New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 1000 - REGISTRATION OF LEGALLY EXISTING DOCKING STRUCTURES IN NON-TIDAL WATERS
Part Env-Wt 1003 - REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Section Env-Wt 1003.03 - Specifications for Plans and Photographs of Current Conditions; Information, Details, and Quality

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wt 1003.03

Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025

(a) In addition to the documents and evidence required in Env-Wt 1003.02, the owner shall demonstrate existing conditions by submitting plans that:

(1) Show all docking structures currently within the owner's docking facility;

(2) State the scale, if any, used on the plan;

(3) If the plans are to be submitted electronically, are in portable document format (pdf), created in a manner that preserves the scale used on the plan, if any;

(4) Either label all dimensions of all docking structures along with the shoreline length and setbacks to property lines or are drawn to a scale of 1 inch equals 10 feet, 1 inch equals 20 feet, or 1 inch equals 30 feet;

(5) Identify the location of the normal high water line as defined in Env-Wt 103.49, or the ordinary high water mark as defined in Env-Wt 103.50, as applicable;

(6) Identify the locations of the property lines at the shoreline;

(7) Show the type, location, and dimensions of all structural supports including but not limited to cribs and piles;

(8) Show that the docking structure is seasonal or permanent;

(9) If the docking structure is a breakwater, submit plans that demonstrate the:
a. The size, location, and configuration of the footprint of the breakwater at both the limits of the toe of slope and the limits as measured at the natural mean high water line; or

b. The water line which results from the exercise of any private or public owned flowage rights that exist where a waterbody has been raised by damming; and

(10) If the docking structure is a boathouse, no portion of which has been made suitable for use as a dwelling over water as defined in RSA 482-A:26, submit plans that document the:
a. The size, location, and configuration of the footprint of all dock surfaces;

b. The footprint at the limits of the boathouse walls, and the footprint of the roof of the boathouse; and

c. Profile and ridgeline height of the boathouse.

(b) For all docking structures, the owner shall submit dated photographs that:

(1) Document the current size, location, and configuration of the docking structure being registered; and

(2) Show all existing structures to be registered are constructed or installed as shown on plans submitted in accordance with (a) above.

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