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

Town of Weare’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New construction, demolition, renovations, alterations, or changes of use inside Weare town.

  • New-home permits are not issued on Class VI roads; construction on a private road requires that the road be built to town standards and shown on a Planning Board-approved plan.
  • parameters':[{

  “You need a permit for any new construction, demolished, renovations, alter or change of use, and septic.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted construction inside Weare town.

  • The applicant is responsible for requesting inspections during construction phases.

  “The building permit includes an inspection form which is required to be signed, as the applicant is responsible to call for the inspections during the construction phases.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Weare town, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

  • The Town's Board of Selectmen administers and enforces the ordinance and may appoint an agent or administrator.

  “TITLE: This ordinance shall be known and may be referred to as the Town of Weare Zoning Ordinance.”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Weare town.

  • The ordinance's zoning map is incorporated into the ordinance and is titled Zoning Map of the Town of Weare, NH, dated January 1988, with amendments and explanatory matter part of the ordinance.

  “For the purpose of this Ordinance, the Town of Weare is divided in the following seven (7) Zoning Districts:1. Village (V) 2. Residential (R) 3. Rural Agricultural (RA) 4. Commercial (C) 5. Industrial (I) 6. Wetlands (W) 7. Residential Manufactured Housing (MH)”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings inside Weare town.

  • Measured above the lowest finished grade to the eaves; no more than three stories of heated living space.

  maximum building height: <= 30 feet (Above lowest finished grade, measured to eaves.)

  “Buildings shall have a maximum height of thirty (30) feet above the lowest finish grade as measured to the eaves and shall contain no more than three (3) stories of heated living space.”

• Septic permitRequired

  Septic work inside Weare town.

  “You need a permit for any new construction, demolished, renovations, alter or change of use, and septic.”

• Off-grid sanitationLimited

  Private sewage disposal for residences or businesses not served by public sewerage inside Weare town.

  • Private sewage disposal-system absorption-area requirements must be met to the Building Inspector's satisfaction and determined under the named State division's requirements.

  “no residence or business shall be constructed on any lot which is not served by public sewerage facilities unless private sewage disposal system absorption area requirements can be and are met to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision or transfer of lots inside Weare town.

  • The final plat requires Planning Board approval and recording with the County Registrar of Deeds.

  “No land shall be subdivided or lots transferred within the corporate limits of the municipality until: 1. The subdivider or his agent shall obtain approval by the Planning Board of the final plat, and 2. The approved final plat is filed with the County Registrar of Deeds.”

• Driveway accessLimited

  Driveways serving lots inside Weare town.

  • Common driveways serving no more than two lots require Planning Board approval; driveways must be on frontage used to determine the minimum lot size.

  maximum lots served by common driveway: <= 2 lots (Common driveways require Planning Board approval.)

  “DRIVEWAY, COMMON: Shall mean the access to no more than two (2) lots. All common driveways must be approved by the Planning Board. Common driveways must be located on the frontage that was used to determine the minimum lot size of one of the lots.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  All proposed development in FEMA-designated special flood hazard areas inside Weare town.

  • The floodplain regulations overlay and supplement other ordinance provisions; Building Inspector review applies to new construction and substantial improvements.

  “All proposed development in any special flood hazard area shall require a building permit.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Subdivision applications inside Weare town.

  • Applicants bear Town processing, publication, notice, mailing, engineering-review, study, and construction-inspection costs; unused escrow funds are refunded; further deposits are required when actual costs exceed the deposit.

  “All expenses incurred by the Town of Weare in processing an application for final plat approval shall be borne by the applicant.”

• Permit processPublished (with conditions)

  Building permit applications inside Weare town.

  • Applications and documentation are required; the FAQ states review usually takes about three days but the Town legally has up to 30 days to approve or deny; a permit is good for one year if substantial construction has started, with a no-cost one-year renewal if construction has not started.

  Town review period after complete application: <= 30 days (The FAQ says review usually takes about three days.)

  “Once you complete the application and provide all the documentation needed, the review process will usually take about 3 days (legally the Town has up to 30 days to approve or deny a permit).”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Weare

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

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Residential District lots in Weare town, and housing uses in Commercial and Industrial Districts.

  • On gravel-surface streets land may be subdivided only with a 10-acre minimum lot size; on paved streets the lot-size table applies. The calculation must use contiguous non-wetland soils and varies by slope and soil classification.

  minimum lot area, 0-8% slope, soil class 1: 84000 square feet (Paved-surface street; Table 1-1.)

  “Land on streets with gravel surface may be subdivided with a minimum lot size of 10 acres. Land on streets with a paved surface shall follow the lot size table in Article 14.2, except land in the Rural/Agricultural (RA) District which shall be governed by section 14.3.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Rural/Agricultural District lots inside Weare town.

    “In the Rural/Agricultural (RA) District, the minimum lot size shall be 217,800 square feet (5 acres) and must meet the requirements of table 1-1.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Single-family and two-family dwellings, manufactured housing, and structures in Residential and Rural/Agricultural Districts inside Weare town.

  • Existing lots of record as of adoption are exempt from the 50-foot building-to-jurisdictional-wetlands requirement.

  front setback: 50 feet (Measured from edge of front property line.) · side setback: 25 feet

  “Front Setback: 50 feet from the edge of the front property line.18.2.3 Sidelines: 25 feet.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Lots within Weare's Aquifer Protection Zone.

  • The ordinance states that maximum lot coverage may be increased through provisions following the quoted text.

  maximum impervious lot coverage: <= 10 percent (Includes the portion of any new street abutting the lot.)

  “Within the Aquifer Protection Zone, no more than 10% of a single lot, including the portion of any new street abutting the lot, may be rendered impervious to infiltration. Maximum lot coverage may be increased through the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built homes inside Weare town.
• Building code adopted — Building construction inside Weare town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Dwellings inside Weare town.
• Camping on your land — Temporary camping on private land inside Weare town.
• Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Weare town.

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.