Reference Library

Zoning Board of Adjustment

• "The Board of Adjustment in New Hampshire - A Handbook for Local Officials"
• These PowerPoint presentations were originally prepared for the NH Citizen Planner website:
  • Zoning Board of Adjustment Basics
  • Planning and Zoning Overview - Organization of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment
• Evolution of the Hardship Standard
• "Role of ZBA seemingly mundane, but necessary", Between the Lines column, by Jessie Salisbury, Telegraph Correspondent, March 2, 2004
• Reports from the Municipal Land Use Regulation Database
  • Status of Planning and Zoning Boards
  • List of towns without a comprehensive zoning ordinance
• Legal Q&A from New Hampshire Town and City
  • Rehearings and Appeals: Being a "Party to the Action or Proceedings"
    January 2006
  • Rehearing Motion Satisfies Statute’s Requirement
    March 2006
  • Zoning Board of Adjustment Decisions: Quorums, Voting and Fairness
    February 2008
  • New Law Defines "Unnecessary Hardship"
    September 2009
  • Land Use Decisions: Expert Opinions and the Board’s Personal Knowledge
    November/December 2009
  • Zoning Protest Petitions
    February 2012

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 Microsoft PowerPoint format. You can download a free reader from Microsoft.