SUPPLEMENTARY LOT REGULATIONS
(Amended 03/2/76; 04/23/77; 03/11/80; 03/14/89; 03/12/91;
03/10/92; 03/12/96; 03/13/08)
5.10 LOT REGULATIONS
5.10.1 Every building lot shall have a minimum contiguous
frontage of two hundred (200) feet on a “public right-of-way”. This frontage shall provide access to the
lot. (the term “public right-of-way” for the purposes of this ordinance shall
be limited to those highways which qualify as Class I through V highways under
the provisions of N.H. RSA 230:4) and shall contain a minimum area of 80,000
(eighty thousand) square feet, unless the land is subject to zoning district
specific requirements that may differ from those enumerated in this paragraph.
5.10.2 Every structure shall be
set back from front property line a minimum of twenty (20) feet. No structure
shall be located within twenty (20) feet of property lines (side and rear).
For purposes of this section, fences and
septic systems are not considered structures.
Septic systems
shall conform to the subsurface disposal system rules and regulations of the
5.10.3 No building permit will be issued for lots on proposed roads within a new subdivision until said roads have been either fully constructed or constructed through sub-grade with a cash bond as required by the Town, posted for surfacing. Construction of the road to current Town standards and of all other agreed-upon improvements required for subdivision approval must be supervised and approved by the Town Engineer.
5.10.4 The building setback for new construction for properties located along NH Route 125 shall be 100 feet as measured from the centerline of NH Route 125. Expansions to existing structures shall not encroach beyond the existing building footprint. For purposes of this section parking areas, signage, fencing and landscaping treatments are permitted within the 100 foot setback distance. Septic systems are not permitted within the 100 foot setback distance.
5.20.2 Every building lot shall have no more than one single family home or one two-family dwelling thereon. The joining together of two separate structures of any kind for the purpose of having them meet the definition of a two-family home is prohibited. A two-family mobile home on a single chassis shall also be prohibited.
5.20.3 Mobile homes will not be permitted for use as dwellings in the Historic District, the Single Family Residential District, or the Single Family Residential-Agricultural District.
5.30 LOTS OF CONTINUOUS FRONTAGE OR CONTIGUOUS LOTS
In any district in which structures are permitted, a structure may be erected on each lot which was a lot of record at the date of adoption or amendment of this ordinance, even though such lot fails to meet the requirements for area or width or both, that are applicable in the district, provided such lot is not of continuous frontage or a contiguous lot to other lots of the same ownership. (The definition of “same ownership” shall be governed by the definition of ownership and relationships as set forth in the Internal Revenue Code, 1964, Section 267 and 318). This provision shall not waive any other requirements of the Town for issuance of a building permit.