Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Council Chambers, Town Hall
8 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH
Agenda

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III.Seating of Alternates

IV.Approval of Agenda

V.Other Business:

A.  CLARIFICATION OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE the petition submitted by James Siedenburg, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCES from Article II, Section 175-7 and Article XX, Section 175-109 of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to allow an accessory apartment on a property at 23 Durham Point Road and to allow for short term rental of the primary residence at 23 Durham Point Road.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 15, Lot 17-3, is located at 23 Durham Point Road, and is in the Residence C Zoning District. 
This is a clarification of the motion only under the advisement of Town Counsel and not a reconsideration of the application.

VI.   Public Hearings:

A.  PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by David Hills, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCES from an Article II, Section 175-7 and Article XX, Section 175-109 to allow for short term rental of the accessory apartment.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 11, Lot 22-6, is located at 135 Piscataqua Road, and is in the Residence C Zoning District.

B.  PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Christopher Levesque, Madbury, New Hampshire, on behalf of Emily R. Hart Rev Trust, Durham, New Hampshire, for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCES from the Article XII, Section 175-54 and Article XX, Section 175-109(D)(3) of the Zoning Ordinance to construct an accessory dwelling unit that is more than 25 percent of the total floor space of the main home and is within the property setbacks.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 12, Lots 1-23, is located on Cedar Point Road, and is in the Residential Coastal Zoning District.

VII.  Approval of Minutes – September 8, 2015

VIII.  Adjournment

Please note:

1)         Public hearings.  The public is invited to attend all meetings of the Zoning Board of Adjustment.  The public is welcome to speak at all public hearings.  For other items the public may speak only at the discretion of the chair/board.

2)         Other information.  Files on the items above are available for review in the Planning Office from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

3)         Contacting us.  Contact the Planning and Building Department with questions or comments about the items above or any planning-related matters.  Call (603) 868-8064 or email kedwards@ci.durham.nh.us (Karen Edwards, Administrative Assistant) or tjohnson@ci.durham.nh.us  (Tom Johnson, CEO/Zoning Administrator).

4)         Communication aids.  Please provide the Town 48-hours notice if special communication aids are needed.

5)             Meeting dates.  Meeting dates are subject to change.  Contact the Planning and Zoning office about meetings. The next Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting is November 10, 2015