ORDINANCE O-21-045
§ 105-10. Adoption of Residential Code.
Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings
(townhouses), not more than three stories high with separate means of egress, and their
accessory structures shall comply with the International Residential Code-Pirst editor,
2000. adopted as the New Hampshire State Building Code per RSA 155-A as published
by the International Code Council, Inc. and any amendments adopted thereto. Said
document and referenced code is on file in the effiee-of the CHy-Cleric Department of
Building Safety of the City of Nashua, New Hampshire. Said code is hereby adopted as a
part of the Building Code of the City of Nashua, in the State of New Hampshire, for the
control of residential buildings and structures within the scope of said code. The
regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of said code are hereby referred to, adopted
and made part hereof as if fully set out in this chapter, with any amendments prescribed
in this chapter.
§ 105-11. Amendments.
A. Amend section R101.1 by inserting: the City of Nashua.
€B. Amend Section R106.2 by replacing it with the following:
R106.2. Site or Plot plans. The construction documents submitted with an
application for a permit to build a detached one- or two-family dwelling on an
approved or otherwise legal lot of record shall be accompanied by a plot plan.
Such plot plan shall be drawn to scale, showing all property lines, easements,
drainage facilities, and proposed and existing buildings with respect to location.
sufficiently detailed information shall be provided to clearly show the location
and extent of any wetland area(s) located on or immediately adjacent to the
subject property. The Building Official reserves the right to require an elevation
contour, slope and drainage plan in ten-foot increments or less for lots or sites that
may affect abutting properties and stormwater runoff.
BC. Arend Add Section R106.56 by replacing itwith inserting the following:
R106.56. Certified plot plans. Upon the completion of the foundation inspection
and prior to the frame inspection, a certified plot plan shall be filed with the
Planning and Building Department. Said plan shall be certified by a New
Hampshire licensed land surveyor or engineer, be drawn to scale, and indicate
boundary locations, zoning setbacks, and the dimensions, locations and elevation
at the top of constructed foundations. Said plan shall be accompanied by a
statement from said surveyor or engineer indicating the foundation complies with
the setback requirements of the Nashua Zoning Ordinance and with the approved
grading plan, if such has been required. Sufficiently detailed information shall be
provided to clearly show the location and extent of any wetland area(s) located on
or immediately adjacent to the subject property. If construction deviates in any
detail shown on said certified plot plan, the Building Official may require
