Administration

A. The zoning board clerk shall forward complete applications concurrently to the planning board and conservation commission within 45 days, the planning board and conservation commission must forward recommendations to the zoning board. The zoning board shall not render a decision before receipt and review of the recommendations of the planning board and conservation commission.

B. Fees will be collected in an amount designated by the town permit fee schedule to cover the actual costs incurred to review an application under the provisions of this ordinance.

C. All applications for a special use permit within 1,000 feet of the town border will be forwarded by the zoning board clerk to the town council of the adjacent town for review and comment.

D. When a request for changes to the boundaries of the district through an applicant has been received, accompanied by the adequate documentation to the Exeter planning board, the planning board shall make a recommendation to the town council within 60 days of the receipt of the request and all advisory opinions. The burden of proof shall be upon the owner(s) of the land in question to verify the location of the boundary. At the request of the owner(s), the town may engage a professional civil engineer, hydrologist, geologist or soil scientist to more accurately determine the boundaries of the district with respect to individual parcels of land. The town shall charge the owner(s) for part or all of the cost associated with this study and investigation.