OPD 2024 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.
Upcoming PLAN Webinars
- September 19: Changes to Planning and Zoning Laws in 2024 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm on Thursday, Sept. 19.
Join OPD Principal Planner Noah Hodgetts and the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Government Affairs Counsel Natch Greyes to learn about the major changes to the planning and zoning statutes following passage of legislation in the last session.
These changes will affect planners, local land use boards, and municipal land use staff. Changes include parking requirements, the definition of abutter, regulation of in-home childcare, developments of regional impact regarding who has a right to appeal a land use board decision, and new tools for municipalities to enact zoning changes and incentivize housing development.
Significant changes to the building and fire codes and processes related to their modification will also be discussed. To register, click here . 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 following the webinar.
For more information, contact planning@livefree.nh.gov.
Previous PLAN Webinars
- August 15: Overview of 2023 Municipal Land Use Regulation Survey Results
- July 18: It’s Zoning Amendment Time…Again!
- June 20: Putting Zoning Changes Into Action
- April 18: Welcome to the Board - 2024
- March 21: "Working Through Subdivision and Site Plan Approvals"
- March 14 - “Attracting Developers”
- March 7 - “Transfer of Development Rights 101: A Primer”
- February 29 - “YIMBYism: A Different Approach to Development”
- February 22 - “The Intersection of Development and Clean Water”
- February 15 - “Our Housing Shortage"
- December 21, 2023: A Review of 2023 Planning & Zoning Legislation and Preview of 2024
- November 9, 2023: Using Census Data for Municipal Planning
- October 19, 2023: The ABC’s of TRC-2023
- September 21, 2023: Recipe for CIP-How to start and utilize a Capital Improvement Program
- August 17, 2023: It's Zoning Amendment Time.... Again! (2023 Version)
- July 20, 2023 - Land Use Administrator 101
- June 29, 2023: Intuitive Zoning for Housing: Form-Based Codes
Form-based codes start with a community’s desired building types and create rules to enable that kind of development. Learn where it can work and how to get started.
- June 22, 2023: Tax Relief for Housing: RSA 79-E
New Hampshire’s RSA 79-E enables local tax incentives for development and redevelopment of housing. Also known as the Community Revitalization Tax Relief, RSA 79-E also contains the new affordable housing focused Housing Opportunity Zone tool. Learn where these tools can be appropriated and how to use them effectively.
- June 15, 2023: Shifting Housing Potential: Transfer of Development Rights
With Transfer of Development Rights, you can direct new housing to areas that better support development while preserving areas with high conservation value. Learn how to pull off this complex strategy at the local level.
- June 8, 2023: Housing in Nature: Open Space/Cluster Housing Ordinances
Cluster housing is a tool that groups housing in a development while preserving the rest of the land as open space. Learn how to update this classic zoning tool to meet today’s needs and to see cluster housing developments actually get built.
- June 1, 2023: Housing Toolbox Overview
Get an overview of the NH Housing Toolbox, each of the tools involved, and how to find the tools that are right for you.
- May 18, 2023: Making Zoning Work for Housing in Your Community
- April 20, 2023: Congratulations, you’re a Board Member Now! What’s Next?
- February 16, 2023: Navigating the Planning and Zoning Board Handbooks: What’s New in the 2022 Editions?
- January 19, 2023: 2023 Planning and Zoning Legislation Primer
- December 15, 2022: Housing Supply Report
- November 10, 2022: Resilient Land Use Guide for NH
- October 20, 2022: It’s Zoning Amendments Time… Again!
- September 15, 2022: Municipal Land Use Regulations Survey Results
- August 18, 2022: Economic Development Tools for Municipalities (ERZ, EDC, TIF, 79-E) NH Economic Revitalization Zone Program
- July 21, 2022: Introduction to Preservation Planning in New Hampshire
- June 16, 2022: EngAGEing Communities in Planning for All: An Update on Age-Friendly Work Across the State
- May 19, 2022: No PLAN webinar due to 2022 Spring Planning and Zoning Conference.
- April 21, 2022: Infrastructure Investments: Paving the Way for Electric Vehicles
- March 17, 2022: Developments of Regional Impact - Best Practices for Board Members
- February 17, 2022: Housing Supply in New Hampshire: Trends and New Approaches
- January 20, 2022: Putting Your Master Plan to Work
Previous PLAN webinar recordings can be viewed on
OPD’s YouTube channel and slides and related documents could be accessed from
here.
If you would like to inquire about any of OPD’s past webinars and materials, please email
planning@livefree.nh.gov