676:1 Method of Adopting Rules of Procedure. – Every local land use board shall adopt rules of procedure concerning the method of conducting its business. Rules of procedure shall be adopted at a regular meeting of the board and shall be placed on file with city, town, village district clerk, or clerk for the […]
676:10 Enforcement by Historic District Commission. – I. In municipalities which have established one or more historic districts pursuant to RSA 674:46, but which have no local zoning ordinances, the historic district commission shall have within the bounds of the historic district all the authority, powers and duties prescribed in this chapter for planning […]
676:11 Building Permits Required. – After a municipality has adopted a building code, any person who intends to erect or remodel any building in the municipality shall submit the plans to the building inspector for the building inspector’s examination and approval prior to commencement of the planned construction. Source. 1983, 447:1. 1996, 226:2, eff. […]
676:12 Building Permits to be Withheld in Certain Cases. – I. The building inspector shall not issue any building permit within the 120 days prior to the annual or special town or village district meeting if: (a) Application for such permit is made after the first legal notice of proposed changes in the building […]
676:13 Building Permits Restricted. – I. The building inspector shall not issue any building or occupancy permit for any proposed construction, remodeling, or maintenance which will not comply with any or all zoning ordinances, building codes, or planning board regulations which are in effect. II. If any building inspector is prosecuted for violation of […]
676:14 Determination of Which Local Ordinance Takes Precedence. – Whenever a local land use ordinance is enacted or a regulation is adopted which differs from the authority of an existing ordinance or other regulation, the provision which imposes the greater restriction or higher standard shall be controlling. Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.
676:15 Injunctive Relief. – In case any building or structure or part thereof is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, altered, or reconstructed, or any land is or is proposed to be used in violation of this title or of any local ordinance, code, or regulation adopted under this title, or of any […]
676:16 Penalties for Transferring Lots in Unapproved Subdivisions. – Any owner, or agent of the owner, of any land located within a subdivision in a municipality that has adopted subdivision regulations who transfers or sells any land before a plat of the subdivision has been approved by the planning board and filed with the […]
676:17 Fines and Penalties; Second Offense. – I. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this title, or any local ordinance, code, or regulation adopted under this title, or any provision or specification of any application, plat, or plan approved by, or any requirement or condition of a permit or decision issued […]
676:17-a Cease and Desist Orders. – The building inspector, code enforcement officer, zoning administrator or other official designated as an enforcement authority by ordinance or resolution of the local legislative body may issue a cease and desist order against any violation of this title, any local ordinance, code or regulation adopted under this title, […]
676:17-b Local Land Use Citations; Pleas by Mail. – A building inspector or other local official with authority to prosecute an offense within the scope of RSA 676:17, and who, prior to or at the time of serving the summons, elects, pursuant to RSA 676:17, V, to charge the offense as a violation, may […]
676:18 Register of Deeds. – I. A register of deeds who files or records a plat of a subdivision without the approval of a planning board shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, the register of deeds shall accept for recording a plat prepared and certified by a […]
676:19 Repealed by 1985, 103:27, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. –
676:2 Joint Meetings and Hearings. – I. An applicant seeking a local permit may petition 2 or more land use boards to hold a joint meeting or hearing when the subject matter of the requested permit is within the responsibilities of those land use boards. Each board shall adopt rules of procedure relative to […]
676:3 Issuance of Decision. – I. The local land use board shall issue a final written decision which either approves or disapproves an application for a local permit and make a copy of the decision available to the applicant. The decision shall include specific written findings of fact that support the decision. Failure of […]
676:4 Board’s Procedures on Plats. – I. The procedures to be followed by the planning board when considering or acting upon a plat or application submitted to it for approval under this title shall be as set forth in the board’s subdivision regulations, subject to the following requirements: (a) An application for approval filed […]
676:4-a Revocation of Recorded Approval. – I. A subdivision plat, street plat, site plan or other approval which has been filed with the appropriate recording official under RSA 674:37 may not be revoked, in whole or in part, by the planning board, except pursuant to this section, and only under the following circumstances: (a) […]
676:4-b Third Party Review and Inspection. – I. A planning board reviewing a subdivision plat, site plan, or other land use application may require the applicant to reimburse the board for expenses reasonably incurred by obtaining third party review and consultation during the review process, provided that the review and consultation does not substantially […]
676:5 Appeals to Board of Adjustment. – I. Appeals to the board of adjustment concerning any matter within the board’s powers as set forth in RSA 674:33 may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the municipality affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Such […]
676:6 Effect of Appeal to Board. – The effect of an appeal to the board shall be to maintain the status quo. An appeal of the issuance of any permit or certificate shall be deemed to suspend such permit or certificate, and no construction, alteration, or change of use which is contingent upon it […]
