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Board members proposed splitting the master-plan implementation matrix into manageable work groups and drafting template letters to the chairs of the school board, Heritage Commission, Conservation Commission and other bodies asking each group to review the goals assigned to them and provide updates. Several members urged a formal request to the school board and superintendent that the CIP committee compile a list of planned repairs and capital items with estimated costs over a five- to ten-year horizon so the Planning Board and CIP can consider impact-fee eligibility.

The board discussed workflow and accountability: suggestions included forming subcommittees or small teams of two-to-three members, using simple task-management tools (Asana, Office 365 project apps or similar) to track assignments, and enabling shared access to the implementation matrix so members can filter and update priorities. Staff said the CIP process typically convenes in the fall and recommended giving boards spring/summer lead time.

Heritage Commission outreach surfaced in the discussion: a Heritage Commission member, Tony Lacasse, told planners he had provided feedback late in the drafting process and felt his group's recommendations were not incorporated because of timing and staff turnover. Board members said the master plan is amendable and encouraged cross-board communication so missed comments can be considered in updates.

Water-supply planning and blight/property-revitalization tools also drew attention. Planning staff reported research indicating an entity called Silver City has claimed water rights of about 400,000 gallons per day in underlying aquifer court documents; staff said Central Hooksett Water’s average daily output is approximately 386,000 gallons per day. The planner said those water-rights records and Hooksett Water's system data are items to follow up with Hooksett Water (Village Water Precinct) and the Conservation Commission.

Board members discussed potential incentives for redeveloping blighted or underused commercial properties (for example, property-revitalization tax incentives or targeted mapping for office-conversion programs under state statutes). Staff noted New Hampshire statutes give municipalities options for tax-exemption or revitalization zone programs and that the town could map small areas or individual parcels for incentives.

Ending: The Planning Board asked staff to prepare template letters to boards and commissions, to enable shared editing of the master-plan implementation spreadsheet, and to coordinate a follow-up request to the school board and superintendent in advance of the CIP cycle. Members volunteered to work in small groups on short-term tasks and to reconvene with progress reports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hooksett - Planning Board - Feb 03, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Hooksett Planning Board discussed assigning master-plan tasks, forming small work groups, drafting template letters to other boards (including the school board and superintendent) and coordinating CIP inputs so impact fees and capital projects align with the town's 10-year plan.","taxTitle","Hooksett, Merrimack County , New Hampshire","taxId",68560,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6699968,"Planning board asks code enforcement to check status of Domino's second-building site plan",306,2412000,2718000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2217247-4afbab77672fe6885b2a3c03f6f46510&start=2412&end=2718","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2217247-4afbab77672fe6885b2a3c03f6f46510/thumbnail_2412000.jpg","/articles/6699968/Hooksett/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Planning-board-asks-code-enforcement-to-check-status-of-Dominos-second-building-site-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6699968-94786253ef02d4b5bb0ea8f91a70d284/orig.mp4?Expires=1775305866&Signature=lWbcThj1pszt2uI~ti5o-caeCb5bhEuMxbG48tGdjFebwXnukxKxosTS3UHL-cwkd1mpkJHTnl2XGgkUu448fmTGj5rhs5LO53edQ77mkCepxJJTqZmXeKJQgR3hPODfaO7~hK9KU9Q2ZSIejpSZAbk8wgajW2N1MXTcrY65D8qkJRWkXqbNTHMk1heVEDqGpPhjvb~60CiYYH18uT70oMv9IJ2odT1XZEdcFcIDsaeBmdPhhMcU0g-w1CgqiI10VkOWN-Y-nq~KlQgAeVkTh-~YvJTzZDsMUIl3UaZVtVWvwSwpINiumRa3MiQRyjpKpOeG4kNocfmhu808no8liw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning staff told the Hooksett Planning Board that a Domino's project on the agenda includes a second building shown on a previously approved site plan but that the notice of decision contains no explicit time limit for the second building's construction.

Planning staff recommended a follow-up: if the property owner does not intend to build the second structure, the owner should return to the Planning Board to amend the site plan. The planner described prior pandemic-era staggered timelines and said applicants sometimes requested time extensions because of material-cost and tenant-availability issues.

On authority and enforcement, planning staff said the town’s development regulations authorize the code enforcement officer to pursue noncompliant site plans. As one staffer summarized during the discussion: \"Officer is authorized to enforce any non compliant site plans in our development regulation. So Dana can go do it.\" The board did not take a formal vote but agreed staff should follow up with the property owner and, if appropriate, ask the owner to appear for an amendment or request a formal extension.

Ending: Planning staff will contact the owner/operator to confirm intent on the second building; code enforcement may require the owner to amend the plan if the second building is not going to be built as shown.","The Planning Board flagged a Domino's site plan for follow-up after staff found no firm time limit in the notice of decision for a second building. The board directed staff/code enforcement to contact the property owner and verify whether the second building will be constructed or whether the site plan needs amendment.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6699972,"Developers present concept for seven cottage-style condominiums at 35 Edgewater Drive in Hooksett",1527,919000,2446000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2217247-4afbab77672fe6885b2a3c03f6f46510&start=919&end=2446","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2217247-4afbab77672fe6885b2a3c03f6f46510/thumbnail_919000.jpg","/articles/6699972/Hooksett/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Developers-present-concept-for-seven-cottage-style-condominiums-at-35-Edgewater-Drive-in-Hooksett","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6699972-c97e4a97385610d3b16d76dc1b4bddaf/orig.mp4?Expires=1775305866&Signature=QT2gt~7-vCRyFTwHCwzjbCVkcgkYFUY~jSMNm~XsKv4TcqQFvN0x2IsO8Y3cjuTPutj6IeysEMuEkpEMhDhwcKYaaN~sw6VZOHIRiWi309C4u9CcV6TfTGa3FnwArUmdsr5ehGae5ZoR-RL0Dl3fy1UZO7OJuRHEnulIGyq6NpzVswBiDxLiciu9uPuttzNzdjiTsDESbIf7HOpSzZ21ARSe1NBmgGRDHiARkNltoulZgKGDkx-F4zlYzfgsRk26cGjta72iOQhSMveCkPHi2CfLKears1O~ySPU9TDuqM8d2W2e6OyN4H2a89gb1thFooEIqQ2JROi-Mv1EfJyUcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brent Cole of Granite Engineering presented a conceptual site plan for 35 Edgewater Drive to the Hooksett Planning Board proposing seven cottage-style condominium units clustered along the Merrimack River.

The board heard that each unit would be roughly a 1,000–1,200 square-foot, two-story, two-bedroom dwelling with a one-car garage; parking, boat storage and a shared accessory parking area would be located on the parcels across the street. Cole said two wells would be drilled on site, and each unit would be served by its own septic system with tanks located near the condos and leach fields across the street. He described the product as \"a cottage style\" intended to offer a lower-price river option compared with larger riverfront homes.

The project team told the board the property already holds a shoreland permit tied to an earlier wedding-venue approval and that amendments to that shoreland permit may be possible \"as long as we don't encroach further on the river, and as long as we don't increase the impervious than what was allowed before.\" Cole said shoreland permitting, alteration-of-terrain permits, septic approvals and site-plan review would be required, and that the first formal hurdle is zoning relief for use and dimensional variances.

Board members and the applicant discussed flood elevation, river access and stormwater. Cole said the site has roughly two to three feet of vertical separation above the 100-year flood elevation in the study area and that utilities and living areas would be elevated. He told the board each unit would have rights to a single, central river access and to the existing boat ramp rather than individual riverfront access points. On stormwater he said the design team may use porous pavement or porous pavers to encourage infiltration in lieu of large detention basins.

On ownership and long-term management, Cole said the seven dwellings would be condominiums with a homeowners association responsible for lawn maintenance, boat-launch upkeep and enforcing rules for boat/vehicle storage across the street. He described the intended architectural approach as a consistent craftsman/cottage vernacular and said one architect would produce several complementary models.

Board members asked about accessibility and unit layout. The applicant reiterated that the two-bedroom plan places primary living spaces on the first floor and bedrooms on the second floor to make the small footprint functionally workable; the applicant said buyers could request interior adaptations on a case-by-case basis.

Planning staff and board members emphasized the regulatory path: the Planning Board can review the site-plan elements at concept, but any residential use on commercially zoned land requires zoning-board relief (a use variance or similar). Several board members said they would encourage a rezoning if the property ultimately becomes residential after zoning relief and permitting are complete.

Next steps described in the meeting: the applicant will pursue zoning relief from the Zoning Board of Adjustment and then return for formal site-plan review and state permitting (shoreland, alteration-of-terrain, septic). The board offered general support for the concept but noted multiple approvals remain before any building permits could be issued.

Ending: The board thanked the applicants for the concept presentation and noted that the applicant must first secure zoning relief and state permits before the Planning Board will schedule formal site-plan review.","Granite Engineering presented a conceptual site plan for seven small, cottage-style condominium units at 35 Edgewater Drive. The Planning Board discussed required zoning relief, shoreland and state permits, water and septic plans, shared river access and next steps.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6699957,"Hooksett Planning Board approves Jan. 6 and Jan. 13 meeting minutes",336,577000,913000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2217247-4afbab77672fe6885b2a3c03f6f46510&start=577&end=913","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2217247-4afbab77672fe6885b2a3c03f6f46510/thumbnail_577000.jpg","/articles/6699957/Hooksett/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Hooksett-Planning-Board-approves-Jan-6-and-Jan-13-meeting-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6699957-0e294a87d3738c74a683f7ed70cfab1f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775305866&Signature=iy6AUnzPebFliZ1mZqWb8-3DDC3INjvBCVClotP1QgHQqmeMakPD509AegfFTF~KciSllP0bHLFuQoXTwnEFc-3vjEu1XJGMeJt1sW5CdrKCB2lhb~g1pRfMYgXp0jt7bC0SSwkanO15DjFajBWoUthb8I0fZpeT9JD-acl80gODuQfgDGd1iaY6VcjBJJjA-ePraoU13r6-f~kL-I14AK-Hxvz7VqrNY1h7-RMHc-SW9yS4DiCeZUBb35VoKsCYEFEdiRBDkx3PSGbr8~5VfK1r3Q~22FU~hGfEvB4qwiz8H83DWZngoT5NPxUqdaFjh8Ej3RV0DRHz8PzizDV~lQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the start of the meeting, planning board members moved to approve minutes from two prior sessions. A motion to approve the Jan. 6 minutes was made by Jim Sullivan and seconded by Jared Williams. After discussion about typographical corrections and clarifications in the record, the board voted in favor; one member, who said she was not present at the Jan. 6 meeting, announced she would abstain on that item.

The board then moved to approve the Jan. 13 minutes; Jim Sullivan made the motion and Mike Summers seconded. The board voted and the Jan. 13 minutes were approved as presented.

Ending: Both sets of minutes were approved subject to the typographical corrections and clarifications noted during the meeting.","The Planning Board voted to approve the minutes of Jan. 6 and Jan. 13 as presented; one abstention was recorded for the Jan. 6 minutes by a member who said she was not present at that meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning board pushes master-plan implementation, seeks CIP coordination with school district and other boards

Planning board asks code enforcement to check status of Domino's second-building site plan

Developers present concept for seven cottage-style condominiums at 35 Edgewater Drive in Hooksett

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