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Crean an Cr Crean ean Law w Of Offi fice ce Pe Pembroke, broke, Ne New w Hampshire pshire

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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

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nabli ling ng Legisla gislatio ion & L Loc

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l Gov

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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

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flic icts s

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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

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ing, g, Sub ubdiv divisi ision

• n 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

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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!”

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OEP, P, RPCs, Cs, & NH NHMA MA

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n Doc

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uments: ents: Hi Hist storical

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& 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

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H Mu Muni nicipal cipal Lawy wyers ers Assoc

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iation (NHM HMLA LA) ) Loc

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al Gov

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rnment ment Semi minars nars

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Othe her Boa

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rd Me Memb mbers ers and nd Ot Othe her Boa

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mon Sen ense se

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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

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Pow

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rs ve veste ted d primari imarily ly in n loc

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al go gove vernment nment

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Home Rule v. Dillon’s Rule Need fo for ena nabling bling legi gislation slation Complianc

• mpliance

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

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Ba

Basic ics s of PB PB Po Powe wers rs & Duti ties es

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Mast ster er Pl Planning nning

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Compil iling ing Capit ital al Impro provements vements Pr Program gram

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Growth wth Manage agemen ent

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Zoning ng Ordinan inance

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Subd bdivisi ivision

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d Site Pl Plan n Regu gulation ations

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Revi view w of Appl plic ication ations

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Official ial Map p (RSA 674:10)

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Earth rth Excavati vation

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Permi mits ts

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Speci ecial/Cond al/Conditi tional

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Permi mits ts

 Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow!”

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RSA A 67 673: 3:2 2 Mem ember bership, ship, Ap Appo pointmen intment or Electi tion

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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

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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.

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The Oath

h of Office

 . . . agree reeably ably to the rules ules and regulati gulations

• ns of this

is constituti nstitution

• n 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

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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

• uld ig

ignorance

• rance of

f the la law excuse cuse ma malpractice ractice of f plan anning ning an and re regu gulation? lation?

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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.

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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

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Who

ho Propos

• poses?

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

• rding

ding

Prote

• test

st Peti titions tions

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“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

• n waiv

iver ers s if if requested ested; Approve ve or d deny y approva

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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.

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Be

Before re the notice e of decisi ision

• n is

finali alized zed

But you can use a draft aft decision cision as a guid idelin eline

Decision

sion shoul

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d be made e by a motion n that t is clear r and, d, if requ quired ired or approp propriate, riate, shoul

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d includ ude e reasons asons

Includ

lude e conditi tions

• ns if

approp propriate riate

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1.

. I It tells ls the e wor

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ld what at the PB d did d – an and ma mayb ybe e why! y!

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. P Purpo rpose se of f notice tice of f decision cision is to let par arties ies know

• w bas

asis is of f PB ac action. ion.

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. It ma may pr y prevent vent an an ap appea eal. l.

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. It ma may li y limit mit gr grounds unds fo for r an an ap appea eal. l.

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. May ay be key to y to defe fendi nding ng –

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r lo losing sing – an an ap appeal. eal.

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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

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th them em!

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Pr

Provid vides es access ess to proceedin

• ceedings

gs (meetin etings) gs) and d to rec ecords

• rds (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

• n 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.

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General

neral rule e = they y are publi blic. c.

Excepti

ptions

• ns 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

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Purpose

• se

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,

• ceedings, it can be part

rtic icul ularly arly important. portant.

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Defini

initi tion

• n of record
• rd is about
• ut as

broad ad as you can ima magi gine ne

Duties

ies to retain ain and d produce

• duce

Pu

Publ blic ic righ ghts ts to see and copy them

Excepti

ptions

• ns are limited

ed and d are appl plied ed stric ictl tly

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Order

der to produce

• duce

Invali

validati dation

• n of action

Costs

ts and d fees

In court,

rt, failure ure to produc

• duce

e ma may lead d to negati gative ve infere erence e

For lawy

wyers ers, , possi ssible ble sanc ncti tions

• ns

Advi

vice: e:

Don’t lead a judge to throw the book

• k at you.

u.

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Quest estions ions, , Comments ents, , Concerns erns Ask Now or Contact: act: Attorney rney Daniel iel Crean an Crean an Law Office Pembr broke,

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928 928-7760 7760 creanlaw anlaw@com

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