Fees for Alteration of Terrain Permits

Fees for Alteration of Terrain permits issued in accordance with RSA 485-A:17 have been required since May 1981. With passage of HB 2, effective July 1, 2007, the following table illustrates the revised fee structure:

In practice, the area of disturbance is measured as follows:

• For a single family home subdivision in which the lot development will not be carried out at the same time as construction of the roadway and stormwater control structures (i.e. the roadway and required drainage facilities will be completed and stabilized prior to grading the lots), the grading for the residential lots can be omitted from the calculation.
• For other types of development and for earth removal operations, all earth disturbances are included in the calculation, including but not limited to: building area(s), parking, driveways, roadways, permanent stormwater controls, utility construction, landscaping, temporary stockpile, excavation, and staging areas.

Feel free to contact the DES Water Division, Alteration of Terrain, at (603) 271-3434 if you need further information.