Protection of Pre-existing, Non-conforming Use Status for Summer Camps.
RSA 674:74
in effect674:74. Protection of Pre-existing, Non-conforming Use Status for Summer Camps.
I. Notwithstanding any provision of law or municipal ordinance or regulation to the contrary, any summer camp that has been operating in the state of New Hampshire as a pre-existing, nonconforming use under its applicable zoning ordinance that either closed for the summer of 2020 and/or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or was forced to operate for a shorter season or at a reduced capacity during the summer of 2020 and/or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shall not lose its status as a pre-existing, non-conforming use due to either:
(a) Its failure to operate during the summer of 2020 and/or 2021; or
(b) Its operation for a shorter season or at a reduced capacity during the summer of 2020 and/or 2021.
II. The summer camp's status or ability to operate as a pre-existing, non-conforming use shall not be in any way affected by its failure to operate during the summer of 2020 and/or 2021, or its operation for a shorter season or at a reduced capacity during the summer of 2020 and/or 2021.
Source. 2021, 121:6, eff. July 9, 2021.
Source: New Hampshire General Court (gc.nh.gov)URL: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIV/674/674-74.htmFetched: 10/20/2026