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Hazardous Substances and Processes

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Figure 29. Housing, Year Built

Housing: Year Built

20% |
10% <<
0%

<1939 1950-59 1970-79 1990-99 2013-2017

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Housing

Risk indicators in a community involve property value, occupancy rate, and ownership status of homes in the
community's neighborhoods. Less maintenance and repairs are performed on low valued, vacant, or rental
properties than higher value categories. Owner-occupied homes are maintained more often as owners are
seeking to sustain or improve property values.

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Zoning maps provide permitted use information for each parcel. The following figure shows the general

classes of zoning found in community development planning.

Figure 27. Zoning Map*5

NASHUA
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DUNSTABLE, MA

TYNGSBOROUGH, MA

CITY OF NASHUA - ZONING MAP

REVISED JNUERY 2018

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C Urban Residence
(R-C)

Local Business

(LB)

Highway Business
(HB)

General Business
(GB)

Downtown
(D-1 and D-3)

Park Industrial

a)

General Industrial
(Gl)
[Amended 2-26-2008 by
Ord. No. 0-08-07]

Airport Industrial
(Al)

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Land Use

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Risk classification begins with documenting the types of activities occurring within a building or on a

property. Activities occurring within a structure or on an undeveloped property can be used to begin the

process of risk classification. The Nashua Land Use Code establishes the following zoning districts within the

city.

Figure 26. Zoning District Purpose Statements

Rural Residence
(R-40)

A Suburban Residence
(R-30)

B Suburban Residence
(R-18)

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Figure 25. Hurricanes*3

© CAROL 1954

Wildfires

The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) is the contact zone between undeveloped forested areas and urban
areas. This transitional environment is most susceptible to fire. As people and wildlands come into contact,
conflict arises from the threat of wildfire or from emergency services inadequate to protect rural populations.

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Figure 24. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Damage Scale

Wind Estimate Typical Damage

Cat 1 74-95 mph

Cat 2 96-110 mph

Cat 3 (Major) 111-129 mph

Cat 4 (Major) 130-156 mph

157 mph or

Cat 5 (Major) Higher

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admiration (NOAA) reports three recorded tropical and extratropical
storms in Nashua dating back to the 1800s.

Figure 23. Tropical and Extratropical Storms*?

@ UNNAMED 1945
Sep 12,1945 to Sep 20, 1945

HURRICANE
UNNAMED 1874

Sep 25, 1874 to

Nashua

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Severe Winter Weather

Winter storms include blizzards, snowstorms, ice, sleet, freezing rain, and extremely cold temperatures. A
Nor’easter is the biggest threat for winter weather, usually from November through April, causing significant
snowstorms and mixed frozen precipitation. Strong winds are produced that cause coastal flooding and
erosion.