BTB Clearance (Existing Hotels) Checklist – Department of the Environment

Before you Complete our Environmental Checklist here's what you need to know:The Department of the Environment has been working in conjunction with the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) in the bringing into compliance existing hotel/accommodation facilities. This effort is for the DOE, on one hand, to ensure that all hotels/accommodation facilities are complying with the existing environmental legislation and for the BTB, on the other it serves as a requisite for renewal of the hotel license.Below you will be asked to complete our BTB CLEARANCE(EXISTING HOTELS) ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST Online Form. This environmental checklist has been tailored made for this purpose to allow for the submission of information that will facilitate the process of obtaining environmental clearance. It should provide information for the identification of possible impacts of the existing hotel developments and to take adequate and practical measures to mitigate any adverse environmental effect that may result from the proposed or existing project.In order to complete the online form the following documents (digital copies) will be required for upload:Ownership Land Title, Conveyance or otherCopy of the survey map, if availableCertificate for Registration of Business NameCertificate of Incorporation, Memorandum & Articles of Association, updated list of Directors (if land is owned by a company).Layout Plan of the Buildings/structures (properly labelled, size of parcel)A copy of Owners/Director Valid Identification Card (SS card/Passport/Voters ID)Proof of payment of the Processing FeeFeesThe applicant is required to make a payment of a non-refundable application fee of $500.00 for the notification and submission of a proposal for environmental clearance in accordance to Regulation 29 (1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2020. The fee shall be payable to the Government of Belize Treasury or Sub-treasury and, a copy of the receipt must be submitted along with this appl