N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 515.06

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Wt 515.06 - Dug-In Basins and Boathouse, and Structures Regulated Under RSA 482-A:26 Construction or Modification Project Classification
(a) The construction or modification of a boathouse over an existing dug-in basin shall be a minimum impact project only if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) The construction or modification is in accordance with Env-Wt 515.05;
(2) The boathouse and any associated docking structures are existing legal structures;
(3) No portion of the existing boathouse was made suitable for use as a dwelling contrary to RSA 482-A:26 prior to or subsequent to the effective date of the original prohibition, May 28, 1969;
(4) No additional boat slips will be provided as a result of the project; and
(5) Dredging will be limited to areas within the dug-in basin.
(b) The modification of a boathouse over public submerged lands shall be a minimum impact project only if all of the following criteria are met:
(1) There is no increase in the exterior dimensions of the boathouse;
(2) The boathouse and any associated docking structures are existing legal structures;
(3) No portion of the existing boathouse was made suitable for use as a dwelling contrary to RSA 482-A:26 prior to or subsequent to the effective date of the original prohibition, May 28, 1969;
(4) No additional boat slips will be created as a result of the project; and
(5) The boathouse modification does not include dredging.
(c) The construction or modification of a boathouse over an existing dug-in basin shall be a minor impact project if all of the criteria of (a), above, are met with either of the following exceptions:
(1) Additional boat slips will be provided as a result of the project but the total number of existing and proposed slips on the property will not exceed 4; or
(2) Less than 20 CY of material will be dredged from areas outside the dug-in basin.
(d) The modification of a boathouse over public submerged lands shall be a minor impact project if all of the criteria of (b), above, are met and less than 20 CY of material will be dredged.
(e) The construction or modification of a dug-in basin or boathouse that does not meet any of the classification criteria of (a) through (d), above, shall be a major project.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 515.06

Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12805, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029 (See Revision Notes #1 and #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wt 500).
Amended by Volume XL Number 46, Filed November 12, 2020, Proposed by #13124, Effective 10/23/2020, Expires 10/23/2030.
Amended by Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13776, Effective 10/13/2023, Expires 10/13/2033.