LEGAL NOTICE
PLANNING BOARD
TOWN OF
PELHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Notice is hereby given in
accordance with RSA 675:3-7, the Pelham Planning Board will hold a public
hearing to discuss zoning amendments proposed for the 2009 Town Meeting.
This public hearing shall take place on December 3, 2008 at 7:00
pm at the Town Hall, 6 Village Green, Pelham, New Hampshire. The
proposed amendment is as follows:
To Amend Article IV
Establishment of Districts, Sections 307-15(A) and 307-16(B).The
purpose of this warrant article is to expand Pelham’s business zone along
Bridge Street (Route 38) northerly of Rita Ave. and southerly of Balcom Road
to help broaden the commercial tax base and to create meaningful employment
opportunities by accommodating new business development that could include
family dining restaurants and other amenities. This new business district
[B5] is intended for businesses such as professional office space, banks,
medical services, educational facilities, health clubs, recreation
facilities, family entertainment, retail shopping, grocery stores and eating
and drinking establishments with consumption limited to the premises.
Businesses prohibited from this new business district [B5] include new or
used car dealerships, junk yards, gas stations, car washes, fast food
restaurants with drive through windows and single tenant "Big Box" retail
buildings that exceed 75,000 square feet. Additionally, no structure shall
exceed forty (40) feet in height excluding chimneys and other accessory
structures not intended for human occupancy. Approval of this warrant
article will rezone the following properties from Residential [R] to
Business Zone 5 [B5] but would not make residential uses of the properties
within it non-conforming because residential uses are allowed by right
within all business districts:
Approx. 44.65 acres of land known as Tax Map 22, Lot 8-85; the 1.33 acre
parcel of land known as Tax Map 22, Lot 8-91; the 5.67 acre parcel of land
known as Tax Map 22, Lot 8-89; the 4.0 acre parcel of land known as Tax Map
22, Lot 8-88; the 1.1 acre parcel of land known as Tax Map 22, Lot 8-108;
the 26.26 acre parcel of land known as Tax Map 15, Lot 8-86; the 6.8 acre
parcel of land known as Tax Map 15, Lot 8-76; the .73 acre parcel of land
known as Tax Map 22, Lot 8-39; the 3.44 acre parcel of land known as Tax Map
22, Lot 8-83-1; the approx. 4.5 acre parcel of land known as Tax Map 22, Lot
8-37; the .21 acre parcel of land known as Tax Map 22, Lot 8-36; the 2.34
acre parcel of land known as Tax Map 22, Lot 8-38; and the 1.24 acre parcel
of land known as Tax Map 22, Lot 8-84.
