New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 500 - PROJECT-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Part Env-Wt 515 - DUG-IN BASINS AND BOATHOUSES, AND STRUCTURES REGULATED UNDER RSA 482-A:26
Section Env-Wt 515.06 - Dug-In Basins and Boathouse, and Structures Regulated Under RSA 482-A:26 Construction or Modification Project Classification

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wt 515.06

Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025

(a) The construction or modification of a boathouse over an existing dug-in basin shall be a minimum impact project only if all of the following criteria are met:

(1) The construction or modification is in accordance with Env-Wt 515.05;

(2) The boathouse and any associated docking structures are existing legal structures;

(3) No portion of the existing boathouse was made suitable for use as a dwelling contrary to RSA 482-A:26 prior to or subsequent to the effective date of the original prohibition, May 28, 1969;

(4) No additional boat slips will be provided as a result of the project; and

(5) Dredging will be limited to areas within the dug-in basin.

(b) The modification of a boathouse over public submerged lands shall be a minimum impact project only if all of the following criteria are met:

(1) There is no increase in the exterior dimensions of the boathouse;

(2) The boathouse and any associated docking structures are existing legal structures;

(3) No portion of the existing boathouse was made suitable for use as a dwelling contrary to RSA 482-A:26 prior to or subsequent to the effective date of the original prohibition, May 28, 1969;

(4) No additional boat slips will be created as a result of the project; and

(5) The boathouse modification does not include dredging.

(c) The construction or modification of a boathouse over an existing dug-in basin shall be a minor impact project if all of the criteria of (a), above, are met with either of the following exceptions:

(1) Additional boat slips will be provided as a result of the project but the total number of existing and proposed slips on the property will not exceed 4; or

(2) Less than 20 CY of material will be dredged from areas outside the dug-in basin.

(d) The modification of a boathouse over public submerged lands shall be a minor impact project if all of the criteria of (b), above, are met and less than 20 CY of material will be dredged.

(e) The construction or modification of a dug-in basin or boathouse that does not meet any of the classification criteria of (a) through (d), above, shall be a major project.

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