HB 286 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

11Mar2015… 0216h

2015 SESSION

15-0572

05/04

HOUSE BILL 286

AN ACT relative to permits issued by building inspectors.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bickford, Straf 3

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill enables a municipality to authorize the building inspector to require compliance with applicable deed restrictions or covenants as a condition to the issuance of a building permit.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11Mar2015… 0216h

15-0572

05/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to permits issued by building inspectors.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Power to Amend State Building Code and Establish Enforcement Procedures. Amend RSA 674:51 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:

VI. A municipality that has adopted a process to enforce a building code may authorize the building inspector to require compliance with applicable deed restrictions or covenants relative to structures erected, altered, or placed on the premises as a condition to the issuance of a building permit.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.