From:	Michael Behrendt
Sent:	Monday, August 24, 2015 5:20 PM
Subject:	Site Regs - email from J. Spang

To the Planning Board,
For your interest, below.

Michael Behrendt
Director of Planning and Community Development (“Town Planner”)
Town of Durham
8 Newmarket Road
Durham, NH  03824
(603) 868-8064
www.ci.durham.nh.us

From: Judith Spang []  
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 8:39 PM 
To: Michael Behrendt 
Cc: John Parry 
Subject: Re: Planning Board meeting *

Michael, this is the only definition of "Buffer" that I have ever seen that makes no 
mention of vegetation. The purposes of the buffer--- runoff control, riparian 
habitat-- are served by a naturally-vegetated riparian area.
      The State Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act contains language that can 
be used (starting with the definition), even if Durham does not want to get involved 
with the elaborate vegetation management that the State statute lays out.
    Judith