Planning Board Meeting- 2nd Hearing for Proposed Zoning Amendments
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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 located at 22 Main Street on January 6, 2022, 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 expand the Town Center Village District to the following map and lot numbers: map 8, lot 2; map 8, lot 1; map 5, lot 94; map 5, lot 93; map 5, lot 92; map 5, lot 61; map 5, lot 60; map 5, lot 55, in accordance with the map prepared by Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission (CNHRPC) and entitled: POTENTIAL MAIN STREET ZONE MAIN STREET AND ROUTE 28 INTERSECTION CHICHESTER.
To amend Section 2.04.a.iii to change the minimum lot size in the Town Center from one acre to one acre with one half buildable acre (21,780 square feet).
To amend Section 2.04.a.iii to change the phrase “” Building Lot Frontage” to “Lot Frontage.”
To amend Section 2.04.a.v by revising the second foot note by indicating that the note does not pertain to “Prohibited Uses” as described in Section 2.04.a.vi.
To amend Section 2.04.a.v by indicating that the following uses must have 27,780 square feet of buildable land per unit: single family homes; duplex residential; townhouses (attached single family); and, elderly housing.
To amend Section 2.04.a.vi by removing “Restaurants over 1,000 square feet,” and “banks over 1.000 square feet” from the list of Prohibited Uses.
To amend section 3.05 by removing the described area, frontage, and yard requirements are replacing it with the following text:
“Refer to the requirements for each zoning district, as described in this Ordinance, for area, frontage, and yard requirements. ”
To indicate that signage is permitted in the Commercial Village District and indicate that requirements and permitting process is the same as signage in the CI/MF zone.
To replace references to “Code Enforcement Officer” with “Building Inspector.”
To add a new section to Section 3.07 to allow, without permit and describe requirements for, directional, traffic, or safety signage within the CI/MF and Commercial Village district zones.
To amend the definition of BUILDABLE AREA/BUILDABLE LAND by renaming the term as BUILDABLE LAND, and, providing an example for what buildable land would be for a half-acre.
To add a definition for “SIGN” as follows: “Any words, lettering, figures, numerals, emblems, devices, trademarks, or trade names, or any combination thereof, by which anything is made known, and which is designed to attract attention or convey a message.”
To add a definition for “SIGN, TEMPORARY” as follows: “A sign not intended or designed for permanent display.”
To conduct formatting and citation revisions, as needed.
Copies of the proposed changes are available at Town Hall during regular business hours:
Monday 8:30 to 4:00
Tuesday 8:30 to 2:00 and 4:00 to 7:00
Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 to 2:00
Per order of the Chairman of the Planning Board