PEASE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO PDA LAND USE CONTROLS
The Pease Development Authority (“PDA”) is proposing to adopt certain amendments to the PDA Land
Use Controls. Specifically, amendments are proposed to:
SUBSECTIONS 303.02(a), 303.03(a)(1), 303.03(a)(2), 303.04(a)(2), 303.05(a), 304-A.02, 307.02(b)
403.01(c)(2), 403.01(c)(3), 403.04(1), 403.04(3), 404.04(a), 405.02(d), 408.01(a), 502.01(e)(2),
502.03(a)(7), 503.02(j)
I
Subsection 303.02(a) is amended by changing the description of the Airport Zone to remove
the 5 acre lot at 68 New Hampshire Avenue:
303.02 Airport Zone
(a)
Description and Purpose. The Airport Zone is primarily intended to provide for uses associated
with the operation of an airport, to include aviation-related facilities, structures and activities. The area
subject to the Airport Zone consists of approximately 792 acres and is bounded on the north by the
aircraft parking limit and Arboretum Drive; on the west by the building restriction line running 750' from
centerline of and parallel to the runway; on the south by the Natural Resource Protection Zone; and on
the east by the Airport Industrial Zone (aircraft parking apron). The Airport Zone also includes the North
Apron, the terminal overflow parking area and the parcel bounded on the north by the N.H. Air National
Guard cantonment area; on the west by the Airport Zone (aircraft parking limit); on the south by the
Airport Industrial and Industrial Zones and on the east by the Business Commercial Zone.
II
Subsection 303.03(a)(1) is amended by replacing reference to Dover Avenue with Aviation
Avenue:
(1)
In the area geographically situated in the City of Portsmouth, bounded on the north and west by
the Airport Zone; on the south by the Natural Resource Protection Zone (Grafton Drive); and on
the east by the Industrial Zone (Aviation Avenue).
III
Subsection 303.03(a)(2) is amended by replacing reference to Merrimac Drive with Arboretum
Drive AND Portsmouth Avenue to Merrimac with Arboretum Drive:
(2)
In the area geographically situated in the Town of Newington, bounded on the north by the
Natural Resource Protection Zone (Arboretum Drive, excluding the Newington Town Forest); on
the west by the Airport Zone; on the south by the North Apron area of the Airport Zone, the NH
Air National Guard cantonment area and the Airport Zone bulk fuel storage area; and on the
east by the Industrial Zone (Arboretum Drive).
IV
Subsection 303.04(a)(2) is amended by replacing reference to Portsmouth Avenue and
Merrimac Drive with Arboretum Drive AND Newington Road with Pease Boulevard:
(2)
In the area geographically situated in the Town of Newington, bounded on the north by the
former Pease Air Force Base perimeter boundary and the Natural Resource Protection Zone; on
the west by the Airport Industrial Zone, bulk fuel storage area and NH Air National Guard
cantonment area (Arboretum Drive); on the south by the Business/Commercial Zone (Pease
Boulevard); and on the east by Spaulding Turnpike.
V
Subsection 303.05(a) is amended by changing the description of the Airport Business and
Commercial Zone to add the 5 acre lot at 68 New Hampshire Avenue:
303.05 Airport Business and Commercial Zone
(a)
Description and Purpose. The Airport Business and Commercial Zone is intended primarily for
uses involving business, commercial and trade-related enterprise. The area subject to the Airport
Business and Commercial Zone consists of approximately 503.5 acres and is bounded on the north by
the Industrial Zone (Pease Blvd to NH Ave) and the NH Air National Guard cantonment area; on the west
by the Airport and Industrial Zones, on the south by the Natural Resource Protection Zone; and on the
east by the Natural Resource Protection Zone and Spaulding Turnpike.
VI
Subsection 304-A.02 is amended by adding subsection (c) to require wetlands shown on
proposed development plans to have been delineated within three years prior to the date of
application associated with the plan:
(c)
Wetlands shown on proposed development plans shall have been delineated no earlier than
three years before the date of any application.
VII
Subsection 307.02(b) is amended by adjusting the requirements of loading berths by
substituting the following:
(b)
Off-street loading spaces shall be provided according to the following ratios:
Use
Gross Floor Area
Required Spaces*
Industrial
Up to 10,000 sf
10,001 - 40,000 sf
40,001 - 100,000 sf
100,001 - 200,000 sf
Each additional 200,000 sf
0
1
2
3
1
Office/
Professional Space
Up to 10,000 sf
10,001 - 100,000 sf
100,001 - 350,000 sf
Each additional 350,000 sf
0
1
2
1
Retail
Up to 10,000 sf
10,001 - 25,000 sf
25,001 - 60,000 sf
60,001 - 120,000 sf
0
1
2
3
Each additional 100,000 sf
1
Other Non-Residential
Up to 10,000 sf
0
10,001 - 40,000 sf
1
Each Additional 60,000 s
1
*or as otherwise recommended during Site Plan Review as provided in Parts 404.01 and 404.02.
VIII
Subsection 403.01(c)(2) is amended by changing the number of drawings to be submitted as
part of the Site Plan Review Process:
(2)
Copies of Site Plan drawings meeting the requirements of these Land Use Controls as follows:
One full size and one half size paper sets, plus the number and size sets required by the local
municipality reviewing the application.
IX
Subsection 403.01(c)(3) is amended by deleting "Section 403.07" and inserting "Section
404.04" to correct a typographical error.
(3)
Applicable fee(s) for site plan review as required by Section 404.04.
X
Subsection 403.04(1) is amended by changing the acceptable scales for drawings submitted as
part of the Site Plan Review Process.
(1)
Site plans shall be drawn to scale. Acceptable scales shall be 1"=20', 1" = 30', 1" = 40', or 1"=50'.
XI
Subsection 403.04(3) is amended by changing the number of drawings to be submitted as part
of the Site Plan Review Process:
(3)
Copies of Site Plan drawings meeting the requirements of these Land Use Controls as follows:
One full size and one half size paper sets, plus the number and size sets required by the local
municipality reviewing the application.
XII
Subsection 404.04(a) is amended by deleting the first sentence:
(a)
Site Review application fee(s) shall be based on the site cost of the project and the costs of
review. Fees shall be imposed in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the Board.
XIII
Subsection 405.02(d) amends parking aisle widths by substituting the following:
(d)
Aisle widths shall conform to the following minimum dimensions:
Parking Angle
0°
45°
60°
90°
XIV
Aisle Width (1 way traffic)
14'
16'
18'
24'
Subsection 408.01(a) Amends the requirement of as-built plans:
Aisle Width (2 way traffic)
24'
24'
24'
24'
(a)
Upon the completion of the project, the applicant/ developer shall notify the Pease
Development Authority Building Inspector that the project is ready for final inspection. The
applicant/developer shall submit an as-built plan of the development on mylar and in digital
format (AutoCAD.dwg) to the PDA. As-builts shall be certified by a registered New Hampshire
Land Surveyor or Professional Engineer. The Pease Development Authority may, in its
discretion, waive the requirement for an as-built plan for minor projects. The Building Inspector
or his designee(s) shall conduct a final inspection of all aspects of the project including the
building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, to determine whether the project has
been constructed according to the building plans.
XV
Subsection 502.01(e)(2) is amended by changing the number of drawings to be submitted as
part of the Subdivision Review Process:
(2)
Copies of the Subdivision Plan meeting the requirements of these Land Use Controls as follows:
One full size and one half size paper sets, plus the number and size sets required by the local
municipality reviewing the application.
XVI
Subsection 502.03(a)(7) Amends the areas to be shown on a Subdivision Plan:
(7)
The location and approximate dimensions and bearings of all existing and proposed property
lines, the areas of all proposed lots, and any adjacent parcels in the same ownership or leasehold.
XVII
Subsection 503.02(j) is amended by changing the number of final subdivision plans to be
submitted after approval of the preliminary plan:
(j)
Upon approval of a preliminary plat, the applicant shall submit one mylar copy of the final plat
meeting the requirements of Section 502.03 within one year of preliminary plat approval. If conditions
are attached to the approval of the preliminary plat, the applicant shall meet the conditions prior to
submission of the plat.
XVIII Replace Map with new map reflecting new subsections 303.02(a) and 303.05(a). This
amendment will remove 5 acres from the Airport Zone and add it to the Business and Commercial Zone.
Public review of the proposed amendments is being conducted in accordance with the established
procedures for adoption of amendments to the PDA Zoning Regulations adopted May 20, 1991. A public
hearing will be held:
Date: September 19, 2013 at 8:00 a.m.
Pease Development Authority, 55 International Drive, Portsmouth, NH 03801
The purpose of the public hearing will be to receive public comment on the proposed amendments and
to accept written comments from the public or other state or local agencies prior to and until the close
of the public hearing.
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