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

Regulations:

Zoning Regulations – Current Edition (effective June 30, 2025)
- PDF Format(PDF, 6MB)

Amendments to Zoning Regulations:

Description	Approved	Effective	Additional Information
*PROPOSED* - Request for text amendment to Section 10.2, Form-Based Zone Regulating Plan.			Proposed Text(PDF, 8MB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 9MB)
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)

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Maps

Zoning & Aquifer Protection Area (color(PDF, 7MB)) and (B & W(PDF, 7MB))

Amendments to Zoning Map:

Description	Approved	Effective	Additional Information
*PROPOSED:* PRD zone change with detailed site plan to expand and modify the previously approved development at 30 Bidwell Street, Planned Residential Development and Rural Residence zones.			Narrative(PDF, 253KB) Site Plan(PDF, 27MB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 24MB)
*PROPOSED:* Zone change from Rural Residence and Residence A zones to Planned Residential Development zone and combined (preliminary and detailed) site development plan for a 148-unit multi-family residential development at 180N and 206 Oakland Street.			Narrative(PDF, 89KB) Zone Change Map(PDF, 2MB)
Change of zone from Residence A and Residence aa to Business II (so the entire parcel is Business II), and request to remove the partial Design Overlay zone designation at 945 Center Street.	7/28/25 Note: Only the change to B2 was approved; the removal of the Design Overlay designation was denied.	8/22/25	Narrative(PDF, 123KB) Zone Change Map(PDF, 1001KB) Town Clerk Exhibit(PDF, 1MB)
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 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)

Wetlands Map(PDF, 4MB) - Note: This data is not 100% accurate and not intended for use in designing projects. It is available for use only as a guide.
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Roadway Classification Map(PDF, 4MB)