ALTON PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the ALTON PLANNING BOARD will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2023, starting at 6:00 PM in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH, to consider proposed amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance for 2024 ballot vote, as follows:
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #1: To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by amending “Bed and Breakfast” to include accommodations for less than three (3) guests.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #2: To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by adding a new definition for “Junk yard”, and to amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS, SECTION 401 PERMITTED USES – TABLE OF USES, by adding a new use, “D. 27 Junk yard”, and to renumber the uses for “D. Retail Business and Service” to be in numerical order; and to amend the existing definitions in ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS for “Automotive and Truck Junk Motor Vehicle Dealer”, “Automotive and Truck Motor Vehicle Dealer”, and “Automotive and Truck Used Motor Vehicle Dealer” to be consistent with State Law.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #3: To amend ARTICLE 300 GENERAL PROVISIONS by adding SECTION 366 FLEXIBLE ZONING SUBDIVISION; and to amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS, SECTION 401 PERMITTED USES – TABLE OF USES, by adding “A. 5. Flexible Zoning Subdivision” to be allowed in the Residential Rural Zone (RR) and Rural Zone (RU), and to renumber the listing of “A. Residential Uses” to be in numerical order; and, to amend ARTICLE 300 GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 319 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT STANDARDS and SECTION 327 SETBACK REQUIREMENTS; to amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS in the Rural Zone (RU), SECTION 452 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE; and, to amend in the Residential Rural Zone (RR), SECTION 463 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE, to make reference to ARTICLE 300 GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 366 FLEXIBLE ZONING SUBDIVISION; and, to repeal the provision in ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS in the Rural Zone (RU), SECTION 452 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE, that restricts the construction of two (2) separate single-family dwellings only on a lot with more than 45 acres.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #4: To amend ARTICLE 300 GENERAL PROVISIONS by amending SECTION 329 CONDOMINIUMS to be consistent with State Law.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #5: To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by amending the definition for “Self-Storage Facility” to allow individual units for sale.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #6: To amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS, SECTION 401 PERMITTED USES – TABLE OF USES, “D. 47. Short-Term Rental” to be allowed in the Recreation Service Zone (RS).
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #7: To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by renaming the use “Church” to “Religious Use of Land and Structures”; and to amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS, SECTION 401 PERMITTED USES – TABLE OF USES, by renaming the use “Church” to “B. 1. Religious Use of Land and Structures”, and to allow the use in all zoning districts, to be consistent with State Law.
-PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #8: To repeal ARTICLE 600 SECTION 601 SHORELAND PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT based upon the fact that State Law already gives the Town the ability to enforce the provisions of NH RSA 483-B Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act.
Copies of the full text of the 2024 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.
If inclement weather or lack of quorum necessitates cancelling the public hearing, it will be continued to Wednesday, December 20, 2023, starting at 6:00 PM in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH. A notice shall be posted on the front door of Town Hall announcing the meeting cancellation and the continued meeting date.
12/6/2023 ALTON PLANNING BOARD
12/11/2023 Revised