Residential Districts are designed for the protection of areas
that have been and are being developed predominately for single-family
detached dwellings. These shall include all areas currently serviced
by the Raymond Water Department water mains, except areas included
in Zone C, Zone D, and Zone F.
Residential/Agricultural Districts are designed to permit uses
that are compatible with and protective of certain areas that have
been and are being developed for water quality preservation, residential
use and public use. These shall include all areas within the Town
of Raymond which are not specifically included in Zone A, C, D, E,
or F as hereinafter provided.
Commercial Districts are designed for the purpose of centralizing
the provision of basic goods and services.
Commercial/Residential Districts are designed for the purpose
of mixed commercial/residential use.
The C.3, Mixed Use Commercial District, is designed to encourage
long-term planning and flexibility of design for development along
the highest volume nonrestricted traffic corridors within the Town
of Raymond.
A.Â
The purposes of the Mixed Use Commercial District (C.3) are to:
(1)Â
Take advantage of existing infrastructure, to include Route
102, a State of New Hampshire controlled and maintained Class II Highway,
existing three-phase electrical service and the near-future installation
of public water supply to stimulate economic investment, development
and redevelopment of properties along Route 102.
(2)Â
Encourage the highest and best use of land in this growth area;
provide developers and property owners flexibility to achieve high-quality
design and to provide for present and future infill projects, utilizing
effective access management techniques that will serve to strengthen
and support existing and new development.
(3)Â
Contribute to the Town's economic vitality by providing employment
opportunities and broadening the tax base.
B.Â
District boundaries. The C.3 District, which includes C.3E and C.3W,
is shown on the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Raymond, defined
as follows:
(1)Â
Please refer to Article 14 - Allowed Uses Table, which delineates uses in the C.3 District on the east side of Route 102 (C.3E) and on the west side of Route 102 (C.3W).
(2)Â
Within the C.3W District, residential development is not permitted
within 500 feet of a property line abutting New Hampshire Route 102.
C.Â
C.3 Zone development standards. Any development proposed within the
C.3 District shall be subject to the following standards:
(1)Â
New development must be serviced by Town water.
(2)Â
Any nonresidential structure which is proposed to be located
abutting an existing or proposed residential use shall require a minimum
setback of 100 feet or, in the alternative, 50 feet, which shall include
a twenty-foot dense vegetative buffer and a fence of a type designed
to shield the residential use from light and noise generated by a
nonresidential use. Security apartments which are accessory to a nonresidential
use shall not be affected by this section.
(3)Â
The setbacks within Subsection C(2) shall be reduced by 50% within 500 feet of a property line abutting New Hampshire Route 102 within C.3W and for the entirety of C.3E.
(4)Â
Please refer to the Allowed Uses Table, Zone C.3, Mixed Use Commercial District, in Article 14.
(6)Â
Any residential subdivision proposed for location within permitted
areas of the C.3 District shall require a minimum setback of 100 feet
from exterior lot lines of the subdivision, or in the alternative,
50 feet, which shall include a twenty-foot dense vegetative buffer
and a fence of a type designed to shield the residential use from
light and noise generated by a nonresidential use. If the entire 50
feet is maintained as a dense vegetative buffer, a fence is not required.
(7)Â
All residential development within the C.3 District shall establish
no-cut zones to protect required buffers, which shall be reflected
on the plan and within property deeds for individual lots.
(8)Â
The setbacks within Subsection C(2) shall be reduced by 50% within 500 feet of a property line abutting New Hampshire Route 102 within C.3W and for the entirety of C.3E.
(9)Â
In District C.3W, there shall be a minimum setback of 100 feet
from exterior perimeter property lines except those directly abutting
New Hampshire Route 102, or in the alternative, 50 feet, which shall
include a twenty-foot dense vegetative buffer and a fence of a type
designed to shield the abutting properties from light and noise. If
the entire 50 feet is maintained as a dense vegetative buffer, a fence
is not required.
Industrial Districts are designed for industrial, office, truck
repair and sales, warehouse and wholesale business use.
Manufactured Housing Districts are designed to permit a placement
of manufactured housing other than in existing manufactured housing
parks in the Town of Raymond and other uses that are compatible with
and protection of certain areas that have been and are being developed
for water quality preservation, residential use and public use. These
shall include all lands bounded by New Hampshire Route 102 (Chester
Road) on the west; New Hampshire Route 107 (Fremont Road) on the north;
and the Exeter River on the south and east.
Those uses in compliance with the Town of Raymond Historic District
Regulations.
A.Â
Purpose. In the interest of protecting the public health, safety
and general welfare by preserving the Town's lakes, ponds, river systems,
wetlands and important local water resources for the benefit of all
Town residents, this district is created for the following purposes:
(1)Â
Preserve sensitive wetlands, shoreland and other water bodies
that provide flood protection, augment stream flow during dry periods,
absorb nutrients and contribute to the viability of the Town's groundwater.
(2)Â
Protect the wetlands and water bodies that are close to high-intensity
development through restrictions such as limitations of certain land
uses and buffering.
(3)Â
Protect wildlife habitat and maintain the ecological values
referenced in NH RSA 483-A.
(4)Â
Limit development in areas where the natural features are not
favorable for development.
(5)Â
Encourage those low-intensity uses that can be harmoniously
and safely located in the wetland areas.
(6)Â
Preserve and enhance aesthetic values associated with our lakes,
ponds, river systems and wetlands.
(7)Â
Encourage the preservation and/or restoration of Raymond's Shoreland
Protection Area as a natural vegetated shoreland buffer to filter
sediment and pollutants from runoff and thus help protect the Town's
water quality.
(8)Â
Discourage the following activities in Raymond's Shoreland Protection
Area: any alteration of stream paths; landscaping; mowing; dumping
of litter or trash, storage of grass clippings, leaves or snow; use
of fertilizer and/or pesticides.
C.Â
District boundaries. The Conservation District is an Overlay District
and is hereby defined as:
(1)Â
Shoreland protection area is any area of land within 75 feet of the seasonal high-water mark of the Branch River, Dudley Brook, Fordway Brook, and other perennial major brooks, streams or ponds existing within the Town of Raymond and also includes land within 50 feet of the high-water mark of any brook, stream or pond, or having flowing or standing water for six months of the year as shown on the Water Resource Management Plan, Map 2 and Article 14. (03/2009)
(2)Â
State-protected waters. The Exeter River, Lamprey River, Pawtuckaway
River, Governor's Lake, Onway Lake, Norton Pond, Dead Pond (also known
as "On Lamprey River"), and Lamprey River Pond (also known as "Dam
in Ruins") fall within the jurisdiction of the Comprehensive Shoreland
Protection Act (hereinafter "CSPA") as amended from time to time;
the CSPA requires that local permits for work within the protected
shorelands be issued only when consistent with the policies of the
statute. The above-listed waters shall lie within the Conservation
District Shoreland Protection Area, but the more stringent standards
of the CSPA shall control over any conflicting local standards. To
the extent that the list of waters subject to jurisdiction under the
CSPA is amended from time to time, then such amendment will apply
with equal force to the provisions of this section. (03/2009)
(3)Â
Steep slope: any land deemed to be 25% or greater in slope for 100 continuous linear feet according to the Rockingham County Soil Survey Map, October, 1994 or any land 25% or greater in slope for 100 continuous linear feet as determined by using the procedure described below in Subsection D(2) (Delineation of steep slope) and Subsection D(4) (Areas incorrectly delineated). (03/2000)
(4)Â
Poorly drained and very poorly drained soils: Those areas identified
as such in the Rockingham County Soil Survey Map, October, 1994. Additionally,
all areas of federal or State of New Hampshire Jurisdictional Wetlands,
not otherwise delineated as poorly or very poorly drained soils, shall
be considered as very poorly drained soils for the purpose of this
chapter.
D.Â
Procedural requirements.
(1)Â
Delineation of wetlands. Location of a wetland boundary in a
particular area must be determined by an on-site inspection. This
data shall be prepared by a certified soil or wetland scientist using
the following methodology: Chapters Env-WT 100-800 of the New Hampshire
Code of Administrative Rules; Regional Field Indicators for Identifying
Hydric Soils in New England, New England Interstate Water Pollution
Control Commission (April 2004); Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation
Manual, Technical Report Y-87-1, Environmental Laboratory, Department
of the Army, 1987.
(2)Â
Delineation of steep slope. Except in the case where the Rockingham
County Soil Survey, October 1994, confirmed the absence of steep slope,
location of steep slope 25% or greater shall be determined through
a topographical survey as prepared by a New Hampshire licensed professional.
(3)Â
Delineation of poorly and very poorly drained soils. The methodology
to be used is described in the Site Specific Soil Mapping Standards
for New Hampshire and Vermont, February 2011, prepared by the Society
of Soil Scientists of Northern New England (SSSNNE) Special Publication
No. 3 as may be superseded and amended. This document can be found
at http://sssnne.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/nh-vt.pdf.
(4)Â
Areas incorrectly delineated. Where it is alleged that an area
has been incorrectly delineated as a wetland, shoreland protection
area or steep slope, or that an area not so designated meets the criteria
for such designation, the Planning Board shall determine whether the
regulations contained herein apply. In making such a determination,
the Planning Board may rely on the technical expertise of a qualified
soil or wetlands scientist or other professional who shall conduct
an on-site investigation of the area in question. The Planning Board
shall retain the right pursuant to NH RSA 676:4, I(g) to assess the
expense of this determination to an applicant.
E.Â
Allowed Uses Table, Conservation District.
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Allowed Uses Table Conservation District
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Legend:
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P = Permitted
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SP = Special permit required
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Wetlands
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Type of Use
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Poorly Drained
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Very Poorly Drained
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Shoreland Protection
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Steep Slope
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Agriculture
(no-till horticulture is exempt)
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P
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SP
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SP
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SP
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Forestry/tree farming
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P
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P
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P
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P
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Public recreation areas
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P
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SP
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SP
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SP
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Conservation/nature trails
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P
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P
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P
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P
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Open space
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P
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P
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P
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P
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Utilities
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P
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P
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P
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P
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Buildings and permanent structures
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SP
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SP
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SP
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SP
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Accessory buildings and nonpermanent structures
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SP
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SP
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SP
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SP
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Roads/driveways/rights-of-way
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SP
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SP
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SP
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SP
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Expansion of nonconforming uses (up to 25% expansion only)
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SP
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SP
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SP
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SP
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F.Â
Special permit (SP).
(1)Â
The Planning Board may grant a special permit for specific uses identified as "SP" if the Board has made a finding of fact that the requested use is consistent with the purposes of the Conservation District and meets the specific criteria stated in Subsection F(2) below.
(2)Â
In granting a special permit, the Planning Board shall ensure
that the following standards have been met:
(a)Â
A New Hampshire licensed civil engineer, or other appropriate
New Hampshire licensed professional, shall provide a review of the
design and construction methods for the proposed use.
(b)Â
The Raymond Conservation Commission has reviewed and provided
comments on the proposed use.
(c)Â
Depending on the size of the proposed use and its impact, as
determined by the Planning Board, the applicant may be required to
prepare an erosion control plan in order to minimize all detrimental
impacts to wetland and shoreland resulting from the proposed use during
and after construction.
(d)Â
The applicant shall maintain the site as nearly as practical
and possible to its original grade, shape and appearance.
(e)Â
In accordance with New Hampshire RSA 676:4I(g) the applicant
shall be responsible for the costs of any outside technical assistance
that the Planning Board requires as part of its review of the proposed
use.
(3)Â
Special provisions (03/2000).
(a)Â
The setback for a septic system, including the leach field,
adjacent to a pond, lake or estuary shall be governed by the limitations
contained in the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act, NH RSA 483-B:9V(b)(2)(A).
(b)Â
In determining the minimum lot size for Zones A, C.1, C.2, D
and E, no part of the minimum lot size shall include areas identified
as being in the Shoreland Protection Area.
(c)Â
Uses which are not allowed, but existing at the time of the
adoption of this amendment may be continued, but may only be expanded
by special permit.
