Notice Requirements for Public Hearing

I. Notice shall be given for the time and place of each public hearing held under RSA 155-A:3-f through 3-h at least 10 calendar days before the hearing. The notice required under this section shall not include the day notice is posted or the day of the public hearing. Notice of each public hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the municipality and shall be posted in at least 2 public places. Any person owning property in the municipality may request notice of all public hearings on proposed amendments to the building code ordinance, and the municipality shall provide notice, at no cost to the person, electronically or by first class mail. II. In lieu of publication in a paper of general circulation pursuant to paragraph I, notice may be posted on the municipality's Internet website, if such exists. If notice is posted on the municipality's website in lieu of publication in a paper of general circulation, the notice shall: (a) Appear prominently on the website home page, or a link directly to the notice shall appear prominently on the home page; (b) Be posted at the time stated in paragraph I and shall remain on the website until the conclusion of the hearing; and (c) Be posted in 2 other public places. III. The full text of the proposed building code, or amendment need not be included in the notice if an adequate statement describing the proposal and designating the place where the proposal is on file for public inspection is stated in the notice. The notice of a hearing on a proposed amendment to a building code to be sent electronically or by first class mail shall include a statement describing, to the greatest extent practicable and in easily understood language, the proposed changes to the code, the areas affected, and any other information calculated to improve public understanding of the proposal.