1. (a) As authorized by RSA 482-A:11, V, a series of minor or minimum impact projects, or any combination thereof, undertaken by a single developer or several developers within the 5 years preceding the application for the current project shall constitute a major impact project if the projects, when taken in the aggregate, meet any of the criteria for a major impact project as identified in Env-Wt 407.02 or Env-Wt 407.03, and:

   1. (1) The subject properties are abutting;
   2. (2) The projects are a part of an overall scheme of development; or
   3. (3) The projects are otherwise consistent parts of an eventual whole.

2. (b) Classification as a major impact project based on (a), above, shall:

   1. (1) Take precedence over any lower classification; and
   2. (2) Not be eligible for a waiver or downgrade of the classification.

Source. #12804, eff 12-15-19