The 25th Annual Spring Planning and Zoning Conference was held on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH.

Conference Documents

All documents have been saved in Portable Document Format pdf file

• Conference Agenda
• Speaker Biographies
• Evaluation Form

Plenary Session 9:00am - 10:15am

• 25th Annual Celebration of the State’s Planning and Zoning Conference - Presentation

Concurrent Sessions 10:30am – 11:45am

• Introduction to Regional Planning Commissions
• Planning Board Basics - Presentation
• Meeting Mechanics of Land Use Boards
• The Role of Housing in Your Community - Presentation
  • Demographic & Housing Snapshot - Handout
• Introduction to Local Land Use Boards - Presentation
  • Local Land Use Board - Handout
• ZBA Decision Making Process - Presentation

Concurrent Sessions 12:45pm - 2:00pm

• Plan Reading and Analysis (Double Session)
• Legal Update (Double Session) - Presentation
• Preparing and Engaging Your Community for Economic Development Success - Presentation
  • Economic Development Success - Handout
• Short-Term Rentals - Presentation
• The 2020 Census: Why it Matters for Local Land Use Boards - Presentation
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Zoning Board of Adjustment (Double Session) - Presentation
  • Zoning Board of Adjustment in New Hampshire - Handout

Concurrent Sessions 2:15pm - 3:30pm

• Plan Reading and Analysis (continued from 12:45pm)
• Legal Update (continued from 12:45pm)
• Local Energy Planning: Lessons from Dover and New London - Presentation
• Protecting Groundwater and Drinking Water - Presentation
• Recreational Trail Planning - Presentation
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Zoning Board of Adjustment (continued from 12:45pm)