Town of Lyndeborough, NH Master Plan Update 2002 Approved by the Lyndeborough Planning Board May 16, 2002 Prepared by the Nashua Regional Planning Commission Town of Lyndeborough, NH Master Plan Update 2002 Approved by the Lyndeborough Planning Board May 16, 2002 Prepared by the Nashua Regional Planning Commission Town of Lyndeborough Master Plan Update 2002 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES A. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................I-1 B. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES....................................................................................................................................I-1 CHAPTER II: POPULATION AND HOUSING A. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................................II-1 B. POPULATION........................................................................................................................................................II-1 1. Historic Population Trends.........................................................................................................................II-1 2. Population Projections.................................................................................................................................II-4 3. Natural Increase vs. Migration....................................................................................................................II-5 4. Population Density .......................................................................................................................................II-6 5. Population Composition ..............................................................................................................................II-6 C. HOUSING ..............................................................................................................................................................II-7 1. Housing Units ................................................................................................................................................II-7 2. Housing Type.................................................................................................................................................II-8 3. Affordable Housing.......................................................................................................................................II-8 D. RECOMMENDATIONS .........................................................................................................................................II-9 CHAPTER III: EXISTING LAND USE A. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................III-1 B. HISTORY OF LYNDEBOROUGH.......................................................................................................................III-1 C. GENERAL LAND USE PATTERN.......................................................................................................................III-4 1. Residential Land Use ...................................................................................................................................III-4 2. Commercial Land Use.................................................................................................................................III-6 3. Light Industrial Use......................................................................................................................................III-6 4. Agriculture ....................................................................................................................................................III-6 5. Current Use Land........................................................................................................................................III-6 6. Excavations....................................................................................................................................................III-8 D. LYNDEBOROUGH ZONING DISTRICTS.........................................................................................................III-8 1. Village District (V)........................................................................................................................................III-8 2. Light Industrial District (LI)........................................................................................................................III-8 3. Rural Lands 1 District (RL1)....................................................................................................................III-10 4. Rural Lands 2 District (RL2)....................................................................................................................III-10 5. Rural Lands 3 District (RL3)....................................................................................................................III-10 6. Wetlands District.......................................................................................................................................III-11 7. Home Businesses.......................................................................................................................................III-11 8. Optional Method of Developing Large Tracts of Land.......................................................................III-11 E. ANALYSIS OF VACANT LAND....................................................................................................................... III-12 Lyndeborough Master Plan Update Page i APPROVED – May 16, 2002 Town of Lyndeborough Master Plan Update 2002 Table of Contents CHAPTER IV: NATURAL RESOURCES A. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................IV-1 B. TOPOGRAPHY....................................................................................................................................................IV-1 1. Elevation ....................................................................................................................................................... IV-1 2. Slope.............................................................................................................................................................. IV-3 C. SOILS....................................................................................................................................................................IV-5 1. SCS Soil Limitation Rating System ........................................................................................................... IV-5 2. Agricultural Soils......................................................................................................................................... IV-9 D. WATER RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................................IV-10 1. Surface Water Resources........................................................................................................................IV-11 2. Groundwater Resources .........................................................................................................................IV-13 3. Water Supply.............................................................................................................................................IV-18 4. Sewage Disposal........................................................................................................................................IV-19 5. Floodplains.................................................................................................................................................IV-20 6. Riparian Buffers/Streamside Forests......................................................................................................IV-21 7. Wetlands ....................................................................................................................................................IV-21 8. Threats to Surface and Groundwater Resources...............................................................................IV-23 E. FORESTS.............................................................................................................................................................IV-27 F. WILDLIFE AND PLANTS .................................................................................................................................IV-30 1. Animals .......................................................................................................................................................IV-30 2. Birds.............................................................................................................................................................IV-31 3. Vernal Pools...............................................................................................................................................IV-31 4. Plants...........................................................................................................................................................IV-32 5. Native Fauna..............................................................................................................................................IV-32