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Monthly Webinar Series

OPD 2026 Monthly Webinar Series – Planning Lunches at Noon (PLAN)
Join the OPD Planning Division staff every third Thursday of the month from 12 to 1 pm to learn more about various planning and zoning topics. The topic for each PLAN webinar will be announced through Plan-link and posted below in advance of the webinar date.

Each PLAN webinar will be free and conducted live with a presentation and question and answer session. Each webinar will be recorded and available for viewing on OPD’s YouTube channel. The slides and handouts for each webinar will be available below prior to the webinar.

A how-to-guide is available to assist attendees with accessing and using Microsoft Teams, which is the webinar system that will be used for this series.

Feedback on the webinars is welcomed and participants are encouraged to complete the anonymous Webinar Feedback Survey.

Starting in June 2025 OPD Webinars are eligible for AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credit. Certified planners who complete the course may claim CM credits in accordance with APA/AICP guidelines. Be sure to log your credits in your CM log upon completion.

Upcoming PLAN Webinars

  • October 15, 2026: An Overview of the Municipal Land Use Regulation Amendment Process, from noon to 1:00 pm.  

    Are you looking for a refresher on how to update your community’s land use regulations? Does your community participate in FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and need to update its floodplain ordinance before updated floodplain maps for your community become effective? Some updates require amendments approved by voters at the annual town meeting, some can be made throughout the year by the Planning Board, and others can be made by the local governing body. 

    In this PLAN webinar OPD Principal Planner Noah Hodgetts will provide an overview of the differences in the process pertaining to amending zoning ordinances, site plan review, and subdivision regulations. Noah will also walk through the key dates that communities need to be aware of when drafting zoning amendments to bring to town meeting. State NFIP Coordinators Stephanie Frechette and Peter Federico will outline the floodplain map and ordinance update process including a review of RSA 674:57. RSA 674:57 allows a local governing body to adopt a resolution to amend the floodplain map effective dates and floodplain map references in a floodplain ordinance in lieu of approval by voters at town meeting. 

    To register, click the EVENT LINK. You will receive a confirmation email from Microsoft Teams; check your spam folder if you do not receive the confirmation.

    The webinar will be recorded and posted here.  

    This course is eligible for AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credit. Certified planners who complete the course may claim CM credits in accordance with APA/AICP guidelines. Be sure to log your credits in your CM log upon completion.

    For more information, contact planning@livefree.nh.gov.


Previous PLAN Webinars


WEBINAR ARCHIVE  – Click on the link to find earlier PLAN webinars. Recordings can also be viewed on OPD’s YouTube channel.

If you would like to inquire about any of OPD’s past webinars and materials, please email planning@livefree.nh.gov