ZONING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING
The Zoning Board will meet on Thursday, September 11 at 6 p.m. and the following cases will be heard. If you cannot make the meeting in person, it will be broadcast live on Manchester Public Television, Channel 22. The agenda is available online.
ZBA2025-069: 582 Bodwell Road, Residential One Family Medium Density District, Ward 8
Applicant has proposed to maintain the use of a building contractor yard for a landscaping company with outdoor storage of materials and equipment without screening with an 8’ solid fence, with material storage structures within 4’of a property line, where the proposed use requires increased lot size and setback,with lot frontage of 173.89’ where 200’ is required, where the single-family home has a side yard setback of 28’ where 40’ is required, with business parking in a residential district, with six front yard parking spaces, with one parking space within 4’ of the front lot line and where six parking spaces are not located on durable, dust-free surface. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 5.10(C)2 Building Contractor Yard, 8.11 Outside Storage Without a Solid 8’ Fence, 6.02 Minimum Lot Frontage and Width (2 counts), 6.03(C) Side Yard Setback, 10.09(B) Parking Setbacks (7 counts), 10.07(E) Parking Paving,10.08(C) Driveway Width, 10.02(F) Business Parking in a Residential Zone (10 counts), and 8.29(A)3 Accessory Structures and Uses.
ZBA2025-103: 2990 Bodwell Road, Residential One Family High Density District, Ward 6
Applicant has proposed to construct an 18’ x 18’ gazebo with a 2’ setback from wetlands where 25’ is required. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance section 6.09(A) Wetland Setback.
ZBA2025-106 708 Pine Street, Residential Two Family District, Ward 6
Applicant has proposed to occupy approximately 195 SF for a barber shop and expand a parking area with eight angled parking spaces where maneuverability out of the spaces is not accomplished in the direction of travel, with seven parking spaces within 4’ of a building or a lot line, with spaces within 10’ of a building without parking bumpers and without the 10’ landscape buffer. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 5.10(H-6)3 Barber Shop, 10.07(D) Parking Maneuverability, 10.09(B) Parking Setbacks (7 counts), 10.07(K)1 Parking Bumpers and 10.07(G) Landscaping.
ZBA2025-108: 73 Meetinghouse Road, Residential One Family High Density District, Ward 6
Applicant has proposed to maintain an above ground pool attached to the principal structure with an 11’ rear yard setback where 30’ is required and maintain a shed now located in the side yard instead of the rear yard with a 5’ side yard setback where 10’ is required. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 6.03(B) Rear Yard Setback and 8.29(A)2 Accessory Structures and Uses.
ZBA2025-109: 1345 Lake Shore Road, Residential Suburban Low Density District, Ward 6
Applicant has proposed to construct a 30’ x 40’ attached two-story, three-car garage addition with a 1,200 SF dwelling unit above, with a 2’ side yard setback where 30’ is required, with lot coverage of 18% where 15% is allowed. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 6.03(C) Side Yard Setback, 6.04 Lot Coverage and 5.10(A)5 Duplex or Two-Family Dwelling.
ZBA2025-110: 78 Springdale Road, Residential One Family High Density District, Ward 9
Applicant has proposed to continue construction of a 12’ x 14’ dormer with a 3’ side yard setback where 10’ is required and maintain one shed within 4’ from the principal structure and another shed within 4’ of the side lot line. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 6.03(C) Side Yard Setback, 8.29(A)3 Accessory Structures and Uses (2 counts).
ZBA2025-111: 139, 159, 165 Central Street, Residential Multifamily District, Ward 3
Applicant has proposed to convert the commercial space on the first floor of a three-story building into five dwelling units, resulting in a total of 13 dwelling units on a lot with 17,580 SF where 20,000 SF is required and maintain a parking area which increased the lot coverage to 82% where 75% is allowed. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 8.04 Minimum Buildable Lot Area and 6.04 Lot Coverage.
ZBA2025-113: 366 Lowell Street, Residential Two Family District, Ward 6
Applicant has proposed to expand the existing parking area in the front yard to create two new parking spaces, resulting in lot coverage of 72% where 60% is allowed and with one parking space within 4’ of a building. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 10.09(B) Parking Setbacks (3 counts) and 6.04 Lot Coverage.
ZBA2025-114: 289 Concord Street, Residential Multifamily District, Ward 4
Applicant has proposed to create two parking spaces in the front yard, with spaces less than 4’ from a building and lot lines and where the parking spaces require backing out onto a public way. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 10.09(B) Parking Setbacks (6 counts) and 10.07(D) Parking Maneuverability.
ZBA2025-115: 481 Merrimack Street, Residential Two Family District, Ward 5
Applicant has proposed to create one new dwelling unit in the basement resulting in a five-unit multi-family dwelling, where the use of a four-unit multi-family dwelling was created by variance 341-ZO-84 and maintain the existing parking layout with one parking space within 4’ of the side lot line, with one parking space partially in the front yard, with a 13’ wide drive aisle where 22’ is required, with angled parking that are not exited in the direction of travel, where the parking area does not have the required 10’ landscape buffer, with parking spaces within 10’ of a lot line without parking bumpers, and maintain a 5’ x 5’ shed partially in the front yard. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 5.10(A)6 Multi-Family Dwelling, 10.09(B) Parking Setbacks (2 counts), 10.07(K)1 Parking Bumpers, 10.06(A) Parking Layout, 10.07(D) Parking Maneuverability, 10.07(G) Landscaping and 8.29(A)1 Accessory Structures and Uses.
ZBA2025-116: 87 South Wilson Street, Residential Two Family District, Ward 9
Applicant has proposed to install a 6’ high vinyl fence in the front yard where 4’ is allowed, create a parking space in the front yard within 4’ of a building and lot line, maintain a parking space in the side yard within 4’ of a building and maintain a 26’ driveway width where 24’ is allowed, and maintain a shed in the rear yard within 4’ of the side lot line. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 8.27(B) Fences and Walls, 10.09(B) Parking Setbacks (4 counts),10.08(C) Driveway Width and 8.29(A) Accessory Structures and Uses.
ZBA2025-117: 263 Ash Street, Residential Two Family District, Ward 2
Applicant has proposed to create an additional dwelling unit resulting in a three-family dwelling, on a lot with 6,611 SF of buildable land area where 10,000 SF is required, with lot frontage and width of 60’ where 100’ is required, with an existing side yard setback of 4.1’ and new proposed deck and stairs with a 6.1’ side yard setback where 20’ is required in each instance, create a new parking space within 4’ of a building and where all parking spaces serving the three-family dwelling require backing out into a public way. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 5.10(A)6 Multi-Family Dwelling, 6.01 Minimum Buildable Lot Area, 6.02 Minimum Lot Frontage and Width (2 counts), 6.03(C) Side Yard Setback, 10.09(B) Parking Setbacks and 10.07(D) Parking Maneuverability.
ZBA2025-118: 138 Coolidge Avenue #2, Residential One Family High Density District, Ward 11
Applicant has proposed to replace a 6’ high chain link fence with an 8’ high chain link fence in the street yard where 4’ is allowed. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance section 8.27(B) Fences and Walls.
ZBA2025-119: 209 Ray Street, Residential One Family Medium Density District, Ward 1
Applicant has proposed to construct a second-story addition expanding an existing non-conforming two-family dwelling use created by variance case 364-ZO-82, with a side yard setback of 17’ where 20’ is required and a rear yard setback to proposed egress stairs of 9.4’ where 30’ is required. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 6.03(C) Side Yard Setback and 6.03(B) Rear Yard Setback.
ZBA2025-120: 272 Whitney Avenue, Residential One Family Medium Density District, Ward 2
Applicant has proposed to construct a 13.5’ x 24’ carport with a front yard setback of 18.2’ where 25’ is required and a 26’ x 31’ one-story addition for an ADU with a 10’ rear yard setback and an attached deck with a 29’ rear yard setback where 30’ is required in both instances. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 6.03(A) Front Yard Setback, 6.03(B) Rear Yard Setback.
ZBA2025-122: 78 Lovering Street, Residential One Family High Density District, Ward 6
Applicant has proposed to create two parking spaces in the side yard both within 4’ from a building resulting in a driveway width of 25.5’ where 24’ is allowed. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance sections 10.09(B)2 Parking Setbacks (4 counts) and 10.08(C) Driveway Width.
PLANNING BOARD UPDATES
The Planning Board met on Thursday, September 4 for a public hearing. No applications were decided at that meeting. If you missed the meeting, it is available on-demand via Manchester Public Television.