Planning Board
Meeting Schedule
Location
Wentworth Town Offices
P.O. Box 2
7 Atwell Hill Road
Wentworth NH 03282
Time
Planning meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 6:00 pm at the Town Office building. In cases of Federal holidays falling on the first Monday of the month, the Planning Board will meet on the second Monday of the month.
Upcoming Schedule
Board Members
- John Meade,
Chairperson
Term expires 2027 - Duane Brown,
Vice Chairperson
Term expires 2025 - Linda Franz,
Secretary
Term expires 2026 - Omer C. Ahern, Jr.,
Member
Term expires 2025 - Palmer Koelb, Member (appointed)
- Sonia Scheller,
Member
Term expires 2026 - Phil Chandonnet, Member (appointed)
- Arnie Scheller, Select Board Ex-Officio
Documents
Subdivision Regulations
The required application forms for major and minor subdivisions, lot line adjustments and voluntary mergers may be obtained from the Administrative Assistant during regular business hours or download the PDF version below.
Master Plan
Survey Results
On Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 1:30 pm the Wentworth Planning Board hosted a public meeting at the Wentworth Elementary School. June and Olin Garneau of MAPS, our master plan consultant, presented the answers to the Master Plan survey questionnaire. The PowerPoint presentation is here as a PDF.
This is a non-binding document and any change to Town regulations would happen through a warrant article at Town Meeting.
Master Plan Survey Results 2.8 MB
2023 Proposed Master Plan
On February 27, 2023 at 6:30 pm the Planning Board presented the recently finished Master Plan to the Select Board.
A copy of the draft is listed below.
Master Plan 2023 (Draft) 7.68 MB
February 27, 2023 meeting minutes 76 KB
About the Planning Process
The Town of Wentworth does not have zoning.
The Town of Wentworth does enforce Federal FEMA floodplain regulations and subdivision regulations. Subdivision regulations include but are not limited to a requirement for newly created lots to be one acre or larger in size and a limitation of a single dwelling per lot. An exception for Detached Accessory Dwelling Units exists, but requires prior approval from the Planning Board to avoid the requirement to subdivide. Subdivision regulations are publicly available for free on the Town website.
Subdivisions and driveway installations at new subdivisions require prior approval by the Planning Board. However, driveway permits are the responsibility of the Select Board on Town roads, and the State on State Highways.
FEMA floodplain regulations are enforced. These regulations are fully incorporated in the Subdivision regulations for the Town. Please review these regulations and refer to them to understand their role in new construction and subdivision within the Town.
Applications for subdivisions and for review of Detached Accessory Dwelling Units are available at the Town Office Building during normal business hours and during Select Board and Planning Board meetings.
Applications for driveway permits are available at the Town Office Building during normal business hours and during Select Board meetings. The Planning Board cannot support an application for a driveway permit.
All septic installations require the septic designer to be licensed by the State of New Hampshire. Design plans for a septic system for any occupied dwelling should be submitted to the Wentworth Select Board for review. The Planning Board does not approve Septic Designs, but may require review of them before approving a subdivision or Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit. Board approved plans should then be submitted to the State of New Hampshire, Department of Environmental Services, Concord, NH. for their stamp of approval and certification of installation.
Planning Board Minutes
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"NP" stands for "non-public minutes."
2024
- January 08, 2024 54 KB
- February 05, 2024 56 KB
- March 04, 2024 47 KB
- April 1, 2024 meeting cancelled
- May 06, 2024 65 KB
- June 03, 2024 71 KB
- July 01, 2024 71 KB
2023
- January 09, 2023 meeting cancelled
- February 06, 2023 84 KB
- February 27, 2023 76 KB
- March 06, 2023 71 KB
- April 03, 2023 meeting cancelled
- May 01, 2023 76 KB
- June 05, 2023 91 KB
- July 10, 2023 80 KB
- August 07, 2023 76 KB
- September 4, 2023 meeting cancelled
- October 02, 2023 45 KB
- November 06, 2023 45 KB
- December 04, 2023 50 KB
2022
- January 01, 2022 68 KB
- February 07, 2022 71 KB
- March 07, 2022 80 KB
- April 04, 2022 meeting cancelled
- May 02, 2022 102 KB
- June 06, 2022 96 KB
- July 11, 2022 95 KB
- August 01, 2022 94 KB
- September 12, 2022 90 KB
- October 03, 2022 119 KB
- November 07, 2022 99 KB
- December 05, 2022 80 KB
2021
- January 04, 2021 144 KB
- February 01, 2021 87 KB
- March 01, 2021 73 KB
- April 05, 2021 70 KB
- May 03, 2021 111 KB
- June 07, 2021 76 KB
- July 01, 2021 106 KB
- August 02, 2021 95 KB
- September 13, 2021 100 KB
- October 04, 2021 104 KB
- November 01, 2021 meeting cancelled
- December 06, 2021 136 KB
2020
- January 06, 2020 97 KB
- February 03, 2020 2049 KB
- March 17, 2020 117 KB
- April 06, 2020 144 KB
- May 04, 2020 118 KB
- June 01, 2020 - meeting cancelled
- July 06, 2020 62 KB
- August 03, 2020 75 KB
- September 14, 2020 82 KB
- October 05, 2020 148 KB
- November 02, 2020 95 KB
- December 07, 2020 90 KB
2019
- May 06, 2019 84 KB
- June 03, 2019 108 KB
- July 01, 2019 15 KB
- August 5, 2019 meeting cancelled
- September 2, 2019 meeting cancelled
- October 07, 2019 76 KB
- November 04, 2019 79 KB
- December 2, 2019 meeting cancelled
Archived Planning Board Minutes
2018
- 2018 combined 462 KB
2017
- 2017 combined 194 KB
2016
- 2016 combined 1.5 MB
2015
- 2015 combined 1.79 MB
2014
- 2014 combined 731 MB
2013
- 2013 combined 1.64 MB
2012
- 2012 combined 856 MB