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 611 - SAND DUNES
Section Env-Wt 611.03 - Pre-Application Assessment
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) As provided in RSA 482-A:3, VII, the department shall provide a pre-application assessment of any lot of record located in sand dunes upon request of the property owner.
(b) The purpose of a pre-application assessment shall be to provide the property owner with information regarding what requirements apply to the property, including reviewing the property for the presence of threatened or endangered dune vegetation or other exemplary natural community features that may require protection, relocation, or mitigation, or any combination thereof.
(c) To request a pre-application assessment, the property owner shall submit to the department a written request for an assessment that includes:
(d) The department shall undertake the pre-application assessment by reviewing available aerial photography, orthophotography, and GIS data. If the available information is not sufficient to finalize the assessment, the department shall conduct a site inspection.
(e) The department shall provide the results of the pre-application assessment to the property owner in writing.
(f) For major impact projects in sand dunes that require mitigation, the pre-application assessment shall not replace the formal pre-application meeting to discuss compensatory mitigation required by Env-Wt 311.02.