Land Use and Development Code Update

The City of Laconia is seeking a consultant to prepare a comprehensive Community Development Code that implements the vision, goals, and recommendations of Laconia: Forward Together. The code will guide growth and development in a manner that strengthens the City's neighborhoods and village centers, supports a vibrant year-round economy, expands housing opportunities, protects natural and historic resources, and preserves the qualities that make Laconia a unique lakeside community and regional center. The consultant will collaborate with the City to establish the scope of work, project timeline, public involvement strategies, and deliverables. The resulting contract will be "Not-to-Exceed" for the term of one year from the date of the City Manager's signature. Some key aspects of the project include: • Implementing the vision, goals, policies, and recommendations of Laconia: Forward Together • Supporting housing choice and expanding opportunities for residents of varying ages, incomes, and household types • Encouraging economic development, reinvestment, and long-term economic resilience • Protecting and enhancing neighborhood character, community identity, and sense of place • Preserving natural resources, environmental quality, water resources, and recreational assets • Facilitating redevelopment, adaptive reuse, and strategic infill development in appropriate locations • Streamlining development review procedures and improving administrative efficiency • Creating a clear, predictable, user-friendly, and legally defensible ordinance that is easily understood by residents, property owners, developers, board members, and City staff