1.86 Acre Lot For Sale in Swanzey, NH

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in accordance with the provisions of RSA 80:80 (II), the Town of Swanzey, by its Board of Selectmen duly authorized, will accept bids on the following real property acquired by the Town by Tax Deed.

Persons interested in purchasing this property must submit a bid using the Municibid platform. Bidding is scheduled to close on October 4, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The property will be sold to the highest qualified bidder, who must provide the Town with a non-refundable deposit of 10% of the purchase price by October 13, 2023. The bid deposit will be credited against the purchase price. The Town will deliver the deed and the successful bidder must pay the purchase price by November 6, 2023 or forfeit the bid deposit.

This property is in the Business Zone and is being offered by the Town in “as is” condition with no written or implied warranties as to the condition of the property, the availability of utilities or services or any representation concerning permitted uses under the Town’s land use ordinances. The Town does not guarantee that title insurance will be available for this property. Interested parties are encouraged to perform a site visit of the property on their own and review the property record file at Town Hall.  The Town will furnish a deed without covenants conveying the property subject to all existing easements and rights of way which existed at the time of the tax deeding. The Board of Selectmen reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to impose other conditions on the sales at the time of the bid opening.

In accordance with the Swanzey Zoning Ordinance, the uses permitted by right are restaurant; educational, governmental, or religious facility; hotel, motel, inn or bed and breakfast facility; professional and business offices; retail sales, services;  bank or financial institution; funeral home; private club or lodge; commercial greenhouse or nursery; home occupation and home-based business; function halls; indoor auctions; recreation facility conducted as a business;  research and development and accessory uses, which are clearly incidental to the uses permitted herein. 

In accordance with the Swanzey Zoning Ordinance, the uses permitted by special exception by the Board of Adjustment are daycare facility; gasoline service stations; repair garage, or body shop; motor vehicle dealership; wholesale, warehousing, or manufacturing facility; industrial park; vehicle wash facility; self-storage facility; multi-family dwelling(s); the removal and processing of clay, sod, loam, crushed stone, sand, or gravel for sale, subject to the minimum standards established pursuant to RSA 155-E; drive-through facility; licensed nursing home; hospital; bulk storage and distribution of large quantities of material, liquid, solid, or gaseous intended for resale. 

Interested purchasers are encouraged to review the Town’s zoning ordinance and/or speak with the Town Planner regarding requirements for proposed uses. 

Visit https://cms8.revize.com/revize/swanzeynh/Planning/2023%20ZONING%20ORDINANCE.pdf for the Town of Swanzey's Zoning Ordinance.

For questions or more information, contact Town Planner Julius Peel, 603-5352-7411 x112 or at jpeel@swanzeynh.gov.