TOWN OF
1. Are you in favor of the following
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning Board?
Amending the Zoning Ordinance by inserting the adoption date into the title block and page footers, and moving the definitions section from Section 2 to the end of the document, and inserting the Tuftonboro Floodplain Development Ordinance after Section 13 Telecommunications Facilities.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment
to make the Ordinance easier to use and understand.
YES 618 NO 107
2. Are you in favor of the
following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Board?
Amending Section 2.1 of the Zoning Ordinance so the definitions read as follows:
Building Height: The vertical distance measured from the
average level of the grade at the Building line a point on the ground at the mean finish grade adjoining the foundation
to the highest point of the roof, excluding chimneys, ventilators, silos, and
other accessory features required above the roof.
Expansion: Any increase in the intensity of the use of a
Home Occupation: Any
individual business or profession conducted within a Dwelling Unit or Accessory
Structure which (a) is incidental to the Dwelling Unit, (b) does not change the
character of the Dwelling Unit or the surrounding neighborhood, (c) is
conducted by the resident owner/lessee, (d) employs no more than three
additional employees besides the owner/lessee, (e) there is no exterior storage
of materials or equipment nor permanent display of products visible from the
Street, and (f) uses not more than the
equivalent of fifty (50%) percent (50%)
of the Gross Floor Area of the Dwelling Unit.
Pervious Surface: Consists of
porous material. Does not cause an increased runoff. Will allow water to pass through at a rate equal to or greater than
the natural infiltration rate of the underlying soil.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment
to clarify the intent of these terms in the Zoning Ordinance. Note that
currently there is no definition in the Ordinance for Pervious Surface.
YES 623 NO 164
3. Are you in favor of the
following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Board?
Amending Section 3.5.1 of the Zoning Ordinance so that the last sentence reads as follows:
Any use not
specifically listed in the Table shall be deemed to be prohibited
is prohibited unless it is consistent with
the permitted uses and the district purpose.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment
to accommodate compatible uses that did not exist when the table of uses was
created.
YES 651 NO 126
4. Are you in favor of the
following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Board?
Amending Section 3.6 of the Zoning Ordinance so that Home Occupations and Special Home Occupations are removed from the Residential Uses section of the Table and inserted in the Commercial Uses section of the Table.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment
in order to place these uses in the correct section of the Use Table and be
consistent with the text in the Zoning Ordinance. This does not change the permissibility of
Home Occupations or Special Home Occupations.
YES 499 NO 192
5. Are you in favor of the
following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Board?
Amending Section 4.2 of the Zoning Ordinance by inserting the word “Impervious” into the eighth column heading as follows:
Max. %
Impervious
Coverage
Per
The Planning Board recommends this amendment
to clarify the type of lot coverage this standard includes.
YES 606 NO 137
6. Are you in
favor of the following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the
Planning Board?
Amending Section 5 of the Zoning Ordinance by deleting Section 5.1.2.
Changes: No Building, Structure, or use which has been
changed from a Non-Conforming Use to a conforming use shall be permitted to
revert to a Non-Conforming Use.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment
to remove any redundancy in the Zoning Ordinance which creates confusion.
YES 605 NO 140
7. Are you in favor of the
following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Board?
Amending Section 5.1.3 of the Zoning Ordinance by inserting the word “ Height” as follows:
Rebuilding: The restoration of a non-conforming Structure damaged by fire or other causes shall be substantially completed in one year and there shall be no increase in volume, height, or floor space of such Structure.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment to provide clarification.
YES 574 NO 179
8. Are you in
favor of the following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the
Planning Board?
Amending Section 5.2.1 of the Zoning Ordinance so that the section reads as follows:
Fire Ruins: No owner or occupant of land in any District
shall permit fire or other ruins to be left on a site, but within one year
shall remove such ruins and fill any excavation with solid fill to ground
level, or shall Repair, replace, or rebuild the Structure. All
potential hazards such as foundation holes are required to be mitigated within
90 days after the fire event and until the structure is
reconstructed.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment
to ensure the safety of the community after a fire event.
YES 604 NO 149
9. Are you in favor of the
following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Board?
Amending Section 6.3.3 of the Zoning Ordinance by inserting the words “Pervious Material” as follows:
Surface: All parking areas and Access drives and aisles shall be surfaced with bituminous binder, concrete, asphalt, pervious material, compacted, or crushed stone placed in order to prevent erosion and raising of dust. If paved, the Lots shall be striped to delineate parking spaces.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment to include a full range of
surface materials.
YES 588 NO 164
10. Are you in favor
of the following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the
Planning Board?
Amending Section 7.3 of the Zoning Ordinance so that the Explanatory Note reads as follows:
Explanatory Note:
A. The maximum aggregate area is the sum of all attached, projecting, and/or free standing Signs. In no case can all of the Sign areas on a property exceed the maximum aggregate area identified above.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment to provide clarification.
YES 588 NO 144
11. Are you in favor of the
following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Board?
Amending the
certification language in Articles 12.3.1 and 12.3.2 of the Zoning Ordinance to
read as follows:
“Based on my field investigation conducted on
(date), Lots (lot numbers) contain at least ** Acres of contiguous
non-wetland soil as defined specified
by Article 12.5.3 of the Town of
(** is the minimum number of acres required for a
lot in the particular zone in which the parent tract is located.)
The Planning Board recommends this amendment to
clarify the existing certification so that it conforms to Article 12.5.3 of the
Zoning Ordinance.
YES 586 NO 144
12. Are you in favor
of the following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the
Planning Board?
Amending the certification language in Article
12.3.3 of the Zoning Ordinance so that it reads as follows:
“Based
on my field investigation conducted on (date), the
sewage disposal capacity of the newly configured tax lots (lot numbers)
is not diminished by this boundary line adjustment. newly configured tax lots
(lot numbers) contain
adequate non-wetland soil area to support a State approved sewage disposal
system.”
The Planning Board recommends this revision because
the current certification is worded improperly.
YES 621 NO 113
13. Are you in favor of the
following amendment to the Zoning Ordinance as recommended by the Planning
Board?
Amending Section 13.2.9 of the Zoning
Ordinance so that the definition of Height reads as follows:
Height. The distance measured from ground level to
the highest point on the tower or other structure, including antennas including its attachments.
The Planning Board recommends this amendment to provide clarification.
YES
609 NO 129