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Officials: structure on Stephen Brown property exceeds manufactured-home size limit; owner must complete permits, septic approvals
Summary
Town building and zoning staff told selectmen a structure on Stephen Brown’s property measures 408 square feet, exceeding the 400-square-foot benchmark in the referenced zoning definition, and a notice of violation was reissued requiring manufactured-home and septic approvals.
At a public-input exchange, town building and zoning staff reported that officials were able to measure a structure on the Stephen Brown property and found the unit at 408 square feet — larger than the 400-square-foot threshold cited in the town’s zoning definition for the referenced classification.
The building official said the town issued a new notice of violation classifying the unit as a manufactured home. Under the statute and applicable program requirements referenced in the meeting, manufactured homes of a specified minimum size require HUD approval and a licensed installer under RSA 205‑D (as cited in the meeting). The owner must also obtain a building permit, a septic system plan and operational approval from the state before the town would issue a certificate of occupancy.
Officials explained the town previously could not measure the unit; court permission was obtained, the structure was measured, and the enforcement action followed. Staff emphasized the town’s goal is compliance: they said retroactive building permits are available and that the typical path is to submit required documents, have inspections and obtain the certificate of occupancy once state and local approvals are complete.
Several residents asked about environmental and public-health implications of the property’s septic system. The building official said the original homemade cesspool had been disconnected after inspection; the owner has a plan for a new septic system but cannot use it until state operational approval is granted. The official said the new system requires a licensed designer’s plans, installation and then state inspection to receive an operational certificate before the town will issue occupancy.
No enforcement fines or court outcomes were announced at the meeting; the official said the new notice specified a filing timeline for permit application (the notice referenced deadlines into July) and that the town’s stated objective is to secure compliance rather than retribution.
