Section Env-Wt 611.03 - Pre-Application Assessment(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:(1) The property owner's name and contact information;(2) The street address and tax map/lot of the property; and (3) Any questions the property owner has about the applicability of specific requirements.(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.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wt 611.03
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12806, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.