Public hearing-Proposed Zoning Amendments
Town of Chichester, New Hampshire
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING AMENDMENT
A public hearing will be held, in accordance with the provisions of RSA 675:7, at the Chichester Fire Department, 22 Main Street, Chichester, NH 03258 on January 4, 2024, at 6:30 PM on proposed amendments to the Chichester Zoning Ordinance. The proposals were prepared by the Planning Board. The effect of the proposed amendments would be to:
- To revise Section 2.04 to permit commercial solar farms within the Rural Agricultural district.
- To revise Section 2.04 to clarify that frontage on State Routes 4, 202 and 9 or State Route 28 or to an intersecting State or Town maintained road is required in the Commercial-Industrial Multi-Family.
- To revise Section 2.04 to clarify the grandfathering elements for single family homes in the Commercial-Industrial Multi-Family district.
- To revise Section 2.04 to specify that multi-family lots will require 2 contiguous buildable acres for the first 3 units in the Commercial-Industrial Multi-Family district.
- To specify that Commercial Solar is permitted in the Commercial Zone on Route 28 by right as a principal use, while it is only permitted on Route 4 as an accessory use.
- To revise Section 3.03 to specify that a property owner or lessee in the Residential, Rural Agricultural and Town Center Zones (excludes Commercial) may accommodate one recreational vehicle of a nonpaying guest for a period not in excess of 120 days in any one year.
- To revise Section 3.03 to specify that in the Residential, Rural Agricultural and Town Center Zones (excludes Commercial), no more than 1 recreational vehicle may be used for not more than 120 days; that if it is to be used more than 10 days a building permit is required; and, that water and sewerage must be provided; and it shall not be rented for commercial gain.
- To revise Article XI to add a definition for “Commercial Solar.”
- To amend Section 3.17 as necessary to comply with requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program.
Copies of the proposed changes are available online at https://www.chichesternh.org/ and at Town Hall during regular business hours:
Monday/Wednesday/Thursday: 7:30am to 3:30pm
Tuesday: 7:30am to 7:00pm
Per order of the Chairman of the Planning Board
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