§ 28-5-8. Elementary and Secondary Schools.  


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  • All elementary and secondary schools shall be subject to the following standards:

    (a)

    Access Requirements. All secondary schools, and those elementary schools located in Institutional (IS) Districts, and Single-Family (RS) and Medium Density (RM) Residential Districts, 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 schools shall be served by municipal water and sewer systems where available. Where municipal utilities are not available, a school 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.