Bill > HB1181

This bill updates the public hearing notice requirements for zoning board of adjustment (ZBA) appeals by changing the existing notification method. Instead of requiring municipalities to publish hearing notices in a newspaper of general circulation, the bill mandates that notices be posted on the municipality's public website for at least 5 days before the hearing date. If a municipality does not have a public website, the notice must be physically posted in at least two public places within the municipality for the same period. The notice must remain accessible to the public until the hearing concludes. The bill aims to modernize public notification processes and potentially reduce municipal advertising costs, with the New Hampshire Municipal Association estimating that most municipalities could save less than $10,000 in advertising expenses. The law will take effect 60 days after its passage, and the fiscal impact is expected to be minimal, with no significant changes to county or local revenues and expenditures.

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