[Adopted 2-9-2022 by Ord. No. O-2022.01.12-001]
Pursuant to the City's Charter, the City of Dover shall be divided into six wards with boundaries defined as follows:
Ward One begins at the Dover/Rollinsford boundary line at Old English Village Road; thence following southeasterly along the Dover/Rollinsford boundary to Broadway; thence southwesterly along the center line of Broadway to the intersection with the Boston and Maine Railroad; thence southeasterly along the railroad to Central Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Central Avenue to Chapel Street, and follows the center line of Main Street southerly to Washington Street; thence westerly along the center line of Washington Street to Chestnut Street; thence northerly along the center line of Chestnut Street to the Cochecho River; thence northerly along the center line of the Cochecho River to Spaulding Turnpike; thence following the center line of the Spaulding Turnpike northerly to its intersection with Glenwood Avenue; thence following the center line of Glenwood Avenue in a northeasterly direction to Central Avenue; thence turning northerly and running along the center line of Central Avenue, to Old English Village Road, and crossing Central Avenue following Old English Village Road in an easterly direction to the Dover/Rollinsford boundary line to the point of beginning.
Ward Two begins at Broadway and the Rollinsford/Dover boundary; thence following the Dover/Rollinsford boundary in a southeasterly direction to the confluence of the Cochecho/Piscataqua River; thence following the center line of the confluence in a northwesterly direction to a block line established by the 2020 census; thence turning southwesterly to the intersection of Henry Law Avenue and Tennyson Avenue; thence following the center line of Tennyson Avenue in a southwesterly direction to Court Street; thence following the center line of Court Street in a northwesterly direction to Union Street; thence following center line of Union Street in a southwesterly direction to Central Avenue; thence following the center line of Central Avenue southerly to Locust Street; thence following the center line of Locust Street in a northerly direction to Fisher Street; thence following the center line of Fisher Street in a westerly direction to Rutland Street; thence following the center line of Rutland Street northerly to Clifford Street; thence following the center line of Clifford Street westerly to Towle Avenue,; thence following the center line of Towle Avenue in a northwesterly direction to the intersection with Silver Street; thence northwesterly across Silver Street and following the center line of Arch Street to center line of the Washington Street; thence following the center line of Washington Street in an easterly direction to Belknap Street; thence following the center line of Belknap Street southerly to the center line of Saint Thomas Street; thence following the center line of the Saint Thomas Street, in an easterly direction to Locust Street; thence following along the center line of Locust Street northerly to Washington Street; thence following the center line of Washington Street easterly to Main Street; thence following the center line of Main Street northerly, until Chapel Street, where it follows the centerline of Central Avenue northerly to the Boston and Maine Railroad line; thence following the Boston and Maine railroad line northeasterly to the intersection of Broadway; thence following the center line of Broadway in a northeasterly direction to the point of beginning.
Ward Three begins at the intersection of Spaulding Turnpike and the Boston and Maine railroad line; thence following the center line of the Boston and Maine railroad line in a northeasterly direction to Arch Street; thence following the center line of Arch Street southerly to Silver Street; thence crossing Silver Street to Towel Avenue, and following the centerline of Towel Avenue in a southerly direction to Clifford Street; thence following the centerline of Clifford Street in an easterly direction to Rutland Street; thence turning and following the center line of Rutland Street southerly until Fisher Street; thence following the center line of Fisher Street in an easterly direction to Locust Street; thence following the center line of Locust Street southerly to the intersection with Central Avenue; thence following the center line of Central Avenue northeasterly to the intersection of Union Street; thence following the center line of Union Street in a northeasterly direction to Court Street; thence following the center line of Court Street southeasterly to Tennyson Avenue; thence following the center line of Tennyson Avenue in a northeasterly direction to Henry Law Avenue; thence following a block line established by the 2020 census in a northeasterly direction to the Cochecho River; thence following the Cochecho River southeasterly to its confluence with the Piscataqua River and the exterior block line established by the 2020 census located in the center of said Piscataqua River; thence following the exterior block line established by the 2020 census located in the center of the Little Bay channel where it intersects the Spaulding Turnpike at the Little Bay Bridge; thence following the exterior block line established by the 2020 census located in the center of Little Bay in a northwesterly direction to a point of intersection at the common boundary corner between Dover and Madbury near the Scammel Bridge; thence following the center line of the Boston Harbor Road/New Hampshire Route 4 in a southeasterly direction to the Spaulding Turnpike ; thence following the center line of the Spaulding Turnpike in a northwesterly direction to the point of beginning.
Ward Four begins at the intersection of the Bellamy River and Central Avenue; thence following the center line of Central Avenue northeasterly to the intersection with the Spaulding Turnpike; thence following the center line of the Spaulding Turnpike in a southeasterly direction to the exit 6 overpass, and tuning westerly following the centerline of the overpass to Boston Harbor Road/New Hampshire Route 4; thence following the center line of Boston Harbor Road/New Hampshire Route 4 a point of intersection at the common boundary corner between Dover and Madbury near the Scammel Bridge; thence following the common boundary line between Dover and Madbury in a northwesterly direction to the center line of the Mast Road; thence following the center line of Mast Road southeasterly to the centerline of Durham Road; thence following the center line of the Durham Road easterly to the point of beginning.
Ward Five begins at the Barrington/Dover line at Tolend Road; thence following the center line of Tolend Road southeasterly to the Spaulding Turnpike; thence following the Spaulding Turnpike in a northerly direction to the Cochecho River; thence following the center line of the Cochecho River southerly to Chestnut Street; thence following the center line of Chestnut Street southerly to Washington Street; thence turning easterly and following the center line of Washington Street to Locust Street; thence turning and following Locust Street in a southerly direction to Saint Thomas Street; thence following Saint Thomas Street in a westerly direction to the intersection with Belknap Street; thence following the center line of Belknap Street northerly to Washington Street; thence following Washington Street in a westerly direction to the intersection of the Boston and Maine Railroad, thence following the Boston and Main Railroad southwesterly to the Spaulding Turnpike; thence turning and following the center line of the Spaulding Turnpike in a southerly direction to Central Avenue; thence following the center line of Central Avenue southerly to the Bellamy River Bridge; then following along the center line of the Durham Road in a westerly direction to Mast Road; thence following the Mast Road center line in a westerly direction to the Madbury/Dover/ boundary; thence following the Madbury/Dover boundary in a northerly direction to the Barrington/Dover town line; thence following the Barrington/Dover boundary in a northwesterly direction to the point of beginning.
Ward Six begins at the point where the Dover/Rollinsford boundaries intersect with the center line of Old English Village Road and follows the center line of Old English Village Road westerly to Central Avenue; thence running southerly along the center line of Central Avenue to the intersection with Glenwood Avenue; thence following the center line of Glenwood Avenue westerly to the Spaulding Turnpike; thence following the center line of the Spaulding Turnpike in a southerly direction to Tolend Road; thence following the center line of Tolend Road in a northerly direction to the Dover/Barrington boundary line; thence following the boundary line in a northeasterly direction to the point of the Dover/Rochester/Somersworth boundary; thence turning and following the Dover/Somersworth boundary southerly to the point of the beginning.
In accordance with RSA 44:4-a, the City shall maintain a ward boundary map of suitable scale reflecting the current ward boundaries.