Draft Amendments for Proof of Payment of Taxes Provisions

Durham Land use Ordinance Adopted 4-2-2005, updated, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

ARTICLE 6: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

Section 6.7. MANDATORY SUBMISSIONS FOR PRELIMINARY PLAN

C. Preliminary Plan: The preliminary plan may be printed or reproduced on paper, with all dimensions shown in feet or decimals of a foot. The preliminary plan shall be drawn to a scale of not more than one hundred feet (100’) feet to the inch. Plans for subdivisions containing more than one hundred (100) acres may be drawn at a scale of not more than two hundred (200’) feet to the inch, provided all necessary detail can easily be read. The application materials for preliminary plan approval shall include the following information:

3. Proof of payment of all real and personal property taxes assessed by the Town of Durham on the subject property and on any other property owned by the applicant within the Town shall be submitted as part of the application. No application shall be deemed complete without such documentation. (Renumber all subsequent subsections.)

ARTICLE 7: CONDITIONAL USE

Section 7.2. CONDITIONAL USE REVIEW PROCESS

A. Application: When the owner of property or the owner’s authorized agent is informed by the Code Enforcement Officer or otherwise determines that a conditional use permit is required, an application shall be filed with the Planning Board on forms provided for that purpose. The application shall provide all information required for a building permit application plus information upon which the Planning Board may make findings of fact as to each of the standards set forth in subsection 7.4. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee per the fee schedule adopted by the Select Board. The application shall include proof of payment of all real and personal property taxes assessed by the Town of Durham on the subject property and on any other property owned by the applicant within the Town.

ARTICLE 8: SITE PLAN REVIEW

Section 8.4. SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS

A. Application & Review Fee: When the owner of property or the owner’s authorized agent is informed by the Code Enforcement Officer or otherwise determines that site plan approval is required, an application shall be filed with the Planning Board on forms provided for that purpose. The application shall be accompanied by a non- refundable application fee per the fee schedule adopted by the Select Board. For projects involving both building construction and paved parking, the site plan review fee shall be based on the larger of the calculation of fees for building or parking square footage. The application shall include proof of payment of all real and Draft Amendments Sept 2025

Durham Land use Ordinance Adopted 4-2-2005, updated, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 personal property taxes assessed by the Town of Durham on the subject property and on any other property owned by the applicant within the Town.

Draft Amendments Sept 2025