change. We link the official pages so you can check the current version, and we confirm what your job needs when we come look.
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