Planning reviews land use applications, keeps the development code up to date and leads long-range plans for how Alder Falls grows.
Thinking about building, dividing land or opening a business? Start by checking your property’s zone on the town map, then talk with the planner on duty. Most small projects are approved by staff; larger ones go to the Planning Commission with a public hearing.
Our comprehensive plan sets out where new homes, jobs and parks should go over the next twenty years. The update now under way focuses on three questions: more kinds of housing near downtown, a stronger link between Mill Street and the river, and protecting the falls and its wooded slopes.
Downtown has 31 buildings on the local historic register, many from the mill years between 1905 and 1930. Owners can apply for matching grants of up to $10,000 for storefront and window repair.
Planning Division
(555) 014-2710
planning@alderfalls.example
Town Hall, 200 Mill Street
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.