TITLE LXIV — PLANNING AND ZONING (Includes Chapters 672 - 678)
- CHAPTER 672 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 672:1 Declaration of Purpose.
- Section 672:10 Municipality.
- Section 672:11 Planning Board.
- Section 672:12 Selectmen.
- Section 672:13 Street.
- Section 672:14 Subdivision.
- Section 672:2 Definition of Words and Phrases.
- Section 672:3 Abutter.
- Section 672:4 District Commissioners.
- Section 672:5 Ex Officio Member.
- Section 672:6 Local Governing Body.
- Section 672:7 Local Land Use Board.
- Section 672:8 Local Legislative Body.
- Section 672:9 Mayor.
- CHAPTER 673 — LOCAL LAND USE BOARDS
- Section 673:1 Establishment of Local Land Use Boards.
- Section 673:10 Scheduling of Meetings.
- Section 673:11 Designation of Alternate Members.
- Section 673:12 Filling Vacancies in Membership.
- Section 673:13 Removal of Members.
- Section 673:14 Disqualification of Member.
- Section 673:15 Power to Compel Witness Attendance and Administer Oaths.
- Section 673:16 Staff; Finances.
- Section 673:17 Open Meetings; Records.
- Section 673:18 Abolishing Planning Board, Heritage Commission, Historic District Commission, Agricultural Commission, or Housing Commission.
- Section 673:19 Effect of Abolishing Planning Boards.
- Section 673:2 Planning Board.
- Section 673:20 Effect of Abolishing Heritage Commissions, Historic District Commissions, Agricultural Commissions, and Housing Commissions.
- Section 673:21 Transfer of Documents Upon Abolition of Planning Board, Heritage Commission, Historic District Commission, Agricultural Commission, and Housing Commission.
- Section 673:22 Transfer of Documents Upon Abolition of Zoning Ordinance or Building Code.
- Section 673:3 Zoning Board of Adjustment and Building Code Board of Appeals.
- Section 673:3-a Training.
- Section 673:4 Historic District Commission.
- Section 673:4-a Heritage Commissions.
- Section 673:4-b Agricultural Commissions.
- Section 673:4-c Housing Commissions.
- Section 673:5 Terms of Local Land Use Board Members.
- Section 673:6 Appointment, Number and Terms of Alternate Members.
- Section 673:7 Planning Board Members Serving on Other Local Boards.
- Section 673:8 Organization.
- Section 673:9 Term of Chairperson and Officers.
- CHAPTER 674 — LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING AND REGULATORY POWERS
- Section 674:1 Duties of the Planning Board.
- Section 674:10 Establishment of Official Map.
- Section 674:11 Amendments to Official Map.
- Section 674:12 Refusal of Permit.
- Section 674:13 Appeals Where There is a Zoning Ordinance.
- Section 674:14 Appeals Where No Zoning Ordinance Exists.
- Section 674:15 Appeals; Public Hearing.
- Section 674:16 Grant of Power.
- Section 674:17 Purposes of Zoning Ordinances.
- Section 674:18 Adoption of Zoning Ordinance.
- Section 674:19 Applicability of Zoning Ordinance.
- Section 674:2 Master Plan; Purpose and Description.
- Section 674:20 Districts.
- Section 674:21 Innovative Land Use Controls.
- Section 674:21-a Development Restrictions Enforceable.
- Section 674:22 Growth Management; Timing of Development.
- Section 674:23 Temporary Moratoria and Limitations on Building Permits and the Approval of Subdivisions and Site Plans.
- Section 674:24 Definitions.
- Section 674:25 Districting Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.
- Section 674:26 Agricultural Use Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.
- Section 674:27 Commercial Exceptions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.
- Section 674:28 Nonconforming Buildings, Land, or Uses Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.
- Section 674:29 Board of Adjustment and Administrative Provisions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.
- Section 674:3 Master Plan Preparation.
- Section 674:30 Utility Structures.
- Section 674:31 Definition.
- Section 674:31-a Definition; Presite Built Housing.
- Section 674:32 Manufactured Housing.
- Section 674:32-a Presumption.
- Section 674:32-b Existing Agricultural Uses.
- Section 674:32-c Other General Provisions.
- Section 674:33 Powers of Zoning Board of Adjustment.
- Section 674:33-a Equitable Waiver of Dimensional Requirement.
- Section 674:34 Powers of Building Code Board of Appeals.
- Section 674:35 Power to Regulate Subdivisions.
- Section 674:36 Subdivision Regulations.
- Section 674:37 Recording of Plats.
- Section 674:37-a Effect of Subdivision on Tax Assessment and Collection.
- Section 674:38 Status of Plats Approved.
- Section 674:39 Four-Year Exemption.
- Section 674:39-a Voluntary Merger.
- Section 674:4 Master Plan Adoption and Amendment.
- Section 674:40 Improvements in Unapproved Streets.
- Section 674:40-a Delegation of Authority to Accept Dedicated Streets.
- Section 674:41 Erection of Buildings on Streets; Appeals.
- Section 674:42 Status of Existing Platting Statutes.
- Section 674:43 Power to Review Site Plans.
- Section 674:44 Site Plan Review Regulations.
- Section 674:44-a Heritage Commission.
- Section 674:44-b Powers.
- Section 674:44-c Separate Commissions.
- Section 674:44-d Appropriations Authorized.
- Section 674:44-e Agricultural Commission.
- Section 674:44-f Powers.
- Section 674:44-g Appropriations Authorized.
- Section 674:44-h Housing Commission.
- Section 674:44-i Powers.
- Section 674:44-j Appropriations Authorized.
- Section 674:45 Purposes.
- Section 674:46 Authority Granted.
- Section 674:46-a Powers and Duties of the Historic District Commission.
- Section 674:47 Abolition of Historic Districts.
- Section 674:48 Interpretation.
- Section 674:49 Enforcement.
- Section 674:5 Authorization.
- Section 674:50 Remedies for Violations.
- Section 674:51 Power to Amend State Building Code and Establish Enforcement Procedures.
- Section 674:51-a Local Adoption of Building Codes by Reference.
- Section 674:52 Power to Adopt Building Codes by Reference.
- Section 674:52-a Ordering Building Vacated.
- Section 674:53 Land Affected by Municipal Boundaries.
- Section 674:54 Governmental Land Uses.
- Section 674:55 Wetlands.
- Section 674:56 Flood Hazards.
- Section 674:57 Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
- Section 674:58 Definitions.
- Section 674:59 Workforce Housing Opportunities.
- Section 674:6 Purpose and Description.
- Section 674:60 Procedure.
- Section 674:61 Appeals.
- Section 674:62 Definitions.
- Section 674:63 Municipal Regulations of Small Wind Energy Systems.
- Section 674:64 Aviation Requirements.
- Section 674:65 Abandonment.
- Section 674:66 Abutter and Regional Notification.
- Section 674:7 Preparation.
- Section 674:8 Consideration by Mayor and Budget Committee.
- Section 674:9 Mapping of Street Lines by Planning Board.
- CHAPTER 675 — ENACTMENT AND ADOPTION PROCEDURES
- Section 675:1 General Requirements.
- Section 675:2 Method of Enactment in Cities and Towns Operating Under Town Council Form of Government.
- Section 675:3 Method of Enactment in Certain Towns and Village Districts.
- Section 675:4 Method of Enactment by Petition.
- Section 675:4-a Adoption of Emergency Temporary Zoning and Planning Ordinance in Certain Towns.
- Section 675:5 Zoning Ordinance Protest Petition.
- Section 675:6 Method of Adoption.
- Section 675:7 Notice Requirements for Public Hearing.
- Section 675:8 Filing of Zoning Ordinances, Historic District Ordinances, Building Codes, Subdivision Regulations, Site Plan Review Regulations, and Amendments.
- Section 675:9 Place for Filing Documents.
- CHAPTER 676 — ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
- Section 676:1 Method of Adopting Rules of Procedure.
- Section 676:10 Enforcement by Historic District Commission.
- Section 676:11 Building Permits Required.
- Section 676:12 Building Permits to be Withheld in Certain Cases.
- Section 676:13 Building Permits Restricted.
- Section 676:14 Determination of Which Local Ordinance Takes Precedence.
- Section 676:15 Injunctive Relief.
- Section 676:16 Penalties for Transferring Lots in Unapproved Subdivisions.
- Section 676:17 Fines and Penalties; Second Offense.
- Section 676:17-a Cease and Desist Orders.
- Section 676:17-b Local Land Use Citations; Pleas by Mail.
- Section 676:18 Register of Deeds.
- Section 676:19 Penalties.
- Section 676:2 Joint Meetings and Hearings.
- Section 676:3 Issuance of Decision.
- Section 676:4 Board's Procedures on Plats.
- Section 676:4-a Revocation of Recorded Approval.
- Section 676:4-b Third Party Review and Inspection.
- Section 676:5 Appeals to Board of Adjustment.
- Section 676:6 Effect of Appeal to Board.
- Section 676:7 Public Hearing; Notice.
- Section 676:8 Issuing Approval for Building Permits.
- Section 676:9 Procedure for Approval of Building Permits.
- CHAPTER 677 — REHEARING AND APPEAL PROCEDURES
- Section 677:1 Procedure.
- Section 677:10 Evidence; How Considered.
- Section 677:11 Judgment.
- Section 677:12 Appeals to Court: Certifying Record.
- Section 677:13 Hearing.
- Section 677:14 Costs.
- Section 677:15 Court Review.
- Section 677:16 Court Review.
- Section 677:17 Appeal When Zoning Ordinance Exists.
- Section 677:18 Appeal When No Zoning Ordinance Exists.
- Section 677:19 Subsequent Amendment.
- Section 677:2 Motion for Rehearing of Board of Adjustment, Board of Appeals, and Local Legislative Body Decisions.
- Section 677:3 Rehearing by Board of Adjustment, Board of Appeals, or Local Legislative Body.
- Section 677:4 Appeal From Decision on Motion for Rehearing.
- Section 677:5 Priority.
- Section 677:6 Burden of Proof.
- Section 677:7 Parties in Interest.
- Section 677:8 Filing Certified Record.
- Section 677:9 Restraining Order.
- CHAPTER 678 — COMMUNITY SERVICES AND CARE PLANNING BOARDS
- Section 678:1 Declaration of Purpose and Findings.
- Section 678:2 Definitions.
- Section 678:3 Establishment of Community Services and Care Planning Boards.
- Section 678:4 Duties of the Board.
- Section 678:5 Terms of Board Members.
- Section 678:6 Abolishment of Board.
- Section 678:7 Transfer of Documents Upon Abolition of Board.