An adequate system of stormwater drainage shall be provided, and no natural watercourse shall be altered or obstructed in such a way as to reduce the natural run-off capacity, unless Natural watercourses cannot be substitute means of run-off are provided. The Board may Subdivision altered or obstructed by require culverts and other stormwater drainage installations Floods Effective Regulations subdivisions where it deems necessary to connect with one or more natural watercourses. All necessary easements for drainage shall be provided, whether on or off the site. (Subdivision Regulations, 6.3. Storm Water Drainage) The responsibility for ade3quate drainage shall rest with the Responsibility for drainage Subdivision developer. This shall include the risk involved in connecting improvements falls on developers Floods Effective Regulations with existing drainage facilities (if any) provided by the Town. for subdivision projects (Subdivision Regulations, 7.3.0 Responsibility) Board of Health Regulations and Department of Environmental Subdivision Protection Standards for private and public water supplies Water supply requirements Drought Effective Regulations shall be met or exceeded (Subdivision Regulations, 6.4 Water Supply). All lines or wires used for the transmission of electricity or Severe thunderstorms intelligence shall be placed underground within the subdivision / wind / tornadoes / Utilities required to be buried in Subdivision in a location approved by the Superintendent of Streets hurricanes / severe Effective subdivisions Regulations (Subdivision Regulations, 7.5. Utilities Other than Drainage snow storms / ice Structures). storms Environmental impact of all new developments must be Environmental impact assessment Subdivision considered as part of subdivision applications, including the Drought Effective required as part of subdivisions Regulations impact to groundwater (Subdivision Regulations 8.5. Wildfire / brushfire Environmental Impact). Adoption of the Massachusetts State Building Code, which Conformance with State Building State promotes construction of buildings that can withstand hazards All hazards Effective Code Regulation to a certain degree.
Natural watercourses cannot be altered or obstructed by subdivisions Subdivision Regulations An adequate system of stormwater drainage shall be provided, and no natural watercourse shall be altered or obstructed in such a way as to reduce the natural run-off capacity, unless substitute means of run-off are provided. The Board may require culverts and other stormwater drainage installations where it deems necessary to connect with one or more natural watercourses. All necessary easements for drainage shall be provided, whether on or off the site. (Subdivision Regulations, 6.3. Storm Water Drainage) Floods Effective Responsibility for drainage improvements falls on developers for subdivision projects Subdivision Regulations The responsibility for ade3quate drainage shall rest with the developer. This shall include the risk involved in connecting with existing drainage facilities (if any) provided by the Town. (Subdivision Regulations, 7.3.0 Responsibility) Floods Effective Water supply requirements Subdivision Regulations Board of Health Regulations and Department of Environmental Protection Standards for private and public water supplies shall be met or exceeded (Subdivision Regulations, 6.4 Water Supply). Drought Effective Utilities required to be buried in subdivisions Subdivision Regulations All lines or wires used for the transmission of electricity or intelligence shall be placed underground within the subdivision in a location approved by the Superintendent of Streets (Subdivision Regulations, 7.5. Utilities Other than Drainage Structures). Severe thunderstorms / wind / tornadoes / hurricanes / severe snow storms / ice storms Effective Environmental impact assessment required as part of subdivisions Subdivision Regulations Environmental impact of all new developments must be considered as part of subdivision applications, including the impact to groundwater (Subdivision Regulations 8.5. Environmental Impact). Drought Wildfire / brushfire Effective Conformance with State Building Code State Regulation Adoption of the Massachusetts State Building Code, which promotes construction of buildings that can withstand hazards to a certain degree. All hazards Effective
Wales_HMP_2014_1-8-15.docx