Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Proposed HB 383 Ammending Shoreland Protection Act

eyenotall777 · 09-26-2007, 09:55 PM

There was an article in the Boston Sunday Globe (9/23) in regards to NH changing waterfront regulations. It stated how the new rules were enacted on July 1 when the State Legislature passed amendments to the 1994 Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act. The most important of the new regulations that any construction within 250' of a freshwater shore will need a permit under the Protection Act. It also stated that in the past there were certain conditions within a 250' zone that a project has to meet before it would even fall in jurisdiction fo the Protection Act where as confusion often lead to mis-understandings. The Act now has strict rules and regs. regarding construction so close to the water that they must be followed regardless. Pre-existing homes can still make renovations, BUT, you just can't down a house and build and put up a bigger one. With the new regulations to take effect in April the state is out there trying to train and educate the towns so there are no mis-understandings.

Just passing info along........

09-26-2007, 09:55 PM	#9
eyenotall777 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 154 Thanks: 40 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts	Building near the water? Not so fast...... There was an article in the Boston Sunday Globe (9/23) in regards to NH changing waterfront regulations. It stated how the new rules were enacted on July 1 when the State Legislature passed amendments to the 1994 Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act. The most important of the new regulations that any construction within 250' of a freshwater shore will need a permit under the Protection Act. It also stated that in the past there were certain conditions within a 250' zone that a project has to meet before it would even fall in jurisdiction fo the Protection Act where as confusion often lead to mis-understandings. The Act now has strict rules and regs. regarding construction so close to the water that they must be followed regardless. Pre-existing homes can still make renovations, BUT, you just can't down a house and build and put up a bigger one. With the new regulations to take effect in April the state is out there trying to train and educate the towns so there are no mis-understandings. Just passing info along........