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2020 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title I - The State and Its Government
Title 12-K - Deployment of Personal Wireless Service Facilities
Section 12-K:7 - Regional Notification.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 12-K:7 (2020)
12-K:7 Regional Notification. –
I. (a) Any municipality or other authority which receives an application to construct a new tower or to complete a substantial modification to an existing tower or mount which will be visible from any other New Hampshire municipality within a 20-mile radius shall provide written notification of such application and pending action to such other municipality within the 20-mile radius.
(b) This notification shall include sending a letter to the governing body of the municipality within the 20-mile radius detailing the pending action on the application and shall also include publishing a notice in a newspaper customarily used for legal notices by such municipality within the 20-mile radius, presenting a synopsis of the application, providing relevant information concerning the applicable permits required and the date of the next public hearing on the application. Where a public hearing is scheduled by the local governing body, such notice shall be published not less than 7 days nor more than 21 days prior to the public hearing date.
II. (a) Any person, prior to constructing a new tower in any location where no approval is required but which will be visible from any other New Hampshire municipality within a 20-mile radius, shall provide written notification of such planned construction to such other municipality within the 20-mile radius.
(b) This notification shall include sending a letter to the governing body of the municipality within the 20-mile radius detailing the planned construction and shall also include publishing a notice in a newspaper customarily used for legal notices by such municipality within a 20-mile radius, presenting a synopsis of the planned construction.
III. Municipalities within the 20 mile radius described in paragraphs I or II and their residents shall be allowed to comment at any public hearing related to the application. Regional notification and comments from other municipalities or their residents shall not be construed to imply legal standing to challenge any decision.
I. (a) Any municipality or other authority which receives an application to construct a new tower or to complete a substantial modification to an existing tower or mount which will be visible from any other New Hampshire municipality within a 20-mile radius shall provide written notification of such application and pending action to such other municipality within the 20-mile radius.
(b) This notification shall include sending a letter to the governing body of the municipality within the 20-mile radius detailing the pending action on the application and shall also include publishing a notice in a newspaper customarily used for legal notices by such municipality within the 20-mile radius, presenting a synopsis of the application, providing relevant information concerning the applicable permits required and the date of the next public hearing on the application. Where a public hearing is scheduled by the local governing body, such notice shall be published not less than 7 days nor more than 21 days prior to the public hearing date.
II. (a) Any person, prior to constructing a new tower in any location where no approval is required but which will be visible from any other New Hampshire municipality within a 20-mile radius, shall provide written notification of such planned construction to such other municipality within the 20-mile radius.
(b) This notification shall include sending a letter to the governing body of the municipality within the 20-mile radius detailing the planned construction and shall also include publishing a notice in a newspaper customarily used for legal notices by such municipality within a 20-mile radius, presenting a synopsis of the planned construction.
III. Municipalities within the 20 mile radius described in paragraphs I or II and their residents shall be allowed to comment at any public hearing related to the application. Regional notification and comments from other municipalities or their residents shall not be construed to imply legal standing to challenge any decision.
Source. 2000, 240:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2000. 2013, 267:7, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.
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