Community Development continued:

Clear Vision Means Sound Growth:
Growth must be based upon a shared vision for the future. Growth management and understanding of community vision is a shared social, civic, cultural and economic responsibility between Nashua residents, neighborhoods, institutions, non-profit organizations, private land & building developers, businesses, corporations, the municipality, the state, and the federal government.

Nashua’s Community Development Division’s mission: 
The Community Development Department mission is to “guide the City of Nashua and its citizens in its pursuit of a clear vision for its future and to provide the framework and mechanisms for the city and private sector to implement that vision”. Through master plans, district plans, site planning regulations, zoning ordinances, environmental impact assessment, public space design, environmental (“brownfields”) contamination mitigation, transportation system standards, preservation planning, natural & cultural resource protection, building codes, improvement incentives, grant writing, neighborhood activism, affordable housing initiatives, and downtown revitalization, the City of Nashua’s Community Development Division serves as the lead agency in assuring the quality of life today and far into Nashua’s bright future.

They Do The Planning
Related organizations and departments:

Nashua Regional Planning Commission

State of NH Office of Energy and Planning

Plan New Hampshire, Inc.

City of Nashua Assessing Department

It’s All In The Plan
Related Plans, Studies, and Resources:

2000 City of Nashua Master Plan

2002 Nashua East Hollis Street Master Plan

2003 Downtown Nashua Master Plan

Salmon Brook Greenway Study

Nashua River Trail Plan

Region-Wide Buildout Analysis

Northwest Conservation land Stewardship Plan

Pennichuck Brook Watershed Buildout Study

Millpond Restoration Project

Rt. 101 Corridor Study

Regional Bike & Pedestrian Plan

Greater Nashua Public Health Assessment

Nashua Housing Code