Land Use Boards

AGENDA OF EVENTS:

8:30 AM - Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM - Welcome Remarks
Stephen Buckley, Legal Services Counsel, NH Municipal Association

9:05 AM – 9:50 AM - Keynote
The Honorable Michael A. Klass, NH Superior Court

9:50 AM – 10:15 AM - Morning Break

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM  (Concurrent Sessions)

Program Agenda

9:00 am – Introduction

9:05 am – 10:20 am - The ZBA in NH
This session will provide a detailed look at the statutory responsibilities of the ZBA including appeals of administrative decisions, equitable waivers, special exceptions, and variances. This session will also provide an in-depth discussion of how the case law interprets the five variance criteria.  Time will be devoted to participant questions.
Chris Boldt, Esquire, DTC Lawyers

Program Agenda

9:00 am – Introduction

As a new volunteer member of your local Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA), you may not know where to start to learn about your new responsibilities. That's why NHMA is hosting a webinar designed specifically for new board members including a basic overview of the organization, powers, duties, and relevant statutory and case law authority to make your public service both more enjoyable and productive.

9:00 – 9:10 Introduction (NHMA)

9:10 – 10:20

Housing Appeals Board Update

Established in 2020, the Housing Appeals Board is tasked by statue with hearing appeals from local land use board decisions concerning questions of housing and housing development. This session will provide a practical overview of the Board and its operations and will discuss several recent decisions.

Michael Klass, NH Housing Appeals Board Member

Join Legal Services Counsel Stephen Buckley and Municipal Services Counsel Jonathan Cowal  who will discuss the requirements for holding a proper public meeting, as well the exceptions to the meeting requirement (the so-called "non-meeting").  The attorneys will also address managing virtual public access and allowing public body members to participate remotely when their physical attendance is not reasonably practical.  Consideration will also be directed at preparing meeting minutes and facilitating public comment through meeting rules of procedure. 

Join NHMA Legal Services Counsel Stephen Buckley and Municipal Services Counsel Jonathan Cowal for this year’s A Hard Road to Travel workshop and the debut of our first fully updated publication since 2015!