The Town of Rockingham is working with the Planning Commission to update and modernize town-wide Zoning Bylaws with a specific focus on the Villages of Bellows Falls and Saxtons River.

This area has experienced a slow population decline since the 1980s. The ability to provide a variety of housing options to retain and attract workers, employers, and reverse long-term population decline is motivating this by-law update.

The goals are;

(1) to promote market-based housing in areas of the community that can support development;

(2) allow more people to use their homes for economic activity such as home occupations, home businesses, and home childcare services;

(3) Promote a Neighborhood Development Area surrounding downtown Bellows Falls.

What is a non-conforming parcel?

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In Rockingham's zoning bylaw, a non conformity is defined as: A use of a building, structure or lot in a manner not in accordance with the use or dimensional regulations of the zoning bylaw of the district in which it is situated. Click on the button below to check the non-conforming parcels in the Bellows Falls and Saxtons River Districts.