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Council holds first reading on zoning change to add HDC review for infill in industrial/commercial historic district

3419411 · May 19, 2025
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Summary

Ordinance 25-25 (first reading) would amend the Somersworth zoning ordinance to clarify historic district boundaries and require historic district commission (HDC) review and comment for infill development in the Industrial and Commercial Historic District overlay; public hearing is deferred pending staff amendments and HDC review.

The Somersworth City Council on May 19 held first reading of Ordinance 25-25, which would amend Chapter 19 of the zoning ordinance to set historic district maps in the code and add procedures that require the Historic District Commission (HDC) to review and comment on infill development applications in the Industrial and Commercial Historic District overlay.

The nut graf: The proposed change would require applicants for infill development to submit…

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