Agenda 2026-03-16

PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 16, 2026

AGENDA

The Portsmouth Town Council meeting will also be live-streamed on the web and by phone dial-in
using the Zoom remote meeting service. See below for directions.

7:00 PM – Town Council Chambers, Portsmouth Town Hall, 2200 East Main Road

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

SITTING AS THE PORTSMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

1. Roll Call

NEW BUSINESS (Discussion/Action)
1. PUBLIC HEARING: Request approval for proposed amendments to Chapter 405 of the Town
Code, entitled Zoning, Article IX Specific Development Regulations, Section B Signs

a. Planning Board Advisory Opinion

Adoption of Sign Ordinance and Amendments (Article XV)

Email from ACLU

Email from Town Solicitor Gio Cicione

Existing Sign Ordinance

Revised Sign Ordinance (redlined, with revisions)

Revised Sign Ordinance (clean copy)

Planning Board minutes, dated October 23, 2025

Planning Board minutes, dated December 11, 2025

FUTURE MEETINGS
Mar 23 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting
Apr 13 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting
Apr 27 7:00 PM – Town Council Meeting

ADJOURN

Virtual access is being provided only as a convenience and is not an official “location” where access to
the meeting is guaranteed; please note that being physically present at the meeting is the only way to
guarantee complete access to the meeting.

To access the meeting through the web, go to the following web link in any browser to run the Zoom app
and view the meeting: https://livestream.portsmouthri.com/towncouncil

To access the meeting by phone dial-in, please dial 1-888-788-0099. Once prompted for the meeting ID,
please dial 996-8471-9966#. Once prompted for a participant ID, dial # again. You will now be in the
meeting. While in the audio conference, to raise your hand to ask a question, dial 9 and the host will be
notified of your interest in asking a question. Dial 6 to mute and unmute yourself.

The public is welcome to any meeting of the Town’s boards or its committees. If communication assistance
(readers/interpreters/captions) is needed or any other accommodation to ensure equal participation, please
contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 683-2101 at least (3) business days prior to the meeting.
POSTED 3/12/26