Town of Walpole, Walpole, NH 03608
TOWN SURVEY FOR MASTER LAND-USE PLAN REVISION
FINAL TALLY OF LAND-USE SURVEY, 12-22-07
a. less than 1 year: 6
b:
1-5 years: 51
c. 5-20 years: 89
d. more than 20 years: 149
2. In which part of Walpole do you live?
a. Drewsville: 17
b. North Walpole: 24
c. South Walpole: 254
3. Do you own or rent your home?
own: 276
rent: 21
4. Please indicate the work status of
those in your home. (Check more
than one if applicable.)
a. work in Walpole: 101
b. work outside of Walpole: 131
c. retired: 133
d. not employed: 8
5. Please rate the importance to you of
protecting and promoting these features of Walpole.
g.
|
very
|
somewhat
|
less
|
no importance
|
rural agricultural setting
|
215
|
56
|
11
|
2
|
small-town atmosphere
|
231
|
54
|
6
|
5
|
historic New England village character
|
223
|
54
|
13
|
6
|
forests, streams, and undeveloped space
|
198
|
90
|
12
|
6
|
natural habitat for wildlife
|
220
|
58
|
14
|
2
|
scenic views
|
174
|
74
|
31
|
8
|
working farms and land available to farm
|
210
|
58
|
16
|
9
|
lack of congestion and sprawl
|
202
|
58
|
17
|
7
|
availability of shopping and stores
|
77
|
99
|
86
|
21
|
light industry
|
91
|
101
|
65
|
30
|
locally-owned businesses
|
186
|
73
|
12
|
3
|
cottage industry and home-based businesses
|
152
|
98
|
27
|
10
|
6. There are flexible approaches to zoning
that allow for protection of features of the town that the community has cited
as important while also allowing for appropriate development. These approaches permit higher-density
development in some parts of a land parcel to preserve special features in the
rest of the land being developed. Please indicate your view as to the importance of each of the followin
very important
|
somewhat important
|
less important
|
not important
|
116
|
98
|
34
|
23
|
B. AFeature-based
density@ allows
greater concentration of buildings in some areas of the land being developed so
that development will not occur on or near specific natural features to be
protected.
very important
|
somewhat important
|
less important
|
not important
|
142
|
91
|
24
|
14
|
C. Steep slopes and ridgeline protection
can be done by designating these areas as special zoning districts or can be
done in a way similar to feature-based density. Do you prefer one over the other?
a. special zoning districts: 79
b. individual site planning
protecting specific features: 153
c. no preference: 2
d. don=t
understand: 2
D. A village plan would allow for
village-like development of larger land tracts, including small-scale commercial
buildings and compact housing units with recreational and conservation areas
surrounding the built areas. How
important is it to permit village-plan residential developments in Walpole?
very important: 75
|
somewhat important: 88
|
less important: 46
|
not important: 60
|
7. How important is the protection of
historic buildings and features of Walpole?
very important: 191
|
somewhat important: 64
|
less important: 18
|
not important: 5
|
For
this purpose which of the following would you favor (please check only one):
A specific historic district? 78
|
Zoning that protects specific buildings or historic features
instead of all the buildings in a particular area of the town? 192
|
8. Some towns use protective zoning for
specific features. Please let us
know if you would be in favor of protective zoning for:
Scenic
views
yes: 179
|
no: 90
|
Ridgelines
and hilltops
yes: 186
|
no: 86
|
Wildlife
habitat
yes: 235
|
no: 44
|
Streams
and waterways
yes: 246
|
no: 36
|
Unfragmented
forests
yes: 213
|
no: 59
|
9. How important is it to ensure
lower-price housing for young families and others?
very important: 133
|
somewhat important: 101
|
less important: 41
|
not important: 14
|
Would you prefer that lower-priced housing be
available only in specific areas of town or should all new major residential
developments be given incentives to include lower-price housing, such as permission
to build more houses on the same amount of land?
specific areas: 136
|
all developments: 134
|
10. How important do you consider
affordable retirement housing within our community?
very important
|
somewhat important
|
less important
|
not important
|
161
|
87
|
26
|
12
|
11. How important is future development of
our commercial district?
very important
|
somewhat important
|
less important
|