Words used in the present tense shall indicate the future; the
singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular;
the word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive.
[Amended 5-25-1999; 4-22-2004; 8-26-2008; 3-23-2010; 12-18-2012; 5-24-2016]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The owner of record of a parcel of land located in New Hampshire
and that adjoins or is directly within 200 feet (including land across
the street or stream) of the proposed site under consideration by
the Board.
For the purposes of receiving testimony only, and not for purposes
of notification, the term "abutter" shall include any person or entity
who is able to demonstrate that his land will be directly affected
by the proposal under consideration.
In the case of an abutting property being under a condominium or other collective form of ownership, the term "abutter" means the officers of the collective or association, as defined in RSA 356-B:3, XXIII. Additionally, for projects meeting the criteria of § 153-4A, the individual owners of units within the association which are located within 200 feet of the common property line shall be notified only by first-class mail.
For purposes of notification and receiving testimony, "abutter"
means all affected towns and the regional planning commission in the
case of a development having regional impact, as determined by the
Board.
For purposes of notification, abutter ownership information
for lots located in Dover shall be obtained through the City's Tax
Assessment Office.
The roadway configuration within a site.
See RSA 21:34-a, II. Agriculture shall not include marketing
or selling at wholesale or retail, except where permitted as part
of a roadside farm stand or where the retail sale of agricultural
or farm products raised on site is a permitted use. One single-family
dwelling shall be permitted as an accessory to the principal use.
Any person, agent, firm, association, partnership or corporation
that makes application to the Planning Board for the nonresidential
development of a site, pursuant to the rules and regulations of this
chapter.
A series of arches supported by columns, sometimes forming
a covered walkway.
A curved form spanning an opening; it may take various rounded
forms, including a pointed shape.
A line established by two points in space and about which
forms and spaces can be arranged.
An upright, often vase-shaped, support for a rail.
A series of balusters with a rail.
A window element projecting from a building facade.
For stormwater management purposes, structural, nonstructural,
and managerial techniques that are recognized to be the most effective
and practical means to prevent or reduce nonpoint source pollutants
from entering receiving waters.
Generally refers either to "big box" or "small box"; a very
simple building with minimal adornment or complexity in its form,
usually a rectangular footprint with a flat roof and few if any windows.
A structural (or visually structural) element projecting
from a wall which supports a roof overhang or other overhang, generally
in the form of an "L" or a right triangle.[1]
A change in use shall consist of replacing a conforming or
legal nonconforming use contained entirely within an existing building
with a new use which is allowed in the zoning district in which the
tract or structure is located.
Narrow, horizontal, overlapping wooden boards that form the
outer skin of an exterior building wall.
The style of architecture in the American colonies in the
17th and 18th centuries (prior to the American Revolution), derived
mainly from English traditions.
A freestanding upright support element usually round in cross
section. In classical architecture, consists of a base, shaft, and
capital.
Any actual or proposed terrain land disturbance within five
years before the terrain alteration activity for which a permit is
sought begins or within five years after the terrain alteration activity
ends shall be deemed part of the total project and included in the
calculation of the amount of contiguous area disturbed.
A decorative vertical board placed at the corner of a wood
frame building.
Projecting top portion of an entablature or any linear element
placed along the top of a building's facade or atop a section of the
facade to divide the facade into sections.
A horizontal decorative band extending across a facade. "Stringcourse"
refers to a narrow course while "beltcourse" refers to a wide course.
A gable form attached to and placed perpendicular to a larger
gable roof.
Small enclosed or partially enclosed structure crowning a
roof or tower.
All new structures as well as additions, including the conversion
of structures to multifamily (five units or more) residential dwellings.
Any construction or land disturbance or grading activities
other than for agricultural and silvicultural practices.
DCFC enables rapid charging and utilize 208V or 480V input
to deliver a maximum output 350kW. DCFC are equipped with either a
CHAdeMO or SAE plug connector, or both, and are designed to fill an
EV battery to 80 percent in 20 to 40 minutes.
[Added 7-27-2021]
Water or effluent released to a receiving water body.
An area where the natural vegetation or existing cover been
removed, exposing the underlying soil and, therefore, is susceptible
to erosion.
Window rising vertically atop a roof.
The horizontal or downward projecting overhang at the lower
edge of a roof.
A parking space served by electric vehicle supply equipment
and reserved for actively charging electric vehicles. An electric
vehicle charging station is permitted outright as an accessory use
to any principal use.
[Added 7-27-2021]
A parking space served by electric vehicle supply equipment
and reserved for actively charging electric vehicles. An electric
vehicle charging station is permitted outright as an accessory use
to any principal use.
[Amended 7-27-2021]
A parking space meets electric vehicle readiness requirements
if the following requirements are met:
[Added 7-27-2021]
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The project has provided one or more dedicated circuits on the
electrical panel(s) such that the panel(s) has the service capacity
to accommodate the required number of Level 2 EVSE; and
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Conduit has been installed to allow the addition of all necessary
wiring to electrify installed EVSE at the parking space(s) without
having to excavate to do so.
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An electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies
designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles
by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other
storage device in an electric vehicle.
[Added 7-27-2021]
A head-on drawing of a building facade, without any allowance
for perspective, in fixed proportion to the measurement on the actual
building; one exterior face or side of a building (comparable to a
facade).
The horizontal top part of an order of classical architecture.
It is supported by columns and consists of three levels: architrave,
frieze, and cornice.
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice, or gravity.
A conditional delivery of money by a developer to a bank
to be held until such time as the conditions of a final site approval
have been satisfactorily complied with.
The front or principal exterior face of a building; may refer
to other prominent exterior faces as well.
A flat vertical board that forms the face along the edge
of a flat roof or along the horizontal (or eave) side of a pitched
roof.
Arrangement of windows on a facade, including number, size,
proportion, spacing, and composition.
A measure of light falling on a given surface. One footcandle
is equal to the amount of light generated by one candle shining on
a square-foot surface one foot away.
A decorative, horizontal band set just below the cornice.
A simple, pitched-roof form with two opposite sloping sides;
the triangular part of a wall formed by a gable roof.
The gross floor area available for leasing to a tenant.
The amount of light falling on a surface, measured in footcandles.
Those water bodies not meeting water quality standards as
identified by NHDES and listed as impaired and as Category 5 waters
on its most current 303(d) list.
Those surfaces that cannot effectively infiltrate rainfall,
consisting of surfaces such as building rooftops, pavement, sidewalks,
driveways, recreational areas and compacted gravel.
[Amended 6-12-2018]
The process of runoff percolating into the ground (subsurface
materials). Infiltration practices are stormwater treatment practices
designed to capture stormwater runoff and infiltrate it into the ground.
Level 1 EVSE provide charging through a 120-volt alternating
current (AC) circuit. Level 1 EVSE are equipped with a SAE J1772 standard
connector that plugs into the vehicle and require a dedicated branch
circuit. Level 1 chargers can deliver 1.4kW to 1.9kW of power and
provide 4-6 miles of range per hour.
[Added 7-27-2021]
Alternating current Level 2 EVSE provide charging through
a 240V (typical for residential) or 208V (typical for commercial)
electrical service. Level 2 chargers are equipped with a SAE J1772
standard connector that plugs into the vehicle providing between 10
and 20 miles of range per hour of charging.
[Added 7-27-2021]
A horizontal structural member that bridges an opening.
A site planning and design strategy intended to maintain
or replicate predevelopment hydrology through the use of site planning,
source control, and small-scale practices integrated throughout the
site to prevent, infiltrate and manage runoff as close to its source
as possible. Examples of LID strategies are pervious pavement, rain
gardens, green roofs, bioretention basins and swales, filtration trenches,
and other functionally similar BMPs located near the runoff source.
A unit of measurement for the amount of light cast by a lamp.
One footcandle is one lumen per square foot.
A steep, one-story-high roof with two planes on all four
sides, the first plane almost vertical and the second plane above,
nearly flat; named for Francois Mansart, 17th century French architect.
The shapes, sizes, and arrangement of the three-dimensional
forms that compose a building.
The following:
Vertical element separating windows or doors set in a series.
The EPA's small municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4)
general permit developed under the Clean Water Act.[2] MS4 applies to municipalities that contain any portion
of an urbanized area as defined by the census. It applies to stormwater
conveyances owned by a state, city, town, or other public entity that
discharges to waters of the United States. The MS4 permit requires
operators of small MS4s to develop a stormwater management program
that uses appropriate best management practices (BMPs) for six minimum
control measures included in the MS4 permit.
Dividers between panes of glass within an individual window.
The state permitting program applying to earthmoving operations.
Includes land uses of a commercial and industrial nature
as well as commercial residential uses; exempting, however, the construction
or conversion of single-family and multifamily (up to four units per
parcel) residential dwellings.
A decorative, recessed rectangular portion of a wall.
A protective wall or railing along the edge of a raised structure
such as a roof or balcony.
Irregular wood shingles, frequently untreated or stained
rather than painted, with various curves and splits that give an appearance
of peeling off an exterior surface (such as one might see at a "fish
shack restaurant").
Any security which may be accepted in lieu of a requirement
that certain improvements be made as a condition of Planning Board
site approval.
A freestanding, upright support element, usually rectangular
in cross section, and wider and more squat than a column.
A column or pier affixed to a wall surface (rectangular in
cross section).
The layout of a building drawn in the horizontal plane.
Includes but is not limited to sediment, total suspended
solids (TSS), phosphorus, nitrogen, metals, pathogens, floatable debris,
thermal impacts, and oil and other petroleum products.
An amount of a pollutant that is introduced into a receiving
water body measured in units of concentration or mass per time [i.e.,
concentration (mg/l) or mass (lbs/day)].
A covered space usually supported by columns surrounding
an entrance and forming the centerpiece of the facade.
The area within the subdivision or site plan boundaries,
plus any areas with associated off-site improvements.
The relation of one dimension to another, such as the height
of a window compared to its width. Proportion affects visual order
through coordination of such elements as height, width, depth, and
spacing.
Cornerstones, or other material made to resemble stones,
at a corner or edge of a building.
Any construction, alteration, or improvement that disturbs
area where the existing land use is commercial, industrial, institutional,
governmental, recreational, or multifamily residential. Building demolition
is included as an activity defined as "redevelopment," but building
renovation is not, provided the footprint of the building or structure
to be renovated is not altered or expanded and does not exceed 50%
of the current assessed value. Similarly, removal of roadway materials
down to the erodible soil surface is an activity defined as "redevelopment,"
but simply resurfacing of a roadway surface is not. Any creation of
new impervious area over currently pervious portions of the site will
need to comply with new development requirements.
The use of recurring patterns to organize a series of like
forms or spaces.
The linear intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Precipitation, snowmelt, or irrigation that flows over the
land, eventually making its way to surface water (such as a stream,
river or pond).
A single window section within its frame that opens in some
manner.
The perception of the size of a building or building element
relative to the human body or other buildings or objects in the vicinity.
Eroded soil and rock material and plant debris, transported
and deposited by runoff.
An outdoor area where the height and continuity of adjacent
or surrounding buildings or other structures loosely establishes the
feeling of a three-dimensional space.
A professionally rendered drawing which delineates the proposed development of a site, prepared as required under the provisions of § 153-13.
The outer clothing or membrane of a building, clapboard,
brick, steel, etc.
When the soil erosion rate approaches that of undisturbed
soils. Soils which are disturbed will be considered protected when
covered with a healthy, mature growth of grass, or a good covering
of straw mulch or other equivalent (weed-free) mulch at a minimum
rate of two tons per acre with higher rates required for dormant periods.
Mulch is only a temporary measure; ultimately, the site needs vegetation.
Runoff from a storm event, snowmelt runoff, and surface runoff
and drainage.
A plan that outlines project features, proposed temporary
and permanent erosion control features, maintenance schedules and
practices, and design basis used to establish temporary and permanent
stormwater design features.
A plan required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
that clearly describes appropriate pollution control measures that
include a description of all pollution control measures (i.e., BMPs)
that will be implemented as part of the construction activity to control
pollutants in stormwater discharges and describes the interim and
permanent stabilization practices for the site.
An ornamental device used to enframe all or part of a window
or door.
The quality of finish on a wall or roof surface, being smooth,
rough, bumpy, etc.
The total amount of a soil's particulate matter which is
suspended in the water column.
A distinctly vertical structure, which may be freestanding
or attached to another structure.
Sensitive to, evocative of, or harmonious with any particular
style of architecture established prior to 1950 or the prevailing
patterns, forms, or styles of architecture dating from the original
settlement of the United States up to 1950.
Rules and guidelines that are generally recognized and respected
among design professionals.
The manner in which a parcel of land or the structures on that parcel is or are employed. Uses are categorized by Chapter 170, Zoning, as follows: residential low density (fewer than five dwelling units); residential multifamily (more than four dwelling units); agricultural/silvicultural; office; business; industrial; and community/public use.
All land and water area from which runoff may run to a common
(design) discharge point.
