ALTON PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
ALTON TOWN HALL
Call to Order
Roll Call of Board Members
Appointment of Alternates
Approval of Agenda

1. Public Hearing on the 2025-2026 Proposed Zoning Amendments to the Alton, NH Zoning Ordinance
SEE SEPARATE NOTICE ATTACHED

2. Public Hearing for Adoption of Town of Alton Subdivision Regulations Amendments
SEE SEPARATE NOTICE ATTACHED

3. Continued Application - Initial Review and Public Hearing
Case #P25-30
Prospect Mountain Survey, Agent for William & Jill Duca and Timothy & Laura Barchard, Owners
Map 33 Lots 31-1 & 38
22 Mariette Drive &
Mariette Drive Lot Line Adjustment
Lakeshore Residential Zone (LR)
Proposal: To adjust lot lines for two (2) lots of record, with Lot 31-1 adjusted from 1.40AC to 1.45AC and Lot 38 adjusted from .5AC to 1.4AC

Case #P25-33
Prospect Mountain Survey, Paul Zuzgo, Agent for Robert & Joanna Morehouse, Owners
Map 12 Lot 14
105 Bay Hill Road
Final Minor Subdivision
Residential Rural Zone (RR)
Proposal: To subdivide the parent lot of 5AC into two (2) lots of record with the parent lot being 3.51AC and lot 14-4 being 1.49AC.

Other Business
1. Old Business:
2. New Business:
a. Approval of Minutes: Planning Board meeting minutes of Tuesday, July 15, 2025, August 19, 2025, September 16, 2025, October 21, 2025, and November 18, 2025
b. Board to discuss Roger Sample and Christine O’Brian is up for re-election in 2026
c. Approval of 2026 Planning Board meeting schedule
3. Correspondence for the Board's review/discussion/action:
4. Correspondence for the Board's information:
5. Correspondence for the Board’s information on State Permit Applications:

Any Other Business to Come Before the Board
Public Input on Non-Case Specific Planning Issue
Adjournment
Planning Board Chairman, Bill O’Neil

* If there is foul weather or lack of a quorum, the Public Hearing on applications will be continued to Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Alton Town Hall starting at 6:00 P.M. / If there is foul weather or lack of a quorum, the Public Hearing on the Proposed Zoning Amendments will be continued to Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the Alton Town Hall starting at 6:00 P.M.

**All meetings will last no longer than 10:30 P.M., with no new cases or hearings starting after 10:00 P.M., unless extended by a majority vote of the members present. Any items remaining as unfinished business on the agenda will be given priority on the agenda of the next meeting.
RLM/ Posted 12/4/2025 edited 12/9/25

TOWN OF ALTON, NH
Alton Planning Board
Notice of Public Hearing
Subdivision Regulations
Notice is hereby given of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at the Planning Board meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Alton Town Hall, as follows:
PUBLIC HEARING to consider the adoption of the proposed amendments to the Town of Alton Subdivision Regulations. The proposed amendments include updating a definition of and clarifying when subdivision approval is required. Full text copies of the proposed Subdivision Regulations are available at the Town Hall Planning Department, free of charge, during regular business hours; are on the Town’s website at www.alton.nh.gov; and, will be available at the public hearing.
ALTON PLANNING BOARD
ALTON PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the ALTON PLANNING BOARD will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025, starting at 6:00 PM in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH, to consider proposed amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance for 2026 ballot vote, as follows:

- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #1:
To amend SECTION 327 SETBACKS by referencing the Special Exception criteria listed in the Residential Commercial (RC) Zone for when buildings and structures are encroaching a setback.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #2:
To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by adding a new definition for “Abutter”; and to amend the existing definition for “Building Envelope”.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #3:
To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS, SECTION 319 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT STANDARDS, SECTION 401 TABLE OF USES, SECTION 413 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, and SECTION 520 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, in order to comply with newly revised State laws and to provide a size limit on detached structures.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #4:
To amend SECTION 401 TABLE OF USES to allow all home-based childcare uses wherever residential uses are allowed and to clarify the center-based uses.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #5:
To amend SECTION 320 NON-CONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS to clarify and simplify the replacement of nonconforming structures.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #6:
To amend SECTION 401 D., E., and F. PERMITTED USES-TABLE OF USES by removing references that are not helpful for further information.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #7:
To amend SECTION 452 B., SECTION 463 B., SECTION 412 F., SECTION 433 G., SECTION 443 D., SECTION 452 D., and SECTION 463 E., to further clarify the intention of the ordinances.

Copies of the full text of the 2026 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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12/4/2025 ALTON PLANNING BOARD