[Amended 8-26-2008; 3-23-2010; 1-24-2012; 5-24-2016; 1-14-2020; 7-27-2021; 3-28-2023]
A. Prior to the formal submission of an application for site review
by the Planning Board, the applicant shall meet with the Technical
Review Committee. Said meeting(s) shall serve to assist the applicant
in preparing a development proposal that is technically conforming
to the regulations contained herein. The Technical Review Committee
shall be comprised of the Planning Board Chair, the Conservation Commission
Chair, City Engineer, Fire and Rescue Chief, Police Chief, Building
Official, Zoning Administrator, Business Development Director and
Director of Planning and Community Development, who shall serve as
Chair. All Committee members shall have a designated alternate available
in their absence. For projects under the threshold described in Section
153-4.A but meeting the threshold of 153-4.B(1) through (5) may be
approved by the majority vote of Technical Review Committee per RSA
676:43 provided no waivers or Conditional Use Permits are necessary
to meet regulations.
[Amended 4-9-2024]
B. A completed application sufficient to invoke jurisdiction of the
Planning Board (or, for minor site plans, the Technical Review Committee)
shall include the following elements:
(1) A completed application form, available at the Department of Planning
and Community Development office and through the online portal.
(2) A completed site review checkoff list.
(3) A written narrative description of the proposed project, addressing
its purpose, scope of operation, and impact on the immediate area
of influence and the City in general (traffic, schools, utilities,
land use compatibility, aesthetics, land and water resources, etc.).
(4) Ground/aerial photographs of the site and immediate area.
(5) Four copies of the site development plan as more fully described in Article
IV of this chapter. Transmit a pdf of the site development plan via e-mail to dover-planning@dover.nh.gov. (Note: Only three copies of the preliminary plan need to be submitted initially for review by the Technical Review Committee. However, the applicant shall check with the Planning Department about number of copies that will be required for submission of the complete application to the Planning Board.)
(6) A list of owners, applicants, and professionals involved in the application.
Additionally a fee for the City to create a list of abutting property
owners that lie within 200 feet of the subject parcel. Information
shall include name, mailing address, and Dover Tax Map and lot numbers
for the applicant to review. The City will prepare verified mailings.
(7) A fee of an amount to be determined in accordance with the fee schedule contained in §
153-18 of this chapter.
C. The applicant shall file the application with the Planning Board
office at least 21 days prior to the Planning Board meeting, at which
time the application will be accepted and a public hearing held.
(1) The applicant and abutters shall be notified of said public hearing
by verified mail, with return receipt requested, stating the time,
date and place of such hearing. Notice will be mailed at least 10
days prior to the date of the meeting, by the city.
(2) Such public hearing shall be advertised in a newspaper of general
distribution not less than 10 days prior to the said meeting.
[Amended 9-11-1990; 9-28-1993; 4-22-2003; 8-26-2008; 12-18-2012]
A. The applicant shall submit to the Planning and Community Development
Department an electronic copy and five copies of the final site development
plan for the Planning Board Chair's signature within 90 days of receipt
of final site plan approval by the Planning Board. The Director of
Planning and Community Development may grant one ninety-day extension
if circumstances arise beyond the control of the applicant. An extension
denial by the Director of Planning and Community Development can be
appealed to the Planning Board. Any additional extensions can only
be granted by the Planning Board.
B. The final site development plan shall be clearly and legibly reproduced
via black or blue print lines.
C. Where an applicant is required by the Planning Board, as a condition
of its approval, to file a performance bond or escrow agreement, it
shall be posted prior to the start of construction of any improvement
or the issuance of a building permit. Such bond or escrow agreement
shall be executed on forms provided by the Planning Board office and
shall be certified as to its sufficiency by the City Attorney.
D. Any application which is not signed by the Planning Board Chair as
complete, in accordance with this section, is deemed expired, and
null and void.
[Added 7-27-2021]
[Amended 11-15-1991; 6-13-1995; 8-26-2008; 12-18-2012]
A. Planning Board approval shall be valid for five years from the date
of said approval. If a building permit has not been issued within
such time constraints, then said approval shall be considered null
and void, except as provided below.
B. The Planning Board may grant time extensions, not to exceed one year
each.
(1) The applicant shall appear before the Planning Board and document
that the following criteria are met:
(a) The proposed project is consistent with the City Master Plan.
(b) Surrounding conditions (i.e., traffic flow, school capacity, water/sewer
demand) have not changed to the point of requiring reanalyzing of
the proposed project.
(c) The proposed project complies with current City, state and federal
regulations, ordinances and statutes.
(2) Notification of abutters shall be required of all first-time extension
requests. Said notification shall be by certified mail and shall be
at the expense of the applicant.
C. Approved site plans shall be protected from future amendments in
regulations and ordinances in accordance with RSA 674:39. In order
to be protected under RSA 674:39, the owner shall have completed active
and substantial development, which is defined as the construction
of basic infrastructure to support the development, including foundation
walls and footings, driveway and parking lot construction to a minimum
of gravel base, utilities placed in underground conduits, construction
of all drainage improvements, and installation of all erosion and
sediment control measures. Substantial completion shall be deemed
to have occurred when a certificate of occupancy for all buildings
shown on the approved site plan has been issued by the Building Official,
any parking lot improvements have been completed, and off-site improvements
specified in the site plan approval have been completed or a surety
has been provided to the City to ensure completion of all unfinished
off-site improvements.
[Amended 5-24-2016]