Planning Department

The Planning Department is a department within the Community Development Division.

Our mission is to provide the regulatory framework and leadership to guide the city in the process and maintenance of its vision and support of its respective boards and commissions by:

Creating a structure for updating existing plans, developing new plans, and promoting those plans so they are broadly used as the basis for all future decision making

Recommending land use regulations that will bring the city toward its vision

Aggressively pursuing opportunities consistent with the vision through outreach to the community

Leading the city to a higher level of understanding and commitment to the city's potential

The following matters are overseen by Nashua’s Planning Department:

•  Land Use Code
•  Zoning Map (please be patient while map loads)
•  Boards and Commissions (committee members are Mayoral appointments)
  •  Planning
  •  Zoning
  •  Conservation Commission
  •  Historic District Commission
•  Online Ordinances
•  Asbestos Information
•  Plans and Studies
•  Capital Improvement