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LEGAL NOTICE of Public Hearings to discuss Zoning Amendments

Posted on: December 10, 2020 - 8:33am

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 two public hearings to discuss zoning amendments proposed for the 2021 Town Meeting.  This first public hearing shall take place on Monday, December 21, 2020 and the second public hearing will take place on Monday, January 4, 2021. Both hearings will be held at 7:15 pm in Sherburne Hall, 6 Village Green, Pelham, New Hampshire.  The proposed amendments are described as follows:

 Pelham Planning Board DRAFT zoning change to add to zoning Article XV RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE SUBDIVISION by Special Permit:

Are you in favor of Amendment No. 1 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Pelham to add to Pelham zoning an entirely new ordinance, Article XV RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE SUBDIVISION BY SPECIAL PERMIT?  The purpose of this ordinance is to promote the conservation of undeveloped land, limit the length of new roads to minimize the impact of their future and ongoing maintenance, preserve the rural character of the town, provide an alternative option for landowners to conserve open space from development while minimizing impacts on environmental resources, to provide for connected corridors of open land, to conserve scenic views and to provide design flexibility. This ordinance requires a yield plan that limits the number of homes in any Open Space subdivision to the number of homes that would be allowed in a conventional subdivision with no allowance for additional homes beyond the density determined in the yield plan.  Lot size would be a minimum of 30,000 square feet with 125 feet of frontage required on interior roads and 40% of the land area kept as open space.

Pelham Planning Board DRAFT zoning change to modify Article V – I  MIXED USE ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUZD)

Are you in favor of Amendment No. 2 as proposed by the Planning Board for the Town of Pelham to clarify the allowed uses as shown in Section 307-25-3, table of allowed uses in the existing MUZD ordinance? The added language describes that only one single-family, duplex or multi-family residential structure is allowed per lot and that multiple mixed-use (business and residential) structures are allowed per lot. The new language also identifies the ordinance as an innovative land use ordinance that gives the Planning Board broad approval authority to consider mixed-use projects submitted under this ordinance.

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