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Wetland and Shoreland Overlay District

The Conservation Commission has developed a proposed Wetland and Shoreland Overlay District (WSOD) that would replace the existing Wetland Conservation Overlay District (WCOD) and the Shoreland Protection Overlay District (SPOD).  It will be presented to the Planning Board when the board has time on its agenda.

Supporting Documents

PDF icon Proposed Wetland and Shoreland Overlay District (573 KB)
PDF icon Matrix Showing Proposed Changes from Existing Ordinance - Revised June 18, 2025 (246 KB)
PDF icon Email from Bob Kendall – November 13, 2025 (83 KB)
PDF icon Letter from Karon Walker - November 6, 2025 (49 KB)
PDF icon Email from David Della Penta - November 2, 2025 (61 KB)
PDF icon Letter from Tom Daly – November 6, 2025 (102 KB)
PDF icon Email from Katrina Bens – October 31, 2025 (67 KB)
PDF icon Email from Donald Golini – November 2, 2025 (61 KB)
PDF icon Email from John Randolph – October 31, 2025 (49 KB)
PDF icon Email from Julia Rogers - October 30, 2025 (219 KB)
PDF icon Letter from Malcolm McNeill - October 22, 2025 (183 KB)
PDF icon Email from Jim Lawson - October 22, 2025 (148 KB)
PDF icon Letter from Linda Rhodes - October 17, 2025 (51 KB)
PDF icon Email from David Hills - October 3, 2025 (2 MB)
PDF icon Powerpoint Presentation by Dwight Trueblood and Neil Slepian - August 27, 2025 (2 MB)
PDF icon Letter from Joseph Ullman - September 23 (65 KB)
PDF icon Email from Peter Wolfe (152 KB)
PDF icon Email from James Bubar (460 KB)

Web Links

Existing Wetland Conservation Overlay District
Existing Shoreland Protection Overlay District
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Contact Information

Michael Behrendt
​
Town Planner
8 Newmarket Road
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 868-8064
​Fax: (603) 868-1858
mbehrendt@ci.durham.nh.us

Tracey Cutler
Administrative Assistant
8 Newmarket Road
Durham, NH  03824
(603) 868-8064
Fax: (603) 868-1858
tcutler@ci.durham.nh.us

 

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