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PLANNED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION:
A planned development is defined as “any development involving the construction or creation of two or more principal buildings on a single lot, developed as a whole in a single development operation, or in a series of planned development phases”.
A planned development application may be residential, commercial or industrial in nature. Usually, a planned development also includes a site plan application.
The Planning Board has been granted authority to review and act on planned development applications pursuant to Article 5, Section 5.12 of the City of Manchester Zoning Ordinance. A planned development application requires a public hearing by the Planning Board, and is administered and reviewed within the guidelines of the site plan regulations.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION:
The City of Manchester Zoning Ordinance, adopted on February 07, 2001, provides for the issuance of “conditional use permits”. Article 12 stipulates that “wherever a conditional use is authorized by this ordinance, the authority to administer or grant conditional use permits shall be vested in the Planning Board”.
Article 5, Section 5.10 “Table of Principal Uses” identifies and classifies various land use categories and establishes whether they are permitted, not permitted, or require a conditional use permit, within the 16 zoning districts of the City of Manchester. If a land use category requires a conditional use permit, the application shall be reviewed and administered by the Planning Board consistent with criteria established in Article 12 of the zoning ordinance.
The zoning ordinance has also delegated authority to the Planning Board to issue conditional use permits to reduce or alter the number of off-street parking spaces that are normally required for each land use. The Planning Board therefore reviews and administers this type of conditional use permit consistent with Article 10, Section 10.02 of the zoning ordinance.
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