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What is a Master Plan?
As provided in the recently revised (2002) State statutes, the purpose of the Master Plan is to provide for “the best and most appropriate future development” of the City, to aid in the “design of ordinances that result in preserving and enhancing the unique quality of life and culture of New Hampshire”, and to “achieve the principles of smart growth, sound planning, and wise resource protection”. The Master Plan must contain a vision section and a land use section, and may contain the following sections: a transportation section, a community facilities section, a housing section, an economic development section, a conservation and open space section, a recreation section, a preservation section, a public utility section, a regional concerns section, and an implementation section.
The Master Plan is prepared and adopted by the Planning Board after the conduct of surveys and studies; the review of data about existing conditions, probable growth demands, and methods to prevent sprawl in the community; and the engagement of, and consultation with the community.
Once adopted, a Master Plan may be amended, and periodically, is intended to be updated in total. The adopted Master Plan provides guidance for revisions to the City’s land use regulations, including the Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision and Site Plan Review Regulations, as well as to the City’s Capital Improvement Program, and its redevelopment efforts fostered through public/private partnerships.
Sections of the Draft Master Plan 2030 are included below.
The print version of the draft Master Plan is on file in the Planning Board's office in City Hall and may be reviewed any time between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Friday. It may also be viewed at the Concord Public Library and the Penacook Branch. An Executive Summary of the proposed new Master Plan is available to the public at the Planning Board's office in City Hall. Comments may also be forwarded in writing to the Board's attention at City Hall, 41 Green Street, Concord, NH, or may be sent by email to <planning@onconcord.com>.
Section I. Introduction
Section II. A Vision for Concord
Section III. Land Use
Section IV. Housing
Section V. Economic Development
Section VI. Transportation
Section VII. Conservation and Open Space
Section VIII. Historic Resources
Section IX. Recreation
Section X. Community Facilities (to be provided at a later date)
Section XI. Public Utilities (to be provided at a later date)
Section XII. Implementation Plan (Action Plan)
List of Exhibits (Maps)
Exhibit I-1 Villages/Master Plan Districts
Exhibit III-1 Existing Land Use Plan
Exhibit III-2 Future Land Use Plan
Exhibit VI-1 Functional Classification System of the Existing Street & Highway Network
Exhibit VI-2 Sidewalk Plan
Exhibit VI-3 Bicycle Plan
Exhibit VI-4 Highway Improvement Plan
Exhibit VII-1 Future Open Space Plan
Exhibit VIII-1 Historic Resources
Exhibit IX-1
Park and Recreation Plan
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