Conservation Commission

Meeting Dates and Deadlines for 2023

Documents must be in CONCOM Office by 12 noon by the agenda deadline date listed above.

Please contact the Commission at least 14 business days before the scheduled meeting to be placed on the agenda.

If your project or property is located in an area subject to the jurisdiction of the Revere Conservation Commission, the following applies:

• Any disturbance of alteration of land in an area either within or near a Wetland Resource or within 100 feet of the 100 yr. flood plain is subject to Conservation Commission jurisdiction.
• A disturbance can be as substantial as a new commercial development, constructing a new home or an addition or as minor as putting in a new lawn, pool, shed or driveway.

• After you apply for a permit
• Appeal a Conservation Commission decision
• File with the Conservation Commission
• Meeting minutes and videos

All recordings of the Conservation Commission meetings can be found on the Revere TV Youtube Channel. Meeting minutes are available upon request. 

If you think that any of these questions may apply to your project, you may have to fill out a required application, such as a Determination of Applicability which requires a public meeting or Notice of Intent which requires a Public Hearing the City of Reveres' Conservation Commission in an open and publicly noticed forum.

Information on this website is provided to help you get your project started off in the right direction, it will also allow for you to understand the "Wetlands Protection Act" that is mandated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Chapter 131 Section 40. Code of Massachusetts Regulations 310.10 and Title 16 Chapter 16.04 of the Revere City Ordinances detail the requirements for work in areas subject to the Wetlands Protection Act that may apply to your project. Knowledge of these requirements allows you to work in cooperation with the City of Revere, your engineers, architects, builders and others that may be involved with your project. Properly following the required process will ensure that the road to completion of your project, with the proper hearings/public meetings, permitting, licensing in place, will be completed in a smooth and timely fashion allowing you to finish your project in the most cost-effective manner possible.

More information on the state regulations can be found on the web at: http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/resources/wetlands.htm

The protected interests of the Wetlands Protection Act include the following:

• Public Water Supply
• Private Water Supply
• Groundwater Supply
• Land Containing Shellfish
• Fisheries
• Storm Damage Prevention
• Prevention of Pollution
• Protection of Wildlife Habitat
• Flood Control

The applicant must show that either the proposed work is not significant to these interests or that the project will contain such provisions that the work will meet performance standards set by Commonwealth of Massachusetts for work in areas where any of the protected interests of a particular wetlands resource area are significant to the Wetlands Protection Act. THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN ALL CASES IS UPON THE APPLICANT.

To complete these forms, the applicant should refer to the wetlands regulations (310 CMR 10.00) which can be obtained from the Department’s web site at https://www.mass.gov. Regulations are available for viewing at public libraries and county law libraries across the state, as well as at the Department’s Regional Service Centers. Regulations also are available for sale from the State House Bookstore (617.727.2834) and State House Bookstore West (413.784.1378).

View more information about the wetlands regulations.

Fines can be issued for violations of Chapter 131 Section 40 can be issued up to and including ten-thousand dollars ($10,000) a day for continuing violations.

Non-criminal disposition tickets can be issued by the City of Revere for violations of Title 16 Environment, Chapter 16.04 Wetlands Protection of the Revised City of Revere Municipal Ordinances for up to three hundred dollars per day of continuing violation. Most violations are incurred when a property owner undertakes work on their property within the jurisdiction of the Revere Conservation Commission without first filing for a permit.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has codified regulations pertaining to the Wetlands Protection Act in the Code of Massachusetts Regulations 310CMR10.00. This regulation is divided into three main sections, Regulations for All Wetlands, Additional Regulations for Coastal Wetlands and Additional Regulations for Inland Wetlands. Additional Regulations may apply for areas of special environmental value such as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern. Rumney Marsh and Belle Isle Marsh are the two Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in the City of Revere. Various technical publications from from both the federal and state governments are readily available to assist an applicant in making sure their project meets the requirements for building in wetland areas. Additional permit requirements for projects may be required. Projects in filled tidelands require Chapter 91 Licensing. The Revere Conservation Commission has not accepted local responsibility for Chapter 91 Licensing, however an applicant is typically requested to provide documentation that they have received or do not need Chapter 91 Licensing.

After you Apply For a Permit

Appeal Conservation Commission Decisions

File with the Conservation Commission

Request for Department Action Fee Transmittal Form

This form is to be used when submitting an appeal of a Revere Conservation Commission action, action lack of action, permit or denial of a permit to the Department of Environmental Protection. Instructions are on second page.

Application Forms, Regulations, Policies, Guidance, & FAQS

Chapter 91 Waterways

City of Revere Wetlands By-Law

General Law concerning protection of Coastal Wetlands Chapter 130 Section 105

Department of Environmental Protection Notice of Intent Filings Searchable Database

Filings of City of Revere Notice of Intent and Request for Determination of Resource Areas

File No. 061-0235 to File No. 061-0707

September 26, 1989 to December 6, 2017

Guidance to Completing All Wetlands Protection Forms

To complete these forms, the applicant should refer to the wetlands regulations (310 CMR 10.00) which can be obtained from the Department’s web site at www.state.ma.us/dep. Regulations are available for viewing at public libraries and county law libraries across the state, as well as at the Department’s Regional Service Centers. Regulations also are available for sale from the State House Bookstore (617.727.2834) and State House Bookstore West (413.784.1378).

Wetlands Protection Act Form 1 - Request for Determination of Applicability

The Request for Determination of Applicability is a process which provides applicants with the option of seeking a determination on the applicability of the Wetlands Protection Act (the Act) to a proposed site or activity. Before filing this form to confirm the boundary delineation of a resource area, the applicant should discuss other delineation review options with the Conservation Commission. The Commission may require the submission of WPA Form 4A (Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation), WPA Form 3 (Notice of Intent), or WPA Form 4 (Abbreviated Notice of Intent).

The applicant is responsible for providing the information required for the review of this application to the issuing authority (Conservation Commission or the Department of Environmental Protection). The submittal of a complete and accurate description of the site and project will minimize requests for additional information by the issuing authority which may result in an unnecessary delay in the issuance of a Determination of Applicability.

The issuing authority also may require that supporting materials (plans and calculations) be prepared by professionals including, but not limited to, a registered engineer, registered architect, registered landscape architect, registered land surveyor, registered sanitarian biologist, environmental scientist, geologist, or hydrologist when the complexity of the proposed work warrants specialized expertise.

To complete this form, the applicant should refer to the wetlands regulations (310 CMR 10.00), which may be purchased online, in person, or by mail at the Massachusetts State Bookstore.

Wetlands Protection Act Form 3 - Notice of Intent

To protect the Commonwealth's wetland resources, the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (General Law Chapter 131, Section 40) prohibits the removal, dredging, filling, or altering of wetlands without a permit. To obtain a permit (called an Order of Conditions), a project proponent must submit an application to the Conservation Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection (the Department). The Notice of Intent application provides the Conservation Commission and the Department with a complete and accurate description of the:

• Site: including the type and boundaries of resource areas under the Wetlands Protection Act, and
• Proposed work: including all measures and designs proposed to meet the performance standards described in the Wetlands Protection Act Regulations, 310 Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) 10.00, for each applicable resource area.

The applicant is responsible for providing the information required for the review of this application to the permit issuing authority (Conservation Commission or the Department). The submittal of a complete and accurate description of the site and project will minimize requests for additional information by the issuing authority that may result in an unnecessary delay in the issuance of an Order of Conditions.

Download notice of intent form

Wetlands Protection Act Form 4 - Abbreviated Notice of Intent

The Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation, WPA Form 4A, (ANRAD) provides a procedure for an applicant to confirm the delineation of a Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW). If an ANRAD is filed for a BVW delineation, confirmation of other resource areas may also be requested provided the other resource area boundaries are identified on the plans which accompany the BVW boundary delineation Section 310CMR10.05(4)(b)1. lists the conditions that must be met in order to be able to file an Abbreviated Notice of Intent.

Wetlands Protection Act Form 4A - Abbreviated Request for Resource Area Determination

The Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation, WPA Form 4A, (ANRAD) provides a procedure for an applicant to confirm the delineation of a Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW). If an ANRAD is filed for a BVW delineation, confirmation of other resource areas may also be requested provided the other resource area boundaries are identified on the plans which accompany the BVW boundary delineation.

The filing of an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation is optional

Wetlands Protection Act Form 7 - Extension of Order of Conditions

Extension requests for Orders of Condition 310CMR10.05(8) issued by the Revere Conservation Commission can be requested sixty (60) days prior to the stated expiration date on the recorded Order of Conditions. Submit correspondence to the Chair Person of the Commission stating the DEP File Number, Location of the Project and current expiration date of the Order of Conditions.

Expiring Orders of Conditions can be extended for a maximum of three (3) additional years and can be additionally renewed for two additional periods of three (3) years once again by application.

Wetlands Protection Act Form 8A - Request for Certificate of Compliance

At the conclusion and completion of all activities associated with an Order of Conditions (Wetland Permit) on a project, the applicant submits this form along with an as-built plan and elevation certificate to the Conservation Commission.

Download the Request for Certificate of Compliance form

EDEP Electronic Department of Environmental Protection Filing

Massachusetts Geographic Information Systems Web Page

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions

Area of Critical Environmental Concern Web Page

MASSDEP Environmental eNewsletter

Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Web Page

Massachusetts State Building Code 780 CMR 120 G Special Construction

2016 FEMA Flood Zone Maps - Maps to effective March 16 2016

• Flood Zone Map Index Revere
• 2016 Flood Zone Map Panel 09 Revere
• 2016 Flood Zone Map Panel 17 Revere
• 2016 Flood Zone Map Panel 19 Revere
• 2016 Flood Zone Map Panel 28 Revere
• 2016 Flood Zone Map Panel 29 Revere
• 2016 Flood Zone Map Panel 36 Revere
• 2016 Flood Zone Map Panel 37 Revere
• 2016 Flood Zone Map Panel 38 Revere
• Datum Conversion Table
• Using a Flood Insurance Rate Map
• Coastal Storm Management Link - StormSmart Communities - Tools to Assist in Interpreting Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study Reports
• Coastal Storm Management Link - Massachusetts Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Viewer

Reducing Flood Risk

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA Technical Bulletin 1 Openings in Foundation Walls and Walls of Enclosures

By-Laws Governing Meeting and Operation of the Revere Conservation Commission

• Rumney Marsh Restoration Areas Map
• Town Line Brook Flood Control and Marsh Restoration Project Revere Massachusetts
• Opportunities and Constraints for Mitigating the Environmental Effects of an Abandoned Highway Embankment Fill at Rumney Marsh in Revere and Saugus, Massachusetts
• Oak Island RAM Mitigation Project Vegetation Monitoring Report September 26, 2014
• Oak Island Ram Mitigation Projection Vegetation Monitoring Report Spring 2014
• Oak Island Tide Gate Summary July 2, 2014
• 1999 Ballard Street Salt Marsh Report
• Expanded Environmental Notification Form MGL c. 30 ss. 61-621 Ballard Street Salt Marsh Restoration Eastern Avenue and Ballard Street Saugus MA March 16, 2015