New Hampshire limits municipal zoning over agriculture. RSA 672:1, III-b declares agriculture a beneficial use not to be unreasonably limited, and RSA 674:32-a to 674:32-c keep farming and the growing of crops permitted uses that towns cannot prohibit in any district.
New Hampshire restricts how municipalities regulate agriculture. RSA 672:1, III-b declares that agriculture is a beneficial feature of the landscape that shall not be unreasonably limited by zoning powers. RSA 674:32-a creates a presumption that agricultural operations are permitted wherever a zoning ordinance is silent, and RSA 674:32-c provides that the tilling of soil and the growing and harvesting of crops shall not be prohibited in any district. Towns may still apply reasonable performance standards on setbacks, noise, and odor, and farm stands are protected as part of agriculture defined in RSA 21:34-a. (RSA 674:32 itself governs manufactured housing, not farming.)
Local ordinances that effectively prohibit agriculture exceed RSA 674:32-a to :32-c and are subject to challenge as ultra vires; courts may award injunctive relief to farmers.
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Nashua collects trash weekly and recycling every other week on the same day. Check the city's Trash & Recycling Schedule for your day. When a holiday falls o...
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Nashua food trucks operate under Chapter 231 (Peddling, Soliciting and Vending). No person may act as a vendor in the City unless licensed by the City Clerk....
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Operating a food truck in Nashua requires three city authorizations: (1) a Mobile Food Service License from the Nashua Environmental Health Department; (2) a...
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Federal law (FAA Part 107 and 49 U.S.C. § 44809) governs U.S. airspace and preempts local altitude/flight-path regulation. Nashua sits inside Class D control...
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