Meetings
- 7 p.m.
- 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, except for the months with one meeting.
- City Hall Auditorium located on the 3rd floor
Note: Only 1 meeting is held in July, August, and December, which are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month. The Planning Staff is available before the meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. to answer questions.
Agendas & Minutes
Any questions or concerns should be directed to the Planning Department at 603-589-3090. If you cannot open the files download and install
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Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes to be available not more than 5 business days after the meeting.
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Board Description
There shall be in the city a Planning Board whose membership shall consist of nine members; the mayor or his appointed representative, the city engineer, a member of the board of aldermen who shall be appointed by it, and six citizen members who shall be appointed by the mayor, said appointments to be confirmed by the board of aldermen. The Planning Board shall promote public interest in, and understanding of, the master plan and of the official map of the city as hereinafter provided and it shall do all things necessary and incidental to the promotion and execution of said plan and map. It shall also have all the powers conferred by statute on municipal planning boards. The board shall, however, be limited in the exercise of the foregoing duties and powers to the funds appropriated by the board of aldermen for such purposes. The Planning Board shall review and make recommendations to the mayor and board of aldermen on all locations for proposed municipal buildings and facilities, including educational, on the purchase and sale of any land by the city and on existing or dedicated streets to be discontinued or vacated. The Planning Board shall formulate a master plan of the city, carry out the statutory powers of a zoning commission, prepare an official map of the city, formulate regulations for the subdivision of land, the location of buildings within the bed of mapped streets, and have all other such powers as are conferred by statute upon municipal planning boards. All proposed plans, maps, regulations and zoning changes must be submitted to the board of aldermen for enactment into law, either by resolution or ordinance, as the case may be. [Ch. 77]
About the Board
The Planning Board shall formulate a master plan of the city, carry out the statutory powers of a zoning commission, prepare an official map of the city, formulate regulations for the subdivision of land, the location of buildings within the bed of mapped streets and have all other such powers as are conferred by statute upon municipal planning boards. It shall do all things necessary and incidental to the promotion and execution of said plan and map.
Members
The Planning Board is comprised of 9 members (3 ex-officio and 6 regular) and 3 alternates.
