Wellfleet National Seashore Homeowners Association

“For years, the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee have been dotted with quaint, unassuming cottages, modest places to hang your hiking shoes or moor a boat after a day of exploring the beauty of central New Hampshire.

Nowadays, the cottages are still sought after, but in many instances, it is to tear one down to make way for something much, much larger, like the 6,000-square-foot, $3.9 million home being built on the site where a 1950s island cottage once stood.”

Substitute “Wellfleet” for “Lake Winnipesaukee” in the preceding sentences and realize why stricter zoning is needed for Wellfleet and its Seashore District.

Read the whole article, “A Golden Pond: Winnipesaukee’s New Mansions“, by Katie Zezima, The New York Times, Sept. 18, 2008.

The Planning Board met on September 3, 2008, and finalized its Site Plan Review proposals.  It voted to send these to the Board of Selectmen for publication and public hearing and inclusion in the Special Town Meeting warrant.

It rejected Board member Harper’s proposal to amend the ZBL’s “non-conforming use” section, 6.1.5 (on which the Blasch, LLC project relied).

Read the Minutes here.

On August 20, 2008, the Planning Board discussed the Selectmen’s proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments Articles A-E.  The Board voted to publish for public hearing Articles A-D.  It objected to Article E and refused to suggest perfecting changes to it.

The Board also discussed its August 13 Site Plan Review draft and a Lot Coverage proposal. Read the Minutes here.

On August 27, the Board met to discuss its Lot Coverage proposal and an updated version of its Site Plan Review proposal.  It voted to send the Lot Coverage proposal to the Selectmen for publication but to review the SPR proposal again at its next meeting.  Read these Minutes here.