Revision: Dec. 20, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
SB 464 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-3009
06/03
SENATE BILL 464
AN ACT relative to the procedure for driveway permits.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Rep. Packard, Rock. 5; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Rimol, Rock. 5; Rep. D. Thomas, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a procedure for processing applications for certain excavation and driveway permits.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-3009
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the procedure for driveway permits.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Excavation and Driveway Excavation and Construction Permit Application; Procedure. Amend RSA 236 by inserting after section 13 the following new section:
236:13-a Procedure. In processing applications for permits, or amendments to permits, under RSA 236:9 or RSA 236:13:
I. Within 30 days of receipt of such application, the department of transportation shall request any additional information required of the applicant or its agents to complete its evaluation of the application, together with any written technical comments the department deems necessary. Any request for additional information shall specify that the applicant shall submit such information as soon as practicable and notify the applicant that if all of the requested information is not received within 90 days of the request, the department shall deny the application.
II. If the department requests additional information under paragraph I, the department shall, within 60 days of the department's receipt of all requested information:
(a) Approve the application in whole or in part and issue a permit;
(b) Deny the application and issue written findings in support of the denial; or
(c) Extend the time for rendering a decision on the application for good cause and with the written agreement of the applicant.
III. If no request for additional information is made under paragraph I, the department shall, within 90 days of receipt of the application:
(a) Approve the application in whole or in part and issue a permit;
(b) Deny the application, and issue written findings in support of the denial; or
(c) Extend the time for rendering a decision on the application for good cause and with the written agreement of the applicant.
IV. The time limits under this section shall supersede any time limits provided in any other provision of law. If the department fails to act within the applicable time frame established in paragraphs II and III, the applicant shall be deemed to have a permit by default and may proceed with the project as presented in the application. Nothing in this paragraph shall relieve the applicant from complying with all requirements applicable to the project, including but not limited to requirements established under this section and RSA 236:13.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.