[HISTORY; Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lebanon 9-7-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-04, effective 9-7-2016. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The City of Lebanon shall consist of three wards. All wards shall be composed of contiguous and compact territory, as nearly equal in population as possible, and such ward lines are to follow easily identifiable physical features such as streets, railroad tracks, surface waters or power lines.
[Amended 4-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2021-14]
At least as often as each recurring federal census, the City Council shall review the ward boundaries and, if necessary to comply with a constitutional requirement to equalize populations, shall make adjustments to the City's ward boundaries. A public hearing on the proposed ward boundaries shall be held not more than 30 days before adoption by the City Council, at such time and place as the City Council shall determine. Notice of the public hearing shall be published at least 10 days in advance of the hearing by the City Clerk. Notwithstanding any changes in the ward boundaries, the City and Ward officers serving in office, or elected to office, at the time of passage of any amendment to this chapter, shall continue in said offices until the end of the terms for which they were elected.
[Amended 4-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2021-14]
Ward 1 shall consist of all that land in said City of Lebanon beginning at the southwest corner of the Lebanon-Plainfield line; thence easterly along said boundary to Tax Map 188 Lot 49; thence traveling easterly along the southern boundary of Tax Map 188 Lot 49 to a 50' Right of Way extending in a northerly direction through said Tax Map 188 Lot 49; thence northerly along said 50' Right of Way within Tax Map 188 Lot 49 to the southwestern corner of Tax Map 188 Lot 1; thence traveling northerly along western boundary of Tax Map 188 Lot 1 until it connects to Poverty Lane; thence easterly on Poverty Lane until it meets the Hibbard Brook; thence northerly along said road to the intersection of Slayton Hill Road; thence northeasterly along Slayton Hill Road to the intersection of Farnum Hill Road; thence westerly along said road until it meets Old Kings Highway; thence northwesterly along said road until it intersects with power transmission lines; thence northwesterly along said power lines until it intersects another set of power lines; thence turning 90° and continuing northeasterly along the latter power lines until it meets the Hanover/Lebanon boundary; thence westerly along the Lebanon-Hanover line until it meets the New Hampshire-Vermont boundary; thence southerly along said boundary to the point of beginning.
[Amended 4-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2021-14]
Ward 2 shall consist of all that land in said City of Lebanon north of the Lebanon-Plainfield town line beginning at the Lebanon-Enfield line at the intersection of Interstate 89; thence northwesterly along I-89 until it meets Dartmouth College Highway; thence westerly along Dartmouth College Highway until it intersects with Laplante Road; thence southerly along Laplante Road until intersects with Meriden Road (Route 120); thence northerly along said center line until it merges with School Street; thence continuing along the center line of School Street; to the center line of Prospect Street; thence easterly along said center line to the center line of Elm Street; thence northerly along said center line to the center line of Bank Street; thence westerly along said center line to the center line of East Park Street; thence southerly along said center line onto South Park Street; thence westerly along center line of South Park Street continuing until it merges with Route 4; then north along Hanover Street to the Mascoma River; thence easterly along the Mascoma River until reaching the northwestern corner of Tax Map 78 Lot 8; thence crossing the Mascoma River to the northwestern corner of Tax Map 78 Lot 23 where it meets a small stream; thence northeasterly along the stream until it meets I-89; thence northwesterly along I-89 to the intersection of Route 120; then northerly along center line of Route 120 until it intersects with Heater Road; thence northwesterly along the center line of Heater Road to the where Heater Road and Hanover Street converge and intersect with Mt. Support Road; thence northerly along Mt. Support Road until the intersection of Route 120; thence northerly to the Lebanon-Hanover boundary; thence westerly along said boundary to where it meets eastern boundary of Ward 1; thence easterly along the boundary of Ward 1 to the point of beginning.
Ward 3 shall consist of all that land in said City of Lebanon north of the Lebanon-Enfield town line beginning at the center line of Interstate 89; thence northerly along said Lebanon-Enfield boundary to the Lebanon-Hanover town line; thence westerly along said line until it meets the northeast boundary of Ward 2; thence southerly along the easterly boundary of Ward 2 to the point of beginning.