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Planning Board debates approach to state—11authorized home-based childcare rule changes
Summary
Staff proposed a new zoning section to implement state changes allowing home-based childcare; board members expressed concern about traffic and neighborhood impacts and asked staff to return with language clarifying whether oversight should be by right or conditional use.
Planning staff presented draft zoning language to implement state changes to home-based childcare, and the Somersworth Planning Board discussed whether the local approach should treat such childcare by-right or require a conditional use permit tied to neighborhood impacts.
Director Mears described the proposed new Section 34, “home based childcare,” which would define family child care and group family child care consistent with state statute (House Bill 157, effective Sept.…
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