Purpose: This article is adopted pursuant
to RSA 674:21 (Innovative Land Use Controls) as a timing incentive
and phased development. The purpose and intent of this article is:
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To ensure that public facilities needed
to support new development meet or exceed the level of service standards
established herein.
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To avoid premature subdivision or site
plan approval.
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To provide a reasonable and realistic
framework for the preparation of a capital improvements program needed
to accommodate the City's anticipated growth and development.
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To avoid reduction in the levels of
service for any public facilities below the adopted level of service
established in this article.
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To ensure that adequate public facilities
needed to support new development are available concurrent with the
impacts of such development, as defined in this chapter.
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To establish uniform procedures for
the review of development applications subject to the standards and
requirements of this article.
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To provide standards and predicable
criteria for use by applicants for subdivision and site plan approval.
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To facilitate implementation of goals
and policies set forth in the Nashua Master Plan, any master plans
for the provision of public facilities and services, and the capital
improvements program.
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To ensure that all applicable legal
standards and criteria are properly incorporated in these procedures
and requirements.
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In adopting this chapter, the City hereby
finds and determines as follows:
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The public facilities subject to this
chapter are necessary for the general public health, safety, and welfare.
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New growth and development within the
City has impacts on the availability and capacity of the public facilities
subject to this chapter, and those impacts can be mitigated by the
timing and sequencing of development as provided herein.
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The City has prepared and adopted a
capital improvements program (CIP) in order to provide the public
facilities needed to accommodate reasonably anticipated growth and
development. The CIP will be updated from time to time to reflect
changes in the City's growth rate, available financial resources,
and other relevant factors.
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The level of service (LOS) standards
adopted for each public facility in this chapter are necessary for
the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, and will
not unduly inhibit new growth and development within the City of Nashua.
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This section implements the following
Master Plan policies:
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Minimize the traffic congestion and
conflicts that often accompany commercial development by careful attention
to traffic issues and cross-access easements in the site plan review
process.
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