Title XX, Transportation

I. Referendum. If the legislative body of a municipality affected by this subdivision desires to place the question of approving a plan formulated pursuant to this subdivision on a referendum, they may do so at any regular municipal election or at a special election called for th…

The selectmen of 2 adjoining towns, acting jointly and by a vote of the major part of each board, may lay out any new highway, or alter any existing highway within such towns, for the accommodation of the public in the same manner as selectmen are authorized to do in their respec…

The city council of any city shall have the power to authorize the installation of parking meters on any street or public parking area and the power to establish reasonable charges for parking to be paid through such meters and the powers to make any incidental use of such meters…

I. The legislative body of any municipality may adopt the provisions of this section. Each municipality which does so shall: (a) Maintain a record in the office of the town or city clerk which shall contain a listing of all residents of such municipality who have outstanding park…

The revenue derived from the use of such meters shall be expended to finance the purchase, maintenance and policing of such meters or to maintain and improve streets and highways, or to acquire, construct, improve, maintain and manage public parking areas and public transportatio…

The police commission of the town of Exeter shall have the same powers as are granted to city councils of cities under the provisions of RSA 231:130. The provisions of RSA 231:130 requiring authorization of the installation of parking meters and of the fixing of reasonable charge…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality which installs parking meters pursuant to RSA 231:130, or which establishes other parking restrictions pursuant to RSA 41:11 or 47:17, or which seeks to enforce the stopping, standing and parking restrictions set forth in…

I. In all towns, cities, and those village districts which maintain public highways, every highway and street under the control of the town, city, or village district shall have a name which shall be given it by the governing body. Said name shall be legibly marked on a suitable …

The governing body may adopt a system for assigning or altering address numbers of buildings and other property along any public or private way in the municipality. Prior to the actual assignation or alteration of numbers along any way or portion of any way the governing body or …

The corners and angles of all streets shall be marked by a durable marker of stone, metal or other material, of such size and construction that it can be readily found.

All streets affected by this subdivision, the bounds of which have been lost, shall be resurveyed so that the provisions of this subdivision may be carried out. Principal streets which have curbings and corners of stone or other similar material, or permanent, durable sidewalks o…

RSA 231:134 and RSA 231:135 shall be in force in cities and in such towns as shall, at any regular meeting by a majority vote, adopt the same.

I. A city or town may provide for the appointment of a tree warden or wardens. A tree warden shall be a person known to be interested in planting, pruning, and preserving shade and ornamental trees and shrubs in public ways, village commons, parks, cemeteries, and other public gr…

The cost of such laying out or altering shall be apportioned between the towns by the selectmen acting as aforesaid; and their return shall not take effect until the apportionment is made.

Towns shall have control of all shade or ornamental trees and shrubs situated within the limits of town public ways, village commons, parks, cemeteries, and other public grounds which have been or may be acquired by gift or purchase, or planting by or with the advice of the tree …

It shall be the duty of the tree warden to examine the trees growing within the limits of town public ways, village commons, parks, cemeteries, and other public grounds, and to designate from time to time such as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of shade or ornamentati…

A record shall be kept of the trees so acquired which may be marked for identification in an appropriate manner as shall be determined by the city or town. Such record may include the approximate location, name of abutting landowner, variety and approximate diameter, and date of …

Such sums of money as the town may appropriate, or as are available, may be used to carry out the provisions of RSA 231:139-142.

Whoever desires the cutting and removal in whole or in part of any public shade or ornamental tree owned by the city or town may apply to the tree warden, who shall give a public hearing, upon the application, at some suitable time and place, after publishing and posting notices …

Notwithstanding the provisions of other sections of this subdivision and subject to the provisions of RSA 231:157 and RSA 231:158, the commissioner of transportation on class I and III highways, and state maintained portions of class II highways, and the governing bodies of citie…

Notice to the abutting landowner of a tree declared a public nuisance shall be given by delivery at his place of residence or by sending by registered mail to his last known address and it shall clearly state the intention of removal of such tree. He may appeal to the superior co…

It shall be unlawful to cut, destroy, injure, deface, or break any public shade or ornamental tree; or to affix to any such tree a play bill, picture, announcement, notice, advertisement, political or otherwise, or other device or thing, or to paint or mark such tree, except for …

Whenever any party, at a proper time of the year, shall present to a municipality well grown nursery trees, the tree wardens may set out such trees in the highways, cemeteries, commons, schoolhouse yards and other public places, as indicated by the donor, and protect the same at …

Any young shade or ornamental tree planted within the limits of a public highway by the tree wardens or by any other person or persons, with the approval of the governing body, or any young seedling tree or sprout left within the limits of the highway as specified in RSA 231:150 …

The selectmen shall assess the damages sustained by each owner of land or other property taken for such highway.

Governing bodies of cities and towns, and county commissioners for unorganized places shall annually, and at other times when advisable, cause to be cut and disposed of, from within the limits of town maintained highways, all trees and bushes that may cause damage or pose a safet…

A municipality may contract with any owner of land abutting a public highway to cut, trim, and improve the roadside growth along said owner's property, and for all such work properly done in carrying out the provisions of RSA 231:150 and approved by the tree wardens, may allow an…

Whenever any trees or brush cut along the highway are disposed of by burning, the cut trees or brush shall be removed a safe distance from any adjoining woodland or from any tree or hedge designated or desirable for preservation, and such burning shall be done with the permission…

If any cut brush has been left within the limits of any public highway for a longer period than 30 days the director, division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources, may complete the removal or disposal of such brush and assess the costs thereof again…

When any highway shall be laid out damages may be assessed to the abutting owners to provide for the maintenance or planting, from time to time, within the limits of such highway, of such shade and ornamental trees as may be necessary for the preservation and improvement of such …

On all class I and III highways, and state maintained portions of class II highways, the commissioner of transportation shall have under his supervision the planting, acquisition, maintenance and removal of all trees and vegetation and the same powers relative thereto as conferre…

Any person who violates any provision of this subdivision or any rule or regulation thereunder made by the commissioner of transportation shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. Any person shall be liable for all damage …

Any road in a town, other than a class I or class II highway, may be designated as a scenic road in the following manner. Upon petition of 10 persons who are either voters of the town or who own land which abuts a road mentioned in the petition (even though not voters of the town…

I. As used in this subdivision, "tree" means any woody plant which has a circumference of 15 inches or more at a point 4 feet from the ground. II. Upon a road being designated as a scenic road as provided in RSA 231:157, any repair, maintenance, reconstruction, or paving work don…

The provisions of this subdivision apply to all cities and towns now or hereafter incorporated, except such provisions thereof as may have been or are hereafter specifically amended or repealed in the act of incorporation.

They shall make a return of the highway or any alteration by them laid out, describing the same and the width thereof, and cause the same to be recorded by the town clerk.

Telegraph, television, telephone, electric light and electric power poles and structures and underground conduits and cables, with their respective attachments and appurtenances may be erected, installed and maintained in any public highways and the necessary and proper wires and…

Any poles, structures, conduits, cables or wires, the location of which have already been approved by the local land use board as part of a subdivision, site plan, or other development approval, shall, if such location becomes a public highway, be deemed legally permitted or lice…

Any such person, copartnership or corporation desiring to erect or install any such poles, structures, conduits, cables or wires in, under or across any such highway, shall secure a permit or license therefor in accordance with the following procedure: I. Jurisdiction. (a) Town M…

Similar proceedings may be had for locating and licensing poles and structures and underground conduits and cables already constructed with or without license, or for changing the location of any such property constructed with or without license; but nothing contained in this sec…

Any such licensee or any person whose rights or interests are affected by any such license may petition the selectmen for changes in the terms thereof; and after notice to the parties and hearing, the selectmen may make such alterations therein as the public good requires. The se…

The selectmen or the board of mayor and aldermen or other board having authority to locate poles and wires in cities, or the commissioner of transportation, within 6 months after any petition authorized by this subdivision has been presented for action, shall make a return of the…

I. If the proprietors of the line are the petitioners, they shall pay the town clerk for his services and fees. II. If a landowner is the petitioner he shall advance the payment for such services and fees, and if his petition is sustained he may recover the same from the propriet…

If the selectmen or the board of mayor and aldermen or other board having authority to locate poles and wires in cities, or the commissioner of transportation, shall neglect or refuse to decide and make return of their proceedings upon any petition authorized hereby within the ti…

If any person shall be damaged in his estate by the erection of any such poles or other structures, or by the installation of any such underground conduits or cables or by installing or placing any wire, cable, guy, cross-arm, fixtures, transformers, manhole, drain, or other appa…

The location of poles and structures and of underground conduits and cables by the selectmen shall be made so far as reasonably possible so that the same and the attachments and appurtenances thereto will not interfere with the safe, free and convenient use for public travel of t…