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NH Rev Stat § 230:83 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230 - State Highways|Section 230:83 - Commissioner of Transportation to Establish Program; Rulemaking.

    230:83 Commissioner of Transportation to Establish Program;  Rulemaking. –||In addition to the powers and duties of the commissioner of transportation under this title, the commissioner:||I. Shall establish a sponsor-a-highway program by directly involving citizens, groups, associations, and the business community in the beautification of the state's highways.||II. May recognize a citizen, group, association, or business that sponsors and/or provides aesthetic maintenance on a section of highway by erecting a suitable recognition sign meeting the following criteria:||(a) The sign may consist of one or more panels, and shall be set in a location determined by the department to constitute no unreasonable safety risk to the public.||(b) The size, materials, method of installation, text, font, and color of the sign shall meet minimum standards of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices approved by the Federal Highway Administrator as the National Standard in accordance with Title 23 U.S. Code, Sections 109(d), 114(a), 227, 315, and 402(a), and 23 CFR 655, 49 CFR 1.48(b)(8), 1.48(b)(33), and 1.48(c)(2), as the same may be amended from time to time, provided that no sign may exceed 20 square feet in size.||(c) The citizen, group, association, or business shall be identified in a single section or panel constituting no more than 1/2 of the total area of the recognition sign.||III. Shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement the provisions of this subdivision, which rules shall permit:||(a) Any section of a recognition sign not in compliance with this section to remain in place only until existing written agreements with the sponsor have expired; and||(b) Any section of a recognition sign that describes the former adopt-a-highway program to remain until the sign has served its useful life.|||Source. 1993, 177:2. 2002, 234:4, eff. July 16, 2002. 2016, 251:1, eff. Aug. 9, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:1 - Definitions.

    230-A:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Corridor protection restriction" means a deeded conservation restriction, as defined by RSA 477:45, I, which conveys to a unit of government having power to lay out highways the right to wholly or partially prohibit development on a described tract of land within a highway planning corridor for a limited time period stated in the restriction, not exceeding 10 years.||II. "Development" means the subdivision of land or erection or construction of any structures or improvements on such land, or expansions or additions to such land, or any other action which will appreciably increase the future cost of acquiring such land, if such acquisition is required for highway purposes.||III. "Development permit" includes subdivision or site plan approval, building or zoning permit, or any other permit required by a unit of government as a prerequisite to development.||IV. "Layout authority" means the governor and council or a commission appointed by the governor in the case of class I and II highways, or the mayor and aldermen of a city, selectmen of a town, or village district commissioners of a village district in the case of class IV or V highways.||V. "Highway planning corridor" means an area of land which has been designated as such under this chapter.||VI. "Return" means a written report of the highway planning corridor designation proceedings, including the findings of occasion, and a detailed map showing the boundaries of such corridor. Such return need not include a full metes and bounds description of the corridor boundary.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:2 - Occasion for Layout.

    230-A:2 Occasion for Layout. –||A layout authority may determine upon hearing whether there is occasion for the designation of one or more highway planning corridors. For class I or II highways, the location shall be proposed by the commissioner of the department of transportation. In making such determination the layout authority shall:||I. Identify public transportation needs for the present and foreseeable future.||II. Determine whether the public interest requires development restriction along proposed planning corridors.||III. Allow flexibility in planning the design of the highway.||IV. Consider methods to prevent disruption and relocation of residential neighborhoods, residences, and businesses and interference with utility facilities.||V. Determine the acquisition costs of subsequently developed property if a highway planning corridor is not established.||VI. Establish the termini and width of the proposed highway planning corridor.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:3 - Notice of Hearing.

    230-A:3 Notice of Hearing. –||Notice of the hearing, together with a description of the proposed corridor, shall be given to the same parties with respect to such corridor, and in the same manner, as in the case of a highway layout hearing, pursuant to RSA 230:17-18 or 231:9-10, as the case may be, including every owner of land or other property within the proposed planning corridor.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:4 - Hearing.

    230-A:4 Hearing. –||The layout authority, at the time and place appointed for hearing, shall make a personal examination of the proposed corridors, shall hear all parties interested who may attend, and may adjourn as it sees cause.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:5 - Appeal.

    230-A:5 Appeal. –||Any owner of land or other property aggrieved by a finding of the layout authority on the matter of occasion for the layout of a highway planning corridor or alteration thereof, may appeal to the superior court, for the county in which such land or other property is situated, by petition within 60 days after the filing of the return with the secretary of state as provided in RSA 230-A:6. The burden of proof shall be upon the party seeking to set aside any finding of the layout authority to show that such decision is unlawful or unreasonable. All findings of the layout authority upon all questions of fact properly before the court shall be prima facie lawful and reasonable. The decision appealed from shall not be set aside or vacated, except for errors of law, unless the court is persuaded by the balance of probabilities, on the evidence before it, that said finding is unreasonable or unlawful.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:6 - Return.

    230-A:6 Return. –||The layout authority shall make a return of the highway planning corridor, including a detailed map identifying the boundaries of such corridor, and file the return with the secretary of state, with every unit of government having the authority to issue development permits for the property located within such corridor and with the registry of deeds for each county in which such corridor is located.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:7 - Effect of Corridor.

    230-A:7 Effect of Corridor. –||After the highway planning corridor return has been filed, no person shall subdivide any land, begin any development, or alter or expand any structure or use of land within such corridor, without first obtaining a corridor permit from the layout authority or its designated agent. The layout authority shall adopt by rules pursuant to RSA 541-A the form for corridor permits, and what constitutes submission of a completed application. No existing structure or established use of property within the corridor shall be affected.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:8 - Relationship to Other Land Use Permits.

    230-A:8 Relationship to Other Land Use Permits. –||The corridor permit requirement shall be in addition to other federal, state or local permits which may be required for such development, and no development shall be exempt from a corridor permit by reason of any other permit, any grandfather clause, or any other exemption. Authorities issuing other development permits should inform applicants of the corridor permit requirement, but the corridor designation shall not interfere with or delay other development permit procedure, unless agreed to by the applicant. No zoning or other land use ordinance or regulation shall be deemed or required to be altered or modified by the creation of the corridor, but any permits issued under any such ordinance or regulation shall be deemed conditional upon the corridor permit.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:9 - Action on Application.

    230-A:9 Action on Application. –||Within 60 days after receipt of a completed corridor permit application, the layout authority or its designated agent shall:||I. Determine that the impact of the proposed development on highway design planning and impact on the cost of possible acquisition is not substantial, and issue the permit;||II. Notify the applicant of its intent to take an interest in all or part of the land or other property, in which case, the date of notification shall constitute the date of valuation for taking purposes; or||III. Reach agreement with the applicant on some alternative action.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:10 - Payment or Tender of Damages.

    230-A:10 Payment or Tender of Damages. –||Within 180 days after notice of intent to take an interest in property has been delivered under this chapter, the layout authority or its designated agent shall pay or tender damages for a specified interest in the applicant's property. The procedure for the payment or tender, and any appeals of assessments, shall be as set forth in RSA 498-A. If the layout authority fails to make a payment or tender within 180 days, the corridor permit shall be deemed to be granted.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:11 - Corridor Protection Restriction.

    230-A:11 Corridor Protection Restriction. –||All property interests taken under this chapter shall be in the form of a corridor protection restriction, unless the layout authority or its designated agent makes a written finding that the public interest requires taking a greater property interest in the property. Reasons for such a finding may include, but are not limited to, a probable likelihood that the layout will eventually require a taking of greater property interest, or a substantial similarity between the appraised value of the greater property interest and the corridor protection restriction. The layout authority may amend the terms and duration of any corridor protection restriction to meet the needs of its planning process, but the duration of any term thereof shall not exceed 10 years, unless renewed.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:12 - Other Acquisitions.

    230-A:12 Other Acquisitions. –||The layout authority may acquire corridor protection restrictions or other property interests within the highway planning corridor, absent the submission of a corridor permit application, provided, that, in its discretion, the layout authority determines that such acquisitions are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:13 - Corridor Amendments.

    230-A:13 Corridor Amendments. –||The layout authority may add to the land area of any highway planning corridor, provided, however, that written notice shall be given to each owner of land or other property affected by the amendment, and no determination of whether there is occasion for the designation shall be made unless the amendment is based on new or revised findings of transportation needs.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:14 - Termination of Corridor.

    230-A:14 Termination of Corridor. –||The highway planning corridor shall terminate:||I. Upon the filing of a return of highway layout and the acquisition of the property necessary for the highway for which the planning corridor was created; or||II. Upon a declaration by the layout authority that the corridor, or any portion thereof, is discontinued. The discontinuance of a highway planning corridor shall not be subject to appeal, and shall not entitle any person to damages.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:15 - Notice of Termination of Corridor.

    230-A:15 Notice of Termination of Corridor. –||Notice of the corridor termination shall be given by first class mail to all owners of land or other property or their successors in interest, and governmental units to whom notice was sent under RSA 230-A:3.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:16 - Remedies.

    230-A:16 Remedies. –||Penalties and remedies for violations of this chapter shall be the same as for violations of title LXIV, as stated in RSA 676:15 and 676:17; and, if any development occurs on any land within a designated highway planning corridor, without a corridor permit, the layout authority shall be entitled to exclude the value of such development from any compensation otherwise due upon the subsequent layout of a highway.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:17 - Municipalities.

    230-A:17 Municipalities. –||The powers granted by this chapter may be exercised by a municipality either independently of, or concurrently with, the creation of an official map pursuant to RSA 674:9-15. The designation of a highway planning corridor by a municipal layout authority shall require the approval of the planning board or local legislative body, under RSA 674:40, III, but such corridor shall not be deemed to a "street" for purposes of title LXIV.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:18 - Intergovernmental Agreements.

    230-A:18 Intergovernmental Agreements. –||The powers described in this chapter may be exercised jointly by the state and any municipality, or by 2 or more municipalities, utilizing RSA 53-A or any other lawful means of agreement.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 230-A:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 230-A - Corridor Protection|Section 230-A:19 - Other Laws.

    230-A:19 Other Laws. –||Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the necessity to comply with the provisions of any other applicable federal, state or local law regulation.|||Source. 1991, 309:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 231:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:1 - Class IV, V and VI.

    231:1 Class IV, V and VI. –||All class IV highways not financed in whole or in part with federal aid highway funds, and class V and VI highways shall be laid out by the mayor and aldermen of the city, the selectmen of the town or the commissioners of a village district formed for the purpose of RSA 52:1, I(m) in which such highways are located, or by the superior court as hereinafter provided. In the case of a village district formed for the purpose of RSA 52:1, I(m), references in this title to "town" and "selectmen" shall be deemed to be references to "village district" and "village district commissioners", respectively.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 3:2. RSA 232:2. 1967, 157:2. 1975, 455:3. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 231:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:2 - Class IV Compact Section Highways.

    231:2 Class IV Compact Section Highways. –||All class IV highways shall be wholly constructed, reconstructed and maintained by the city or town in which they are located, and no state funds shall be expended thereon except as may be authorized by RSA 235.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 2:7. 1949, 79:2. RSA 231:7. 1955, 333:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 231:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:3 - Class V Town Roads.

    231:3 Class V Town Roads. –||I. All class V highways shall be constructed, reconstructed, and maintained by the city or town in which they are located; provided, however, that town road aid may be used for such purposes, and town bridge aid may be used for the construction or reconstruction of any bridge thereon, as hereinafter provided.||II. If a city or town accepts from the state a class V highway established to provide a property owner or property owners with highway access to such property because of a taking under RSA 230:14, then notwithstanding RSA 229:5, VII, such a highway shall not lapse to class VI status due to failure of the city or town to maintain and repair it for 5 successive years, and the municipality's duty of maintenance shall not terminate, except with the written consent of the property owner or property owners.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 2:8. RSA 231:8. 1981, 87:1. 1995, 77:2, eff. June 8, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 231:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:4 - Village Districts Not Eligible for Road Funds.

    231:4 Village Districts Not Eligible for Road Funds. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 231:1 and any other statutes to the contrary, village districts shall not be eligible to receive funds pursuant to RSA 235.|||Source. RSA 232:2-a. 1975, 455:4. 1981, 87:1. 1983, 122:1, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 231:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:5 - Class IV Highways Financed by Federal Aid Funds.

    231:5 Class IV Highways Financed by Federal Aid Funds. –||Class IV highway projects financed in whole or in part with federal aid highway funds shall be laid out under the procedures set forth in RSA 230 for class I and class II highways, except for the payment of expenses by the state under RSA 230:31. The commissioner of transportation shall keep an account of the cost of the land and other property taken or acquired, and of the cost of the services and the expenses of the commissioners, appointed to lay out the highway, and the cost of litigation incurred by the commission in the taking of the land and property, and he shall make these costs and expenses a charge against the federal aid highway project.|||Source. RSA 232:1-a. 1967, 157:1. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(3).|
NH Rev Stat § 231:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:6 - Highways to Public Waters.

    231:6 Highways to Public Waters. –||Highways to public waters, when not a part of the primary or secondary highway system, may be laid out as class V highways by the mayor and aldermen of the city or the selectmen of the town in which such highways are located, or may be laid out as hereinafter provided by a commission appointed by the governor and council.|||Source. 1945, 188:1, part 3:3. RSA 232:3. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 231:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:7 - Applicable Provisions.

    231:7 Applicable Provisions. –||The provisions of RSA 230:9, 10, 11 and 12 are applicable to the mayor and aldermen of the city, the selectmen of the town and commissioners of a village district, in laying out class IV, V or VI highways.|||Source. RS 49:9-11. CS 52:9-11. GS 61:9-11. GL 67:9, 10, 13. PS 67:10, 11, 14. PL 74:10, 11, 14. RL 90:11, 12, 15. 1945, 188:1, part 3:4-6. RSA 232:4-232:7. 1959, 294:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 231:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:8 - Petition.

    231:8 Petition. –||Selectmen of a town, upon petition, may lay out any new class IV highway not financed in whole or in part with federal aid highway funds, and class V or VI highway or alter any such existing highway within their town for which there shall be occasion.|||Source. RS 49:1. CS 52:1. GS 61:1. GL 67:1. PS 67:2. 1921, 31:1. PL 74:2. RL 90:2. 1945, 188:1, part 5:1. RSA 234:1. 1967, 157:3. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 231:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XX - Transportation|Title 231 - Cities, Towns and Village District Highways|Section 231:9 - Notice.

    231:9 Notice. –||Unless the selectmen are clearly of opinion that such petition ought not to be granted they shall cause notice in writing of the time and place of hearing appointed by them to be given at least 30 days previous to hearing to the first petitioner and to each owner of land over which such highway may pass.|||Source. RS 49:2. CS 52:2. GS 61:2. GL 67:2. PS 67:3. PL 74:3. RL 90:4. 1945, 188:1, part 5:2. RSA 234:2. 1981, 87:1. 1989, 28:1, eff. June 3, 1989.|