New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning

Section 673:18 - Abolishing Planning Board, Heritage Commission, Historic District Commission, Agricultural Commission, or Housing Commission. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:12. 1992, 64:10. 2007, 266:7. 2008,...

Section 673:19 - Effect of Abolishing Planning Boards. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 673:20 - Effect of Abolishing Heritage Commissions, Historic District Commissions, Agricultural Commissions, and Housing Commissions. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1992, 64:11. 2007, 266:8. 2008, 391:8, eff....

Section 673:21 - Transfer of Documents Upon Abolition of Planning Board, Heritage Commission, Historic District Commission, Agricultural Commission, and Housing Commission. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:13. 1992, 64:12. 2007, 266:9. 2008,...

Section 673:22 - Transfer of Documents Upon Abolition of Zoning Ordinance or Building Code. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Title 674 - Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers

Section 674:1 - Duties of the Planning Board. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1991, 231:12. 2011, 85:3. 2015, 247:2, eff....

Section 674:2 - Master Plan; Purpose and Description. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1986, 167:2. 1988, 270:1. 1989, 339:28; 363:15....

Section 674:3 - Master Plan Preparation. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2002, 178:3; 229:9. 2003, 319:93. 2004, 257:44,...

Section 674:4 - Master Plan Adoption and Amendment. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:5 - Authorization. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2002, 90:1, eff. July 2, 2002.

Section 674:6 - Purpose and Description. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:7 - Preparation. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1995, 43:1. 2002, 90:2, eff. July 2,...

Section 674:8 - Consideration by Mayor and Budget Committee. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2002, 90:3, eff. July 2, 2002.

Section 674:9 - Mapping of Street Lines by Planning Board. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:10 - Establishment of Official Map. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1995, 43:2, eff. July 2, 1995.

Section 674:11 - Amendments to Official Map. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:12 - Refusal of Permit. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:13 - Appeals Where There is a Zoning Ordinance. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1995, 43:3, 4, eff. July 2, 1995.

Section 674:14 - Appeals Where no Zoning Ordinance Exists. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1988, 131:1, eff. June 19, 1988.

Section 674:15 - Appeals; Public Hearing. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:16 - Grant of Power. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:19. 1989, 266:14, 15. 1995, 176:1....

Section 674:17 - Purposes of Zoning Ordinances. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 42:2. 1995, 176:2. 2000, 279:2. 2002,...

Section 674:18 - Adoption of Zoning Ordinance. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2002, 178:4, eff. July 14, 2002.

Section 674:19 - Applicability of Zoning Ordinance. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:20 - Districts. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:21 - Innovative Land Use Controls. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1988, 149:1, 2. 1991, 283:1, 2. 1992,...

Section 674:21-a - Development Restrictions Enforceable. - Source. 1988, 149:3. 2002, 236:3, eff. July 16, 2002.

Section 674:22 - Growth Management; Timing of Development. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2008, 360:1, eff. July 11, 2008.

Section 674:23 - Temporary Moratoria and Limitations on Building Permits and the Approval of Subdivisions and Site Plans. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:16. 1997, 15:1. 2008, 360:2, eff....

Section 674:24 - Definitions. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:25 - Districting Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:26 - Agricultural Use Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:27 - Commercial Exceptions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. 2017, 59:1, eff....

Section 674:28 - Nonconforming Buildings, Land, or Uses Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:29 - Board of Adjustment and Administrative Provisions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:30 - Utility Structures. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1986, 147:1. 1987, 152:1. 1998, 124:5. 2006,...

Section 674:31 - Definition. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 104:1, eff. July 9, 1985.

Section 674:31-a - Definition; Presite Built Housing. - Source. 1985, 104:2, eff. July 9, 1985.

Section 674:32 - Manufactured Housing. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1986, 91:2. 1987, 378:1. 1993, 158:1, eff....

Section 674:32-a - Presumption. - Source. 2000, 279:3, eff. July 1, 2001. 2019, 338:5, eff....

Section 674:32-b - Existing Agricultural Uses and Activities. - Source. 2000, 279:3, eff. July 1, 2001. 2016, 86:1, eff....

Section 674:32-c - Other General Provisions. - Source. 2000, 279:3, eff. July 1, 2001. 2019, 338:7, eff....

Section 674:32-d - Agritourism Permitted. - Source. 2016, 267:5, eff. June 16, 2016.

Section 674:33 - Powers of Zoning Board of Adjustment. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:20. 1987, 256:1. 1998, 218:1. 2009,...

Section 674:33-a - Equitable Waiver of Dimensional Requirement. - Source. 1996, 226:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Section 674:34 - Powers of Building Code Board of Appeals. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2012, 242:17, eff. June 18, 2012. 2019,...

Section 674:35 - Power to Regulate Subdivisions. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2004, 71:3. 2005, 51:1. 2009, 200:2. 2014,...

Section 674:36 - Subdivision Regulations. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1986, 200:2. 1988, 3:1. 2002, 73:3; 236:4....

Section 674:37 - Recording of Plats. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1988, 233:1. 1990, 275:2. 1995, 303:2, eff....

Section 674:37-a - Effect of Subdivision on Tax Assessment and Collection. - Source. 1998, 39:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.

Section 674:38 - Status of Plats Approved. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:39 - Five-Year Exemption. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:17, 18. 1991, 331:1, 2. 1995,...

Section 674:39-a - Voluntary Merger. - Source. 1995, 291:9. 2010, 345:1, eff. Sept. 18, 2010. 2016,...

Section 674:39-aa - Restoration of Involuntarily Merged Lots. - Source. 2011, 206:4, eff. July 24, 2011. 2016, 327:2, eff....

Section 674:40 - Improvements in Unapproved Streets. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:19. 1998, 344:5, eff. Aug. 25,...

Section 674:40-a - Delegation of Authority to Accept Dedicated Streets. - Source. 1993, 80:1, eff. June 22, 1993.

Section 674:41 - Erection of Buildings on Streets; Appeals. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1988, 131:2, 3. 1989, 266:20. 1995, 291:10....

Section 674:42 - Status of Existing Platting Statutes. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2014, 125:3, eff. Aug. 15, 2014.

Section 674:43 - Power to Review Site Plans. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1987, 256:2. 1988, 9:1. 1995, 303:3. 2005,...

Section 674:44 - Site Plan Review Regulations. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:21. 1986, 200:3. 1987, 256:3. 2004,...

Section 674:44-a - Heritage Commission. - Source. 1992, 64:2, eff. June 19, 1992.

Section 674:44-b - Powers. - Source. 1992, 64:2. 1993, 32:1. 1995, 138:5, eff. July 23,...

Section 674:44-c - Separate Commissions. - Source. 1992, 64:2, eff. June 19, 1992.

Section 674:44-d - Appropriations Authorized. - Source. 1992, 64:2. 1993, 32:3, eff. June 7, 1993.

Section 674:44-e - Agricultural Commission. - Source. 2007, 266:1, eff. Aug. 28, 2007.

Section 674:44-f - Powers. - Source. 2007, 266:1, eff. Aug. 28, 2007.

Section 674:44-g - Appropriations Authorized. - Source. 2007, 266:1, eff. Aug. 28, 2007.

Section 674:44-h - Housing Commission. - Source. 2008, 391:10, eff. Sept. 15, 2008.

Section 674:44-i - Powers. - Source. 2008, 391:10, eff. Sept. 15, 2008.

Section 674:44-j - Appropriations Authorized. - Source. 2008, 391:10, eff. Sept. 15, 2008.

Section 674:45 - Purposes. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1992, 64:13, 14, eff. June 19, 1992.

Section 674:46 - Authority Granted. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:22. 1989, 266:21, eff. July 1,...

Section 674:46-a - Powers and Duties of the Historic District Commission. - Source. 1985, 103:23. 1989, 266:22. 1992, 64:15. 1993, 32:2, eff....

Section 674:47 - Abolition of Historic Districts. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:23, eff. July 1, 1989.

Section 674:48 - Interpretation. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:49 - Enforcement. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:50 - Remedies for Violations. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 674:51 - Power to Amend State Building Code and Establish Enforcement Procedures. - [Paragraph II effective until January 1, 2023; see also paragraph...

Section 674:51-a - Local Adoption of Building Codes by Reference. - Source. 2003, 245:8, eff. July 14, 2003.

Section 674:52-a - Ordering Building Vacated. - Source. 1998, 318:3, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.

Section 674:53 - Land Affected by Municipal Boundaries. - Source. 1989, 381:1. 1995, 43:6, 7. 1998, 57:1, 2, eff....

Section 674:54 - Governmental Land Uses. - Source. 1996, 262:1. 1998, 281:2. 2007, 29:1, eff. May 14,...

Section 674:55 - Wetlands. - Source. 2004, 243:2, eff. July 1, 2005.

Section 674:56 - Flood Hazards. - Source. 2006, 176:2. 2009, 181:1, 2, eff. July 13, 2009.

Section 674:57 - Flood Insurance Rate Maps. - Source. 2006, 176:2, eff. May 25, 2006.

Section 674:58 - Definitions. - Source. 2008, 299:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

Section 674:59 - Workforce Housing Opportunities. - Source. 2008, 299:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

Section 674:60 - Procedure. - Source. 2008, 299:2. 2010, 150:1, eff. June 14, 2010.

Section 674:61 - Appeals. - Source. 2008, 299:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

Section 674:62 - Definitions. - Source. 2008, 357:1. 2010, 143:5, eff. Aug. 13, 2010.

Section 674:63 - Municipal Regulations of Small Wind Energy Systems. - Source. 2008, 357:1, eff. July 11, 2009. 2018, 2:1, eff....

Section 674:64 - Aviation Requirements. - Source. 2008, 357:1, eff. July 11, 2009.

Section 674:65 - Abandonment. - Source. 2008, 357:1, eff. July 11, 2009.

Section 674:66 - Abutter and Regional Notification. - Source. 2008, 357:1, eff. July 11, 2009. 2017, 59:2, eff....

Section 674:67 - Definitions. - Source. 2015, 236:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.

Section 674:68 - Protection of Commercial and Recreational Fishing Operations. - Source. 2015, 236:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.

Section 674:69 - Local Ordinances Prohibited. - Source. 2015, 236:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.

Section 674:70 - Construction of Subdivision. - Source. 2015, 236:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015.

Section 674:71 - Definition. - Source. 2016, 6:2, eff. June 1, 2017.

Section 674:72 - Accessory Dwelling Units. - Source. 2016, 6:2, eff. June 1, 2017. 2017, 89:1, eff....

Section 674:73 - Detached Accessory Dwelling Units. - Source. 2016, 6:2, eff. June 1, 2017.

Section 674:74 - Protection of Pre-existing, Non-conforming Use Status for Summer Camps. - Source. 2021, 121:6, eff. July 9, 2021.

Section 674:75 - Advance Pipeline Notification. - Source. 2022, 75:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.

Section 674:76 - Religious Use of Land and Structures. - Source. 2022, 291:1, eff. July 1, 2022.

Title 675 - Enactment and Adoption Procedures

Section 675:1 - General Requirements. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Section 675:2 - Method of Enactment in Cities and Towns Operating Under Town Council Form of Government. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24; 266:1. 1989, 266:25. 1990, 54:1,...

Section 675:3 - Method of Enactment in Certain Towns and Village Districts. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24; 266:2. 1990, 54:2. 1996, 43:1,...

Section 675:4 - Method of Enactment by Petition. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24; 266:3. 1990, 54:3. 1996, 43:2,...

Section 675:4-a - Adoption of Emergency Temporary Zoning and Planning Ordinance in Certain Towns. - Source. 1985, 103:24, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.

Section 675:5 - Zoning Ordinance Protest Petition. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24. 1989, 44:1-3, eff. June 11,...

Section 675:6 - Method of Adoption. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24. 1989, 266:26, eff. July 1,...

Section 675:7 - Notice Requirements for Public Hearing. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24. 2014, 161:8, eff. July 10,...

Section 675:8 - Filing of Zoning Ordinances, Historic District Ordinances, Building Codes, Subdivision Regulations, Site Plan Review Regulations, and Amendments. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24. 1989, 266:27, eff. July 1,...

Section 675:9 - Place for Filing Documents; Reporting of Adoptions or Amendments. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:24. 1987, 50:1. 1989, 266:28. 2002,...

Title 676 - Administrative and Enforcement Procedures

Section 676:1 - Method of Adopting Rules of Procedure. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:29. 2010, 270:2, eff. July 6,...

Section 676:2 - Joint Meetings and Hearings. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 676:3 - Issuance of Decision. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2000, 144:1. 2009, 266:1, eff. Sept. 14,...

Section 676:4 - Board's Procedures on Plats. - [Paragraph I(c) effective until January 1, 2023; see also paragraph...

Section 676:4-a - Revocation of Recorded Approval. - Source. 1991, 237:1. 1997, 142:5, eff. Aug. 8, 1997. 2017,...

Section 676:4-b - Third Party Review and Inspection. - Source. 2009, 73:1. 2010, 303:3. 2015, 126:1, eff. Aug. 8,...

Section 676:5 - Appeals to Board of Adjustment. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1987, 256:5. 1989, 69:1. 1991, 231:13. 1995,...

Section 676:6 - Effect of Appeal to Board. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1995, 243:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

Section 676:7 - Public Hearing; Notice. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 159:25. 1996, 226:1. 1997, 142:6, eff....

Section 676:8 - Issuing Approval for Building Permits. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 676:9 - Procedure for Approval of Building Permits. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 676:10 - Enforcement by Historic District Commission. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 676:11 - Building Permits Required. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1996, 226:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.

Section 676:12 - Building Permits to be Withheld in Certain Cases. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1986, 200:1; 229:3. 1989, 266:31. 1991, 331:3....

Section 676:13 - Building Permits Restricted. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1986, 150:1. 1996, 226:3. 2013, 267:11, eff....

Section 676:14 - Determination of Which Local Ordinance Takes Precedence. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 676:15 - Injunctive Relief. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1988, 19:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

Section 676:16 - Penalties for Transferring Lots in Unapproved Subdivisions. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1997, 92:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Section 676:17 - Fines and Penalties; Second Offense. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:25; 210:4. 1988, 19:6, 7. 1996,...

Section 676:17-a - Cease and Desist Orders. - Source. 1991, 328:1. 1996, 226:7, 8. 1997, 79:1, eff. Jan....

Section 676:17-b - Local Land Use Citations; Pleas by Mail. - Source. 1991, 374:2. 1996, 226:9-13. 2014, 291:3, eff. Sept. 26,...

Section 676:18 - Register of Deeds. - Licensed Land Surveyor SEAL Source. 1983, 447:1. 1985, 103:26. 1988,...

Title 677 - Rehearing and Appeal Procedures

Section 677:1 - Procedure. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:2 - Motion for Rehearing of Board of Adjustment, Board of Appeals, and Local Legislative Body Decisions. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1988, 131:4. 1994, 116:1. 1995, 243:3. 2000,...

Section 677:3 - Rehearing by Board of Adjustment, Board of Appeals, or Local Legislative Body. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1988, 131:5. 1994, 116:2, eff. July 10,...

Section 677:4 - Appeal From Decision on Motion for Rehearing. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1994, 116:3. 1995, 243:4. 1996, 43:3. 2000,...

Section 677:5 - Priority. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:6 - Burden of Proof. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:7 - Parties in Interest. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:8 - Filing Certified Record. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 2014, 204:45, eff. July 11, 2014.

Section 677:9 - Restraining Order. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1995, 243:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

Section 677:10 - Evidence; How Considered. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:11 - Judgment. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:12 - Appeals to Court: Certifying Record. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:13 - Hearing. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1995, 243:6, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

Section 677:14 - Costs. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:15 - Court Review. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1991, 231:14. 1995, 243:7, 8. 2000, 144:4....

Section 677:16 - Court Review. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:17 - Appeal When Zoning Ordinance Exists. - Source. 1983, 447:1. 1987, 256:6, eff. July 17, 1987.

Section 677:18 - Appeal When no Zoning Ordinance Exists. - Source. 1983, 447:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.

Section 677:19 - Subsequent Amendment. - Source. 1989, 381:2, eff. Aug. 4, 1989.

Section 677:20 - Fee Shifting and Posting of Bond. - Source. 2022, 272:77, eff. Aug. 23, 2022.

Title 678 - Community Services and Care Planning Boards

Section 678:1 - Declaration of Purpose and Findings. - Source. 2008, 20:1, eff. July 11, 2008.

Section 678:2 - Definitions. - Source. 2008, 20:1, eff. July 11, 2008.

Section 678:3 - Establishment of Community Services and Care Planning Boards. - Source. 2008, 20:1, eff. July 11, 2008.

Section 678:4 - Duties of the Board. - Source. 2008, 20:1, eff. July 11, 2008.

Section 678:5 - Terms of Board Members. - Source. 2008, 20:1, eff. July 11, 2008.

Section 678:6 - Abolishment of Board. - Source. 2008, 20:1, eff. July 11, 2008.

Section 678:7 - Transfer of Documents Upon Abolition of Board. - Source. 2008, 20:1, eff. July 11, 2008.

Title 679 - Housing Appeals Board

Section 679:1 - Board Established. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:2 - Appointment; Term; Chair. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:3 - Removal. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:4 - Compensation. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:5 - Authority; Duties. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:6 - Timing of Appeals and Board Proceedings. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:7 - Jurisdiction; Court Appeals. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:8 - Quorum; Disqualification; Temporary Members. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:9 - Hearing Procedure; Standard of Review. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:10 - Representation by Nonattorneys. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:11 - Board Meetings. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:12 - Rules and Regulations. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:13 - Administration of Oaths, Subpoenas, Etc.; Fees. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:14 - Notice. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:15 - Appeal. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:16 - Enforcement of Decisions. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:17 - Staff. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:18 - Office. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

Section 679:19 - Neglect to Comply With Board's Orders. - Source. 2019, 346:260, eff. July 1, 2020.

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New Hampshire Revised Statutes Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning

New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LXIV - Planning and Zoning