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Hooksett Planning Board adopts five development‑regulation edits; reappoints member
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Hooksett Planning Board approved five small amendments to the town’s development regulations and voted to nominate a planning board member for reappointment. The board also approved minutes and discussed routine planner updates.
The Hooksett Planning Board voted unanimously on April 21 to adopt five proposed edits to the town’s development regulations after minor language changes requested during the meeting.
The board opened a public hearing on five small housekeeping amendments to the development regulations, heard no public comments and then voted to approve the package with amended language to allow references to either the town’s engineer or a consulting engineer where appropriate. Roll call votes were used because one member participated by phone.
Separately, the board nominated a current member, whose term expires June 30, for reappointment to a three‑year term and voted to forward that nomination to the Town Council for final action. That motion carried unanimously by roll call. The board also approved minutes from the April 7 meeting.
Town planner updates included notice of an incoming butcher tenant near the Kmart plaza, stewardship work at Quimby Mountain, the town trail network and upcoming Capital Improvement Program hearings. The board scheduled follow‑up items for future meetings and asked staff to circulate meeting notes and requested materials to the applicant for the larger conceptual project discussed earlier in the evening.
Votes at a glance
- Adopt development‑regulation amendments (items 1–5) — Motion: “Approve amendments to the development regulations with amended language as proposed.” Second: Jared Williams. Vote: roll call — Jim Sullivan: yes; Eric Posseff: yes; Mike Summers: yes; Sheena Gilbert: yes; Jared Williams: yes; Paul Scarpetti: yes; Chris (last name on record): yes. Outcome: approved.
- Nominate Rob (last name on record) or (Mr.) Duham for reappointment — Motion: “Nominate Mr. Duham for another three‑year term.” Mover: Jared Williams (motion recorded as moved and seconded in the meeting). Vote: roll call — unanimous. Outcome: nomination forwarded to Town Council.
- Approve minutes, April 7 — Motion made by Mike Summers; seconded by Jared Williams. Vote recorded in the meeting as approved (roll‑call details recorded during the meeting). Outcome: approved.
No ordinances, rezones or final site‑plan approvals were adopted at the meeting; several items were continued for further engineering and design work.
