§ 28-5-10. Churches, Synagogues, and Places of Religious Worship; and Community Centers.

All churches, synagogues, and places of religious worship, and community centers shall be subject to the following standards:

(a)

Access Requirements. All churches, synagogues, and places of religious worship, and community centers shall be located on lots that have direct access to and from a collector or arterial street, or access to a street which shall be physically improved in order to fulfil the function and meet the standards of a collector street;

(b)

Utility Service Requirements. All churches, synagogues, and places of religious worship, and community centers, shall be served by municipal water and sewer systems where available. Where municipal utilities are not available, a place of religious worship or a community center shall be adequately served by a private well for its exclusive use, and a subsurface waste disposal system or other such system as approved by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES)-Water Division (WD); and

(c)

Fire Protection and Life Safety Requirements. Where municipal water service is not available, on-site water storage, distribution facilities, and sprinkler systems shall be designed and installed to provide fire protection and suppression capabilities in compliance with life safety standards.