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Plaistow narrows new home-occupation rules after extensive public debate; ordinance to appear on warrant
Summary
After hours of public comment and board debate, the Planning Board amended and approved a reworked home-occupation article — which separates home office, home occupation, home business and home daycare — and voted to post the revised article to the March 2025 warrant.
The Plaistow Planning Board on Jan. 15 finalized a reworked home-occupation ordinance and voted to place the revised article on the March 2025 warrant after extended public comment and multiple amendments.
The replacement article divides home-based work into four categories — home office, home occupation, home business and home daycare — and sets distinct permit and operational requirements for each. It also recognizes homestead-food operations under New Hampshire law and adds definitions and administrative language intended to reduce confusion about how on-site businesses are regulated.
Key provisions the board adopted include: - Home office: permitted in residential districts without a permit if conducted solely by residents with no client…
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