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Pl Planning nning Bo Board rd Ba Basi sics cs Da Danie niel l D. D. Cre Crean an Cr Crean ean Law w Of Offi fice ce Pe Pembroke, broke, Ne New w Hampshire pshire Pr Provid vide e General neral Guida danc nce e in


  1. Pl Planning nning Bo Board rd Ba Basi sics cs Da Danie niel l D. D. Cre Crean an Cr Crean ean Law w Of Offi fice ce Pe Pembroke, broke, Ne New w Hampshire pshire

  2.  Pr Provid vide e General neral Guida danc nce e in the Ba Basics cs for New Ha w Hamps pshire hire Pl Plannin nning g Bo Boards rds  Enab nabli ling ng Legisla gislatio ion & L Loc ocal l Gov overn ernme ment nt Power wers  Planni anning ng & R Regu gula latio ion: : Past & P Presen ent  The he New w Hampshire mpshire Sch chem eme  PB Organi ganizati zation, n, Offic icer ers, s, & G General neral Dutie ies; ; Con onfl flic icts s of f Inter eres est  Becom comin ing g and nd Bein ing g a PB Member mber  PB By-Law Laws or Rules ules of Procedur cedure  Meet etin ings gs and d Proce cedures dures  Planni anning, ng, Zon onin ing, g, Sub ubdiv divisi ision on Regu gulat latio ion & S Site e Plan an Review iew  Decisio cisions ns and d Decis cisio ion-Makin aking  Under derstan andin ding Appea peals ls  Acc cces ess s to Proce ceedin edings s & R Recor ecords ds 2

  3. Some words to live by: “Get thee to a statute book!” “Don’t try to do it alone or reinvent the wheel – unless you have to!” 3

  4.  OE OEP, P, RPCs, Cs, & NH NHMA MA  Tow own n Doc ocum uments: ents: Hi Hist storical orical & & Cur urren rent t – In Including luding th the Ma Master ter Plan an  RSAs As & Yo Your ur Mu Muni nicipal cipal Lawy wyer er  NH H Mu Muni nicipal cipal Lawy wyers ers Assoc ociation iation (NHM HMLA LA) ) Loc ocal al Gov overn rnment ment Semi minars nars  Ot Othe her Boa oard rd Me Memb mbers ers and nd Ot Othe her Boa oards rds  Com ommon mon Sen ense se 4

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  6.  SZEA A & SCPEA PEA  RSA 31 & 36 reenacted enacted as TITLE E LXIV IV  CH CH. 67 672: 2: GEN ENERAL ERAL PRO ROVISI VISIONS ONS  CH. 67 673: 3: LOC OCAL AL LAND D USE BOA OARD RDS  CH. 67 674: 4: LOC OCAL AL LAND D USE PLANNI ANNING G & R & REGUL ULAT ATOR ORY Y POWE OWERS RS  CH. 67 675: 5: ENACTMENT TMENT & A & ADOP OPTI TION ON PRO ROCEDURE DURES  CH. 67 676: 6: ADMINIST INISTRA RATIVE TIVE & E & ENFOR ORCEM EMENT ENT PRO ROCE CEDU DURE RES  CH. 67 677: 7: RE REHEARING RING AND APPEAL PEAL PRO ROCEDUR EDURES ES  CHAPT PTER R 67 678: 8: COM OMMUNITY MUNITY SERV RVICE ICES S & & CARE RE PLANNING ANNING BOA OARD RDS 6

  7.  Pow owers rs ve veste ted d primari imarily ly in n loc ocal al go gove vernment nment  BUT  Home Rule v. Dillon’s Rule  Need fo for ena nabling bling legi gislation slation  Complianc ompliance e wi with th leg egislative islative require uirement ments s  Why hy?  Becau cause se th the Leg egislature islature say ays s so 7

  8.  Ba Basic ics s of PB PB Po Powe wers rs & Duti ties es  Mast ster er Pl Planning nning  Compil iling ing Capit ital al Impro provements vements Pr Program gram  Growth wth Manage agemen ent  Zoning ng Ordinan inance  Subd bdivisi ivision on and d Site Pl Plan n Regu gulation ations  Revi view w of Appl plic ication ations  Official ial Map p (RSA 674:10)  Earth rth Excavati vation on Pe Permi mits ts  Speci ecial/Cond al/Conditi tional onal Use Pe Permi mits ts  Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow!” 8

  9.  RS RSA A 67 673: 3:2 2 Mem ember bership, ship, Ap Appo pointmen intment or Electi tion on  RSA 673:5, , :6, :7 Terms, rms, Alternates, rnates, Servin ving g on Other er Bo Boards rds  RSA 673:8 Organ ganizat izatio ion, n, Terms s of Chair ir and d Officers ers  RS RSA A 67 673: 3:13 13 Re Remo moval val of Mem embers bers  RSA 673:16 Staff ff and Finan ances es  RSA 673:17 Open en Meetings tings and Records ds – And Don’t Forget RSA 91 -A 9

  10.  RS RSA A 67 673: 3:14 14  RSA 31:39- a“  “Know thyself – and Have a Thick Skin!”  And don’t forget, common sense. 10

  11.  The Oath h of Office  . . . agree reeably ably to the rules ules and regulati gulations ons of this is constituti nstitution on and laws s of the state te of New Hampshir pshire  You don’t need a law degree, but “if a policeman must know the Constitution, why should not a planner?”  You don’t need to memorize the RSAs, but your oath of offi fice says s you u wil ill l perf rform m your ur duties ties to the best t of your ur abilit ility y and in accordan cordance ce with th the law w –  Should ould ig ignorance orance of f the la law excuse cuse ma malpractice ractice of f plan anning ning an and re regu gulation? lation? 11

  12.  You don’t need “parliamentary rules”  Bu But you do need eed something mething  Why? y?  Becau ause se the legislat latur ure says so  But also becau ause you reall lly need them. 12

  13.  Meeting ting v. v. He Hear aring ing  No Notice tice  Pro rocedu cedure re an and Due Pro roces cess s or r Pro roces cess s that at is is Due  Deal aling ing with th La Lawye yers, rs, Gad adflies flies & Ot Other er Undes desirables irables  Requests quests fo for r Fi Finding ndings s & R & Rulings lings 13

  14.  Who ho Propos oposes? s?  PB Role on Selectmen’s or Peti titio tioned ned Ame mend ndmen ments ts  The he He Hearin ring  The he Ballot llot Qu Questio tion n Wor ording ding  Prote otest st Peti titions tions 14

  15.  “ You gotta do it!”  Ma Many ny dec ecisions isions ha have ve to to be e ma made, e, suc uch h as:  Re Reject ct or r acc ccept t appli lica cation; tion;  Act on on waiv iver ers s if if requested ested;  Approve ve or d deny y approva oval l of the applic licat ation; ion;  Defer er conside idera ration tion on a an applic licati ation, n, bein ing g min indful dful of deadl dlines ines to a actio ion; n;  Impose se co conditi itions ns on ap approva roval. l. 15

  16.  Be Before re the notice e of decisi ision on is finali alized zed  But you can use a draft aft decision cision as a guid idelin eline  Decision sion shoul ould d be made e by a motion n that t is clear r and, d, if requ quired ired or approp propriate, riate, shoul ould d includ ude e reasons asons  Includ lude e conditi tions ons if approp propriate riate 16

  17.  1. . I It tells ls the e wor orld ld what at the PB d did d – an and ma mayb ybe e why! y!  2. . P Purpo rpose se of f notice tice of f decision cision is to let par arties ies know ow bas asis is of f PB ac action. ion.  3. I . It ma may pr y prevent vent an an ap appea eal. l.  4. I . It ma may li y limit mit gr grounds unds fo for r an an ap appea eal. l.  5. M . May ay be key to y to defe fendi nding ng – or r lo losing sing – an an ap appeal. eal. 17

  18.  Don’t Take it Per ersonally! sonally!  You’d like your “day in court” if you felt “wronged.  Und nderstand rstand th that t we we ca can n ma make ke mi mista stakes kes  And nd th then n learn rn fr from om th them em! 18

  19.  Pr Provid vides es access ess to proceedin oceedings gs (meetin etings) gs) and d to rec ecords ords (document uments, s, or mo more e broad adly, y, information). rmation).  RS RSA A 91 91-A A is mi minimu mum m acces ess  Constitu nstitution tion may be bro roader ader.  Litigation tigation rule ules s also so lik ikely ely are bro roader ader for r both th retention tention and pro roducti duction on of docum cuments. ents.  The scope pe of access ss contin ntinues ues to bro roaden. aden.  PB PB must t be awa ware e of, and d comply y wi with, , law. w. 19

  20.  General neral rule e = they y are publi blic. c.  Excepti ptions ons are narrow rrow and d may not be used to “get around” openness requ quirement irements. s.  Notic tice  Location ation and accessi essibility ility  Chance ance meeti tings gs  Elect ctro roni nic c partici rticipation pation  Se Sequenti uential al commun munication ication 20

  21.  Purpose ose  Procedu dures es to en enter, , co conduc uct, t, and co come out  Min inut utes es  Can no lo longe ger ge general ally ly use for “deliberations”  “You Mean They Get to Know How We Think?”  Transparen ansparency cy is an ove ver-used used term rm toda day, y, but in land nd use proceedings, oceedings, it can be part rtic icul ularly arly important. portant. 21

  22.  Defini initi tion on of record ord is about out as broad ad as you can ima magi gine ne  Duties ies to retain ain and d produce oduce  Pu Publ blic ic righ ghts ts to see and copy them  Excepti ptions ons are limited ed and d are appl plied ed stric ictl tly 22

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