ZONING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING
The Zoning Board will meet on Thursday, February 12 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.
ZBA2025-168: 373 Bartlett Street, Residential Two Family District, Ward 11
Applicant has proposed to create one new dwelling unit resulting in a three-family dwelling on a lot with 5,000 SF of buildable lot area where 10,000 SF is required, with lot frontage and width of 50’ where 100’ is required, with side yard setbacks of 1’ and 5.5’ where 20’ is required, construct new egress stairs from the third floor with an 11’ side yard setback where 20’ is required, with a floor area ratio of 0.63 where 0.5 is allowed, and create 6 stacked parking spaces without the required bumpers, with a drive aisle less than 22’ and an 8’ landscape buffer where 10’ is required. 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 (2 counts), 6.06 Floor Area Ratio, 10.06(A) Parking Layout, 10.07(K)1 Parking Bumpers and 10.07(G) Landscaping.
ZBA2025-175: 806-814 Elm Street, Central Business District, Ward 3
Applicant has proposed to remove the condition from case ZO-124-2017 that the 300 SF wall sign on the southern elevation must be related to tenants in the building so that an electronic message center may be installed with no relation to tenants and seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance Section 14.02(B)3 Conditions of Approval.
ZBA2025-172: 503 Hanover Street, Residential Two Family District, Ward 4
Applicant has proposed to create a new dwelling unit resulting in a three-family dwelling on a lot of 8,400 SF where 10,000 SF is required, construct egress stairs from the upper floor with a street yard setback of 12.5’ where 15’ is required and a side yard setback of 4’ where 20’ is required, maintain a parking area of five spaces without a 10’ landscape buffer, maintain a parking space within 4’ of a lot line, maintain another parking space within 4’ of a building, and maintain a driveway width of 50’ where 24’ is allowed. Applicant seeks seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance Sections 5.10(A)6 Multi-Family Dwellings, 6.01 Minimum Buildable Lot Area, 6.03(A) Street Yard Setback, 6.03(C) Side Yard Setback, 10.09(B)2 Parking Setbacks (2 counts), 10.07(G) Landscaping and 10.08(C) Driveway Width.
ZBA2026-001: 747 Beech Street, Residential Two Family District, Ward 2
Applicant has proposed to construct a shed dormer on the northeast quarter of the roof with an 8’ side yard setback where 20’ is required, where the floor area ratio is increased to 0.62 where a floor area ratio of 0.61 was granted in case ZBA2025-142, where a floor area ratio of 0.50 is allowed, in the R-2 Zoning District. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance Sections 6.03(C) Side Yard Setback and 6.06 Floor Area Ratio.
ZBA2026-003: 185 Woodland Avenue and Crystal Street, Residential One Family High Density District, Ward 5
Applicant has proposed to construct a planned development consisting of five six-unit townhouse dwellings and two eight-unit townhouse dwellings for a total of 46 dwelling units, with lot frontage and width of 40’ where 150’ is required, with two buildings with 11’ side yard setbacks and one building with a 12.5’ setback where 20’ is required, where the buildings are three stories in height where 2.5 stories are allowed, where the buildings are 40’ 10” in height where 35’ is allowed, with parking in the front yard and without the required 10’ landscape buffer, and with a mail station accessory structure in the front yard. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance Sections 5.10(A)2 Single-Family Attached Townhouse Dwellings, 6.02 Minimum Lot Frontage and Width (2 counts), 6.03(C) Side Yard Setback (3 counts), 6.05 Height in Feet and Height in Stories (16 counts), 10.09(B) Parking Setbacks, 10.07(K)4 Parking Screening, 10.07(G) Landscaping and 8.29(A) Accessory Structures and Uses.
ZBA2026-005: 251 Pine Street, Urban Multifamily District, Ward 3
Applicant has proposed to create three new dwelling units on the first floor which is currently occupied by commercial space and one three-bedroom dwelling unit, resulting in a 12-unit multi-family dwelling on a lot with 4,750 SF of buildable land area where 18,500 SF is required. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance Section 8.04 Minimum Buildable Lot Area.
ZBA2026-006, 84 Healion Street, Residential One Family High Density District, Ward 6
Applicant has proposed to maintain two sheds 3’ from the rear lot line where 4’ is required and where one of the sheds is 1’ from the side lot line where 4’ is required. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance Section 8.29(A)3 Accessory Structures and Uses (3 counts).
ZBA2026-007, 250 Dunbar Street, Residential One Family High Density District, Ward 9
Applicant has proposed to construct a single-family dwelling with a 5’ front yard setback where 20’ is required where the primary façade does not face the front lot line, in the R-1B Zoning District. Applicant seeks a variance from Zoning Ordinance Sections 6.03(A) Front Yard Setback and 3.03 Primary Façade.
PLANNING BOARD UPDATES
The Planning Board met on Thursday, February 5 for a public hearing. No cases were decided. If you missed the meeting, it is available on-demand via Manchester Public Television.