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Monthly Webinar Series

OPD 2025 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
  • PLAN Webinar “Supporting Family Childcare Through Zoning Changes” on Thursday August 21, from noon to 1 P.M.  

    The next webinar in the Office of Planning and Development’s (OPD) Planning Lunches at Noon (PLAN) Monthly Webinar Series is Supporting Family Childcare Through Zoning Changes on Thursday August 21, from noon to 1 P.M.  

    Access to affordable, high-quality childcare is essential to the economic vitality of New Hampshire’s communities. Family childcare providers who operate small, home-based programs play a critical role in meeting this need, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

    A new law, HB1567, went into effect in September 2024. It requires municipalities to permit family and group family childcare as an accessory use in all residential zoning districts, without requiring site plan review. This session will provide municipal officials and family childcare providers an understanding of the barriers that zoning can have on family childcare, provide examples of communities that have successfully worked to allow family childcare, and guidance for municipal officials and family child care providers on how to comply with HB1567. Panelists will include OPD Principal Planner Noah Hodgetts, Jennifer Legere, franchise owner of A Place to Grow, and former State Representative Chuck Grassie.

    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.  

    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 all previous 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