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

Town of Lee’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Building, alteration, repair, and listed major site work inside Lee town.

  • The application lists structures, septic systems, electrical or plumbing work, pools, wells, paving, other major site improvements, and demolition.
  • Projects may require more than one permit.

  “permit to build, alter or repair structures”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Development involving subdivision or re-subdivision inside Lee town when within site-plan-review jurisdiction.

  • The regulation applies to nonresidential uses and multifamily structures with more than two dwelling units, including developments involving a subdivision or re-subdivision.
  • One- and two-family residential structures are listed as not requiring site-plan review when considered individually.

  “whether such development includes a subdivision or re-subdivision of the site.”

• Driveway accessRequired

  Access proposed as part of development subject to Lee site-plan review.

  • Written approval is from NHDOT for a state road or Lee for a town road.
  • Only one access per landowner per 1,000 feet of frontage is permitted.
  • Access must be directly opposite another access or offset at least 125 feet, and cannot be closer than 50 feet from an intersection.

  accesses per frontage: <= 1 access per 1000 feet (Per landowner on a public right-of-way.) · minimum offset: >= 125 feet (Unless directly opposite another access.) · intersection spacing: >= 50 feet (Access may not be closer to an intersection.)

  “Access approval shall be obtained in writing”

Rules another office applies inside Town of Lee

Town of Lee 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 sizeSpecified

  Residential lots in Lee Residential Zone A.

  • Land must be contiguous and suitable for development.
  • The general lot size may be reduced for cluster residential development at Planning Board discretion.

  minimum lot area: >= 85000 square feet (Cluster-residential rules may allow a reduction.) · minimum frontage: >= 250 feet (Frontage and acreage requirements may be waived for cluster residential development.)

  “minimum of eighty-five thousand (85,000) square feet”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential work inside Lee town.
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Lee town.
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of buildings inside Lee town.
• Minimum dwelling size — Single-family dwellings inside Lee town.
• Building height — Buildings inside Lee 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.