This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Land Subdivision
Regulations of the City of Dover."
[Amended 5-8-2018]
This chapter is adopted by the Dover Planning Board pursuant to the authority granted by RSA 674:35 and 236:13 and by § 9-8, Planning Board, of the City of Dover Code.
[Amended 5-8-2018]
For the purpose of providing for the orderly growth and development
of the City of Dover and affording adequate facilities for the housing,
transportation, distribution, comfort, health, safety and welfare
of persons living within the jurisdiction of the municipality, this
chapter prescribes guidelines for the subdivision or resubdivision
of land within the jurisdiction of the City of Dover and sets forth
the procedures, requirements, standards and specifications with respect
thereto. Furthermore, it establishes an administrative procedure by
which the location, method and materials used to provide vehicular
access to and from City streets onto private property are subject
to the review and approval of the Community Services Director.
The standards contained in this chapter shall be interpreted
as minimum requirements, and compliance with said minimum requirements
shall in no instance obligate the Planning Board to approve any particular
application solely on that basis. Only after the Planning Board is
fully satisfied that a proposed application is in the best public
interest will the application be approved.
Whenever any subdivision of land is proposed, before any contract
for the sale of any part thereof is executed and before any permit
for the erection of a structure in such proposed subdivision shall
be granted, the subdividing owner or his/her authorized agent shall
apply for and secure approval of such proposed subdivision in accordance
with the rules and regulations contained herein.
[Added 1-14-2003]
The Planning Board may provide against such scattered or premature
subdivision of land as would involve danger or injury to health, safety,
or prosperity by reason of the lack of water supply, drainage, transportation,
schools, fire protection, or other public services or necessitate
the excessive expenditure of public funds for the supply of such services.
Anyone who desires to subdivide parcels for nonresidential use
or for multifamily dwellings of more than two units per structure
shall comply with the rules and regulations set forth in this chapter.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit by the Building Official
for nonresidential and multifamily dwelling development of a site,
all provisions pursuant to the City of Dover Site Review Regulations
shall be met.
