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Council authorizes building permit for 54 Colonial Road with drainage and liability conditions

5734325 · August 12, 2025
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Summary

The council approved issuance of a building permit for a private lot on Colonial Road subject to a Department of Public Works-approved drainage plan and a signed acknowledgment of the city's limited responsibility for the private road to be recorded at the Belknap County Registry of Deeds.

The Laconia City Council on Monday authorized a building permit for 54 Colonial Road with conditions that require the property owner to submit a drainage plan approved by the Department of Public Works before a permit is issued and to sign and record a notice acknowledging the city's limited responsibility for the private road.

Why it matters: Colonial Road is a private road and does not conform to the city street plan required by RSA 674:41. State law requires the planning board to comment when building permits are requested on private roads, and the council must…

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