Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Tuftonboro, New Hampshire

Town of Tuftonboro’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction covered by the Town of Tuftonboro building-permit process.

  • Construction may proceed only after the permit is issued.

  “CONSTRUCTION IS NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL PERMIT IS ISSUED”

• InspectionsRequired

  Buildings in the process of building or reconstruction inside Tuftonboro town limits.

  “For the purposes of this Ordinance, the Board of Selectmen is hereby given the power to appoint a Code Enforcement Officer who shall perform the duties of his office as designated in the various provisions of this Ordinance and shall make inspections of all Buildings in process of Building or reconstruction and report all violations to the Board of Selectmen.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Tuftonboro town limits.

  “All Buildings or Structures hereafter erected, reconstructed, altered, enlarged, or moved, or all future uses of premises in the Town of Tuftonboro shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Residential recreational vehicles inside Tuftonboro town limits.

  • The ordinance limits placement to specific areas and supplies standards.

  “Such occupancy of either tents or recreational vehicles on any lot is limited to one (1) recreational vehicle and two (2) tents at a time. Additional tents or RV’s may be available by permit. The use is permitted from April 15th to October 30th.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Residential tenting and recreational camping parks inside Tuftonboro town limits.

  • The ordinance limits placement to specific areas and supplies standards.

  “The purposes of this Section are to allow for the placement of seasonal Recreational Camping Parks, and residential tenting and recreational vehicles within specific areas of the community and to provide for standards.”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Manufactured housing inside Tuftonboro town limits.

  • Placement is limited to specific areas of the community and subject to standards.

  “The purposes of this Section are to allow for the placement of Manufactured Housing within specific areas of the community and to provide for standards therefore.”

• Building in a floodplainLimited

  Floodplain development inside Tuftonboro town limits.

  • The Floodplain Development Ordinance overlays and supplements the town zoning ordinance.

  “This ordinance, adopted pursuant to the authority of RSA 674:16, shall be known as the Town of Tuftonboro Floodplain Development Ordinance. The regulations in this ordinance shall overlay and supplement the regulations in the Town of Tuftonboro Zoning Ordinance”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Tuftonboro

Town of Tuftonboro does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Sewage-disposal systems, including systems serving land inside Tuftonboro town limits.

  • Local requirements that must be met before applying to DES remain applicable where a municipality requires prior local approval.

  “No person shall construct any building from which sewage or other wastes will discharge or construct a sewage or waste disposal system without prior approval of the plans and specifications of the sewage or waste disposal system by the department.”

• Septic permitRequired

  A building from which sewage or other wastes will discharge, or a sewage or waste-disposal system, inside Tuftonboro town limits.

  • Prior approval is by the New Hampshire department; local pre-application requirements apply where required by the municipality.

  “No person shall construct any building from which sewage or other wastes will discharge or construct a sewage or waste disposal system without prior approval of the plans and specifications of the sewage or waste disposal system by the department.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Tuftonboro or Carroll County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — General residential building work inside Tuftonboro town limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of structures inside Tuftonboro town limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings inside Tuftonboro town limits.
• Minimum lot size — Lots inside Tuftonboro town limits.
• Setbacks — Structures inside Tuftonboro town limits.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.