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Section II
SECTION II - DEFINITIONS
Board - means the Planning Board of the Town of Nottingham, New Hampshire.
Buildable area - An area of specified dimensions (for example 200 x 200 foot square, 60,000 contiguous square feet, etc.) depicted on the Subdivision Plat, Building Permit Application, or Site Plan, in which a building and septic system can be placed (1) that will meet all existing setback ordinances and all State of New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution Control requirements for setbacks from wetlands and (2) that consist of upland soils classified by High Intensity Soil Survey (HISS) as Class I through IV. Contiguous areas shall also be of adequate width and/or depth so as not to create an hourglass effect of less than (50') feet at the narrowest point.
Certified Soil Scientist - A person qualified in soil classification and mapping who is certified by the State of New Hampshire Board of Natural Scientists.
Critical Areas - disturbed areas of any size within 50 feet of a stream, waterbody, or poorly or very poorly drained soils; disturbed areas exceeding 2,000 square feet in highly erodible soils; or, disturbed areas containing slope lengths exceeding 25 feet on slopes greater than 15 percent.
Development - any construction or grading activities on real estate for other than agricultural, silvacultural, and aquacultural practices.
Disturbed Area - an area where the natural vegetation has been removed exposing the underlying soil.
Easement - a provision which allows freedom of flow or traverse over a specific section of land.
Erosion - the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
Highly Erodible Soils - any soil with an erodibility class of high or very high, in any horizon, as found in the table entitled Erodibility (K) Values of B and C Horizons for Soils of New Hampshire of the "Erosion and Sediment Control Design Handbook for Developing Areas of New Hampshire".
Plat - means the map, drawing, or chart on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented and which he submits for approval. When approved, it shall be submitted to the Register of Deeds of Rockingham County for recording.
Project Area - the area within the subdivision or site plan boundaries affected by erosion and sedimentation control regulations.
Right-of-way - a provision which allows freedom of passage over another person's property.
Sediment - solid material, either mineral or organic, that is in suspension, is transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by erosion.
Stream - a stream that flows for sufficient times of the year to develop and maintain defined channels but may not flow during dry portions of the year. Includes, but is not limited to, all perennial and intermittent streams located on U.S. Geological Survey Maps
Streets - relates and includes right-of-way, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, alley, highway, viaduct, freeway, and other ways.
Subdivision - means the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, rent, lease, condominium conveyance or building development. It includes resubdivision and, when appropriate, to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided. The definition uses the same language as N.H. RSA 672:14 I, in defining a subdivision.
Unfit for Building - means any land which is classified as floodplain, wetland, (by soil type), watershed protection area, excessive slope of 25% or more, or where soil tests indicate unsuitability for subsurface waste disposal.
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