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RSA 673:13 · Removal of Members

Title
LXIV: PLANNING AND ZONING
Chapter
673 · LOCAL LAND USE BOARDS
Status
current
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673:13 Removal of Members. –

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I.

After public hearing, appointed members and alternate members of an appointed local land use board may be removed by the appointing authority upon written findings of inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.

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II.

The board of selectmen may, for any cause enumerated in paragraph I, remove an elected member or alternate member after a public hearing.

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III.

The appointing authority or the planning board shall file with the city or town clerk, the village district clerk, or the clerk for the county commissioners, whichever is appropriate, a written statement of reasons for removal under this section.

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IV.

The council, selectmen, county commissioners with the approval of the county delegation, or district commissioners may for any cause enumerated in this section remove the members selected by them. Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:11, eff. July 1, 1989.

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Source note

Source. 1983, 447:1. 1989, 266:11, eff. July 1, 1989.

Source history

  • 1983, 447:1
  • 1989, 266:11, eff. July 1, 1989

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  • 2026 HB1497 repeal

    replacing members of local land use boards for certain conduct. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Removal of Members. RSA 673:13 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 673:13 Removal of Members. I. The governing body may, by resolution, remove an appointed, appointed alternate, or elected member of a local land use board from offic

  • 2026 HB1802 reference

    f interest detailing relevant experience, education, or training, and affirm that they are not ineligible under paragraph VIII. No person removed from a local land use board under RSA 673:13, dismissed under RSA 42:1, or convicted under RSA 95:1 shall be eligible. VII. Applications shall be reviewed publicly and selected by majority vote, with reasons for selection stated in the minutes. 4 Appropriation

  • 2026 HB1802-FN-A reference

    f interest detailing relevant experience, education, or training, and affirm that they are not ineligible under paragraph VIII. No person removed from a local land use board under RSA 673:13, dismissed under RSA 42:1, or convicted under RSA 95:1 shall be eligible. VII. Applications shall be reviewed publicly and selected by majority vote, with reasons for selection stated in the minutes. 4 Appropriation

  • 2026 HB244 amend · effective 2026-07-01

    a planning board, historic district commission, [inspector of buildings, building code board of appeals,] zoning board of adjustment, or other board or commission authorized under RSA 673 established by a local legislative body. 23 Zoning and Building Code Board of Appeals. Amend RSA 673:3 section heading to read as follows: 673:3 Zoning Board of Adjustment [and Building Code Board of Appeals]. 24

  • 2026 HB488 add

    et committee shall be as expressly provided in RSA 32:15, V. (i) No municipal employee working in a capacity that provides support for a local land use board established under RSA 673 may serve on a local land use board of the same municipality or conservation commission established under RSA 36-A of the same municipality. (j) No municipal employee or department head shall serve on a planning boa

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