Rochester, New Hampshire, 1995
Topics: Lawsuits
In a court ruling, the Strafford County Superior Court ruled that the intent of the Rochester 1993 Master Plan is to revitalize the downtown area, and to encourage retail development of the downtown over development of new retail shopping centers. “The City’s Master Plan reveals an intent to protect the city’s small businesses, and the commercial zones in which they exist, from the threat of large self-contained retail operations which could potentially divert business from existing commercial areas.
