Section 231:129 – Optional Referendum; Two-Thirds Vote of Legislative Body.
231:129 Optional Referendum; Two-Thirds Vote of Legislative Body. – I. Referendum. If the legislative body of a municipality affected by this subdivision desires to place the question of approving a plan formulated pursuant to this subdivision on a referendum, they may do so at any regular municipal election or at a special election called […]
Section 231:130 – Power to Install.
231:130 Power to Install. – The city council of any city shall have the power to authorize the installation of parking meters on any street or public parking area and the power to establish reasonable charges for parking to be paid through such meters and the powers to make any incidental use of such […]
Section 231:115 – Definitions.
231:115 Definitions. – Terms used in this subdivision shall have the meanings set forth below, unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context, or is otherwise inconsistent with the manifest intention of this subdivision: I. "Public parking facilities" shall mean any lots, garages, parking terminals and other structures of one […]
Section 231:116 – Plan.
231:116 Plan. – I. When the legislative body of any municipality finds that the public health, safety, morals and general welfare so requires, it may undertake to study the question of providing public parking facilities. For the purpose of such study said legislative body may appoint or authorize its governing board to appoint an […]
Section 231:117 – Construction and Operation.
231:117 Construction and Operation. – Pursuant to a plan adopted under RSA 231:116 a municipality is empowered, subject to the fiscal and other pertinent requirements of law: I. To construct or contract for the construction of public parking facilities and shall have the right to acquire or agree to acquire when completed in the […]
Section 231:118 – Eminent Domain.
231:118 Eminent Domain. – If the legislative body of a municipality which has adopted a plan as described shall determine to acquire pursuant to said plan any real property or interest therein, including air rights, necessary for or incidental to the construction, maintenance or operation of public parking facilities, it may proceed to take […]
Section 231:119 – Borrowing Power.
231:119 Borrowing Power. – Municipalities may finance the construction of public parking facilities by issuing bonds or notes, which bonds or notes shall conform to and be issued in accordance with the provisions of RSA 33 insofar as the same may be applicable. All such bonds or notes shall be issued for public parking […]
Section 231:120 – Levying Assessments for Public Parking Facilities.
231:120 Levying Assessments for Public Parking Facilities. – I. The assessors of any municipality which has constructed public parking facilities, upon direction from the legislative body and in accordance with the plan adopted, shall assess in the manner provided in paragraph II of this section upon the owners or lessees of leasehold interests, whose […]
Section 231:121 – Basis of Assessment.
231:121 Basis of Assessment. – Assessments shall be levied according to a formula which shall be set forth in the plan and which shall be reasonable and proportional to the benefits conferred upon the land or leasehold interest upon which such assessment is laid. Such formula may, but need not necessarily, be based on […]
Section 231:122 – Assessment for Operating Expenses.
231:122 Assessment for Operating Expenses. – In order to defray the costs of the operation and maintenance of such public facilities, the assessors may assess upon the owners and lessees whose land is benefited by such public parking facilities their just share of the annual operating expenses of the same. The assessors may establish […]