Planning Board considers easing frontage rules and allowing back-lot (porkchop) building
Planner Jenn Rowden recommended reviewing the Town's large frontage requirements—RR3 at 250 ft and 200 ft in other zones—and suggested back-lot or "porkchop" options used in other communities; the Board expressed interest in exploring reduced frontage standards and back-lot criteria.
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Jenn Rowden told the Board that some of Atkinson's frontage requirements are large by regional standards—"the RR3 is 250 ft and in other zones its 200 ft," she said—and noted the Zoning Board can only reduce frontage by one-third. Rowden said some rural communities allow frontage in the 75–150 ft range or permit back-lot development under specific acreage and setback criteria, and that adopting similar options could increase housing opportunities.
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