Section 673:13 – Removal of Members.
673:13 Removal of Members. – I. After public hearing, appointed members and alternate members of an appointed local land use board may be removed by the appointing authority upon written findings of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. II. The board of selectmen may, for any cause enumerated in paragraph I, remove […]
Section 673:14 – Disqualification of Member.
673:14 Disqualification of Member. – I. No member of a zoning board of adjustment, building code board of appeals, planning board, heritage commission, historic district commission, agricultural commission, or housing commission shall participate in deciding or shall sit upon the hearing of any question which the board is to decide in a judicial capacity […]
Section 673:15 – Power to Compel Witness Attendance and Administer Oaths.
673:15 Power to Compel Witness Attendance and Administer Oaths. – The chairperson of the zoning board of adjustment or the chairperson of the building code board of appeals or, in the chairperson’s absence, the acting chairperson may administer oaths. Whenever the board exercises its regulatory or quasi judicial powers it may, at its sole […]
Section 673:16 – Staff; Finances.
673:16 Staff; Finances. – I. Each local land use board may appoint such employees as it deems necessary for its work who shall be subject to the same employment rules as other corresponding civil employees of the municipality. Each board may also contract with planners, engineers, architects, and other consultants for such services as […]
Section 673:17 – Open Meetings; Records.
673:17 Open Meetings; Records. – Each local land use board shall hold its meetings and maintain its records in accordance with RSA 91-A. Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
Section 673:4-a – Heritage Commissions.
673:4-a Heritage Commissions. – I. The heritage commission shall consist of not less than 3 members and no more than 7 members who shall be appointed in a manner as prescribed by the local legislative body. II. Each heritage commission member shall be a resident of the city or town which establishes the commission. […]
Section 673:4-b – Agricultural Commissions.
673:4-b Agricultural Commissions. – I. The agricultural commission shall consist of not less than 3 members and no more than 7 members who shall be appointed in a manner as prescribed by the local legislative body. II. Each agricultural commission member shall be a resident of the city or town which establishes the commission. […]
Section 673:4-c – Housing Commissions.
673:4-c Housing Commissions. – I. The housing commission shall consist of not less than 3 members and no more than 7 members who shall be appointed in a manner as prescribed by the local legislative body. II. Each housing commission member shall be a resident of the city or town which establishes the commission. […]
Section 673:5 – Terms of Local Land Use Board Members.
673:5 Terms of Local Land Use Board Members. – I. (a) Except as provided in subparagraph (b), the term of any ex officio member serving on a local land use board shall coincide with the term for that other office; except that the term of the administrative official appointed by the mayor shall terminate […]
Section 673:6 – Appointment, Number and Terms of Alternate Members.
673:6 Appointment, Number and Terms of Alternate Members. – I. (a) The local legislative body may provide for the appointment of not more than 5 alternate members to any appointed local land use board, who shall be appointed by the appointing authority. The terms of alternate members shall be 3 years. (b) In a […]