New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 600 - COASTAL LANDS AND TIDAL WATERS/WETLANDS
Part Env-Wt 604 - GENERAL CRITERIA FOR PROJECT IMPACTS IN COASTAL AREAS
Section Env-Wt 604.02 - General Criteria for Tidal Buffer Zones
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wt 604.02
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) The 100-foot statutory limit on the extent of the tidal buffer zone shall be measured horizontally.
(b) Any person proposing a project in or on an undeveloped tidal buffer zone shall evaluate the proposed project based on:
(1) The
standard conditions in Env-Wt 307;
(2) The avoidance and minimization
requirements in Env-Wt 311.07 and
Env-Wt
313.03;
(3) The approval criteria in
Env-Wt
313.01;
(4) The evaluation criteria in
Env-Wt
313.05;
(5)
The project specific criteria in Env-Wt 600;
(6) The CFA required by
Env-Wt
603.04; and
(7) The vulnerability assessment required by
Env-Wt
603.05.
(c) Projects in or on a tidal buffer zone shall preserve the self-sustaining ability of the buffer area to provide habitat values, protect tidal environments from potential sources of pollution, provide stability of the coastal shoreline, and maintain existing buffers intact where the lot has disturbed area defined under RSA 483-B:4, VI.
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