New Hampshire § 672:8 Local Legislative Body

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 672:8 — Local Legislative Body

New Hampshire § 672:8

Title LXIVPLANNING AND ZONING

Ch. 672GENERAL PROVISIONS

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 672:8 (2026).

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I. "Local legislative body" means one of the following basic forms of government utilized by a municipality:

(a)Council, whether city or town;

(b)Mayor-council;

(c)Mayor-board of aldermen;

(d)Village district or precinct;

(e)Town meeting; or

(f)County convention. II. In non-charter towns, village districts, and counties in which there are located unincorporated places that have adopted the authority provided in RSA 674:18-a for the approval of amendments to zoning ordinances or bylaws and the local zoning map, the term "local legislative body" shall mean local governing body as defined in RSA 672:6 solely for the purpose of adopting amendments to a zoning ordinance or local zoning map.

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I. "Local legislative body" means one of the following basic forms of government utilized by a municipality:
(a) Council, whether city or town;
(b) Mayor-council;
(c) Mayor-board of aldermen;
(d) Village district or precinct;
(e) Town meeting; or
(f) County convention.
II. In non-charter towns, village districts, and counties in which there are located unincorporated places that have adopted the authority provided in RSA 674:18-a for the approval of amendments to zoning ordinances or bylaws and the local zoning map, the term "local legislative body" shall mean local governing body as defined in RSA 672:6 solely for the purpose of adopting amendments to a zoning ordinance or local zoning map.