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I. Preamble
A.  Authority - RSA 672 - 677, New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated 1983.

B.  Purposes - The purposes of this Ordinance are consistent with the Nottingham Master Plan - November 1990.

1.  To preserve the rural character and natural resources of the Town.

2.  To insure that land use is consistent with the capability of the land to support such use with regard to ecological, aesthetic, and economic considerations.

3.  To assure that basic needs of health, safety, education, housing and recreation will be met and maintained at satisfactory levels.

4.  To provide for orderly growth of the Town, consistent with the financial ability to provide increased services and facilities necessitated thereby.

5.  To assure that land use does not have a deleterious effect on other property, either ecologically, aesthetically or economically.

6.  To secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers by providing adequate areas between buildings and various rights-of-way.

C.  Adoption - the following ordinance is hereby enacted by the voters of the Town of Nottingham, New Hampshire, in annual meeting convened March 11, 1980 and takes effect upon adoption.

D.  Saving Clause - should any section or provision of this ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any other part thereof.




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