Class VI Road Building Policy

CLASS VI ROAD BUILDING POLICY (Recommended at Town Meeting 3/14/06)

BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE

Pursuant to RSA 674:41, no building shall be erected on a lot using a Class VI road for access, nor shall a building permit be issued, unless the following criteria have been satisfied:

1. The Board of Selectmen, after review and comment by the Planning Board, has voted to authorize the issuance of building permits for the erection of buildings

On said Class VI highway or a portion thereof;

2. The Town neither assumes responsibility for maintenance of said Class VI highway nor for any damages resulting from use of it;
3. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall produce written evidence that notice of the limits of the Town responsibility and liability has been recorded in the Registry of Deeds using the approved “Waiver of Municipal Liability for Class VI Highway Building Permit” form.

APPEAL OF BUILDING PERMIT DECISION

Any decision by the Board of Selectmen to issue, or not to issue, a building permit for properties along Class VI roadways may be appealed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment

per RSA 674:13 & 15 and RSA 674:41.

SUBDIVISION ON CLASS VI ROADS

Per subdivision regulations of the Town of Acworth, parcels, lots or tracts of land without Class V or better road frontage that meets Acworth Zoning requirements shall not be subdivided. Subdivision based upon Class VI road frontage will not be permitted.

CLASS VI ROAD USE AND MAINTENANCE

It shall be the responsibility of landowners who have been granted permission to build on Class VI roads to maintain, at their own expense, the road needed to access their property. Such maintenance shall be in full accordance with the requirements outlined in the “Class VI Highway Use and Maintenance Policy” of the Town of Acworth.

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