Planning Board

Meetings

7 p.m.
Held the second Wednesday of each month, except July and December
Town Council Chambers
Portsmouth Town Hall, 2200 E. Main Road

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

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Members

Name	Term Begin Date	Term End Date
Garceau, David M.	03/24/14	03/26/26
Harding, Luke J. - Vice-Chair	05/14/07	09/14/24
Kane-Daly, Norah	05/09/22	05/09/26
Lopes, Edward T., Jr. - Chair	05/13/13	04/23/25
O'Connell, Chris	01/10/22	01/10/26
Tibbetts, Ryan M.	10/20/14	10/20/26
Wilson, Kathleen	10/25/10	02/23/27

Read the charter that started the Planning Board.

Board Overview

The Planning Board is responsible for approving all subdivisions (creation of a new lot or revisions of existing lot lines) and land development projects per the provisions of the Land Development and Subdivision Regulations and the Portsmouth Zoning Ordinance. This includes:

Cluster housing developments
Low and moderate income housing
Open space developments
Planned corporate developments
Planned industrial developments
Planned marina developments
Planned resort developments
Planned retail / service developments
Planned unit developments

The Planning Board gives advisory opinions to the Zoning Board of Review for special use permit applications and for applications requiring a variance to the Zoning Ordinance. There are a variety of Planning Board forms and checklists for use.

The Planning Board Administration Officer is available most mornings to answer questions and discuss plans and procedures prior to formalizing an application and to schedule meetings with the Technical Review Committee.

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