Planning Board

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PLANNING BOARD APPLICATIONS:

Full application materials are available at the Stratham Planning & Building Department during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

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Notice is hereby given that the Stratham Planning Board will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the Stratham Municipal Center, 10 Bunker Hill Avenue, Stratham, NH, to consider the following application:

PUBLIC HEARING (NEW BUSINESS):

Steven & Amy Houle (Applicant and Owner) request for a Conditional Use Permit for a proposed eight-foot privacy fence at 4 Tilton Drive (Tax Map 6, Lot 215) within the wetland setback in the Residential-Agricultural District and the Wetlands Conservation Overlay District.

Link to plan set: 4 Tilton 

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Notice is hereby given that the Stratham Planning Board will hold a public hearing or meeting on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 7:00 PM at the Stratham Municipal Center, 10 Bunker Hill Avenue, Stratham, NH, to consider the following application:

PUBLIC HEARING (OLD BUSINESS):  Continued to August 19, 2026

Red Barn Property LLC (Applicant and Owner) request for approval of a major subdivision, Route 33 Heritage District application, and Conditional Use Permits for Wetlands Conservation District and Wetlands Setback disturbances for a shared driveway, wells, stormwater and/or duplexes. The project includes the construction of four new duplexes.  The location is 210 Portsmouth Avenue (Tax Map 21, Lot 81) in the Route 33 Legacy Highway Heritage Zoning District.
Link to plan set:  210 Portsmouth Plan Set (June 2026)
Link to architectural renderings:  210 Portsmouth Floor Plans & Renderings
Link to Drainage Analysis: NH-1566 Drainage Analysis 2026.07.13
 
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POSTED JULY 23, 2026: Amendments to the Stratham Site Plan Regulations.

Pursuant to NH RSA 674:16, 675:3, and 675:7, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Stratham Planning Board on Wednesday, August 5, 2026,  at 7:00 PM at the Stratham Municipal Center, 10 Bunker Hill Avenue, Stratham, NH. If there are language changes by the Planning Board, there will be a second Public Hearing on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, and the potential for a third public hearing on September 2, 2026.

The purpose of the hearing is to review and solicit public comments on proposed amendments to the Stratham Site Plan Regulations. This notice provides a topical description of each proposed amendment; a full copy of the proposed amendments is available at the Municipal Center during regular business hours, and on the Town’s website.  For more information, contact the Planning Department at (603) 772-7391.

The changes intended are as follows:

Section 2.1.10: Definition of a Minor Site Plan added.  

Section 3.4: Defines a new section of a site plan amendment. 

Section 4.1: Preliminary Conceptual Consultation clarification.

Section 4.3: Formal Application Process Minor Updates & Fees.

Section 4.7: Modification to Plans minor updates for Planning Board regulation. 

Section 5.11: Fire Protection: updates to requirements.

Section 5.12: New Section, adding the Select Board Process Names of Subdivision, Streets, and Addressing 

Section VI: Removal of Supplementary Provision to include a New Section Construction Administration Procedures 

Section 7.4:  New Section Bond Review Process

Addendum C: Town of Stratham Stormwater Regulations 
•    Amendment to coincide with the requirements of the MS4 permit. 

Addendum D: New Addendum Wetland Buffer Sign Detail

Link to Amendments: Stratham Site Plan Regulations Amendments

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CONSERVATION COMMISSION:

None at this time.

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ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT:

Notice is hereby given that the Stratham Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Stratham Municipal Center, 10 Bunker Hill Avenue, Stratham, NH, to consider the following application:

PUBLIC HEARING (OLD BUSINESS):  Continued to August 4, 2026

Case #692: Cates Living Trust, Richard W. & Lynn A. Cates (Owner), request for a variance from Section 4.2 Table of Dimensional Requirements for continuous frontage for 37.5' of frontage for each new lot, where 200' is required for each new lot; and 75' currently exists for Lot 8. The location is 130 Winnicutt Road, Tax Map 14, Lot 8, in the Residential Agricultural Zoning District.

Link to plan set:  130 Winnicutt

PUBLIC HEARING (NEW BUSINESS):

Case #693:  Steven & Amy Houle Cates (Owners) request a variance from Section 4.2 (Table of Dimensional Requirements) of the Stratham Zoning Ordinance to permit the construction of an eight-foot-high privacy fence located twenty (20) feet from the front setback on a corner lot, where a minimum thirty-foot (30-foot) front setback is required. The property is located at 4 Tilton Drive, Stratham, New Hampshire 03885, Tax Map 6, Lot 215, within the Wetlands Conservation Overlay District and the Residential Agricultural Zoning District.

Link to plan set: 4 Tilton