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Plaistow planning board debates role of zoning official, agrees to clarify process for determinations
Summary
Board members on April 1 expressed concern that unsolicited zoning determinations could create conflicting guidance for applicants and agreed that formal determinations should be requested through applications or conceptual consultation; staff may continue to provide nonbinding guidance.
The Plaistow Planning Board devoted a lengthy discussion on April 1 to whether a newly sworn zoning official should issue determinations without a formal request, and members coalesced around clarifying a process that avoids conflicting pre‑application guidance.
"My view is it was ... bled into the planning board," a board member said, expressing concern that zoning determinations appearing outside the board's review could create mixed messages for…
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