Master Plan
Town Ordinances and Regulations – some of these may not be referred to on a regular basis as part of the Planning Board’s general operations but it is useful to know what is contained in each one.
- Zoning Ordinance https://www.amherstnh.gov/planning-board/files/chapter-zoning-ordinance-2020
- Subdivision Regulations https://www.amherstnh.gov/planning-board/files/chapter-b-land-development-regs-complete
- Non-Residential Site Plan Review Regulations https://www.amherstnh.gov/community-development-office/files/chapter-c
- Historic District Commission Regulations https://www.amherstnh.gov/community-development-office/files/chapter-d
- Scenic Roads https://www.amherstnh.gov/community-development-office/files/chapter-e
- Septic System Ordinance https://www.amherstnh.gov/community-development-office/files/chapter-g
- Building Code https://www.amherstnh.gov/community-development-office/files/chapter-h
- Stormwater Regulations https://www.amherstnh.gov/community-development-office/files/chapter-i
- Planning Board Rules of Procedure https://www.amherstnh.gov/planning-board/files/planning-board-rules-procedures-amended-august-1-2018
Other documents
- The Planning Board in New Hampshire – A Handbook for Local Officials
- https://www.nheconomy.com/office-of-planning-and-development/resources/…
- https://www.nh.gov/osi/planning/resources/documents/planning-board-handbook.pdf
- Amherst Housing Needs Assessment https://www.amherstnh.gov/sites/amherstnh/files/news/amherst_housing_needs_assessment_2020_002.pdf
- Office of Community Development Strategic Plan https://www.amherstnh.gov/amherst-board-selectmen/files/community-development-strategic-planning-presentation-fy21
- From the OSI 2017 Conference – How to be a good land use board member https://www.nh.gov/osi/planning/resources/conferences/spring-2017/documents/how-to-be-a-good-board-member-handout.pdf
Websites of interest
- NH Office of Strategic Initiatives https://www.nh.gov/osi/
- Nashua Regional Planning Commission https://www.nashuarpc.org/
- NH Laws and Rules https://www.nh.gov/glance/laws-rules.htm
- New Hampshire Municipal Association https://www.nhmunicipal.org/
- NH Department of Environmental Services https://www.des.nh.gov/
- NH Supreme Court https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/
- NH Legislature Bill Tracker http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/
- Amherst Online Assessing http://gis.vgsi.com/amherstnh/
- NH Citizen Planner https://nhcitizenplanner.org/
- UNH Cooperative Extension https://extension.unh.edu/topics/community-economic-development
- NH Housing Finance Authority https://www.nhhfa.org/
- Northern New England Chapter of American Planning Association https://nne.planning.org/
- Plan NH http://plannh.org/