Municipal and Regional Planning Assistance

October 28, 2006 - Planning and Zoning Conference
Once again, our Fall Planning & Zoning Conference was a success with over 190 participants, speakers and staff members present at the Waterville Valley Conference Center, Waterville Valley, NH for a day of learning and great exchanges. Below you will find material, presentations or handouts prepared by our speakers available for you to download and print as needed. (conference agenda )

• Session A - Basics for Planning and Zoning Boards
  H. Bernard Waugh, Jr., Esq. - Gardner, Fulton and Waugh, Lebanon, NH
  • "ARRANGING Your FURNITURE - Operational Basics For Local Land Use Boards"
• Session B - Zoning Board Roles and Responsibilities
  Paul Sanderson, Esq. - Local Government Center, Concord, NH
  • "Roles and Responsibilities of the ZBA"
• Session C - Planning Board Roles and Responsibilities
  Ross Moldoff, Planning Director - Town of Salem, NH
  • "Planning Board Roles and Responsibilities"

• Session A - Innovative Land Use Guide
  Eric Williams, Assistant Administrator - NH Department of Environmental Services
  Carolyn Russell, Environmental Quality Impact Planner - NH Department of Environmental Services
  Jill Robinson, Ph.D., Regional Planner - Rockingham Planning Commission
  • Energy Efficient Development
  • Habitat Protection
  • Steep Slope and Ridgeline Protection
  • Permanent (Post-Construction) Stormwater Management
  • Village Plan Alternative Subdivision
• Session B - How to Write a Capital Improvements Program (For Small Towns)
  Carol Ogilvie, Community Development Director - Town of Peterborough, NH
  Stephanie Alexander, Principal Planner - Central NH Regional Planning Commission, Concord, NH
  • CNHRPC Application Distribution and Collection
  • CNHRPC CIP Process Summary
  • CNHRPC General Time Line for CIP
  • CNHRPC Handout Cover Page
  • CNHRPC Memo to Department Heads
  • CNHRPC Municipal Improvement Schedule
  • CNHRPC Project Applications
  • CNHRPC Project Prioritization
  • CNHRPC School Improvements Schedule
  • CNHRPC Table of Contents
  • OEP Fall Conference 2006 - CNHRPC CIP Process
  • OEP Fall Conference 2006 - Peterborough CIP’s
  • Peterborough CIP Spreadsheet Final
  • Peterborough Justification Sheet
• Session C - A Tale of Two Hardships
  Ben Frost, AICP, Housing Awareness Coordinator - NH Housing Finance Authority, Bedford, NH
  • "A Tale of Two Hardships: Use and Area Variances"

• Session A - Energy Efficient Communities: Model Ordinances to Help You Get There
  Jennifer Czysz, Senior Planner - Office of Energy and Planning, Concord, NH
  • Energy Efficient Development
  • Energy Efficiency Webliography
  • Energy Efficient Development - Model Ordinances
  Paul Leveille , High-Performance Building Coordinator - The Jordan Institute, Concord, NH
  • High Performance School Facilities (2.8MB)
• Session B - Going At It Alone
  June Hammond-Rowan, Outreach and Development Coordinator - Center for the Environment, Plymouth
  State University, Plymouth, NH
  • Going It Alone (1.7MB)
  Clay Mitchell, Principal - MGPlanning, also resident and former Town Planner for Newmarket, NH
  • Epping, NH & Newmarket, NH - Alternatives in Energy (2.7MB)
  Angela Vincent, Planner III, Coordinator for Nashua Green Team - City of Nashua, NH
  • The Evolution of the Nashua Green Team (3MB)
• Session C - So How Do I Do That?
  Christa Koehler, Community Program Manager - Clean Air - Cool Planet
  Steve Whitman, Planner - Jeffrey H. Taylor and Associates, Concord, NH
  • So how do I do that? Sustainability Resources for Planners (6.5MB)

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