CITY OF NASHUA
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
PETITION BY ETCHSTONE PROPERTIES, INC. FOR FULL WAIVER OF IMPACT
FEES (FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES) AS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION
190-85 OF THE LAND USE CODE
(Thompson’s Preserve Condominium)
March 3, 2022
NOW COMES Etchstone Properties, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation with an address
of 179 Amherst Street, Nashua, New Hampshire 03064 (the “Petitioner”), by and though its
attorneys, Winer and Bennett, LLP, 111 Concord Street, Nashua, New Hampshire 03064, and
pursuant to Section 190-85 of the Land Use Code, hereby petitions the Board of Aldermen to waive
in full the impact fees imposed by Article VIII of the Land Use Code. In support of this Petition,
Etchstone Properties, Inc. (the Petitioner) states as follows:
1,
The Petitioner is a corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
Hampshire, with an address of 179 Amherst Street, Nashua, New Hampshire 03064.
The Petitioner developed an elderly housing community known as Thompson’s Preserve
Condominium (the “Community”) at 65 Gilson Road, Nashua, New Hampshire, shown as
Map D, Lot 32 on the City of Assessors’ Maps (the “Premises”). The Premises are located
in the R-30 zoning district.
Approvals for development of the Premises into an elderly housing community (under the
condominium form of ownership) were granted by the Nashua City Planning Board and
one or more State agencies.
The Community consists of thirty-nine (39) individual dwelling units and a community
building (the “Community Building”).
The Community is governed by the state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to so-
called housing for older persons (age 55 and older), including RSA 354-a:15.
The Community is designed to accommodate an “aging in place” resident through certain
architectural design and construction techniques, including single level living and
community services.
The Community Building is fully furnished and is able to accommodate the following:
Programs designed to provide a social life for residents;
Continuing education programs of interest to residents;
Information and counseling services;
Recreational programs;
An accessible physical environment;
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