PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with NH RSA 675:7, the Wilton Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing Wednesday January 11, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room (Courtroom) to consider the following amendments to the zoning ordinance of the Town of Wilton.  A copy of the complete text is available for review by the public at the Town Clerk’s office, in the Town Hall, during normal business hours.  A summary of the proposed amendments is as follows:

To AMEND section 7.0, Commercial District; to ADD lots 60-1, 61, 62, 63, and 64 on Tax Map “J” to the Commercial District.

To ADOPT a new section 9B, Gravel Excavation District; to establish an overlay district for the reasonable opportunity for the commercial taking of sod, loam, clay, sand, gravel or such other naturally occurring  unconsolidated materials that normally mask bedrock and to prohibit other quarrying and crushing of bedrock, excavation of materials using explosives, or any other mining activity.

To AMEND section 4.1, Alteration and Removal of Materials; to limit excavation of earth materials to, and in accordance with section 9B, Gravel Excavation District and as regulated or exempted under RSA 155-E.

To AMEND section 2.0, Districts; to ADD Gravel Excavation District.

To AMEND section 19.0, Enforcement and Administration; to permit the Board of Selectmen to appoint a Code Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of Wilton’s Land Use Laws as provided in RSA 676:17, 17-a, and 17-b.

To AMEND section 22, Fines and Penalties; to conform to RSA 676:17, which has been amended.

Matthew Fish, Chairperson
Wilton Planning Board