What are some of the responsibilities of the Francestown Planning Board?

Per RSA 674:1, it is the duty of the Planning Board to prepare and amend a Master Plan for the town to guide the development of the community. This Master Plan lays the groundwork and justification for all of our zoning ordinances and regulations.

The Planning Board reviews all proposed new subdivisions and non-residential site plans to ensure compliance to our ordinances and regulations, and most importantly, our Master Plan.

The Planning Board is also responsible for creating a maintaining a Capital Improvements Plan. The CIP looks at our capital needs for the next 6 years and tries to recommend an implementation schedule to maintain as much of a level tax rate as possible. We meet yearly with each department to determine what their future capital needs will be. Items such as fire vehicles and equipment, highway vehicles, road maintenance projects, town building projects, are some of the expenditures the board would look at. The CIP also lays the groundwork and justification for the assessment of Impact Fees.