Manchester Planning & Zoning Board approves multiple site-plan amendments and subdivisions; continues two hearings to Oct. 2

The Manchester Planning & Zoning Board on Thursday approved a series of site-plan amendments and subdivision applications and agreed to continue two limited public hearings at the applicant's request until Oct. 2, 2025.

Board Chair Bryce Kaowu presided over the meeting. The board approved amendments to two previously reviewed site plans, multiple residential subdivision applications, and made a determination that two newly filed applications do not have regional impact and therefore do not warrant regional review.

Why it matters: the approvals advance several housing and development projects across the city, including a townhome development with a new clubhouse, an expanded parking deck tied to a large mixed-use development, and multiple two-lot subdivisions that change lot configurations for single- and multi-family properties. The board also removed proposed conditions related to a drainage swale on a Wellington Hill Road project after staff and the project engineer concluded the swale issues stemmed from lack of maintenance on adjacent properties rather than changes on the subject parcel.

Key approvals and actions

- PDSP 2024-001 amendment (800 Harvey Road): The board approved an amendment to the site-plan and plan-development application that replaces a maintenance building with a two-story clubhouse and updates building elevations within a nine-building, 70-unit townhouse development. The application includes roughly 1,050 feet of new private road. John Wickard moved to approve the amendment in accordance with the findings of fact and staff recommendations; Vice Chair Brian Beaupre seconded. The motion passed.

- PDSP 2024-002 amendment (Orange Street and…