ALTON PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the ALTON PLANNING BOARD will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2024, starting at 6:00 PM in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH, to consider proposed amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance for 2025 ballot vote, as follows:

- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #1: To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by adding new definitions for “Boathouse”, “Cupola”, “Density”, “Fence, Legal”, “Footprint”, “Front yard”, and “In-kind”.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #2: To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by amending definitions for “Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)” and “Seasonal Cabin”.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #3: To make corrections to the definition of Nonconforming Structure in ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS; and make several changes to SECTION 320 NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS including wording changes; reorganization; addition of the opportunity to apply for a Special Exception from the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) to change one nonconforming use to another that is equally or more appropriate for the location; limit the expansion of a building containing a nonconforming use to 10%; limit the voluntary replacement of nonconforming structures to those that are structurally deficient and/or can’t meet the NH State Building Code; require a variance from the ZBA for the expansion of the portion of a nonconforming structure that is in the setback; and qualify when nonconforming lots can be built upon without a variance from the ZBA.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #4: To amend ARTICLE 300 SECTION 350 MANUFACTURED AND PRE-SITE-BUILT HOUSING by striking the language for pre-site-built housing (modular homes) and creating a new ordinance entitled “SECTION 349 PRE-SITE-BUILT HOUSING”; and to amend SECTION 412 E. RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE (this proposed amendment will also stem an amendment to the “TABLE OF CONTENTS” and the “TABLE OF USES”).
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #5: To amend ARTICLE 400 SECTION 463 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE (Residential Rural Zone (RR) ) by adding language that states that only one residential use may be permitted on a lot, to be consistent with the other zones.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #6: To amend ARTICLE 500 by adding a new section, SECTION 535 CONDITIONS, which lists potential conditions of approval for Special Exceptions and Variances.

Copies of the full text of the 2025 Proposed Zoning Amendments proposed by the Planning Board are available free of charge from the Planning Department during regular business hours, are posted at the Post Office and Town Hall for viewing purposes only, and can be found on the Town of Alton website www.alton.nh.gov.

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12/5/2024 TOWN OF ALTON ZONING AMENDMENT COMMITTEE
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 6:00 P.M.
ALTON TOWN HALL

Call to Order

This notice is being posted to inform the public that a quorum of the Zoning Amendment Committee (ZAC) may be in attendance at Planning Board meeting at the time and date noted above.

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12-11-2024