Show All Answers

1. Why are types of properties valued differently?
2. What sales will be used in determining market value?
3. Will assessed values change as the market values of property changes?
4. Will my new assessment be exactly the same as my recent purchase price?
5. What if I disagree with the new assessment?
6. When should I expect to receive my tax bill?
7. How do I know if the information the City has on record is accurate?

Show All Answers

1. Where do I apply for a license?
2. What do I need for identification?
3. When should I apply for a license?
4. One of us has been married/civil unioned before, what do we need for documentation?
5. Do we need to apply for the license in the town/city we are having our ceremony performed in?
6. Can we use the license in another state or country?
7. Do both parties need to be present to process the application?
8. What is the fee?
9. How do I get a certified copy of my license?

Show All Answers

1. What do I need to renew my registration?
2. What do I need to process a new registration?
3. What is a proper bill of sale?
4. What methods of payment do you accept?
5. Can someone else complete my registration for me?
6. Can I get initial plates in Laconia?
7. I lost my plates, decals or registration. What do I do?
8. I lost my plates, decals or registration. What do I do?
9. I am a new resident to Laconia. Do I need to bring anything to prove my residency?

Show All Answers

1. How can I email the City Councilors?

Show All Answers

1. Does my project proposal need to go before the Conservation Commission?
2. Do I need a local permit to cut trees?
3. What is the difference between pervious and impervious surfaces?
4. What is green space and how do I calculate the square footage of green space on my property?
5. What is the difference between a Conservation Easement, Conservation Open Space, and Current Use?

Show All Answers

1. Are burn permits required?
2. Where's my closest fire hydrant?
3. Where can I go to get a Car Seat Safety Inspection?

Show All Answers

1. What are the hours for the Laconia Public Library?

Show All Answers

1. Do visitors with handicapped plates or placards have to pay for Parking?
2. Why do we not take dollar bills?
3. Does a resident with a Laconia Beach sticker have to pay to park in the Endicott Beach Parking lot?
4. Does a resident with a Laconia Beach sticker have to pay to park in the Lakeside Ave Parking Lots?
5. Does a visitor have to put the receipt in the window?
6. I did not get a receipt
7. What happens if I enter the wrong number in the Kiosk?
8. How do I extend the amount of time that I have purchased?
9. The Kiosk will only give me 2 hours of time and I need 5 hours to take the Trip on the Mount Washington.

Show All Answers

1. How do I register for Opechee Day Camp?
2. What time are your office hours?

Show All Answers

1. Does my project require Site Plan approval?
2. Does my project need Subdivision approval?
3. How will my proposal be reviewed?
4. Can I have an "In-Law Apartment" at my home?
5. Does my proposal need to go before the Conservation Commission?

Show All Answers

1. I just moved here. How do I arrange for trash pick up?
2. What type of container do I use for my trash? How many am I allowed?
3. What time should trash be placed out for collection?
4. What type of container do I use for my recycling? Is there a limit?
5. Can bulky items be left curbside for the trash hauler to pick up and dispose?

Show All Answers

1. I am a homeowner who lives along a public road. How do I order my new containers for trash and recycling?
2. I am a homeowner who is 65 years old and I live along a public road. The 96-gallon containers are bigger than what I need for recycling. Can I get a smaller container to use for recycling?
3. I understand that by default, most homeowners get one 64-gallon container for trash. Can I get two 32-gallon containers instead?
4. I have a green, 18-gallon toter that I bought from the City. Can I use it for curbside pick up after April 1st?
5. Can I leave cardboard boxes out for curbside collection as long as they are next to my recycling bin?
6. Since we are getting new containers, what should we do with our old ones?
7. How can I get rid of my old trash and recycling containers?
8. What are backdown streets? Am I affected?
9. How should the new containers be left out on collection day?

Show All Answers

1. What is the Shoreland Protection Overlay District (SPOD)?
2. What waterbodies are classified under the Shoreland Protection Overlay District (SPOD)?
3. What uses are prohibited in the SPOD?
4. Do I need a local permit to replace or install a dock?
5. Do I need a local permit to build/replace a retaining wall along the shoreline?
6. What building requirements exist in the SPOD?

Show All Answers

1. Can water be shut off if I do not pay my bill?
2. Do I have to pay sewer charges when I fill my pool?
3. Can I put my bill in my tenant's name?
4. How do I get a final water bill?
5. How can I pay my water bill?
6. Can I pay my water bill with my debit/credit card?
7. How much will my water bill be?
8. Why is my bill so high?
9. How do I set up a water account?
10. What are your hours of operation?

Show All Answers

1. What should I do if I notice a leak at my water meter?
2. Where does our drinking water come from?
3. How often are water meters changed?
4. Do I need a backflow prevention device?
5. What do I do in case of a water emergency?
6. Who is responsible for the water service to my house?
7. How many gallons of water are there in a cubic foot?

Show All Answers

1. What are the drinking water standards?
2. Can I get my water tested?
3. What do I do if I have low water pressure?
4. Why is my water discolored?
5. No water comes out of my faucet? Why?
6. What do I do if I see a leak in the street?
7. I noticed my basement leaks, what do I do?
8. Who is responsible for repairing a leak on my water service?
9. What are the drinking water standards?

Show All Answers

1. Do I need to reimburse the City for the assistance I receive?
2. What happens if I own my home and I need assistance?
3. Does my immediate family have to pay the City back for assisting me?
4. Do I have to participate in the Workfare program?
5. Do you offer daycare services because I home school my children.
6. What documentation does the City need to determine if I am eligilbe?
7. How do I apply for city assistance?

Show All Answers

1. What is the Wetlands and Water Quality (WC) Overlay District?
2. Who can identify and delineate a wetland or vernal pool on my property?
3. What is the purpose of wetland/waterbody buffers?
4. What local wetland and vernal pool buffers exist?
5. What local waterbody buffers exist?
6. What activities are prohibited in the Wetlands Conservation and Water Quality (WC) Overlay District?
7. What activities in the Wetlands Conservation and Water Quality (WC) Overlay District require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP)?
8. Do I need a local permit to install a deck within the wetland buffer?
9. Do I need a local permit to install a patio within the wetland buffer?
10. Do I need a local permit to install a driveway through a wetland or its buffer?
11. Do I need a local permit to install or repair a culvert?
12. I am applying for a wetland Conditional Use Permit (CUP). What requirements do I need to meet specific to wetland information?
13. I believe there may be a wetlands violation in the city. What do I do?