2.1 Abutter.

Any person whose property is located in New Hampshire and adjoins or is directly across the street or stream from the land under consideration by the local land use board, as defined in RSA 672:3.

2.2 Agricultural activity.

Excavation of earth used exclusively for agriculture and farming as defined in RSA 21:34-a.

2.3 Commercial.

Any use of any earth material for sale or resale on or off site of the excavation area. In addition, an excavation shall be considered commercial if earth materials are transported to land other than that from which the earth was excavated. Excavations which use earth materials in the processing of other material such as, but not limited to, concrete, asphalt and other building materials shall be considered commercial.

2.4 Contiguous.

Land whose perimeter can be circumscribed without interruption in common ownership except for roads or other easements, in a single town (RSA 155-E:2, I-b).

2.5 Dimension stone.

Rock that is cut, shaped, or selected for use in blocks, slabs, sheets, or other construction units of specified shapes or sizes and used for external or interior parts of buildings, foundations, curbing, paving, flagging, bridges, revetments, or for other architectural or engineering purposes. Dimension stone includes quarry blocks from which sections of dimension stone are to be produced. Dimension stone does not include earth as defined in this Section.

2.6 Earth.

Sand, gravel, rock, soil or construction aggregate produced by quarrying, crushing or any other mining activity or such other naturally-occurring unconsolidated materials that normally mask the bedrock.

2.7 Excavation.

A land area which is used, or has been used, for commercial taking of earth, including all slopes.

2.8 Excavation of Earth.

When not used in the context as defined in 2.7 above, excavation may mean the activity in which earth is exposed and removed from a site by digging or other removal processes.

2.9 Excavation area.

The area within an excavation site where excavation has occurred or is eligible to occur under these regulations and the zoning ordinance.

2.10 Excavation site.

Any area of contiguous land in common ownership upon which excavation takes place.

2.11 Incidental.

Any activity that is customarily subordinate to the principal use of the property and which arises out of and constitutes a customary, minor, concurrent part of the overall effort of activity which would not be required other than as necessary to support the underlying principal activity.

2.12 (Reserved.)

2.13 Normal Landscaping.

The onsite alteration and contouring and of the land exclusively devoted to improving the functional utility and planting of the grounds.

2.14 (Reserved).

2.15 Planning Board or Board.

2.16 Silvicultural activity.

The maintenance, protection, conservation, multiple use, and rehabilitation of forests for the social, economic, and environmental benefits that result from a diverse forest cover.