Notice of Public Hearings Regarding Proposed Amendments to the Lincoln Land Use Plan Ordinance

Notice of Public Hearings Regarding Proposed Amendments to Town of Lincoln’s Land Use Plan Ordinance.

Public hearings on proposed changes to the zoning ordinance (Land Use Plan Ordinance or LUPO) at 6:00 PM in the Lincoln Town Office, 148 Main St., Lincoln, NH on the following dates:

Wed. January 6, 2021 at 6:00 PM – 1st public hearing; and

Wed., January 27, 2021 at 6:00 PM – 2nd public hearing, if necessary.

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the Town Office is closed to the public.  This meeting will be available only via the Zoom Meeting Platform to allow for town wide participation.  The public is encouraged to participate remotely using ZOOM by going to:

Join ZOOM Meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89449728709?pwd=NDlWR2owNmdTT1RqVXB6YVhrcGZrQT09
Meeting ID: 894 4972 8709
Passcode: 758166 or via telephone (1-929- 205-6099).

(See also town website www.lincolnnh.org for the same link, meeting ID and passcode.)

Proposed Amendments to (Land Use Plan Ordinance or LUPO):

Parking and Off-Street Loading: (Define and Increase parking space requirements)

Amend Article III Applicability and Non-Conforming, Section A. Definitions:  Add a definition of “Parking Space.”  A parking space is defined as a designated, exclusive and maintained parking space a minimum of one hundred seventy square feet (170 SF) in area.

Add to “Article V General Regulations, Section A. Parking and Off-Street Loading”, Paragraph 2:

Subparagraph a. adding “accessory apartment” to the list of residential units and adding requirement for 2 spaces for the 1st 3 bedrooms plus 1 additional parking space for each additional 2 bedrooms.

Subparagraph c. Hotel, Motel Tourist Accommodation, Lodging Unit, Boarding or Rooming House requiring 1.25 (instead of 1) parking spaces for each unit or bedroom.

Subparagraph d. Delete “timeshare units” as a separate category.

Subparagraph e. Change the word “Commercial” to “Business Uses and Uses Otherwise Not Listed”

Add Subparagraph m.  For any business that is operating without sufficient parking to satisfy current requirements, any request for expansion or change of use will not be denied based on parking requirements so long as the total number of required parking spaces does not increase over the number required for the existing use.

Amend Density Requirements

Add a new category of Business Use called “Restricted Multi-Family Residential Housing”.

Amend Article III Applicability and Non-Conforming, Section A. Definitions:  Add:

Restricted Multi-Family Residential Housing shall have single entity ownership, whose use is restricted to long term tenancy of greater than 180 days.  This use will be subject to the business use lot coverage density requirements.

Amend Article VI District and District Regulations, Section B. District Regulations, Paragraph 2. LAND USE SCHEDULE, the Dimensional Chart by adding to the Business Uses List the Restricted Multi-Family Residential Housing.  Then on the chart add this use to be allowed in the Village Center (VC), General Use (GU) and Mountain Residential (MR) Districts.

Amend Article VI District and District Regulations, Section B. District Regulations, Paragraph 4. LOT AND LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS, the Dimensional Chart.

Village Center (VC) District.  Change Percent of Lot Coverage from 80% to 70%.

Village Residential (VR) District.  Change Minimum Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) for Duplex Use Only from 12,000 to 15,000 square feet.  Change Minimum Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) for All Other Uses from 8,000 to 15,000 square feet.

General Residential (GR) District.  Change Minimum Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) for Duplex Use Only from 15,000 to 20,000 square feet.  Change Minimum Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) for All Other Uses from 10,000 to 15,000 square feet.

Full text of the proposed amendments is on the Town website, www.lincolnnh.org .