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 524 - RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Section Env-Wt 524.02 - Approval Criteria for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Development Projects
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
In addition to the criteria established in Env-Wt 300, the department shall not approve an application for a residential, commercial, or industrial development project unless the following criteria are met:
(a) An off-site alternatives analysis is conducted for any project that will result in more than one acre of permanent wetland impacts;
(b) The project avoids and minimizes impacts to wetlands, watercourses, and sensitive and valuable wetlands in accordance with Env-Wt 311.07 and Env-Wt 313.03;
(c) The project complies with the design criteria specified in Env-Wt 524.04 and the construction criteria specified in Env-Wt 524.05; and
(d) Compensatory mitigation is provided for any new residential, commercial, or industrial development in a PRA.