PUBLIC HEARING: Public hearing to discuss zoning amendments proposed for the 2024 Town Meeting.

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 2024 Town Meeting.  This public hearing shall take place on Thursday, January 18, 2024, and be held at 7:00 pm at the Pelham Town Hall, 6 Village Green, Pelham, New Hampshire.  The proposed amendments are described as follows:  

1. To amend Pelham Zoning Article III Section 307-13 Additional Lot Size and Street Access Requirements to amend the current language as follows (new language italicized, language being removed, inside these symbols < >): Every multi-family lot, and workforce housing parent lot <in the residential district> shall contain 217,800 contiguous square feet of non-wetlands. For septic loading calculations, non-contiguous areas separated by a wetland or stream shall be treated separately. The total number of units shall be split up and built on each part of the parcel based on the square footage of the contiguous non-wetland area of each area of the parcel.  (This is the 2nd Public Hearing for this item)   
2. To add a new article to Pelham’s Zoning Ordinance Article IX Age Restricted Housing Ordinance to provide important needed housing opportunities for seniors in Pelham and to recognize the need for granting provisions whereby appropriate housing alternatives may be provided for seniors fifty-five (55) years of age and over. (This is the 2nd Public Hearing for this item) 
3. To amend Pelham Zoning Article VIII Floodplain Development Ordinance, Sections 307-45, 307-46, & 307-47 as necessary to comply with requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program. (This is the 1st and potentially only Public Hearing on this item)  

The full text of all proposed amendments is available from the Planning Department at Town Hall, 6 Village Green during normal business hours and from the Town of Pelham website at www.pelhamweb.com on the Planning Department and Planning Board pages.