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NH Rev Stat § 674:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:16 - Grant of Power.

    674:16 Grant of Power. –||I. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, or the general welfare of the community, the local legislative body of any city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places is authorized to adopt or amend a zoning ordinance under the ordinance enactment procedures of RSA 675:2-5. The zoning ordinance shall be designed to regulate and restrict:||(a) The height, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures;||(b) Lot sizes, the percentage of a lot that may be occupied, and the size of yards, courts and other open spaces;||(c) The density of population in the municipality; and||(d) The location and use of buildings, structures and land used for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes.||II. The power to adopt a zoning ordinance under this subdivision expressly includes the power to adopt innovative land use controls which may include, but which are not limited to, the methods contained in RSA 674:21.||III. In its exercise of the powers granted under this subdivision, the local legislative body of a city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places may regulate and control the timing of development as provided in RSA 674:22.||IV. Except as provided in RSA 424:5 or RSA 422-B or in any other provision of Title XXXIX, no city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places shall adopt or amend a zoning ordinance or regulation with respect to antennas used exclusively in the amateur radio services that fails to conform to the limited federal preemption entitled Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985) issued by the Federal Communications Commission.||V. In its exercise of the powers granted under this subdivision, the local legislative body of a city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places may regulate and control accessory uses on private land. Unless specifically proscribed by local land use regulation, aircraft take offs and landings on private land by the owner of such land or by a person who resides on such land shall be considered a valid and permitted accessory use.|||Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:19. 1989, 266:14, 15. 1995, 176:1. 1996, 218:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:17 - Purposes of Zoning Ordinances.

    674:17 Purposes of Zoning Ordinances. –||I. Every zoning ordinance shall be adopted in accordance with the requirements of RSA 674:18. Zoning ordinances shall be designed:||(a) To lessen congestion in the streets;||(b) To secure safety from fires, panic and other dangers;||(c) To promote health and the general welfare;||(d) To provide adequate light and air;||(e) To prevent the overcrowding of land;||(f) To avoid undue concentration of population;||(g) To facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, solid waste facilities, water, sewerage, schools, parks, child day care;||(h) To assure proper use of natural resources and other public requirements;||(i) To encourage the preservation of agricultural lands and buildings and the agricultural operations described in RSA 21:34-a supporting the agricultural lands and buildings; and||(j) To encourage the installation and use of solar, wind, or other renewable energy systems and protect access to energy sources by the regulation of orientation of streets, lots, and buildings; establishment of maximum building height, minimum set back requirements, and limitations on type, height, and placement of vegetation; and encouragement of the use of solar skyspace easements under RSA 477. Zoning ordinances may establish buffer zones or additional districts which overlap existing districts and may further regulate the planting and trimming of vegetation on public and private property to protect access to renewable energy systems.||II. Every zoning ordinance shall be made with reasonable consideration to, among other things, the character of the area involved and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, as well as with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the municipality.||III. Except as provided in RSA 424:5 or RSA 422-B or in any other provision of Title XXXIX, no city, town, or county in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places shall adopt a zoning ordinance or regulation with respect to antennas used exclusively in the amateur radio service that fails to conform to the limited federal preemption entitled Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985) issued by the Federal Communications Commission.|||Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 42:2. 1995, 176:2. 2000, 279:2. 2002, 73:2. 2011, 85:2, eff. July 15, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:18 - Adoption of Zoning Ordinance.

    674:18 Adoption of Zoning Ordinance. –||The local legislative body may adopt a zoning ordinance under RSA 674:16 only after the planning board has adopted the mandatory sections of the master plan as described in RSA 674:2, I and II.|||Source. 1983, 447:1. 2002, 178:4, eff. July 14, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:19 - Applicability of Zoning Ordinance.

    674:19 Applicability of Zoning Ordinance. –||A zoning ordinance adopted under RSA 674:16 shall not apply to existing structures or to the existing use of any building. It shall apply to any alteration of a building for use for a purpose or in a manner which is substantially different from the use to which it was put before alteration.|||Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:20 - Districts.

    674:20 Districts. –||In order to accomplish any or all of the purposes of a zoning ordinance enumerated under RSA 674:17, the local legislative body may divide the municipality into districts of a number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes of RSA 674:17. The local legislative body may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, structures, or land within each district which it creates. All regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.|||Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:21-a - Development Restrictions Enforceable.

    674:21-a Development Restrictions Enforceable. –||Any open space designation or other development restriction which is part of a cluster development, planned unit development, village plan alternative subdivision, or other proposal approved under innovative land use controls, or which is lawfully imposed by a local land use board as a condition of subdivision, site plan, variance, or other type of approval, and which has been filed in the records of the local land use board in accordance with its established procedure, shall be deemed to create a conservation restriction as defined in RSA 477:45, I, which shall run with the land, and shall be enforceable by the municipality, or by the owner of any property which would be specially damaged by the violation of such restriction, regardless of whether any deed or other instrument conveying such restriction has been executed or recorded. For purposes of this section, an applicant's statement of intent to restrict development, submitted with or contained in an application which is subsequently approved, shall be deemed a condition of the approval.|||Source. 1988, 149:3. 2002, 236:3, eff. July 16, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:22 - Growth Management; Timing of Development.

    674:22 Growth Management;  Timing of Development. –||I. The local legislative body may further exercise the powers granted under this subdivision to regulate and control the timing of development. Any ordinance imposing such a control may be adopted only after preparation and adoption by the planning board of a master plan and a capital improvement program and shall be based upon a growth management process intended to assess and balance community development needs and consider regional development needs.||II. The local legislative body may adopt a growth management ordinance under this section only if there is a demonstrated need to regulate the timing of development, based upon the municipality's lack of capacity to accommodate anticipated growth in the absence of such an ordinance. The need to regulate the timing of development shall be demonstrated by a study performed by or for the planning board or the governing body, or submitted with a petition of voters presented under RSA 675:4. The study shall be based on competent evidence and shall consider the municipality's projected growth rate and the municipality's need for additional services to accommodate such growth.||III. An ordinance adopted under this section shall include a termination date and shall restrict projected normal growth no more than is necessary to allow for orderly and good-faith development of municipal services. The planning board in a municipality that adopts such an ordinance shall promptly undertake development of a plan for the orderly and rational development of municipal services needed to accommodate anticipated normal growth; provided, however, that in a town that has established a capital improvement program committee under RSA 674:5, the plan shall be developed by that committee. The ordinance and the plan shall be evaluated by the planning board at least annually, to confirm that reasonable progress is being made to carry out the plan. The planning board shall report its findings to the legislative body in the municipality's annual report.|||Source. 1983, 447:1. 2008, 360:1, eff. July 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:23 - Temporary Moratoria and Limitations on Building Permits and the Approval of Subdivisions and Site Plans.

    674:23 Temporary Moratoria and Limitations on Building Permits and the Approval of Subdivisions and Site Plans. –||I. Upon recommendation of the planning board, the local legislative body may adopt or amend an ordinance establishing a moratorium or limitation on the issuance of building permits or the granting of subdivision or site plan approval for a definite term.||II. An ordinance may be adopted under this section in unusual circumstances that affect the ability of the municipality to provide adequate services and require prompt attention and to develop or alter a growth management process under RSA 674:22, a zoning ordinance, a master plan, or capital improvements program.||III. An ordinance under this section shall contain:||(a) A statement of the circumstances giving rise to the need for the moratorium or limitation.||(b) The planning board's written findings, on which subparagraph III(a) is based, which shall be included as an appendix to the ordinance.||(c) The term of the ordinance which shall not be more than one year.||(d) A list of the types or categories of development to which the ordinance applies.||(e) A description of the area of the municipality, if less than the entire municipality, to which the ordinance applies.||IV. An ordinance under this section shall be based on written findings by the planning board which:||(a) Describe the unusual circumstances that justify the ordinance.||(b) Recommend a course of action to correct or alleviate such circumstances.||V. An ordinance under this section may provide for the exemption from the moratorium or limitation of those types or categories of development that have minimal or no impact on the circumstances giving rise to the moratorium or limitation.||VI. An ordinance under this section may provide for a special exception or conditional use permit to allow development that has minimal or no impact on the circumstances giving rise to the moratorium or limitation.||VII. Additional ordinances may be adopted under this section only if they are based on circumstances that did not exist at the time of any prior ordinance. The authority to adopt ordinances under this section shall not be used to circumvent a municipality's need for a growth management ordinance under RSA 674:22.|||Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:16. 1997, 15:1. 2008, 360:2, eff. July 11, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:24 - Definitions.

    674:24 Definitions. –||When used in this subdivision the following terms shall have the meanings given to them in this section:||I. "Frontage" means that portion of a lot bordering on a highway, street or right-of-way.||II. "Lot" means a parcel of land at least sufficient in size to meet the minimum requirements for use, coverage and area and to provide required yards and other open spaces. An undersize lot is permissible if it passes state standards for soil conditions and substantially meets the requirements here and if in existence on the date of adoption of this ordinance.||III. "Manufactured housing" means manufactured housing as defined by RSA 674:31.||IV. "Nonconforming" means use of land, building or premise which is not a use permitted by the provisions of this ordinance for the district in which such land, building or premise is situated.||V. "Permanent building" means any building resting upon a foundation or otherwise legally defined as "real estate".||VI. "Permanent resident" means an individual or family using any building continuously as a residence for a period of 6 months or more.||VII. "Right-of-way" means and includes all present and proposed town, state and federal highways and the land on either side of same as covered by statutes to determine the widths of rights-of-way.||VIII. "Setback" means the distance between the nearest portion of a building and a lot or right-of-way line, whichever is closer.|||Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:26 - Agricultural Use Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.

    674:26 Agricultural Use Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. –||"Agricultural use" shall mean land used for agriculture, farming, dairying, pasturage, apiculture, horticulture, floriculture, silviculture and animal and poultry husbandry. Any such uses are permitted under an interim zoning ordinance except as restricted below:||I. The slaughtering of animals or poultry, except such as are raised for use of an owner or occupant; and the raising of animals or poultry or both for commercial purposes are permitted only as exceptions and subject to the following regulations:||(a) A lot shall be 8 acres or more in area.||(b) Each lot shall have at least 500 feet in frontage if adjacent to a right-of-way.||(c) A building for these purposes shall be placed at least 100 feet from any right-of-way.||(d) A building shall be located at least 200 feet from side or rear lines.||(e) Before approval by the board of adjustment, a public hearing shall be held with at least 15 days' notice of the time and place of the public hearing published in a paper of general circulation in the town or village district and with a legal notice thereof posted in at least 3 public places in the town or village district.||II. The proposed use shall not be approved if the board finds that it will cause hazard to health, property values or safety through fire, traffic, unsanitary conditions or through excessive noise, vibration, odor or other nuisance feature.|||Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:27 - Commercial Exceptions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.

    674:27 Commercial Exceptions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. –||Business, commercial or industrial ventures other than those mentioned in RSA 674:25 or 674:26 may be given special exception by the board of adjustment upon submission and approval of a site plan; provided, however, that the following regulations and restrictions shall be observed:||I. No business, commercial or industrial venture or use shall be permitted which could cause any undue hazard to health, safety or property values or which is offensive to the public because of noise, vibration, excessive traffic, unsanitary conditions, noxious odor, smoke or other similar reason.||II. Sufficient acreage shall be included to allow the following setbacks:||(a) In the front, not less than 75 feet from a right-of-way to any building or parking lot having both an exit and an entrance and with grass or beautification in the buffer area.||(b) Side and rear: Not less than 50 feet from a building or parking lot to the lot line.||(c) Sufficient off-street parking to allow 300 square feet for each 3 anticipated patrons or employees on premises at the same time. In the case of service establishments, one car shall be deemed to contain 4 patrons.||III. On-premise advertising signs in connection with businesses receiving approval shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 674:25, X and shall be considered as part of the application for commercial exception. They shall be limited to not more than 20 square feet in size and may be illuminated only by noncolored, nonflashing lights. Location may not be within any right-of-way nor within 150 feet of any intersection unless attached to a building.||IV. Before mining, excavation, or removal of soil, rock, sand or gravel or similar material, a special exception shall be received from the board of adjustment, subject to the usual fee permit. Excavation of earth shall be made in accordance with RSA 155-E.||V. All known abutters of any proposed business, commercial, or industrial site shall be notified by the board of adjustment by verified mail, as defined in RSA 21:53, at least one week prior to any public hearing regarding the site. The names and addresses of the known abutters shall be supplied by the applicant on a plat plan to be submitted to the board of adjustment.|||Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. 2017, 59:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2017. 2019, 242:3, eff. Oct. 10, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:28 - Nonconforming Buildings, Land, or Uses Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.

    674:28 Nonconforming Buildings, Land, or Uses Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. –||I. All nonconforming properties in active use when an interim ordinance is passed and adopted may continue indefinitely in their present use.||II. Any and all nonconforming property may be altered and expanded as the business and conditions warrant; providing, however, that any such expansion does not make any existing conforming structure nonconforming within the terms of the interim ordinance; nor shall such expansion bring any building within 35 feet of an abutter's building; nor shall the height exceed the limits as defined in RSA 674:25, IV, (d); nor shall the use of such property be materially altered in purpose.||III. Any and all nonconforming property which is partially or totally destroyed by reason of obsolescence, fire or other act of God may be restored, remodeled and operated if done within 2 years; providing, however, that proximity to a lot line or right-of-way may be no nearer than the lesser of the original building and the setbacks defined in RSA 674:25, IV, (a)-(c), and the height does not exceed the limits set forth in RSA 674:25, IV, (d).|||Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:29 - Board of Adjustment and Administrative Provisions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.

    674:29 Board of Adjustment and Administrative Provisions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. –||In any town in which an interim zoning ordinance has been adopted, and while it remains in effect, the board of selectmen shall be the appointing authority for the zoning board of adjustment and shall appoint the first such board forthwith, upon the adoption of interim zoning. Such board shall have all the powers and jurisdiction and be subject to all the duties, requirements and other provisions applicable to zoning boards of adjustment under RSA 673. The board of selectmen, if no building inspector exists, shall act jointly as the building inspector and administrative officer charged with enforcement and may issue building or use permits in the first instance if clearly permitted by law. The applicable provisions of RSA 677 shall govern motions for rehearing, appeals, enforcement, and interpretation. In addition to other remedies, any person convicted of violation of the provisions of RSA 674:25-29 by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50 for each offense. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.|||Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:31 - Definition.

    674:31 Definition. –||As used in this subdivision, "manufactured housing" means any structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 320 square feet or more, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities, which include plumbing, heating and electrical heating systems contained therein. Manufactured housing as defined in this section shall not include presite built housing as defined in RSA 674:31-a.|||Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 104:1, eff. July 9, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 674:31-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning|Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers|Section 674:31-a - Definition; Presite Built Housing.

    674:31-a Definition;  Presite Built Housing. –||As used in this subdivision, "presite built housing" means any structure designed primarily for residential occupancy which is wholly or in substantial part made, fabricated, formed or assembled in off-site manufacturing facilities in conformance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development minimum property standards and local building codes, for installation, or assembly and installation, on the building site. For the purposes of this subdivision, presite built housing shall not include manufactured housing, as defined in RSA 674:31.|||Source. 1985, 104:2, eff. July 9, 1985.|