Planning Board
Chair - Benjamin Colbath
- Term Expires: 2027
Vice Chair - Ailie Byers
- Term Expires: 2026
Secretary - Erik Corbett
- Term Expires: 2027
Member - Bill Barbin
- Term Expires: 2025
Member - Eliza Grant
- Term Expires: 2026
Member - Ted Phillips
- Term Expires: 2025
Selectmen’s Representative - Steven Porter
Alternate - Nat Lucy
- Term Expires: 2025
Alternate - Christopher Yarworth
- Term Expires: 2026
CONWAY PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, December 5, 2024 beginning at 6:00 PM Conway Town Office, 23 Main Street, Conway, NH
AGENDA
- Review of proposed amendments to Chapter 190-20, Highway Commercial - The proposed amendments to the Highway Commercial District, Chapter 190-20 are intended to scale commercial development based on lot size and establish conditional use criteria with the intention of mitigating impacts to abutters, traffic, and infrastructure. The language establishes infill development, viewshed protections, adaptive reuse of existing structures, mixed-use development, and increased density standards. Criteria for development which proposes a structural lot coverage of greater than 10% of the lot area and standards for hotels, charitable gaming facilities, and drive-thru restaurants are also included. The full text of the amended language is available at Town Hall.
- Review of proposed amendments to Chapter 195; Affordable Housing - The proposed amendments include changing the title of the chapter to Inclusionary Housing, allowing up to 8 units per acre in residential zoning districts and 18 units per acre in commercial zoning districts when 20% of rental units or 15% of for-purchase units are restricted as affordable for a period of no less than 30 years. The language also proposes amendments to cluster housing provisions by allowing new lots with a minimum area of 5,000 square feet when the original parcel provides a minimum lot area of 3 acres and allows for 30% of the developable area to be preserved as open space. This chapter also proposes language for Planned Unit Developments. The full text of the amended language is available at Town Hall.
- Review of proposed code; Transfer of Developmental Rights - The proposed chapter is intended to balance the amount of new impervious area with the protection of natural resources by allowing credits to be purchased which woudl permit the by-right structural square footage in the Highway Commercial District to be exceeded. The fee for the credits would be dependent on the amount of structural area proposed beyond 10 percent. The required use of all related fees collected by the Town would be for the preservation of drinking water sources, wetlands, and waterbodies within the Saco and Swift River watershed. The full text of the amended language is available at Town Hall.
Proposed changes to the Table of Uses
Proposed changes to Chapter 190 - Definitions
OTHER BUSINESS
- Committee Updates
- Selectmen’s Report
- Issues for Consideration
- Media Questions
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CONWAY PLANNING BOARD, Thursday, December 12, 2024 beginning at 6:00 PM Conway Town Office, 23 Main Street, Conway, NH
Review and Acceptance of Minutes
- November 14, 2024
AGENDA
- PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE; CHAPTER 190 - Review of proposed amendments to Chapter 190-20, Highway Commercial - The proposed amendments to the Highway Commercial District, Chapter 190-20 are intended to scale commercial development based on lot size and establish conditional use criteria with the intention of mitigating impacts to abutters, traffic, and infrastructure. The language establishes infill development, viewshed protections, adaptive reuse of existing structures, mixed-use development, and increased density standards. Criteria for development which proposes a structural lot coverage of greater than 10% of the lot area and standards for hotels, charitable gaming facilities, and drive-thru restaurants are also included. The full text of the amended language is available at Town Hall.
- PINE HILL HOMEOWNERS COOPERATIVE, INC. (FILE #S24-13) - 2-UNIT SUBDIVISION REVIEW to create two additional units within the existing development for a total of 31-units on Benson Circle and Mellen Circle, Conway (PID 262-79).
- CEDAR STUMP, LLC AND DRYKI, LLC (FILE #S24-12) - BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT REVIEW CONTINUED to convey 1.55-acres to PID 244-16 (Cedar Stump) from PID 244-17 (Dryki) at 170 Industrial Drive, Center Conway (PID 244-16 & 17).
OTHER BUSINESS
- Committee Updates
- Selectmen’s Report
- Issues for Consideration
- Media Questions