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Proposed Zoning Amendment Public Hearing *SNOW DATE*

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021 - 6:00pm
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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 21, 2021, starting at 6:00 P.M. in the ALTON TOWN HALL, ALTON, NH, to consider proposed amendments to the Alton Zoning Ordinance for 2022 ballot vote, as follows:

1. PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #1: To amend Article 200 Definitions “Seasonal Cabin” and “Seasonal Use”, to include a “Winter Season”, and to amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, SECTION 401 D. 44. Permitted Uses - Table of Uses, to allow “Seasonal Cabin” in the Rural (RU) Zone by Special Exception.
2. PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #2: To amend Article 300 General Provisions, SECTION 328 B., C., & D. Height Restrictions, to allow an increase in the maximum height of “Boathouses/canopied boat slips” to 20 feet by Special Exception.
3. PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #3: To amend Article 300 General Provisions, to add a new section, SECTION 364 Lots in two or more Zoning Districts.
4. PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #4: To amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, SECTION 401 A. 5. Permitted Uses - Table of Uses, to strike “Garage, workshop, or shed” and insert “Non-habitable Structure” so it coincides with the definition listed in Article 200 Definitions and with SECTION 360 Non-habitable Structure as a Principal Building on a Lot.
5. PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #5: To amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, SECTION 401 D. 14. Permitted Uses - Table of Uses, to strike “or Repair Shop”.
6. PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #6: To amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, SECTION 401 D. 45. Permitted Uses - Table of Uses, to strike “or Warehouse”.
7. PLANNING BOARD PROPOSED AMENDMENT #7: To amend Article 400 Zoning Districts Regulations, SECTION 401 D. 49. Permitted Uses - Table of Uses, to strike “Travel Trailer Park/”.

Copies of the full text of the 2022 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 lack of a quorum necessitates cancelling the public hearing, then the public hearing will be continued to Tuesday, December 28, 2021, 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 and the continued meeting date.
12/10/2021 ALTON PLANNING BOARD

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