NOTICE – TOWN OF GILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE


The Gilford Planning Board will conduct a public hearing to consider changes to the Gilford Zoning Ordinance on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room A at the Gilford Town Hall, 47 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, New Hampshire.  Anyone interested is invited to attend.  This is the first public hearing for these items.


PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGES


A public hearing will be held to consider the following amendments proposed by the Gilford Planning Board:


1.    Delete References to the Family Apartment Land Use – This is a proposal to amend the Table of Contents, the heading for Article 6, and Sections 6.14, 6.18, and 7.5.6.10 of the Gilford Zoning Ordinance by deleting references to the Family Apartment land use which use is no longer permitted by the Gilford Zoning Ordinance and by NH RSA 674:72,VIII, and most references were removed from the Gilford Zoning Ordinance in 2017.


2.    Amend Table 2, Dimensional Regulations – This is a proposal to amend Table 2, Dimensional Regulations, in Article 5 of the Gilford Zoning Ordinance, by changing the minimum Front Setback requirement in the Island Residential (IR) Zone from 40 feet to 50 feet to match the required minimum setback from Lake Winnipesaukee as set forth in Section 5.2.1(a) of the Gilford Zoning Ordinance and NH RSA 483-B:9,II(b).


The exact text of the proposed changes may be inspected at the Department of Planning and Land Use (DPLU) and the Town Clerk’s office in the Gilford Town Hall at 47 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, New Hampshire.  DPLU is open Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and the Town Clerk’s office is open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, and until 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays; however, both offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 for Christmas and Wednesday, January 1, 2020 for New Year’s.  You may contact the Department of Planning and Land Use by calling (603) 527-4727.