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Manchester draft limits planned developments for detached single‑family housing, brings back cluster subdivisions
Summary
Staff presented a rewrite of Section 6 that would narrow where planned developments (PDs) are allowed—prohibiting PD‑style detached single‑family condos—and reintroduce cluster subdivisions with standards and shared open‑space requirements; the draft preserves ADU allowances but warns HOA rules may still restrict them.
Presenter introduced changes that would restrict where planned developments (PDs) can be used and remove PD eligibility for detached single‑family neighborhoods, while offering a renewed cluster‑development option for some residential rezoned areas. The proposal is intended to reduce homeowner confusion that has arisen when condominiumized PDs leave residents unclear about road ownership, setbacks and maintenance responsibilities.
Why it matters: staff said PDs that function like condominium projects have generated repeated public inquiries when new owners discover private ownership of roads and…
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