Town of Portsmouth
Town of Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance
§ XIII-B

Application procedure

  • 1. All applications including applications requests for variances, special use permits and appeals from a ruling of the zoning enforcement officer shall be made on forms as provided by the rules of the Board and the written ruling or decision of the enforcement official together with all other papers, plans and data constituting the record of the case shall be transmitted to the Board. All such applications must include a completed form or forms as specified by the Zoning Board of Review plus specific information required for the subject matter by this Ordinance.
  • 2. Completed applications shall be delivered to the Zoning Enforcement Officer as specified in the written rules of procedure of the Zoning Board of Review, but in no case less than one (1) week prior to the date of publication of the first public notice on the subject matter. The Zoning Board of Review shall decline to hear any application which requires public notice for which a substantially complete application has not been submitted by the deadline, except applications pertaining directly to life safety requirements.
  • 3. A time period of twelve (12) months shall be required to pass before a successive similar application to the Zoning Board of Review may be filed.