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The Manchester Planning and Community Development Department will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on December 15 in the Aldermanic Chambers of City Hall. The meeting will begin the process of amending the Manchester Zoning Ordinance and incorporating it into a unified land-use code. The meeting will introduce the purpose of zoning, the goals of amending the ordinance, and describe how to get involved. The meeting will be televised and will be available on Manchester Public Television’s website on-demand.
PLANNING BOARD BUSINESS MEETING
The Planning Board will meet on Thursday, December 16 at 6 pm The meeting will be broadcast on Manchester Community Television, Channel 22. You can find the full agenda here, a summary of which is below:
At the last board meeting, the public hearing on PDSP2021-003, a townhouse development proposed for 1824 Front St, was closed and the application was to be reviewed during the December 16 business meeting. By request of the applicant, this decision will be deferred to January.
Regional Impact
Review of new applications to determine whether the proposed developments have regional impact and/or require comment by the Manchester Conservation Commission.
Impact Fees
The board will continue a discussion regarding impact fees and ideas to share with the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
ZONING BOARD
The Zoning Board met on Thursday, December 9, and the following decisions were rendered. The meeting is available on-demand at Manchester Community Television. The following cases will be heard.
- ZBA2021-082 1671 Brown Avenue, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-139: 21-31 Central Street, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-140: 109 Bailey Avenue, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-142: 268 Morse Road, variance denied.
- ZBA2021-143: 599 Hall Street, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-144: 352 Lowell Street, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-148 Eversource Energy 393 Distribution Line Structure Replacement Project, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-145: 473-475 Lake Avenue, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-147 66 McQuesten Street, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-141: 196 Jobin Drive, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-149: 30-32 Russell Street, variance granted.
- ZBA2021-152: 902 Montgomery Street, variance granted.
