US Route 3 Corridor Study
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US Route 3 Corridor Study Towns of Pembroke, Allenstown, & Hooksett, New Hampshire January 18, 2008 US Route 3 Corridor Study: Pembroke, Allenstown and Hooksett, NH For the Towns of Pembroke, Allenstown and Hooksett and the NH Department of Transportation Prepared by: - Local Advisory Working Group - Central NH Regional Planning Commission - Southern NH Planning Commission With funding from: NH Department of Transportation Southern N.H Planning Commission Central N.H Regional Planning Commission Town of Allenstown US Route 3 Corridor Study Pembroke, Allenstown and Hooksett Acknowledgements This Study was made possible through funding provided by the NH Department of Transportation as part of the State Planning and Research – Special Studies Program. Representatives from the NH Office of Energy and Planning, the Federal Highway Administration, and the NH Department of Transportation were involved in the selection of this project from a pool of potential projects statewide. A great deal of support was given for this project by the Towns of Pembroke, Allenstown, and Hooksett, and the various municipal departments within each community as well as from state and county agencies. The project would not have been possible without the dedicated local volunteers comprising the Local Advisory Working Group. Local Advisory Working Group Members • Nicholas Alexander, NHDOT • Jo Ann Duffy, Town Planner, Hooksett • Kevin Foss, Pembroke Planning Board • Jeffrey Gryval, GE Infra, Aviation, US • Dale Haneon, Highway Director, Hooksett • Steve Henninger, Assistant City Planner, Concord • Richard Marshall, Chairman of the Planning Board, Hooksett • Michael Skelton, Manchester Chamber of Commerce • Sandrine Thibault, New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning • James A. Rodger, Allenstown Planning Board Contributing Regional Planning Commission Staff Sharon Wason, AICP, Executive Director, CNHRPC Timothy H. White, AICP, Senior Transportation Planner, SNHPC Stephanie Alexander, Principal Planner, CNHRPC Rodrigo J. Marion, Transportation Planner, CNHRPC Nicholas Alexander, Program Specialist Planning & Community Assistance, NH Department of Transportation Jihong "Julie" Chen, Transportation Planner/Engineer, SNHPC Matthew P. Caron, Transportation Planner, SNHPC Jon Y. Ding, Regional Planner/GIS Analyst, CNHRPC Craig Tufts, Regional Transportation GIS Planner, CNHRPC Heather Rood, Office Administrator, CNHRPC Ian Thomas, Assistant Planner, CNHRPC Emily Norton, Planning Intern, CNHRPC 1 US Route 3 Corridor Study Pembroke, Allenstown and Hooksett Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 CORRIDOR SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 US ROUTE 3: PEMBROKE................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 US ROUTE 3: ALLENSTOWN ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 US ROUTE 3: HOOKSETT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 LAND USE AND AESTHETICS.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 NODAL DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGED ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 MIXED USE ZONING ENCOURAGED....................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 COMPACT DEVELOPMENT FORM .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 LAND USE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE US ROUTE 3 CORRIDOR................................................................................................................................. 18 AESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE US ROUTE 3 CORRIDOR.............................................................................................................................. 20 PEMBROKE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 LAND USE SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 AESTHETICS SUMMARY................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 PUBLIC INPUT.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 MASTER PLAN, 2004 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 ZONING DISTRICTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 FUTURE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 ALLENSTOWN SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 2 US Route 3 Corridor Study Pembroke, Allenstown and Hooksett LAND USE SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 AESTHETICS SUMMARY................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 PUBLIC INPUT.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 MASTER PLAN, 2003 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 ZONING DISTRICTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 HOOKSETT SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 LAND USE SUMMARY.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................