You are hereby notified that the Cornish Planning Board will hold a public hearing pursuant to RSA 675:3 on three amendments to the Cornish Zoning Ordinance proposed by the Cornish Planning Board. Time and location of said hearing is as follows: THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025, 7:00 PM, CORNISH TOWN OFFICES, 488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH

The full text of the proposed amendments to the Cornish Zoning Ordinance is on file at the Cornish Town Offices and is available on the Planning Board page.  Following is a description of the three amendments to the Zoning Ordinance as proposed by the Cornish Planning Board:

AMENDMENT NO. 1
The Planning Board’s Amendment No. 1 amends the Zoning Ordinance to comply with recent changes in State law. Pursuant to House Bill 1567, home-based child care is allowed as an accessory use to any primary residential use by right if all requirements for such programs adopted in rules of the NH Dept. of Health and Human Services are met.

AMENDMENT NO. 2
The Planning Board’s Amendment No. 2 amends the Zoning Ordinance to allow by Special Exception a Child Care Agency to operate as a principal use.

AMENDMENT NO. 3
The Planning Board’s Amendment No. 3 amends the Zoning Ordinance to comply with recent changes in State law. Pursuant to House Bill 1400, towns must comply with certain requirements as they relate to off-street parking spaces for residential developments.