New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 300 - PERMITS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS; CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL WORK IN JURISDICTIONAL AREAS
Part Env-Wt 311 - APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR STANDARD PERMITS
Section Env-Wt 311.05 - Required Project Plans
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wt 311.05
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) The applicant shall provide the following information on one or more plan sheets that conform to (c), below:
(1) The name of the applicant;
(2) Except for the department of
transportation, if the applicant has not yet acquired an enforceable
proprietary interest in the property, each owner of the subject property as of
the date the application is prepared;
(3) The tax map, block, unit, and lot number
of each parcel in the subject property;
(4) The date each plan was originally
prepared and the date of each revision, if any;
(5) The name and professional license number
of the individual responsible for each portion of the plan, such as the wetland
delineation, the survey, and the engineering where licensed or
certified;
(6) An overview of the
subject property and proposed impact areas in relation to property
lines;
(7) All existing and
proposed easement boundaries, including drainage and maintenance access
easements, in relation to the property lines of the subject property;
(8) For department of transportation
applications of over 400 linear feet, roadway stations shown every 100
feet;
(9) Any impacts proposed to a
right-of-way over another's land;
(10) The footprint and vertical dimensions of
each existing structure, each proposed structure, and all other relevant
features necessary to clearly define the project;
(11) A labeled north-pointing arrow that
points true or magnetic north to indicate orientation;
(12) A legend that clearly identifies all
symbols, line types, and shading used on the plan;
(13) The location of jurisdictional areas
delineated in accordance with Env-Wt 406, and whether any have been designated
as prime wetlands in accordance with
RSA
482-A:15;
(14) Except for the department of
transportation, the name and professional license number of the individual
responsible for the delineation of jurisdictional areas, including but not
limited to wetlands, streams, and vernal pools on the property, if other than
the individual identified as being responsible for the plan pursuant to (5),
above;
(15) All shorelines and
surface waters on or within 250 feet of the nearest impact area and, if
applicable, all coastal features as described in Env-Wt 603 including but not
limited to all sand dunes and all areas within 100 feet of the highest
observable tideline;
(16) The
location of the 100-year floodplain, if on or within 100 feet of the subject
property;
(17) If the topography of
the subject property is to be permanently altered, existing and proposed final
contours at intervals not greater than 2 feet in all areas to be disturbed and
within 250 feet thereof on the subject property, and a reference elevation
referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) or its
successor;
(18) Labeled and lightly
shaded or stippled areas indicating limits of all temporary and permanent
impacts in jurisdictional areas;
(19) Proposed methods of erosion, siltation,
sedimentation, and turbidity control and management, indicated graphically and
labeled with the type of control and the contractor responsible for monitoring
the controls if known at the time of the application;
(20) If the project proposes the subdivision
of land, the location of all proposed lot lines on one or more plans stamped by
a land surveyor or a professional engineer licensed pursuant to RSA
310-A;
(21) If the project involves
construction of vegetative stabilization, bioengineering, rip-rap slope,
retaining wall, or other bank stabilization structure, the information required
by Env-Wt 514 or Env-Wt 600, as applicable; and
(22) All information necessary to clearly
delineate and describe the project, including any project-specific information
specified in Env-Wt 500 or Env-Wt 600, as applicable.
(b) Plans depicting wetland boundaries that are submitted with an application for a standard permit shall:
(1) Show the location and number of the
individual wetland boundary flags or other markings, as located by survey or by
GPS;
(2) If prepared by a certified
wetland scientist, be stamped by the certified wetland scientist who prepared
the plan(s) or who oversaw the wetland boundary delineation if done by an
apprentice or an associate who is not a certified wetland scientist;
(3) If not prepared by a certified wetland
scientist, be accompanied by a report that includes an existing conditions plan
that has been prepared and stamped by a certified wetland scientist;
(4) If prepared by a homeowner acting on his
or her own behalf for the development of the homeowner's primary residence, be
signed by the homeowner in accordance with
Env-Wt
311.11;
(5) Include notes that specify:
a. The date(s) on which the wetlands
delineation was performed; and
b.
The method of delineation; and
(6) Be accompanied by:
a. A report of existing conditions, if the
jurisdictional areas have not been disturbed; or
b. US Army Corps of Engineers data sheets, if
disturbed conditions exist.
(c) Each plan sheet shall:
(1) Include a title block in the lower
right-hand corner that contains:
a. The
information specified in (a)(1)-(4), above; and
b. The scale of the plan as specified in (3),
below, with a graphical scale bar;
(2) Be on white paper that is either 8.5 x 11
inches, 11 x 17 inches, or 22 x 34 inches;
(3) Be at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet
for subdivisions, otherwise at a scale of one inch equals 400 feet or a scale
that provides greater detail;
(4)
Be numbered consecutively and include an index sheet if more than one sheet;
and
(5) If on paper that is larger
than 8.5 x 11 inches, be folded as close to that size as possible with the
title block facing up.
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