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This is the 2007 version of the Zoning Ordinance, including all amendments up to and including those passed by Town Meeting in March, 2007, but not any amendments passed in 2007 or later.

18.0 Phasing of Developments

18.1 Indicators of Growth Impact.
18.2 Monitoring Growth Indicators.
18.3 Phasing of Subdivision and Cluster Developments.

18.1 Indicators of Growth Impact.

The Town of Wilton hereby determines that the presence of any of the following conditions constitutes an indicator of Growth Impact. An Indicator of Growth Impact occurs when:

  1. The number of dwelling units for which building permits have been issued (whether for single family or multi-family structures) for either:
    1. the preceding six (6) month period (as measured on June 30 and December 31) equals or exceeds 1.6 percent of the total number of dwelling units existing in the previous calendar year; or
    2. the preceding twelve (12) month period (as measured on June 30 and December 31) equals or exceeds 3.2 percent of the total number of dwelling units existing at the end of the two (2) previous six (6) month periods.
    The Planning Board shall be responsible for determining the total number of dwelling units in the Town in a given calendar year (as of December 31) by February 15 of the succeeding year and the total number of dwelling units in the Town in a given year as measured on June 30 by August 15 of the same year.
  2. The number of enrolled students in either the Wilton Elementary School or the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School (or other public school erected hereafter) exceeds eighty percent (80%) of stated capacity as defined by the School Board.
  3. The number of dwelling units contained on a proposed subdivision plan or site plan submitted to the Planning Board equals or exceeds 1.3 percent of the then existing dwelling units as measured for the previous calendar year.

18.2 Monitoring Growth Indicators.

It shall be the responsibility of the Planning Board to monitor the Indicators of Growth Impact and to make public reports of the presence of one or more of the Indicators.

18.3 Phasing of Subdivision and Cluster Developments.

If the Planning Board finds through its monitoring that either Indicator 18.1 a, b or c has occurred, then the Planning Board may require the phasing of pending and future subdivision and cluster development proposals as provided in New Hampshire RSA 674:21. The purpose of phasing developments is to minimize a strain on municipal resources caused by the sudden introduction of a substantial number of new dwelling units and to allow the Town to plan and absorb the growth over a longer period of time so as to avoid severe impact on Town services and resources.

  1. The Planning Board may require phasing of a subdivision or cluster development for a period of up to five (5) years for a project containing up to seventy-five (75) proposed dwelling units or individual lots. For a project exceeding seventy-five (75) dwelling units or individual lots, the Planning Board may negotiate a longer period of time over which phasing of the proposed development is to occur, based on the size of the project and the potential impact of the project on the Town.
  2. Once a phasing plan is approved by the Planning Board with dates of allowed construction for each phase, the approved plan shall be recorded with the Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds.
  3. The phasing of developments as provided for herein shall remain in effect until the issuance of the next public report as provided in section 18.1, at that time the Planning Board shall determine if the phasing of developments is required in accordance with the provisions of this section.