ALTON PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at 6:00 P.M.
ALTON TOWN HALL
Call to Order

Appointment of Alternates

Approval of Agenda

1. Public Hearing on the 2022-2023 Proposed Zoning Amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance
SEE SEPARATE NOTICE ATTACHED

2. Approval of the 2023 Town of Alton Planning & Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting Schedule

3. Public Hearing Continued from October 18, 2022
Case #P22-14
Varney Engineering, LLC, Agent for Green Oak Realty Development, LLC, Owner
Map 5 Lot 72
NH Route 28/398 Suncook Valley Road Excavation Permit Application
Rural (RU) Zone
Proposal: To continue the existing excavation pit operation.
A continuance for the public hearing was requested to the March 2023 Planning Board meeting.

4. Design Review Continued from November 15, 2022
Case #P22-33
Changing Seasons Engineering, PLLC, Agent for James & Allie Brown, Applicants, and Thomas M. & Nancy C. Moore, Owners
Map 9 Lot 35
Moore Farm Lane
Design Review/Major Subdivision
Rural (RU) Zone
Proposal: To subdivide Map 9 Lot 35 into two (2) lots of record. The parent lot would consist of 187.8+/-AC, and the proposed Lot would consist of 5.01AC.
A continuance for the public hearing was requested to the January 17, 2023, Planning Board meeting.

5. Completeness Review of Application and Public Hearing if Application is Accepted as Complete
Case #P22-37
Piperdube, LLC, Owner
Map 2 Lot 12
Suncook Valley Road
Final Major Site Plan Review
Rural (RU) Zone
Proposal: To amend the site plan approval of March 15, 2022, by adding two (2) structures to the Self-Storage Facility, utilizing 1,100 s.f. of the Contractor’s Yard.

Other Business:
1. Old Business:
a. Master Plan Public Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 10, 2022, (snow date of Tuesday, January 24, 2022)

2. New Business:
a. Approval of Minutes: Planning Board Meeting minutes of September 20, October 18, and November 15, 2022
b. Case #P22-35: Matthew & Rebekah Johnson, Map 19 Lot 51-3, Class VI Building Permit Request on Rines Road
c. Case #P22-36: Matthew Sizemore, Map 25 Lots 12 & 13, Voluntary Lot Merger of Pre-Existing Lots on Baxter Place (Case has been continued in order to obtain a Variance for lot size and potentially road/street frontage)
3. Correspondence for the Board's review/discussion/action:
a. Case #P04-21: Final Road Approval/Chestnut Cove Subdivision, Ridge Road, Map 15 Lot 15 (Continued from November 15, 2022)

4. Correspondence for the Board's information:
a. Letter dated November 29, 2022, from NHDES, re: Alton – Public Water System for Meadow Lark Holdings, LLC/Roberts Knoll Campground
b. Memo dated December 6, 2022, from Jessica A. Call, Town Planner, re: John Jeddrey/Contractor’s Yard

Any Other Business to Come Before the Board

Public Input on Non-Case Specific Planning Issues

Adjournment:
Drew Carter, Planning Board Chairman

* If there is foul weather or lack of a quorum, the Public Hearing on the 2022-2023 Proposed Zoning Amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance will be continued to Tuesday, December 27, 2022, and the Public Hearing on applications will be continued to Tuesday, January 17, 2023, both hearings to be held here 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.

JAC/
Posted 12/9/2022

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ALTON PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the ALTON PLANNING BOARD will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2022, starting at 6:00 PM in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH, to consider proposed amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance for 2023 ballot vote, as follows:

- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #1: To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by adding new definitions: “Short-Term Rental”, “Nontransient”, “Owner-Occupied”, and “Transient”, and by amending the following definitions: “Accessory Building, Structure, or Use”, “Bed and Breakfast”, and “Lodging House”; to amend ARTICLE 300 GENERAL PROVISIONS by adding a new section, “SECTION 365 SHORT-TERM RENTAL”; and to amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS by adding a new use to SECTION 401 PERMITTED USES – TABLE OF USES, “D. 47. Short-Term Rental” (and the renumbering of subsequent Uses) to be allowed in the Lakeshore Residential (LR), Residential Commercial (RC), Residential Rural (RR), Rural (RU), and Recreational Services (RS) Zones.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #2:
To amend ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS by amending the following definitions: “Dwelling Unit”, “Hotel”, “Motel”, and by removing “Dwelling Unit, CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community)”; and, to amend ARTICLE 300 GENERAL PROVISIONS - SECTION 331 CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES (CCRC) and ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS - SECTION 413 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS to correct the use of the term, “dwelling unit”.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #3:
To amend ARTICLE 300 GENERAL PROVISIONS, by amending SECTION 355 RECREATIONAL CAMPGROUND OR CAMPING PARK, to be consistent with the requirements of ARTICLE 200 DEFINITIONS “Recreational Campground or Camping Park”.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #4:
To amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS, by adding a new section to the Recreation Service Zone (RS), “SECTION 423 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS”; by adding a new section to the Rural (RU) Zone, “SECTION 453 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS”; and by adding a new section to the Residential Rural Zone (RR), “SECTION 464 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS”, making reference to “See SECTION 401 PERMITTED USES – TABLE OF USES”.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #5:
To amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS, by amending SECTION 412 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE; SECTION 433 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE; and SECTION 443 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE, by adding the number of structures allowed on a lot for the uses, “Single-Family Dwelling”, “Duplex or Two-Family Dwelling”, “Multi-Family Structure” and “Townhouse”.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #6:
To amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS, by amending SECTION 433 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USES; SECTION 443 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE; SECTION 452 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE; and, SECTION 463 RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING USE by clarifying that access to each lot shall be via the required street frontage for each district, to be consistent with other districts.
- PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #7:
To amend ARTICLE 400 ZONING DISTRICTS REGULATIONS, by amending SECTION 451 PERMITTED USES by moving the “Special Exceptions – Additional Conditions” criteria to its own section by adding SECTION 453 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS; and SECTION 462 PERMITTED USES by moving the “Special Exceptions – Additional Conditions” criteria to its own section by adding SECTION 464 SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, to be consistent with other districts.

Copies of the full text of the 2023 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 Tuesday, December 27, 2022, 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.
12/9/2022 ALTON PLANNING BOARD