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Commission reviews conservation zones, heritage review request and parking standard proposals
Summary
The commission discussed reinstating conservation zones around water bodies, declined a full heritage overlay for the Gaslight District while adding a step for heritage commission design review, and recommended a baseline parking requirement of one car per bedroom in areas outside the central business district ring.
At its May 14 meeting, the Manchester Housing Commission reviewed proposed land-use code changes affecting conservation zones, heritage-design review, and parking requirements.
Commission members said feedback from the Conservation Commission and The Nature Conservancy led staff to reinstate explicit conservation-zone designations, primarily around water bodies and wetlands, after the zoning draft had consolidated those protections elsewhere. Members noted two small…
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