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Planning Department wins board backing for new waiver workflow and DRI screening threshold
Summary
The Planning Board unanimously approved a three‑step process for handling waiver requests and set a residential development‑of‑regional‑impact threshold at 200 units; staff will update report templates and notify Lakes Region Planning Commission and abutting municipalities when projects meet the threshold.
Laconia planning staff proposed and the Planning Board adopted two procedural changes at the Feb. 4 meeting: (1) require the Planning Board to review and decide waiver requests prior to formally accepting an application as complete, and (2) adopt a development‑of‑regional‑impact (DRI) screening threshold to trigger intermunicipal notice. Both measures passed unanimously.
Under the new waiver workflow the Planning Department will receive applications with any requested waivers and (1) evaluate and present the waiver, (2) the board will vote to approve or deny the waiver and then decide whether to…
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