Nottingham Zoning Decisions: October 2026

In October 2026, Nottingham held 6 public meetings covering zoning matters. 6 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 4 approved (80% approval rate), 1 denied, 1 deferred. Activity was up 97% compared to September (148 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Proposed conservation easement on ~10-acre town parcel behind town offices

Denied.

Proposal from Conservation Commission and SELT to add an approximately 10-acre town-owned parcel (abutting the newly acquired Noyes property, near Map 38, Lot 35) into a conservation easement held by SELT at a cost of about $10,000 (mostly for survey). Total project would rise from $62,187 to $72,370. Board moved NOT to expend the $10,000; motion to not accept carried with three opposed to spending. Chair Fife favored the easement; John Morin and Steve Welch opposed.

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Setback variance for storage shed at 74 Bar Dairy Lane

Approved.

Variance from Article 2, Section C.3.A for John and Madeline Zillocks to place an 8x12 prefab shed on a gravel pad 10 feet from the property line on a narrow lakefront lot (tax map 63, lot 37). One letter of support from Thomas and Barbara Mogier and no opposition. Approved by voice vote, subject to a 30-day appeal window.

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Frontage and driveway easement variances for Gillespie back-lot subdivision

Deferred.

Robert Gillespie, represented by surveyor John Newman of New Hampshire Land Consultants, requested five variances (Art. 2 Sec. C.2.B frontage of about 151 and 33 feet; C.2.C.2 one driveway with an easement; C.2.C.1 common boundary driveway; Art. 4 Sec. T.3.B and T.3.C back-lot frontage and access by easement instead of fee simple). The request would split a 7.85-acre lot (185.49 ft frontage, RA zone, tax map 39 lot 6) into a 2.43-acre lot with 151.61 ft of frontage and a 5.42-acre back lot with 33.88 ft of frontage. The back lot would be reached by a shared existing driveway with a wetland crossing of less than 50 feet, and a roughly 1,700 sq ft single-family house is planned. The code enforcer said denials 1 and 5 are redundant. Abutter Chris Martin opposed and Christine Talb was neutral. The applicant chose to proceed with four members present, and the board voted to continue to November 17 to hear from the Conservation Commission and the wetland scientist.

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Site plan review regulation amendments

Approved.

Public hearing under RSA 675-7, then approval of site plan review amendments. Changes include: consistency word changes; restructured authority and jurisdiction sections with child care and statutory exemptions for single-family, two-family and ADUs; FEMA/FIS flood hazard wording; new traffic impact analysis guidelines; board consultant fees to be paid in full as a condition of approval; repeal and replacement of the active and substantial section; multifamily parking reduced from 1.5 to 1 space per dwelling unit per state law; multifamily structure definition revised; concrete fire cisterns allowed. No public comment was received. Voice vote with one abstention.

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Subdivision regulation amendments

Approved.

Approval of subdivision regulation amendments. Changes include: the planning board chair or designee signs approved plans; the applicant or its representative records mylars and submits evidence of recording; FEMA/FIS flood wording; traffic impact analysis guidelines; board consultant fees; active and substantial section replaced; shared driveways to appear in each owner's deed; multifamily definition revised; cistern standards. Voice vote.

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Interest abatement, map 23 lot 11-19

Approved.

Abated the interest accrued on property tax and land use change tax bills for map 23, lot 11-19 that were sent to the owners' previous address.

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Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 54 instances
• subdivision: 47 instances
• variance: 44 instances
• land use: 13 instances
• residential: 13 instances

What to Watch

• Zoning mentions were up 125% from September.
• Subdivision came up 135% more often than September.
• Variance saw 300% more mentions month-over-month.

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