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RSA 155-E:2-a · Other Exceptions

Title
XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter
155-E · LOCAL REGULATION EXCAVATIONS
Status
current
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155-E:2-a Other Exceptions. –

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I.

No permit shall be required for the following types of excavations:

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(a)

Excavation that is exclusively incidental to the construction or alteration of a building or structure or the construction or alteration of a parking lot or way including a driveway on a portion of the premises where the removal occurs; provided, however, that no such excavation shall be commenced without a permit under this chapter unless all state and local permits required for the construction or alteration of the building, structure, parking lot, or way have been issued.

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(b)

Excavation that is incidental to agricultural or silvicultural activities, normal landscaping, or minor topographical adjustment.

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(c)

Excavation from a granite quarry for the purpose of producing dimension stone, if such excavation requires a permit under RSA 12-E.

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II.

A person owning land abutting a site which was taken by eminent domain or by any other governmental taking upon which construction is taking place may stockpile earth taken from the construction site and may remove the earth at a later date after written notification to the appropriate local official. Source. 1989, 363:4, eff. Aug. 4, 1989.

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Source note

Source. 1989, 363:4, eff. Aug. 4, 1989.

Source history

  • 1989, 363:4, eff. Aug. 4, 1989

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  • 2026 HB1029 reference

    activities performed with mechanized equipment that are intended to cut vegetation, including lawn edging, aeration, and de-thatching, excavations permitted or grandfathered under RSA 155-E, or replacement of department-of-transportation-installed delineator posts in the same location. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. LBA 26-2465 Revised 12/5/25 HB 1029-FN-

  • 2026 HB1029-FN reference

    activities performed with mechanized equipment that are intended to cut vegetation, including lawn edging, aeration, and de-thatching, excavations permitted or grandfathered under RSA 155-E, or replacement of department-of-transportation-installed delineator posts in the same location. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. LBA 26-2465 Revised 12/5/25 HB 1029-FN-

  • 2026 HB1141 amend

    to this chapter: I. Mining activities in existence before August 24, 1979. II. The crushing of rock for the purpose of producing construction aggregate regulated pursuant to RSA 155-E. 4 New Paragraphs; Definitions; Reclamation; Rock; Septage. Amend RSA 485-A:2 by inserting after paragraph IX-a the following new paragraphs: IX-b. “Reclamation” means the restoration of the affected site by gr

  • 2026 HB1141 amend

    ith the state university. The state geologist shall also serve as a voting member of the board of professional geologists. 10 Local Regulation Excavations; Exceptions. Amend RSA 155-E:2-a, I(c) to read as follows: (c) Excavation from a granite quarry for the purpose of producing dimension stone, if such excavation requires a permit under RSA [12-E]485-A:17. 11 New Hampshire Rivers Management and

  • 2026 HB1141-FN amend

    to this chapter: I. Mining activities in existence before August 24, 1979. II. The crushing of rock for the purpose of producing construction aggregate regulated pursuant to RSA 155-E. 4 New Paragraphs; Definitions; Reclamation; Rock; Septage. Amend RSA 485-A:2 by inserting after paragraph IX-a the following new paragraphs: IX-b. “Reclamation” means the restoration of the affected site by gr

  • 2026 HB1141-FN amend

    ith the state university. The state geologist shall also serve as a voting member of the board of professional geologists. 10 Local Regulation Excavations; Exceptions. Amend RSA 155-E:2-a, I(c) to read as follows: (c) Excavation from a granite quarry for the purpose of producing dimension stone, if such excavation requires a permit under RSA [12-E]485-A:17. 11 New Hampshire Rivers Management and

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