Planning Board

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Board Members City Hall Annex Mark Collopy, Chair Robert May, Vice Chair 33 Wakefield Street, Peter Bruckner Rochester, New Hampshire 03867-1917 Donald Hamann James Hayden (603) 335-1338 - Fax (603) 330-0023 Rick Healey Web Site: http://www.rochesternh.gov Zebadiah McGill Allison Burridge Matthew Richardson, Alternate Kevin Willey, Alternate AGENDA CITY OF ROCHESTER PLANNING BOARD Monday, March 16, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. (Workshop Meeting) City Council Chambers 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH *see notes at end __________________________________________________________________________ I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Seating of Alternates IV. Communications from the Chair V. Opening Discussion/Comments (up to 30 minutes) A. Public comment B. Discussion of general planning issues VI. Chapter 218 Amendments A. Proposed Edits to Chapter 218 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control. VII. Project Surety Schedule & Performance Guarantee worksheet, proposed revision and update. VIII. Surety Release A. Elm Grove Companies, on behalf of Cocheco Rapids, LLC, bond reduction request to $22,500.00 to repair drainage and pavement deficiencies associated with site plan development at 29 Wadleigh Road. IX. Other Business A. Planning Update B. Approval of Minutes i. February 2, 2026 C. Other X. Adjournment 2026 03 16 PB Agenda Page 1 of 2 *Please note the following: Public hearings. The public is invited to attend all meetings of the Planning Board. The public is welcome to speak at all public hearings. For other items the public may speak at the discretion of the chair/board. Postponements. For any items marked as postponements the Planning Board will determine at the beginning of the meeting whether to postpone the item and to which date. Interested citizens are advised to attend at the beginning of the meeting to learn the details of any proposed postponement or to contact the Planning Department for more information. Proposed actions. Proposed actions are shown in bold caps (on final agendas). The board may or may not take these actions and may take other actions not stated. Consent agenda. Applications placed on the Consent Agenda are assumed to be straightforward and non-controversial and are approved in one total package with one vote. Applications will be removed from the Consent Agenda for individual review at the request of any board member (or, for public hearings, at the request of any citizen). Other information. a) Files on the applications and items, above, including the full text of any proposed ordinances, regulations, or other initiatives are available for inspection in the Planning Office, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; b) If you are looking at this agenda on the City’s website, you can click on any underlined projects and other items to access additional information; c) This agenda, these applications, and other items are subject to errors, omissions, and changes prior to final action; d) Some agendas are marked as “Preliminary Agenda”. These are subject to change. The final agenda will be prepared 24 hours prior to the meeting and will be posted on the City’s website; e) Contact the Planning Department if you have questions or comments about these or any related matters or if you have a disability requiring special provision