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Keene staff propose raising site-plan thresholds to steer more projects to minor-review committee
Summary
City planners proposed changing site-plan review thresholds — raising the major review trigger to 5,000 sq ft and increasing addition threshold from 15% to 25% (except downtown) — to populate the minor project review committee and streamline review while retaining public notice for significant impacts.
City planning staff presented a package of proposed changes to site-plan review thresholds intended to send more projects to the "minor project review committee" and reduce routine trips to the full planning board.
Staff said the major-site-plan threshold (the trigger for planning board review) had been raised historically from 1,000 to 5,000 square feet; they proposed keeping the minimum threshold but increasing the range of projects eligible for the minor project review committee. Staff also proposed changing the…
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