Section Env-Wt 609.11 - Tidal Shoreline Stabilization Projects Requiring Standard Permit(a) A shoreline stabilization project shall require a standard permit, except as provided for in Env-Wt 609.10(b)(5), if it: (1) Is a living shoreline that does not meet the requirements of Env-Wt 609.01 or an installation of hard structures in any previously undisturbed coastal lands or tidal wetlands;(2) Represents an increase in hardening of the shoreline, such as by constructing a wall, installing rip-rap, converting a bio-installation to armoring, or increasing the dimensions of existing armoring; or(3) Does not qualify as a minimum impact project under Env-Wt 609.10.(b) The following shall constituted major impact projects:(1) Projects in sand dunes, tidal wetlands, or bogs, except for repair of existing structures pursuant to Env-Wt 609.10; and(2) Projects within 100 feet of the highest observable tide line that alter any bank, flat, wetlands, surface water, or undeveloped uplands, except for repair of existing structures pursuant to Env-Wt 609.08(a).(c) Projects that do not meet the criteria for minimum impact or major projects shall constitute minor impact projects.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 609.11
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 28, Filed July 11, 2019, Proposed by #12806, Effective 12/15/2019, Expires 12/15/2029.