Press Releases/What’s New

On September 21, 2017, the Planning Board voted to recommend that the City Council adopt amendments to Articles 8, 11 and 15 regarding off-street parking regulations.

The Planning Board is currently considering amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Article 11 – Site Development Standards, Section 10.1110 – Off-Street Parking.

For more information on the Planning Board, please visit https://www.portsmouthnh.gov/planportsmouth/planning-board.

The Planning Board is currently considering zoning amendments to allow for a mix of residential and nonresidential development in some of the City’s primary corridor areas and to increase the diversity of housing types. 

The proposed Gateway Mixed Use District amendments include two new zoning districts: Gateway Corridor Mixed Use (G1) and Gateway Corridor Mixed Use Center (G2) in four primary areas:

PORTSMOUTH, NH – This year the East Coast Greenway (ECG) Alliance, the country’s longest biking and walking route, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Portsmouth will be welcoming an East Coast River Relay team on Friday morning in Prescott Park to help commemorate this occasion and the Greenway’s efforts in connecting 15 states, 450 cities and towns, and 3,000 miles of people-powered trails from Maine to Florida. 

The Mayoral Appointed Vaughan-Worth-Bridge Strategic Planning Committee will host a public Listening Session for Abutters and Business Owners on Tuesday August 29, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at The Music Hall Loft at 131 Congress Street. Abutters and Business Owners impacted by the reuse of the Bridge Street Lot, Worth Lot and Vaughan Mall are encouraged to attend. The Committee’s first listening session was held for the general public in June.