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VII. Building Permits
A. Requirements - A building permit is required before:
1. The start of any new habitable structures.
2. Relocation of any existing structure, including mobile homes, (motor homes and travel trailers registered for highway use excluded) whether presently located in Town or to be brought in from outside. Mobile homes and registered travel trailers brought into Town after April 15th must be reported to the Selectmen within fifteen (15) days (RSA 73:7-a I-a).
3. Start of any alteration or remodeling which will result in a change in the internal use of the building such as changing a home into apartments, or changing a portion of a building into an area for a business use authorized under Article III, C., 3.
4. Start of any alteration or remodeling which will result in a change in the external bulk of a building.
5. Erection of non-habitable structures of one hundred forty five (145') square feet in area or greater. (Amended 3/8/05)
6. Installation of an inground swimming pool.
B. Application and Issuance
1. Applications for building permits shall be made to the Building Inspector who shall issue a permit if all provisions of the Ordinance are satisfied.
2. All completed applications for building permits shall be submitted, in person and by appointment only, to the Building Inspector.
A completed application for permit includes:
a. completed application form
b. State approval for septic tank and leach field installation of new systems, replacement systems and reactivated systems. Septic system size for new buildings will be sufficient to service the potential bedroom capacity of the building. A State approval will be required for increased usage of a system or for change from seasonal to year-round use (See Article III H for additional requirement). The Building Inspector must be notified prior to test pit testing as the Town of Nottingham may require a representative present to observe the test pit).
c. plat plan drawn to scale indicating:
1. lot dimensions and area
2. names of abutting streets
3. dimensions and location(s) of proposed building (s) with distances to poorly drained and very poorly drained soils.
4. dimensions and location(s) of existing building(s)
5. dimensions indicating the setback, side and rear clearances
6. locations and dimensions of the proposed driveway(s)
7. location of septic drain field with distances to nearest well on adjacent property and critical surface runoff (such as streams, wetlands, marshes, man-made surface drains, etc.).
d. State Highway Department Driveway Access Permit, if applicable.
e. construction drawings
f. plans for energy conservation as specified in the Building Code.
g. For business, commercial, or industrial applications, the names and addresses of all abutters are required. Impact studies commensurate with the endeavor and locality are necessary.
h. payment of fees.
i. a bill of sale for the property, a lease agreement, or a registered deed including any covenants bearing on the application.
An applicant may not receive a total of more than five (5) building permits per year.
The number of building permits issued by the Building Inspector shall be posted at the Town Hall by the tenth day of each month indicating the number of building permits issued during the preceding month.
The owner of a controlling interest in any legal entity regardless of whether said interest is held as an individual, joint tenant, tenant in common, partner in a partnership, shareholder in a corporation, or combination thereof for the purpose of the Ordinance shall be termed the applicant. No applications of a building permit will be accepted from a party who, in an attempt to avoid the permit limitations for this paragraph, has failed to pay fair consideration as defined by RSA 545-A:3 for the lot which is the subject of the permit.
3. Change in a dwelling from seasonal to permanent use shall require inspection and approval by the Building Inspector and Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission (RSA 149:E).
Any change in the structure from that authorized in the original permit requires approval of the Building Inspector. Otherwise, the permit is null and void.
4. Fees are set by the Nottingham Board of Selectmen.
5. Disclaimer - issuance of a building permit does not constitute a guarantee that all federal, state, and local requirements have been met, it merely indicates that the application has been examined carefully and no violations were apparent.
C. Inspections - Upon acceptance of a building permit, the applicant assumes responsibility to notify the Building Inspector upon completion of each of the following:
1. ground staking of the property for construction and leach fields.
2. pouring of the foundation
3. exterior sheathing and subroofing, chimney construction and wiring and plumbing.
4. insulation
5. final septic system closure and grading.
6. Final inspection for Certificate of Occupancy:
a. Purpose - the purpose of a Certificate of Occupancy is to provide a mechanism by which it can be certified that conformance to the provision of our Building Code and Zoning Ordinance have been met.
b. Applicability - no person shall use or permit the use of any building, structure or premises or part thereof hereafter erected, relocated, altered, repaired, converted or extended until a Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector.
c. Temporary Occupancy - upon the request of the holder of a building permit, the Building Inspector may issue a temporary Certificate of Occupancy for a building or structure, or part thereof, before the entire work covered by the permit shall have been completed, provided such portion or portions may be occupied safely prior to full completion of the building or structure without endangering life or public welfare. This temporary permit may be issued for a maximum of 180 days and renewed only once. Two exits must be present and flammable materials must be covered with fire resistant materials.
d. The Building Inspector shall within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of request, render a decision either granting a Certificate of Occupancy, a temporary Certificate of Occupancy, or denying such application.
D. Prohibition of Transfer and Expiration of Permit
1. Building permits issued hereunder shall not be transferable and shall apply to a specific project, location, and applicant only.
2. Work proposed shall commence within six months of the date of issuance and shall be completed within two years. Failure to commence construction in a timely fashion shall result in the expiration of said permit. One renewal, prior to expiration, is allowed per building permit at a cost of $10 per permit. Extension of the two year period by special exception for health or financial reasons for owner occupied dwellings is permitted.
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