CHAPTER 175 ZONING

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PART A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

ARTICLE I (GENERAL PROVISIONS)

175-1. Title
175-2. Authority
175-3. Purpose
175-4. Applicability
175-5. Applicability to Governmental Uses including the University of New Hampshire
175-6. Meaning of Words
175-7. Definitions
175-8. Administrative Officer
175-9. Zoning Administrator
175-10. Violations and Penalties, Methods of Corrections
175-11. Scope and Interpretation
175-12. Administrative Appeals
175-13. Severability
175-14. Amendment Procedure
175-15. Planning Board
175-16. Powers and Duties
175-17. Delegation of Site Review Authority
175-18. Appointment
175-19. Powers and Duties
175-20. Meetings
175-21. Conditional Use Permits
175-22. Procedures
175-23. Approval Criteria
175-24. Appeals
175-25. Variances
175-26. Special Exceptions

175-27. General Provisions
175-28. Nonconforming Uses
175-29. Nonconforming Lots
175-30. Nonconforming Structures and Buildings

 

 

175-31. Establishment of Districts
175-32. Zoning Map
175-33. Zoning Boundaries
175-34. Special Provisions
175-35. Zoning Districts
175-36. Overlay Districts
175-37. Rural District (R)
175-38. Residence A District (RA)
175-39. Residence B District (RB)
175-40. Residence Coastal District (RC)
175-41. Central Business District (CB)
175-42. Reserved
175-43. Professional Office District (PO)
175-44. Church Hill District (CH)
175-45. Courthouse District (C)
175-46. Coe’s Corner District (CC)
175-47. Reserved
175-48. Office and Research District – Route 108 (OR)
175-49. Reserved
175-50. Multi-Unit Dwelling/Office Research District (MUDOR)
175-51. Office, Research and Light Industry District (ORLI)
175-52. Durham Business Park District (DBP)
175-53. Use Standards
175-54. Dimensional Standards
175-55. General Dimensional Controls
175-56. Special Situations Affecting Dimensions
175-57. Porkchop Subdivisions
175-58. Purpose of Wetland Conservancy Overlay District
175-59. Applicability
175-60. Permitted Uses in the WCO District
175-61. Conditional Uses in the WCO District
175-62. Prohibited Uses in WCO District
175-63. Coordination with Other Districts
175-64. Use of Wetlands in Calculating Lot Area and Density
175-65. Performance Standards in the WCO District
175-66. Challenge to the Classification of Wetlands
175-67. Responsibility for Restoration of Altered Wetlands
175-68. Local Authority
175-69. Purpose
175-70. Applicability
175-71. Permitted Uses in the SPO District
175-72. Conditional Uses in the SPO District
175-73. Prohibited Uses in the SPO District
175-74. Dimensional Requirements
175-75. Coordination with Other Districts
175-76. Applicability
175-77. Building Permit Required
175-78. General Design Standards
175-79. Water and Sewer Systems
175-80. Certification Records
175-81. Review of Proposed Developments
175-82. Watercourses
175-83. One-Hundred-Year-Flood Elevation
175-84. Authority and Purpose
175-85. District Boundaries
175-86. Use Regulations
175-87. Hydrogeologic Study
175-88. Design and Performance Standards
175-89. Administration
175-90. Purpose
175-91. Characteristics
175-92. Boundaries
175-93. Historic District Commission
175-94. Authority Granted
175-95. Permitted Uses
175-96. Certificates of Approval
175-97. Appeals
175-98. Guidelines

175-99. Purpose and Intent
175-100. Applicability
175-101. District Regulations
175-102. Use Regulations
175-103. Dimensional Requirements
175-104. Performance and Design Standards
175-105. Monitoring and Maintenance
175-106. Abandonment or Discontinuation of Use

 

 

175-107. Conservation Subdivisions
175-108. Stewardship Fund
175-109. Compliance Required
175-110. Compliance Required; Applicability
175-111. General Requirements
175-112. Central Business District Special Conditions
175-113. Loading Spaces or Bays
175-114. Landscaping and Screening
175-115. Lighting
175-116. Driveway Permits; Penalty; Fees
175-117. Central Business District Special Conditions
175-118. Preface
175-119. Purpose and Intent
175-120. General Requirements
175-121. Commercial Areas
175-122. Subdivision Areas
175-123. Protection During Construction
175-124. Maintenance Requirements
175-125. References
175-126. Applicability
175-127. General Provisions/Application Process
175-128. Inspection
175-129. Placement of Signs
175-130. Illumination of Signs
175-131. Permitted Messages
175-132. Condition of Signs
175-133. Permitted Signs, by District
175-134. Sign Construction
175-135. Enforcement
175-136. Penalties
175-137. Appeal
175-138. Applicability
175-139. Suitability of the Location of the Leaching Field
175-140. Duties of the Code Enforcement Officer
175-141. Duties of the Independent Soil Scientist
175-142. Review Fee
175-143. Reserved