§ 50-191. Specific and cumulative impact protection.

(a)

Wetlands. Any development contiguous to a wetland, waters of the state, a wildlife management area or preserve, marine resources or any beach or shoreline shall provide an assessment of the potential environmental impacts of the development upon those ecosystems, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Exemption. Single-family development on tracts of record prior to January 1990 is exempt from this requirement.

(c)

Standards. An environmental impact assessment shall meet the following minimum standards:

(1)

It shall be prepared by an individual or a firm with at least a four-year degree in the environmental sciences and unrelated to the applicant.

(2)

It shall document predevelopment conditions of the ecosystems described in subsection (a) of this section; it shall describe the cumulative effects of the various development phases, including surrounding development, upon environmental quality; and it shall describe those actions to be taken to protect or improve environmental quality.

(1991 LDR ch. 53, art. 5)