Portsmouth

Contact Information:

1 Junkins Avenue

Portsmouth, NH 03801

(603) 431-2000

www.cityofportsmouth.com

Community Profile (NH Employment Security)

RPC Commissioners: Elizabeth Moreau, Deaglan McEachern, John Tabor, Peter Britz (Alt.)

RPC Provided Services to Portsmouth:

• General planning technical assistance, including review of zoning ordinance and site plan and subdivision regulations as requested.
• Assistance with research about options for site design and elevation of structures in high risk flood areas via Tides to Storms 2 Implementation grant from the Northeast Region Ocean Council.
• Implementation of the FEMA High Water Mark Initiative (pending approval of NHDES Coastal Program funding).
• General transportation planning assistance (MPO).
• Program support for regional public transportation services via COAST.
• Continued assistance to develop the NH Seacoast Greenway, including state acquisition of Hampton Branch rail right-of-way, management agreement development and implementation of multi-use path.
• Assistance implementing the Route 1 Corridor Plan, including currently implementing project from Ocean Road to Elwyn Road.
• Updates to the Standard Map set.
• General GIS mapping assistance.
• Conduct NH Stream Crossing Assessment Inventory for hazard mitigation planning.

Relevant Documents

The following recent regional and community specific RPC documents may be of particular interest to Portsmouth.