{"id":11598,"date":"2026-03-25T12:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=11598"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:53:10","slug":"video-planning-board-planned-unit-development-pud-public-hearing-3-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=11598","title":{"rendered":"Video: Planning Board Planned Unit Development (PUD) Public Hearing, 3\/24\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Planning Board Members Present:<br>Arthur Rugg &#8211; Secretary<br>Tony DeFrancesco &#8211; Assistant Secretary<br>Ann Chiampa &#8211; Member<br>Ryan Ouellette &#8211; Alternate<br>Jonathan Cruz &#8211; Ex-Officio (Was unable to stay for the entire meeting)<br>Shawn Faber &#8211; Town Council Ex-Officio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Londonderry Planning Board\u00a0special meeting held on March 23, 2026, to discuss proposed amendments to the\u00a0Planned Unit Development (PUD)\u00a0ordinance. Board members and staff reviewed updates intended to give the town more oversight, including\u00a0phasing requirements\u00a0that prioritize commercial growth before residential expansion. Public testimony featured residents seeking clarity on\u00a0environmental buffers, infrastructure costs, and the specific community benefits required for\u00a0density bonuses. While some citizens expressed concerns regarding the\u00a0subjective language\u00a0and potential loopholes for developers, the board emphasized that the revised ordinance serves as a foundational template for future negotiations. The meeting concluded with the board voting to recommend the\u00a0draft ordinance\u00a0to the Town Council for official adoption. The discussion highlights the ongoing effort to balance\u00a0innovative land use\u00a0with the long-term fiscal and environmental health of Londonderry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Planning Board voted 4-1 to move the PUD to the Town Council for a future Public Hearing. Planning Board member Ann Chiampa was the dissenting vote.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Planned Unit Development (PUD) Planning Board Public Hearing, 3\/24\/2026\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ppFOVFB-Avg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning Board Members Present:Arthur Rugg &#8211; SecretaryTony DeFrancesco &#8211; Assistant SecretaryAnn Chiampa &#8211; MemberRyan Ouellette &#8211; AlternateJonathan Cruz &#8211; Ex-Officio (Was unable to stay for the entire meeting)Shawn Faber &#8211; Town Council Ex-Officio Londonderry Planning Board\u00a0special meeting held on March 23, 2026, to discuss proposed amendments to the\u00a0Planned Unit Development&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11598"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11609,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11598\/revisions\/11609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}