Community Development | City of Keene

Photo of the historic Colony Mill and smokestacks on West Street in Keene

Building, Health, Planning

To develop and implement community based strategies to enhance economic opportunity, build strong neighborhoods, protect Keene’s environment and natural resources and ensure a dynamic framework for quality growth and development while providing professional advice and technical expertise to promote and protect health, safety and the environment.

Location, Contact & Hours

City Hall, 4th Floor
3 Washington St.
Keene, NH 03431

P: (603)-352-5440

communitydevelopment@keenenh.gov

8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday

Directions to City Hall

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Submit a Complaint or Violation / Search Existing Cases

Housing Needs Analysis

The City of Keene hired Camoin Associates to complete a comprehensive housing needs analysis for the City of Keene that articulates the critical issues, opportunities, and solutions to address the community’s housing needs. The assessment documents existing housing conditions within the City of Keene; identifies market and other forces that affect housing supply and demand now and over the next 10 years; and identifies gaps or deficiencies in maintaining equitable access to safe, resilient, and reliable housing to as many City residents as possible.

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Ordinances & Regulations

City of Keene Land Development Code (Effective September 1, 2021)

City Code of Ordinances

City of Keene Building Regulations-Chapter 18

The City of Keene follows the State of NH adopted building codes

Land Development Code (LDC)

(Effective September 1, 2021)

The LDC and updated Zoning Map are available at: https://keenenh.gov/land-development-code

The LDC is Chapter 100 of the City Code of Ordinances, and contains most local regulations concerning the use and development of land and buildings (e.g. zoning, site plan & subdivision regulations, historic district, floodplain, public improvement standards, earth excavation).