SB 281 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-1089
07/09
SENATE BILL 281
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill changes the requirements that allow a building to be constructed on a lot adjacent to a class VI roadway.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1089
07/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Planning and Zoning; Local Land Use Planning and Regulatory Powers; Erection of Buildings on Streets; Appeals. Amend RSA 674:41, I (c) to read as follows:
(c) Is a class VI highway, provided that[:
(1) The local governing body after review and comment by the planning board has voted to authorize the issuance of building permits for the erection of buildings on said class VI highway or a portion thereof; and
(2) The municipality neither assumes responsibility for maintenance of said class VI highway nor liability for any damages resulting from the use thereof; and
(3) Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall produce evidence that notice of the limits of municipal responsibility and liability has been recorded in the county registry of deeds] the landowner signs a liability waiver acknowledging that the municipality shall not maintain the highway nor provide any services to any lot accessible by the highway. The waiver shall state that the municipality shall not accept any responsibility for losses or damages caused by a lack of services, and that the responsibility for such services falls solely on the landowner. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall produce evidence that this waiver has been recorded in the county register of deeds; or
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 4, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
Feb. 26, 2025: Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:45 am; SC 11
Feb. 18, 2025: Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:45 am; SC 11
Jan. 24, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3