Riverfront Area.

Municipal Official. The mayor of a city, the board of selectmen of a town, or the council of a municipality having a manager-council form of government. Person. Any individual, partnership, trust, firm, corporation, association, commission, district, department, board, municipality, public or quasi-public agency or authority. Petition. An application to the Secretary for the designation of a Densely Developed Area. Proposed Area. The area of land proposed for designation as densely developed in the Petition of the Municipal Official. River. Any naturally flowing body of water that empties to any ocean, lake, pond or other river which flows throughout the year. Rivers include perennial streams but not intermittent streams as defined in 310 CMR 10.58: Riverfront Area. For purposes of 301 CMR 10.00, river shall have the same meaning as defined in 310 CMR 10.58. Riverfront Area. The area of land between a river's mean annual high-water line measured horizontally outward from the river and a parallel line located 200 feet away, except: (a) for new agricultural or aquacultural activities, the parallel line shall be located 100 feet away; and (b) in densely developed areas the parallel line shall be located 25 feet away. For purposes of 301 CMR 10.00, riverfront area shall have the same meaning as defined in 310 CMR 10.58: Riverfront Area. Secretary. The Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.