Town of Bedford, NH
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2023-03-28
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 275 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 13 Conflicts of Interest
- Ch 21 Elections
- Ch 29 Health Department
- Ch 46 Planning and Zoning
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 64 Alarm Systems
- Ch 74 Animals
- Ch 80 Bathing Places
- Ch 92 Building Construction
- Ch 97 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 125 Fees
- Ch 130 Fire Prevention
- Ch 134 Fireworks
- Ch 140 Food and Beverage Establishments
- Ch 146 Garage and Yard Sales
- Ch 153 Historic District
- Ch 170 Live Entertainment and Minimum Attire
- Ch 185 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 188 Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 190 Peddlers, Hawkers and Itinerant Vendors
- Ch 208 Septic Systems and Wells
- Ch 212 Sewer Use
- Ch 216 Signs and Banners
- Ch 222 Skateboards
- Ch 232 Solid Waste
- Ch 236 Stormwater Management and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
- Ch 239 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 243 Sunday Sales
- Ch 251 Taxation
- Ch 262 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 275 Zoning
- Ch 275 Art I General Provisions
- § 275-1 Title.
- § 275-2 Authority.
- § 275-3 Purpose.
- § 275-4 Applicability.
- § 275-5 Interpretation.
- § 275-6 Definitions.
- Ch 275 Art II Establishment of Districts
- § 275-7 District names.
- § 275-8 Location of districts.
- § 275-9 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Ch 275 Art III Use and Dimensional Regulations
- § 275-10 General provisions.
- § 275-11 Junkyards.
- § 275-12 Fires or other ruins.
- § 275-13 Prohibited uses.
- § 275-14 Signage.
- § 275-15 Parking.
- § 275-16 Duplex, multiple dwelling units and nonresidential development.
- § 275-17 Sewage disposal.
- § 275-18 Trailers.
- § 275-19 Excavations of earth materials.
- § 275-20 Capital facilities fees.
- § 275-21 Use regulations.
- § 275-22 Dimensional regulations.
- § 275-23 Nonconforming lots, structures and uses.
- Ch 275 Art IV Wetlands Conservation
- § 275-24 Purpose.
- § 275-25 Wetland defined.
- § 275-26 Applicability.
- § 275-27 Permitted uses.
- § 275-28 Specific provisions.
- § 275-29 Procedural requirements.
- Ch 275 Art V Cluster Residential Development
- § 275-30 Authority and purpose.
- § 275-31 Districts where applicable.
- § 275-32 General provisions.
- § 275-33 Permitted density.
- § 275-34 Design requirements.
- § 275-35 Management requirements.
- § 275-36 CRD options involving two noncontiguous tracts
- Ch 275 Art VI Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- § 275-37 Purpose and intent.
- § 275-38 Definitions.
- § 275-39 General provisions.
- § 275-40 Design requirements for antennas mounted on existing structures other than previously approved facility.
- § 275-41 Required documentation for Zoning Board of Adjustment special exception.
- § 275-42 Required documentation for Planning Board site plan review.
- § 275-43 Design requirements for new commercial ground-mounted facilities.
- § 275-44 Maintenance of facility and security for removal.
- § 275-45 Abandoned towers.
- Ch 275 Art VII Historic District
- § 275-46 Purpose.
- § 275-47 Powers and duties of Historic District Commission.
- § 275-48 Location of district.
- § 275-49 Activities requiring review.
- § 275-50 Activities not requiring review by Commission.
- § 275-51 Application procedure.
- § 275-52 Review criteria.
- § 275-53 Certificate of approval.
- § 275-54 Appeals.
- § 275-55 Enforcement
- Ch 275 Art VIII Performance Zoning District
- § 275-56 Statutory authority.
- § 275-57 Intent.
- § 275-58 Purpose.
- § 275-59 Boundaries of Performance Zoning District.
- § 275-60 Definitions.
- § 275-61 Permitted uses.
- § 275-62 Dimensional performance standards.
- § 275-63 Minimum landscape performance standards.
- § 275-64 Minimum standards for off-street parking areas.
- § 275-65 Performance standards for screening refuse, material storage, loading/receiving areas, and utility installations.
- § 275-66 (Reserved)
- § 275-67 General landscape requirements.
- § 275-68 Sign standards.
- § 275-69 Minimum lighting standards.
- § 275-70 Environmental performance standards.
- § 275-71 Merrimack River Shoreland protection performance standards.
- § 275-72 Standards for adult entertainment businesses.
- Ch 275 Art IX Signs
- § 275-73 General provisions.
- § 275-74 District regulations for signage.
- § 275-75 Political signs.
- Ch 275 Art X Floodplain Development
- § 275-76 General provisions.
- § 275-77 Definitions.
- § 275-78 Applicability.
- § 275-79 General requirements.
- § 275-80 Alteration or relocation of watercourses.
- § 275-81 Flood hazard areas defined.
- § 275-82 Variances and appeals.
- Ch 275 Art XI Administration and Enforcement
- § 275-83 Zoning Administrator; appointment; duties.
- § 275-84 Administrative officer.
- § 275-85 Building permit procedure.
- § 275-86 Certificate of occupancy.
- § 275-87 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 275 Art XII Zoning Board of Adjustment
- § 275-88 Statutory authority.
- § 275-89 Membership.
- § 275-90 Adoption of rules; recordkeeping.
- § 275-91 Powers and duties.
- § 275-92 Time limits on approvals.
- Ch 275 Art XIII Small Wind Energy Systems
- § 275-93 Purpose.
- § 275-94 Definitions.
- § 275-95 Procedure for review.
- § 275-96 Standards.
- § 275-97 Abandonment.
- § 275-98 Compliance required; existing systems.
- § 275-99 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 275 Art XIV Adoption and Amendment Procedures
- § 275-100 Procedure.
- Ch 275 Art XV (Reserved)
- Part III: Regulations
- Ch 285 Historic District Commission Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A401 Sewer Assessment Districts
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Bedford 12-19-1953; recodified 3-13-1991. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table 1, Table of Dimensional Regulations
Attachment 2 - Table 2, Table of UsesAttachment 3 - Table 3, Table of Performance Dimensional StandardsAttachment 4 - Table 4, Table of Side and Rear Landscape Area OptionsAttachment 5 - Table 5, Table of Exterior Pavement Landscape OptionsAttachment 6 - Table 6, Table of Performance Zone Sign StandardsAttachment 7 - Figure 1, Incentive Bonus FormulaAttachment 8 - Figure 2, Incentive Bonus Standard for Shared Access to Route 101 and Interconnecting Parking LotsAttachment 9 - Figure 3, Incentive Bonus Formula for Route 3 EasementAttachment 10 - Figure 4, Incentive Bonus Standards Water and/or SewerAttachment 11 - Figure 5, Designated Landscape AreasAttachment 12 - Figure 6, Minimum Landscape RequirementsAttachment 13 - Figure 7, Minimum Landscape HeightsAttachment 14 - Figure 8, Side and Rear Landscape OptionsAttachment 15 - Figure 9, Interconnected Parking LotsAttachment 16 - Figure 10, Parking Lot with Multiple Parking AislesAttachment 17 - Figure 11, Center Identification SignAttachment 18 - Figure 12, Design of External Lighting FixturesAttachment 19 - Figure 13, Buffer Zone Planting DiagramsAttachment 20 - Figure 14, Geometric Standards for Parking Lot Design[1]
Editor's Note: The Town accepted the recodification of the
Zoning Ordinance on 3-8-2011, which included the "renumbering, reorganization
and minor amendments for clarity, but no substantive changes."
