ALTON PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the ALTON PLANNING BOARD will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, December 15, 2020, starting at 6:00 P.M. in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH, to consider proposed amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance for 2021 ballot vote, as follows:
1. To amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, Section 401:D., 1. & D., 2., to expand the permitted uses, “Amusement Use - Indoor” and “Amusement Use - Outdoor”, in the Rural Residential (RR) and Rural (RU) Zones by Special Exception; and to amend Article 200 Definitions.
2. To amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, Section 401:D., 18., to remove “Firewood Processing” as a permitted commercial use in the Residential Commercial (RC) Zone; and to amend Article 200 Definitions.
3. To amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, Section 401:D., 27., to permit “Lumber Yard” in the Residential Commercial (RC) and Residential Rural (RR) Zones by Special Exception; and to amend Article 200 Definitions.
4. To amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, Section 401:D., 39., to remove “Outdoor Recreation” as a permitted use in the Residential (R) Zone, and continue to allow it in the Residential Rural (RR) and Rural (RU) Zones by Special Exception; and to amend Article 200 Definitions.
5. To amend Article 300 General Provision, Section 327:A., 1. & 2. Setback Requirements, to clarify the “shoreland setback” and “roadside setback”; and to amend Article 200 Definitions.
6. To amend Article 300 General Provision, Section 320:J., a., Non-Conforming Uses, Structures, and Lots, to clarify the threshold of increasing the number of bedrooms.
Copies of the full text of the 2021 Zoning Ordinance 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.
If inclement weather or issues with the public accessing the electronic meeting necessitates cancelling the public hearing, then the public hearing will be continued to Tuesday, December 22, 2020, starting at 6:00 P.M. in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH. A notice shall be posted on the front door of Town Hall announcing the meeting cancellation on December 15th and the continued meeting date of December 22nd.
12/4/2020 ALTON PLANNING BOARD