B. Presumption

Where a proposed activity involves the altering of a buffer zone, the Commission shall presume that such area is significant to the interests specified in the Orleans Bylaw – Chapter 160. This presumption is rebuttable upon clear and convincing evidence that the buffer zone does not play a role in the protection of said interests. No work will be permitted in the buffer zone which has a significant adverse impact upon the interests (wetland values) protected by the Act or the Orleans Bylaw. In buffer zones adjacent to an ACEC and in the Town Cove/Nauset estuary, the No Adverse Impact standard will apply.