New Landfill and Transfer Station Hours

Landfill and Transfer Station Hours will change on July 1st 2025. Please visit the Sanitation page for more information on these changes.

New Hours

Water Main Flushing 2025

The Town of Manchester Water Department is in the process of making upgrades to the Globe Hollow Water Treatment Plant. Due to these upgrades, the annual water main flushing program will be moved to Fall 2025.

Regulations and Maps

This page provides guidance on the regulations and maps relevant for development in Manchester. It includes information on zoning, wetlands, and other key planning guidelines to support your development projects.

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Regulations

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Description	Approved	Effective	Additional Information
Application to amend language to allow shared parking for businesses with non competing hours in GB zone	6/16/25	6/30/25	Proposed Text(PDF, 106KB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 399KB)
Comprehensive update to the zoning regulations including reorganization, reformatting, removal of redundancies, removal of requirements that are no longer legal (such as minimum dwelling unit sizes), and general cleanup of language for clarity. No substantive changes.	5/19/25	6/9/25	Proposed Text(PDF, 6MB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 7MB)
*DENIED* - Regulation amendment at Art. II, Sec. 1.03.01(v) to allow one accessory apartment or accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on each lot that contains a two-family dwelling.			Proposed Text(PDF, 215KB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 386KB)
Regulation amendment to Central Business District (CBD) zone at Art. II, Sec. 15.04.01 to require minimum 2 stories at the street frontage (1 story allowable by special exception).	12/9/24	12/30/24	Proposed Text(PDF, 104KB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 294KB)
Regulation amendment at Art. II, Sec. 9.07 to allow the Commission to waive or modify residential screening requirements, consistent with other sections	10/7/24	10/21/24	Proposed Text(PDF, 217KB) Narrative(PDF, 54KB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 438KB)

Maps

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Description	Approved	Effective	Additional Information
Zone change from Residence B zone to Central Business District zone at 12 Pearl Street.	3/17/25	4/7/25	Narrative(PDF, 61KB) Zone Change Map(PDF, 591KB)
Zone change from Rural Residence, Industrial, and Residence A zones to Planned Residential Development (PRD) Zone at 708 Hilliard Street and 76R Wedgewood Drive	2/3/25	2/24/25	Narrative(PDF, 76KB) Zoning Location Survey(PDF, 385KB) Preliminary Site Plan(PDF, 3MB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 4MB)
Zone change from Rural Residence to Residence C zone at 333 & 345 Bidwell Street	11/18/24	12/9/24	Narrative(PDF, 60KB) \| Zone Change Map(PDF, 942KB) \| Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 1MB)
Zone Change from Residence B to Business III for two small portions of the site at 25 East Center Street and 443 & 463 Main Street.	7/15/24	8/5/24	Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 3MB)