Hanover Master Plan 2003

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Master Plan 2003 Implementation

Copies of the Master Plan are available for viewing at the Howe Library, at the Town Library in Etna, and at the Planning and Zoning Department in Town Hall during normal business hours.

Copies may be purchased for $25 each at the Planning and Zoning Department or by mail at:
Town of Hanover
P.O. Box 483
Hanover NH 03755

  1. Introduction and Overview
    • Hanover Today
    • Core Principles
    • Guiding Development Over the Next 25 Years
    • A Vision for Hanover
  2. Regional Context
    • Introduction
    • A Sense of Place
    • How Hanover Measures Up
    • The Call for a Regional Perspective
    • Transportation Network
    • Economic Significance
    • Institutional/Cultural Significance
    • Regional Considerations
    • Guidelines for the Future
    • Appendix
    • 2-1 Organizations Concerned with Planning or Mentioned in the Hanover Master Plan
  3. Land Use and Community Vision
    • Introduction
    • Community Vision, Values and Goals
    • Driving Forces and Constraints Influencing Growth in the 21st Century
    • Strategies and Guidelines for the Future
    • Public Policies, and Land Use and Development Recommendations
    • Appendices
    • 3-1 Community Attitudes Toward Growth and Land Use
    • 3-2 Summary from Scenic Locales Committee Report
    • 3-3 Summary of the Open Space Priorities Plan
    • 3-4 History of Land Use in Hanover
    • 3-5 Residential Build-Out Analysis, Hanover, NH 1998
  4. Natural Resources
    • Introduction
    • Community Values and Goals
    • Existing Resources
    • Policies and Recommendations
    • Appendix
    • 4-1 Botanical Biodiversity
  5. Open Space Lands
    • Introduction
    • Community Visions and Goals
    • Public Open Space Lands
    • Private Open Space Lands
    • Miniparks and Greens
    • Open Space Connections
    • Agricultural Use of Open Space Lands
    • Open Space Protection Through Land Use Regulations
    • Policies and Recommendations
  6. Historical and Cultural Resources
    • Introduction
    • Community Values and Goals
    • Existing Resources
    • Policies and Recommendations
  7. Population
    • Introduction
    • Historical Trends
    • Natural Increase and Migration
    • Household Size
    • Age Distribution
    • Pre-School and Student Population
    • Working Age (Labor Force) Population
    • Senior Citizen Population
    • Seasonal Population
    • College Population
    • Year-Round Population Projections
    • Discussion
    • Recommendations
  8. Housing
    • Introduction
    • Community Values and Goals
    • Existing Resources
    • Needs
    • Policies and Recommendations
  9. Business and the Economy
    • Introduction
    • Community Values and Goals
    • Business Assumptions
    • Downtown Hanover
    • Business Policies and Recommendations
    • Appendix
    • 9-1 Commercial Locations
  10. Hanover's Institutions
    • Introduction
    • Current Status of the Institutional Zone
    • The College
    • Hanover Schools
  11. Municipal Facilities and Services (PDF)
    • Introduction
    • Capital Improvement Program and Budget
    • Town Offices
    • Meeting Rooms
    • Fire Protection
    • Police Department
    • Human Services
    • Libraries
    • Public Works
    • Solid Waste and Recycling
    • Energy and Power Supply
    • Cable Television and Related Services
  12. Transportation
    • Introduction
    • Community Vision and Goals
    • Community Transportation Needs, Critical Issues and Existing System
    • Recommendations
  13. Recreation (PDF)
    • Introduction
    • Community Values and Goals
    • Existing Resources
    • Needs
    • Policies and Recommendations
  14. Implementation (PDF)
    • Regulatory Change
    • Environmental Planning
    • Housing and Neighborhood Planning
    • Transportation Planning
    • Municipal and School Facility Planning
    • Regional Planning
    • Capital Planning
    • Schedule and Mechanics

List of Maps

(Maps are linked at the end of each chapter)

  • Chapter 1, Introduction and Overview
    • 1-1 Location Map
  • Chapter 2, Regional Context
    • 2-1
    • 2-2 Regional Context
    • Upper Valley
  • Chapter 3, Land Use and Community Vision
    • 3-1
    • 3-1a
    • 3-2
    • 3-2a
    • 3-3
    • 3-3a
    • 3-4
    • 3-5 Existing Land Use
    • Existing In-Town Land Use
    • Zoning 200
    • In-Town Zoning 2003
    • Simplified Future Land Use
    • Simplified Future In-Town Land Use
    • Land Use Concept
    • Build-Out Analysis map and table
  • Chapter 4, Natural Resources
    • 4-1
    • 4-2
    • 4-3
    • 4-4
    • 4-5 Topography
    • Hydrology
    • Soils, Slopes, and Habitats
    • Scenic Resources
    • Vegetation
  • Chapter 5, Open Space Lands
    • 5-1
    • 5-2
    • 5-3
    • 5-3a
    • 5-4 Protected Open Space Lands
    • Trails, Trail Easements, and Class VI Roads
    • Open Space Priorities Plan
    • In-Town Open Space Priorities Plan
    • Current Use Tax Status
  • Chapter 6, Historic and Cultural Resources 
    • 6-1 Historical and Cultural Features
  • Chapter 7, Population
    • 7-1 Population Density
  • Chapter 8, Housing
    • 8-1 Housing Density
  • Chapter 9, Business and the Economy
    • 9-1 Commercial Locations
  • Chapter 10, Hanover's Institutions
    • 10-1 Institutional and Public Lands
  • Chapter 12, Transportation
    • 12-1 Transportation
    • 12-2 Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Public Transportation

List of Figures

  • Chapter 4, Natural Resources
    • 4-1 Master Plan Survey-Resource Protection Responses
    • 4-2 Agricultural Soils in Hanover, New Hampshire
    • 4-3 State Listed Endangered and Threatened Species, 1995
  • Chapter 5, Open Space Lands
    • 5-1 Positive Responses to Open Space-Related Features as
    • Something Respondents Value About Hanover
    • 5-2 Survey Respondents' Attitudes Toward Various Open Space Protection Methods
    • 5-3 Town-Owned Open Space Lands
    • 5-4 Town-Owned Conservation Easements and Restrictions (non-trail)
    • 5-5 Conservation Lands (Non-Town)
    • 5-6 Town-Held Trail Easements
    • 5-7 Miniparks and Greens
  • Chapter 7, Population
    • 7-1 Hanover Historical Population Trends
    • 7-2 Age Distribution in Hanover, 1999
    • 7-3 Linear Projections of Possible Population Growth
    • 7-4 Historical Population Trends: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, 1767-2000
    • 7-5 Historical Population Trends: Hanover and Dartmouth College 1767-2000
    • 7-6 Relative Shares of Population: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA, 1767-1996
    • 7-7 Population Density: In Select Communities 1960-2000
    • 7-8 Births, Deaths, and Population Change: Hanover Residents 1970-2000
    • 7-9 Mean Number of Persons Per Occupied Year-Round Housing Unit: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire 1970-2000
    • 7-10 Age Of Hanover Residents
    • 7-11 Elderly Population as a Percentage of Total Population: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire
    • 7-12 Age Distribution by Group: Hanover 1970-2000
    • 7-13 Seasonal Housing Units in Hanover: Hanover 1970-2000
    • 7-14 Residence in 1995: Hanover
    • 7-15 Dartmouth College Enrollments 1930-2002 (Fall Term)
    • 7-16 Dartmouth College Undergraduate Enrollments
  • Chapter 8, Housing
    • 8-1 Selected Population and Household Statistics of Upper Valley Communities, 2000
    • 8-2 Housing Stock- Selected Upper Valley Communities, 2000
    • 8-3 Median Purchase Price for Single Family Primary Residences in Selected NH Municipalities, 2000
    • 8-4 Comparative Median Family and Median Household Incomes
    • 8-5 Increases in Housing Costs and Family Incomes
    • 8-6 Residence of Hanover Employees: March and April 2001
  • Chapter 9, Business and the Economy
    • 9-1 Comparative Median Family, Median Household and Per Capita Income Levels, 1999
    • 9-2 Household Income Distribution Hanover, 1999
    • 9-3 Distribution of Household Income
    • 9-4 Poverty Status by Age Groups: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, 1999
    • 9-5 Percent of Employment by Economic Sector: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, 1989, 1999
    • 9-6 Percent of Employment by Occupational Categories: Hanover, Grafton Co., New Hampshire, 1999, 2000
    • 9-7 Major Employers in Hanover and the Upper Valley: 1981, 1993, 2002
    • 9-8 Total Number of Establishments (businesses): Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire 1991-2000
    • 9-9 Hanover Average Annual Employment
    • 9-10 Average Weekly Wage: Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire 1991 to 2000
    • 9-11 Equalized Tax Rate for NH Towns in the Upper Valley, 2001
    • 9-12 Equalized Valuation Per Person for NH Towns in the Upper Valley, 2001
    • 9-13 Mean Travel Time to Work
  • Chapter 12, Transportation
    • 12-1 Roads by Functional Classification
    • 12-2 Class VI Roads
    • 12-3 Scenic Roads
    • 12-4 Intersection Level of Service (LOS) Criteria for Intersections
    • 12-5 Average Daily Traffic Volumes 1990-2001
    • 12-6 Level of Service (LOS) Comparison Selected Years 1986-2001
  • Chapter 13, Recreation
    • 13-1 1994 Survey Responses
    • 13-2 Programs offered by Hanover Parks and Recreation Department
    • 13-3 Town and School Playing Fields
    • 13-4 Playing Fields and Recreational Facilities Owned by Others