City Hall·Hollis Planning Board Meeting
Hollis Planning Board Prepares for State-Mandated Zoning Updates
The Hollis Planning Board met on September 23, 2026, approving minutes from its August meeting and discussing upcoming state-mandated zoning ordinance changes with consultant SMPDC. The board also reviewed a proposed cistern standards document from the fire chief and discussed a data center moratorium being pursued by the Select Board.
Key points
- The board voted to accept the minutes of its August 12, 2026 meeting.
- Board member Brett Marquis reported that the Comprehensive Planning Committee is working on a new comprehensive plan and is recommending expanded village growth zones.
- The board discussed at length how state law will require minimum lot sizes in growth areas to drop to the state septic minimum of 20,000 square feet, and how the current comprehensive plan's growth area boundaries are unclear.
- Tom Wieckowski reported that the Select Board has postponed a joint meeting on a data center protection ordinance, and Heather Sullivan said the Select Board is pursuing a moratorium instead.
- The board reviewed Fire Chief Young's proposed cistern design, installation, and maintenance standards, with members favoring incorporating them into the subdivision regulations.
- The board discussed new state planning board training requirements and asked members to document trainings attended since January 1.
Next steps
- Brett Marquis will report back at the next meeting on the current boundaries of the village zone and what the comprehensive plan identifies as residential growth areas.
- Board members will review the fire chief's cistern standards proposal and discuss possible changes at the next meeting before sending it to code enforcement and the town attorney.
- Board members were asked to complete a training documentation form and view at least one land use training session.
- Tom Wieckowski will review the Select Board meeting transcript to clarify the status of the data center moratorium.
- The next meeting is scheduled for October 14, 2026.
Where this came from
Hollis via SRCM (YouTube)
The summary and transcript were made by software from the public meeting video, with names checked against the official roster, then reviewed before publishing.
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