Our wetlands consultant unfortunately determined that we need a full wetlands permit (of course, 3 days before the deadline to submit), due to the fact that the cost of the project would be over $10,000 (the max amount for a administrative permit) even though the house footprint will be

So unfortunately it was discovered during due diligence that the entire house is actually within the wetlands buffer. What we thought was a culvert in the back, is technically designated as wetlands on the older maps. While not insurmountable, it will add a delay onto our timeframe, as we'