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