Section Env-Wq 1406.22 - Duration of Shoreland Permit; Amendments(a) A shoreland permit issued under RSA 483-B:5-b shall expire 5 years from the date of issuance as specified on the permit.(b) The holder of a shoreland permit who wishes to make changes to a project after the department has issued the permit shall:(1) Apply for an amended permit in accordance with (c), below, if the changes meet the criteria specified in (e), below; or(2) Apply for a new permit in accordance with Env-Wq 1406, if the changes do not meet the criteria specified in (e), below.(c) A permit holder shall request an amendment to an issued shoreland permit by submitting the following to the department in writing: (1) A copy of the permit that is sought to be amended;(2) Those components of a complete original application that differ from the application originally submitted;(3) A list that identifies each specific change to the project, with a cross-reference to where on the submitted documents that change is reflected and how it is reflected; and(4) A statement signed by the permit holder certifying that the proposed changes meet all of the criteria specified in (e), below.(d) The department shall review an amendment request in accordance with RSA 483-B:5-b, V.(e) A shoreland permit shall be amended only if the proposed changes meet all of the following criteria: (1) There is no increase in impervious area;(2) There is no reduction in any set-back to the reference line;(3) There is no increase in disturbed area or decrease in the area to be maintained in an unaltered state;(4) The work can be completed prior to the expiration date of the original permit; and(5) The project as revised would have been approved under Env-Wq 1406.15 if the revised project had been submitted originally.(f) If the project as revised meets the criteria specified in (e), above, the department shall issue an amended permit. The issuance of an amended permit shall not extend the expiration date.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Wq 1406.22
Derived From Volume XXXVII Number 2, Filed January 12, 2017, Proposed by #12062, Effective 12/17/2016, Expires 12/17/2026.