The Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) approved three variances in a re-hearing for a workforce housing development on Stonehenge Road, despite testimony from members of the public that the variances requested will affect the character and property values of their…
An amendment to the Town’s Zoning Ordinance related to workforce housing would address issues concerning large-scale, multi-family developments. Those large-scale workforce housing developments have been a concern to residents who consider them to be incompatible with the surrounding single-family residential…
The Zoning Board of Adjustment continued to its March 18 meeting a re-hearing of variance requests for a proposed workforce housing development on Stonehenge Road. The Board asked the applicant to come back with a cost analysis detailing how each…
A preliminary report summarizing the findings of a review of the Town’s Workforce Housing Ordinance reveals the image of workforce housing has become associated with large, multi-family projects. Members of the Planning Board and residents alike called for an ordinance…
The Planning Board has recommended that the Town Manager accept the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission’s (SNHPC) proposal for a Workforce Housing Analysis. “This is to look at what housing is there and all data as far as income levels…
The Planning Board directed town staff to bring forward a proposal for a town-based assessment of housing needs. The assessment would identify where and what type of housing is still needed in regard to what Londonderry’s fair share of affordable…
Planning Board Chair Art Rugg reported at the Town Council’s Jan. 5 meeting that he and members of the Planning Department met with representatives from the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission (SNHPC) and the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority about…
After hearing the concerns of several residents who spoke against a proposed workforce housing development on Stonehenge Road, the Zoning Board voted unanimously to deny all three variance requests related to the project. Developer Raja Khanna of Windham requested variances…
Calling for a moratorium, Londonderry Times Publisher Deb Paul asserted that the Town should pull the Workforce Housing Ordinance off the books before moving forward with approving new development. “This could save our community a lot of anguish,” she told…
The Planning Board agreed on a 6-0 vote to sign the site plan for the Wallace Farm workforce housing development prior to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (DOT) issuing a permit for off-site improvements. “We’re not going to have…
