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TOWN OF NORTH HAMPTON
Joint Meeting
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 6:30pm
TOWN HALL, 231 ATLANTIC AVENUE
The Town of North Hampton Planning Board will hold a Joint Meeting with the North Hampton Zoning Board of Adjustment and the North Hampton Conservation Commission to discuss proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments, drafted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 6:30pm in the Town Hall, 231 Atlantic Avenue, North Hampton, NH.
The proposed amendments include:
1. Proposal #1 – “Compounds”/Commercial/Business Use in Residential District. Add to Article III, Section 302 – Definitions, the word “Compound” and the word “Person”. Add to Article IV, a new Section 406.10 – “Compound” –No more than two (2) single family dwelling units in, on, or about a “Compound” shall be leased without a “Special Exception” approved by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
2. Proposal #2 – “Enforcement” of Ordinance and Conditional Decisions. Amend Article VII, Section 704.3 and add Article VII - Administration, a new Section 705 – “Enforcement”.
3. Proposal #3 – Notice of Issuance Building Permits and Certificates of Occupancy. – add to Article VII, a new Section 706 – Notice of Action – Notice of the issuance of Building Permit(s) and Certificate(s) of Occupancy, shall be placed on record by the Building Inspector and published on the Town’s Website at the time of issuance.
4. Proposal #4 – Body/Bodies of Water – Wetlands – Minimum Lot Area. Add to Article III, Section 302 – Definitions, the phrase “Body/Bodies of Water”. Add to Article IV, Section 411, commas in the first sentence before and after “excluding bodies of water”.
5. Proposal #5 – “Signs and Billboards”. Replace Article V, Section 506.6.G – Signs and Billboards with a new Section 506.6.G – “Size, Number and Dimensional Criteria of Signs in the R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts”.
6. Proposal #6 – “Rain Gardens”. Add to Article IV a new Section 414.3.D.4 “Rain Gardens” – requirements for the installation of a “Rain Garden” when allowed by the Planning Board, as a condition of approval, for an approved “Subdivision” or “Site Plan” or when allowed by the Zoning Board, as a condition of approval, for an approved “Variance” or “Special Exception”.
Draft copies of the six (6) proposed Zoning Amendments are available for Public Review at the Town Office and Town Clerk’s Office.
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