Jonathan Edwards, Director
Planning@HanoverNH.org

Rural Study Group 2007

Other Documents
Downtown Hanover Vision
Guiding Growth in Rural Hanover
'Something for Everyone' Scenic Locales Report
Class VI Roads In Hanover

Zoning
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Zoning Ordinance


Conservation
Conservation Commission
Open Space Priorities Plan
Trails
Flora and Fauna
Protected Lands

Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing Commission
Affordable Housing Study
Gile Tract Housing

Inspections
Building Code
Building Code Advisory Committee






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Planning Board

The Planning Board is responsible for:

¡         Determining the Town's land use policies and setting them forth in the Master Plan and related policy and regulatory documents;

¡        Reviewing and acting on projects involving new construction and renovations proposed on business, multi-family residential, and institutional properties according to the Site Plan Regulations;

¡         Reviewing and acting on proposed conventional and open-space residential and commercial subdivisions according to the Subdivision Regulations;

¡         Reviewing and acting on lot line adjustments and boundary agreements prior to recording;

¡        Reviewing and commenting on projects involving potential disturbance or removal of stonewalls and trees on Scenic Roads;

¡        Formulating and proposing amendments to the Hanover Zoning Ordinance;

¡         Formulating and amending the Site Plan and Subdivision Regulations;

¡         Cooperating with other town-related boards, committees, commissions, and task forces such as the Conservation Commission, the Downtown Committee, the Streetscape Committee, the In-Town Traffic Steering Committee, the Parking and Transportation Board, the Scenic Locales Committee, the Bikepath Committee, the Mountain Bike Committee, and other similar groups.

The Planning Board meets in the Town Hall at 7:30 PM on the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month to conduct regular business and on the second Tuesday of each month to implement the Master Plan and related land-use policies.  Its meetings are open to the public.

Planning Board Application Submittal Schedule

Scheduled Meetings and Agendas

Planning Board Meeting Minutes

Current Board Members

Other resources:
Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission: www.uvlsrpc.org

New Hampshire Office of State Planning: www.state.nh.us/osp