2011 - Town of Warner

This Amendment will change approximately 70 acres in the Davisvillearea north of Route #103 East, from OC-1 to C-1 to provide more opportunityfor future Commercial development. The majority of the landaffected is currently a gravel pit or permitted for a gravel pit. Adjacentlot #59 will remain as OC-1 as a buffer to the Warner River toward thenorth. Adjacent lot #62 will remain part of the R-2 District. WetlandsRegulations, NH Shoreline Protection Act, NH Department of EnvironmentalServices, and other agencies and ordinances will regulate development.ARTICLE 3 YES [ 257] NO [99 ]Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 2 as proposed bythe Planning Board to amend the Town of Warner Zoning OrdinanceArticle XII -Sign Regulations, paragraph A.5 to have temporary signsregulated by the Board of Selectmen?REASONING: The Selectmen’s Office has requested that temporary signregulations be administered by their office instead of by the PlanningBoard. This should help streamline the permitting and control of temporarysigns.ARTICLE 4 YES [200] NO [158]Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 3 as proposed bythe Planning Board to amend the Town of Warner Zoning OrdinanceArticle XI - Commercial District C-1, paragraph “F” to allow Retail andService buildings to have a maximum gross floor area of 40,000 squarefeet. In addition, if certain separation, setback, share drives, cross lottraffic, landscaped green open space, and building design criteria aremet, then multiple buildings each with a maximum gross floor area of40,000 square feet shall be allowed on one lot. New and existingbuilding’s maximum gross floor area shall be allowed to increase anadditional 20,000 square feet if similar criteria are met and a ZoningBoard of Adjustment Special Exception is obtained?REASONING: Currently the maximum gross floor area of a Retail orService use building is 20,000 square feet, with multiple buildings allowedon a lot up to a total gross floor area of 40,000 square feet. Thisamendment is designed to be less restrictive while also providing opportunityfor new and additional business to locate in Warner. Proposedrevisions are based on the Planning Board’s research in othertowns for typical moderate sized buildings for Retail and Services uses.For clarification; uses other than Retail and Services listed in Table 1 –Use Regulations are not currently restricted under this maximum grossfloor area paragraph. “Gross floor Area means the sum the horizontalarea of the floor or floors of a building as measured from the exteriorwalls ……..” as defined in the Zoning Ordinance.101