LEGISLATIVE YEAR 2021
ORDINANCE: 0-21-045
PURPOSE: Amending the building construction ordinances and increasing
the building department fees
ENDORSER(S): Mayor Jim Donchess
COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENT: Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee
FISCAL NOTE: Increased fees will result in additional general fund revenues.
ANALYSIS
This legislation updates NRO Chapter 105 (Building Construction) and increases the fees
relative to construction trade permits. The proposed fees are comparable to other communities
and will better support the functions of the Department of Building Safety. The last permit fee
increases for the department were in 2018.
State law authorizes municipalities to “establish fees to defray the cost of administration,
implementation, and enforcement” of the building regulations. (RSA 155-A:9). RSA 47:22 et
seq. empowers the City to adopt any nationally recognized building codes. At least thirty (30)
days prior to adoption and at all times after adoption, there must be at least three (3) copies of the
code available for public examination in the building department and three (3) in the office of the
City Clerk. RSA 47:22, 25.
A public hearing must be held by the Board of Aldermen before final passage. “Notice of the
time and place of such public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in
the state at least fifteen (15) days before holding of said hearing.” (RSA 47:26)
Approved as to form: Office of yo. Counsel
Date: f Arr aty 0 oA
