This chapter shall be known, and may be cited
as, the "Land Use Code of the City of Nashua."
[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-063]
A. The requirements of this chapter, as amended from time to time, shall apply to all development or changes in land use within the municipal borders of the City of Nashua, including those undertaken by the City of Nashua and its constituent and affiliated agencies, departments and officials, to the fullest extent of the law, except when the City of Nashua acquires an interest in land for a highway as defined in RSA 229:1. If, as a result of the City acquiring said interest, there is a violation of this chapter on the private property remaining after partial acquisition, then that violation is deemed nonconforming and shall be governed by Article
XII, Nonconformities.
B. The requirement for an advisory opinion from the Historic District
Commission shall apply to that portion of Greeley Park bordered by
Manchester Street to the west and the tracks of the Boston and Maine
Railroad on the east, currently designated as lots 57-1 and 48-2.
[Added 10-24-2017 by Ord.
No. O-17-039]
This code implements the Master Plan of the
City of Nashua, adopted by the Planning Board on November 15, 2001,
and approved resolution of the Board of Aldermen on December 16, 2001.
Activities subject to this code shall comply with all other applicable requirements of the City Code, including but not limited to Chapters
105,
123 and
280 (relating to buildings), Chapters
110,
156 and
160 (relating to fire prevention), Chapter
255 (sewage disposal), and Chapters
195,
231 and
285 (relating to streets, management of public right-of-way).
Rules for interpreting this code, including definitions, are established in Article
XLII of this code.
No development activity or change in land use shall commence or be established unless and until all applicable permits required by Part
3 of this chapter are approved and issued.