Applying to the Board of Adjustment
There are four (4) purposes to Petition the Rye Zoning Board of Adjustment (BOA); they are:
Variances - Where special conditions exist in the property warranting the sue of that property in a manner which literally or technically is in violation of the Rye Zoning Ordinance. Variances can be sought to dimensional or use requirements.
Special Exceptions - Where the ordinance specifically permits a particular use provided the applicant cna prove that whatever conditions attached to such use by the ordinance have or will be complied with.
Appeal from Administrative Decisions - Where the applicant feels that the Administrative Official made an error in applying or interpreting the zoning ordinance in a particluar case.
Equitable Waiver of Dimensional Requirements - Where a lot or other division of land, or structure thereupon, is discovered to be in violation of a physical layout or dimensional requirements imposed by a zoning ordinance enacted pursuant to RSA: 674:16