New Hampshire Statutes

CHAPTER 674: LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING AND REGULATORY POWERS

Master Plan
Section: 674:1 Duties of the Planning Board.
Section: 674:2 Master Plan; Purpose and Description.
Section: 674:3 Master Plan Preparation.
Section: 674:4 Master Plan Adoption and Amendment.
Capital Improvements Program
Section: 674:5 Authorization.
Section: 674:6 Purpose and Description.
Section: 674:7 Preparation.
Section: 674:8 Consideration by Mayor and Budget Committee.
Official Map of the Municipality
Section: 674:9 Mapping of Street Lines by 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.
Zoning
Section: 674:16 Grant of Power.
Section: 674:16-a On-site Parking Requirements.
Section: 674:17 Purposes of Zoning Ordinances.
Section: 674:18 Adoption of Zoning Ordinance.
Section: 674:18-a Alternative Procedure for Adoption of Zoning Ordinances.
Section: 674:19 Applicability of Zoning Ordinance.
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.
Commission to Study the Historical Evolution of the New Hampshire Zoning Enabling Act
Section: 674:23-a Commission Established.
Emergency Temporary Zoning and Planning Ordinances
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: 674:30 Utility Structures.
Manufactured Housing
Section: 674:31 Definition.
Section: 674:31-a Definition; Presite Built Housing.
Section: 674:32 Manufactured Housing.
Agricultural Uses of Land
Section: 674:32-a Presumption.
Section: 674:32-b Existing Agricultural Uses and Activities.
Section: 674:32-c Other General Provisions.
Section: 674:32-d Agritourism Permitted.
Zoning Board of Adjustment and Building Code Board of Appeals
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.
Regulation of Subdivision of Land
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 Seven-Year Exemption.
Section: 674:39-a Voluntary Merger.
Section: 674:39-aa Restoration of Involuntarily Merged Lots.
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.
Site Plans
Section: 674:43 Power to Review Site Plans.
Section: 674:44 Site Plan Review Regulations.
Heritage Commission
Section: 674:44-a Heritage Commission.
Section: 674:44-b Powers.
Section: 674:44-c Separate Commissions.
Section: 674:44-d Appropriations Authorized.
Agricultural Commission
Section: 674:44-e Agricultural Commission.
Section: 674:44-f Powers.
Section: 674:44-g Appropriations Authorized.
Housing Commissions
Section: 674:44-h Housing Commission.
Section: 674:44-i Powers.
Section: 674:44-j Appropriations Authorized.
Historic Districts
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: 674:50 Remedies for Violations.
Building Codes
Section: 674:51 Power to Amend State Building Code and Establish Enforcement Procedures.
Section: 674:51-a Repealed by 2024, 40:7, eff. July 1, 2024.
Section: 674:52 Repealed by 2002, 8:12, II, eff. Sept. 14, 2002.
Authority to Order Building Vacated
Section: 674:52-a Ordering Building Vacated.
Land Affected by Municipal Boundaries
Section: 674:53 Land Affected by Municipal Boundaries.
Governmental Use of Property
Section: 674:54 Governmental Land Uses.
Wetlands
Section: 674:55 Wetlands.
Flood Hazards
Section: 674:56 Flood Hazards.
Section: 674:57 Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
Workforce Housing
Section: 674:58 Definitions.
Section: 674:59 Workforce Housing Opportunities.
Section: 674:60 Procedure.
Section: 674:61 Appeals.
Small Wind Energy Systems
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.
Traditional Commercial and Recreational Fishing Protection Act
Section: 674:67 Definitions.
Section: 674:68 Protection of Commercial and Recreational Fishing Operations.
Section: 674:69 Local Ordinances Prohibited.
Section: 674:70 Construction of Subdivision.
Accessory Dwelling Units
Section: 674:71 Definitions.
Section: 674:72 Accessory Dwelling Units.
Section: 674:73 Detached Accessory Dwelling Units.
Protection of Pre-existing, Non-conforming Use Status for Summer Camps
Section: 674:74 Protection of Pre-existing, Non-conforming Use Status for Summer Camps.
Advance Pipeline Notification
Section: 674:75 Advance Pipeline Notification.
Religious Use of Land and Structures
Section: 674:76 Religious Use of Land and Structures.
Maximum Capacity and Height Potential for New Construction
Section: 674:77 Definitions.
Section: 674:78 Amendment to Zoning Regulations.
Multi-Family Residential Development on Commercially Zoned Land
Section: 674:79 Definitions.
Section: 674:80 Amendment to Zoning Regulations.

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CHAPTER 674: LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING AND REGULATORY POWERS