TOWN OF FREEDOM

A PUBLIC MEETING and PUBLIC HEARING of the

Freedom Planning Board will be held on

Thursday, January 15, 2026

at 6:30 p.m. at Freedom Town Hall at 16 Elm St.

Public Meeting

1. Review and approve minutes of the December 18, 2025, Planning Board meeting.

PUBLIC HEARING

2. Gather Public Input on Proposed Zoning Ordinance Changes Ballot Language and Vote to Put Changes on the Ballot:

• Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment 1 as proposed by the Planning Board for the town’s zoning ordinance as follows: Amendment 1 revises Article 3 “DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” Section 304.6 to authorize the Town Zoning Officer to approve erosion and sedimentation control plans on projects which require no other ZBA action and to remove .

• Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment 2 as proposed by the Planning Board for the town’s zoning ordinance as follows: Amendment 2, pursuant to RSA 674:16, revises Article 24 “DEFINITIONS,” Section 2402 to update “family, unrelated” and add Sections 1108.1 and 1108.2 to Article 11 “RESIDENTIAL USES” to limit occupants per bedroom, ensure septic systems can support dwellings with more than four occupants, and update parking requirements in accordance with updated “family, unrelated” definition.

• Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment 3 as proposed by the Planning Board for the town’s zoning ordinance as follows: Amendment 3, pursuant to RSA 674:16 and :72, revises Article 11 “RESIDENTIAL USES,” Sections 1102.1.6 and 1103.2.4 to update parking requirements for elderly/senior independent and group residences and updates Article 10 “OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS,” to reflect revised Sections 1102.1.6 and 1103.2.4 and reduces parking requirements for single and multi-family dwellings.

• Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment 4 as proposed by the Planning Board for the town’s zoning ordinance as follows: Amendment 4, pursuant to RSA 674:77 and :78, revises Article 3 “DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” Table 304.4, to make “multi-family housing” a permitted use in the Town’s Residential/Light Commercial District.

• Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment 5 as proposed by the Planning Board for the town’s zoning ordinance as follows: Amendment 5 revises Article 11 “RESIDENTIAL USES” by repealing the text of Section 1104 in its entirety and replacing it with accessory dwelling unit regulation pursuant to RSA 674:71 – :73 and additionally prohibits accessory dwelling units associated with multiple-single family dwellings attached to each other and limits the size of accessory dwelling units to two (2) bedrooms.

• Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment 6 as proposed by the Planning Board for the town’s zoning ordinance as follows: Amendment 6 revises Article 3 “DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT REGULATIONS,” Section 307.2 to allow 12” or less roof overhangs to project into a lot’s minimum yard area in all districts except the Shore Front District.

3. Design & Final Site Plan Review for Camp Cody, located at 9 Cody Rd, Tax Map 21 Lots 1& 1-1:

• Construct outdoor dining area and walkway
• Deck expansions for previously approved cabins
• Construct storage building on existing paved surface that was once the hockey rink

PUBLIC MEETING

4. Short-Term Rental Applications
5. Public Comment
6. Other Business that can properly come before the board.