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Keene City Council holds public hearing on zoning 'cleanup' ordinance for retaining walls, ADUs and parking
Summary
At a public hearing, city planners presented ordinance O-2025-40 to exempt retaining walls from setback rules, align accessory dwelling unit rules with updated state law and expand administrative parking-reduction authority from 10% to 25%; the public comment period remains open through March 10.
Planners for the City of Keene outlined proposed edits to the Land Development Code in a public hearing before the Keene City Council, saying the changes aim to reduce variances and make regulations easier to use.
Megan Fortson, a city planner, described the package — ordinance O-2025-40 — as a “zoning cleanup” that would add retaining walls to structures exempt from setback requirements, update accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules to reflect recent state-law changes and increase the percentage of on-site parking that can be reduced administratively from 10% to 25%. She said the Planning Board found the proposal consistent with the 2025 master plan and recommended a public hearing.
City senior planner Mary Brunner said the intent is to make the…
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