Environmental Applications, Forms and Checklists

Natural Resource Inventory Plan (NRI) Application

A detailed inventory of the existing physical and environmental conditions on a site and used in the land-use and site development planning process, which must consider impacts on a site’s natural and cultural resources.

Natural Resources Inventory – Equivalency Letter (NRI-EL) Application

Certain applications qualify for a NRI-EL, including sites that either contain no regulated environmental features, as defined by Subtitle 24 and 27, or no regulated environmental features will be disturbed. Refer to the 2018 Environmental Technical Manual for full details on qualifying for a NRI-EL.

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Type 2 Tree Conservation Plan (TCP2) Application

A TCP2 shows the final grading proposed on a site and the approved locations for structures, utilities, easements, stormwater management, and the limits of disturbance. TCP2s also provide details of woodland conservation and tree protection.

Woodland Conservation Ordinance Exemption Letter (WCO-Ex) Application

Letters of exemption from the Woodland Conservation Ordinance may be granted for certain properties or activities only if the property does not have a previously approved tree conservation plan. The conditions and requirements for exemptions are outlined in the Environmental Technical Manual.

Subtitle 25—Division 2 Variance Application

This application is for variance requests related to Subtitle 25, Division 2. Use one variance request form for all required and/or requested variances to Subtitle 25, Division 2 associated with a TCP2 application. Variances associated with a “stand-alone”
TCP2 applications are submitted directly to the Environmental Planning Section. Variances associated with a Development Review application are submitted to DRD with the companion case.

Chesapeake Bay Critical Area

The Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zones help protect water quality and fish, wildlife, and plant habitats from the impacts of development. New development, including subdivisions and lot consolidations, requires Planning Board approval of a Conservation Plan that addresses stormwater, erosion and sediment control, vegetation, and other environmental features.