New Hampshire Revised Statutes 48-A:1 – Definitions
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The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
I. “Municipality” shall mean any city or town in this state.
II. “Governing body” shall mean, in a city, that governing body which is designated as such by the charter of the particular city; in a town, the town meeting.
III. “Dwelling” shall mean any building, structure, trailer, mobil-home or camp or part thereof, used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used and includes any appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.
IV. “Public agency” shall be a board, department, officer, or employee of a municipality, designated by ordinance, code or bylaw to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter.
V. “Vacation rental” or “short-term rental” means any individually or collectively owned single-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare, or owner occupied residential home, that is offered for a fee and for less than 30 consecutive days. For purposes of this chapter, vacation rental and short-term rental are residential uses of the property and do not include a unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center, or another similar use.
I. “Municipality” shall mean any city or town in this state.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 48-A:1
- bylaw: when used in reference to legislative action taken by a city, town, county or village district shall have the same meaning as an ordinance and shall be subject to the same procedures for enactment. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:45
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. “Governing body” shall mean, in a city, that governing body which is designated as such by the charter of the particular city; in a town, the town meeting.
III. “Dwelling” shall mean any building, structure, trailer, mobil-home or camp or part thereof, used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used and includes any appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.
IV. “Public agency” shall be a board, department, officer, or employee of a municipality, designated by ordinance, code or bylaw to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter.
V. “Vacation rental” or “short-term rental” means any individually or collectively owned single-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare, or owner occupied residential home, that is offered for a fee and for less than 30 consecutive days. For purposes of this chapter, vacation rental and short-term rental are residential uses of the property and do not include a unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center, or another similar use.