Off-Grid Living in Danbury, New Hampshire

I've been digging into what it actually takes to live off-grid in Danbury, New Hampshire, and I want to be upfront: this is a small town with real zoning, but a lot of the fine detail lives in PDFs that aren't fully searchable, so I'm flagging what's confirmed versus what still needs a phone call.

Zoning. Danbury is not one of those unzoned New Hampshire towns. The Town adopted a Land Use and Zoning Ordinance on 3/15/2022, plus separate Site Plan Review and Subdivision Regulations, all administered by the Planning Board and Selectmen. What I couldn't pin down from available text is the district-by-district detail, lot-size minimums, or whether there are specific restrictions on occupying raw, undeveloped land. That level of detail sits inside the ordinance PDF itself, so before you buy land or plan to camp on it long-term, I'd read that document or call the Planning Board directly.

Dwellings, tiny homes, and RVs. I found nothing town-specific addressing tiny homes or RVs as dwellings. It's likely covered somewhere in the use tables or definitions section of the zoning ordinance, but I can't confirm that from what's public, so treat this as an open question for the Planning Board.

Building permits. This one's clear: Danbury issues its own building permits under a town Building Permit Ordinance, with an application form available from the town. Any structure you build is going through the town, not just the state.

Septic and composting toilets. This is handled at the state level. New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) issues Approval for Septic System Construction and a separate Approval for Operation before you can use a system, and plans must come from a licensed NH septic designer. Danbury coordinates with NHDES but I found no town-specific composting toilet rule, meaning the state septic pathway is likely your default route.

Greywater and rainwater. Greywater reuse isn't addressed specifically by Danbury or, as far as I found, by state rules that clearly apply to residential reuse, so I'm marking it unclear. Rainwater harvesting, on the other hand, appears to be fine under the state's baseline plumbing and residential code, with no Danbury restriction turning up in my research.

Wells. Private wells fall under New Hampshire's state well construction licensing program. I didn't find any Danbury-specific well ordinance, so the state framework is what governs here.

Utility disconnection. I couldn't confirm whether Danbury's Subdivision Regulations require water or sewer hookups for new lots. That content wasn't retrievable in the searches I ran, so it's worth asking the Planning Board or Selectmen's office directly before assuming you can go fully off-grid on utilities.

Bottom line: Danbury has real zoning and its own building permit process, septic goes through the state, and several off-grid specifics (tiny homes, greywater, utility mandates) just aren't settled by anything I could find publicly. Call the town before you commit to a plan.