A.
Notwithstanding the area, frontage, setback or other dimensional
requirements of this chapter, nothing in this chapter shall be construed
as restricting, limiting or otherwise prohibiting, the sale, purchase,
financing or refinancing of any building or structure located on a
preexisting nonconforming lot as of the effective date of this chapter
or any subsequent amendment thereto. The Town of Raymond Code Official
is authorized to issue a certification confirming the applicability
of this provision to any particular building or structure. (03/1994
and 03/1996)
B.
Preexisting (as of March 1, 1996) nonconforming lots are suitable
for building purposes, provided that such lots can meet current setbacks
and can obtain the necessary driveway permits from a Town-maintained
road and comply with current health, safety and environmental codes,
ordinances and regulations. (03/2000)
A.
Existing at adoption. Uses which exist at the time of adoption of
this section may continue unless that use is found to be an imminent
danger to the public health, safety or welfare. In such case, the
use must immediately either be brought into conformance with the chapter
or cease.
B.
Reestablishment limited. No preexisting, nonconforming use shall
be allowed to be reestablished after five years of being abandoned
or closed.
C.
Expansion limits. Expansion of any use by 25% or more is not permitted.
D.
Exceptions to expansion limits. Excepted from this requirement are
single-family detached residential-type occupancies which are allowed
expansion of not more than 100%, provided that all health, safety,
septic, setback and building code requirements can and will be met.
No owner or occupant of land within the Town of Raymond shall
permit fire or other ruins to be left, but shall, within six months,
remove and refill the same to clear ground level or shall repair,
rebuild, or replace the structure. The Selectmen, upon request for
reasonable cause that they deem adequate, may authorize extension
of up to 90 days.
Any use of land or buildings that is or may become obnoxious
or injurious by reason of production or emission of odor, dust, fumes,
noise, vibration, excessive smoke or refuse matter or similar conditions
that are dangerous or offensive to the health, safety, comfort, peace
or enjoyment of the community or lending to its disturbance is prohibited.
To prevent duplication and/or similar sounding road names, both
public and private, the Planning Board shall approve all proposed
road names prior to use. (03/1997)
For any use of land or buildings that is such as to attract
vehicles, adequate space shall be provided on the property to accommodate
all such vehicles.
The maximum building height for all new construction within
the Town of Raymond shall be three stories (four stories for sprinkled
buildings) in the Commercial (C.1), Commercial/Residential (C.2),
Industrial (D), Manufactured Housing (E), Residential (A) and Residential/Agricultural
(B) Zoning Districts, except six stories shall be permitted in the
Commercial/Residential (C.2) Zoning District where Town water and
Town sewer is provided within the Sewer Overlay District.
A.
A story is considered to be a maximum of 10 feet in height.
B.
Building height shall be measured on 2/3 of the building perimeter
from the adjoining ground level (by utilizing an average between the
highest and lowest points) to the uppermost ceiling.
C.
For any building exceeding 30 feet in height, the minimum building setbacks from the property line shall equal the height of the building. This requirement shall not supersede the minimum dimensional requirements of Article 15 of the Zoning Ordinance entitled "Area and Dimensional Requirements."
D.
These height restrictions do not apply to necessary appurtenant structures,
such as church spires, belfries, cupolas, smokestacks, flagpoles,
antennas, and unenclosed mechanical equipment.
Pursuant to the authority under RSA 674:16 and RSA 674:17 to adopt zoning ordinances to promote health and general welfare, and in order to provide building access for persons with disabilities, consistent with the intent of RSA 674:33 (V) and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12132, the Code Official is authorized to grant building permits for disability access structures as referenced in § 197-8.1C(2), notwithstanding that such disability access structures may not comply with area dimension or setback requirements, provided that the applicant meets the following criteria:
A.
Disability access structures are necessary to allow a person or persons
with a recognized physical disability to reside in or regularly use
the premises.
B.
The construction of disability access structures as limited by this
section will otherwise be in harmony with the general purpose and
intent of the Zoning Chapter.
C.
If the above criteria are met, then the building permit shall be
issued, and it shall be valid for only such time as the disabled resident
(or other disabled persons regularly using the premises at the time
of the application) has a continuing need to use the premises.
D.
A notice of the building permit, on a form to be prepared by the
Code Official, shall be recorded at the Rockingham County Registry
of Deeds and kept on file at the Town Office.
All development that requires Planning Board approval or reapproval,
as determined by the Code Official, shall be subject to the following:
A.
In recognition that the majority of drinking water supply sources
come from groundwater; and further, that wetlands provide the chief
source of groundwater recharge, all development shall result in no
net loss of area or function of wetlands. This must be achieved within
the same watershed of the proposed development area. In order of preference,
no net loss shall be achieved utilizing the following approaches:
B.
Applicants to the Planning Board shall be required to work within
the framework of techniques, latest technology and best management
practices available in the Town of Raymond and the State of New Hampshire
to further the objective of achieving no net loss of wetlands.
C.
To the extent that the provisions of this section conflict with the
provisions of the Expandable Pooled Mitigation Plan (EPMP), then the
provisions of the EPMP, dated December 2007, shall prevail.
A.
Campers may be stored, unoccupied, at the owner's premises or permanent
domicile in any zone in the Town of Raymond for any period of time.
B.
Campers or tents may be occupied for camping in all zones of the
Town of Raymond for up to 90 days of the year, provided that proper
sanitary facilities are available as determined by the Health Officer.
C.
Campers shall not be occupied as a permanent dwelling at any time
in the Town of Raymond. (03/1971)
All petroleum tanks in Raymond shall conform to regulations
issued by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES,
currently regulation WS411), and tanks not covered by WS411 shall
be installed and maintained in accordance with the applicable NFPA
Codes.
Temporary buildings of any type that are normally used as offices
and storage facilities at construction sites will be permitted on
the site upon which the construction work is being accomplished for
the duration of the construction.
No new junkyards as defined in Article 13 shall be established, opened, or operated within any zone. No existing junkyards within the Town shall be expanded or in any way enlarged unless a variance is granted by the Board of Adjustment after public hearings in accordance with the Revised Statutes of the State of New Hampshire 236:112 et seq. or any amendments or successors to the chapter.
All new placements of manufactured homes and replacements of
all existing manufactured homes shall meet all existing United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development standards at the time
of manufacture. Manufactured homes older than five years shall not
be allowed. (03/1998)
