Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting

Please refer to the “Zoom Call-in and Public Input Instructions”
for this meeting located at the end of the Agenda.

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 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.     Public Hearings:

A.  PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Slipknot Properties LLC, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE from Article II, Section 175-7 of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to allow conversion of office space into two hotel suites where the definition of hotel requires seven suites.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 108, Lot 69, is located at 15 Newmarket Road, and is in the Courthouse Zoning District.

B.   PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Slipknot Properties LLC, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE from Article XVII, Sections 175-96(G)(4) and 175-96(H) of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to allow the installation of signage in excess of six square feet per sign within the Historic District.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 108, Lot 69, is located at 15 Newmarket Road, and is in the Courthouse Zoning District.

C.  PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Scott J. Winslow, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION from a May 5, 2022, letter of the Zoning Administrator, Audrey Cline, denying a building permit application to create one additional parking space beyond the Town’s right-of-way.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 109, Lot 44, is located at 15 Garden Lane, and is in the Residence A Zoning District.

D.  PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Scott J. Winslow, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION from Article XXI, Section 175-111(B)(2) of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to create one additional parking space beyond the Town’s right-of-way.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 109, Lot 44, is located at 15 Garden Lane, and is in the Residence A Zoning District.

VI.      Other Business: 

VII.    Approval of Minutes:  June 14, 2022

VIII.   Adjournment

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

Meeting dates.  Meeting dates are subject to change.  Contact the Planning and Zoning office about meetings. The next Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting is August 9, 2022.

Board members will be gathering in person in the Council Chambers. 
However, the Town will continue to offer Zoom video chat program to participate in the meeting.

Zoom Call-In & Public Input Instructions
All Zoom Meetings Require Pre-Registration

For Zoom Pre-Registration Information, go to “Zoning Video Conference Meetings” under Latest News on the Town of Durham webpage, www.ci.durham.nh.us.

To Participate by Audio

AUDIO ONLY CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS: In order to access any LIVE Zoom Public Meeting by telephone, you MUST be preregistered for that meeting.  You may then call: 1-929-436-2866 then type in the Meeting ID and Password.  Zoom Meeting ID's and Passwords are only available for preregistered participants.  You can preregister at https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/boc_dcatgovernance/zoom-video-conference-mee.... 

To Participate by Video 

VIDEO ONLY INSTRUCTIONS:  In order to access any LIVE Zoom Public Meeting, you must be preregistered. You can preregister for any Zoom Public Meetings by going to https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/boc_dcatgovernance/zoom-video-conference-mee.... 

IMPORTANT! 

1. Please be sure your full name is viewable, and you are identifiable when using Zoom. 
2. You will be muted until the Public portion of the meeting opens. 
3. If you're watching on Channel 22 or DCAT LiveStream be sure to mute when using Zoom. 

These are LIVE Public meetings and your audio and video should be muted when you enter the room (if not, the host will mute them for you).  You will not be able to communicate directly with anyone in the Zoom meeting at this time.  Participants will have the opportunity to comment during Public Comments, or when a Public Hearing is opened.  We ask that you mute your audio and video after you've commented (if not, the host will mute them for you).  If you wish to submit comments for public input, please submit them via email to kedwards@ci.durham.nh.us by 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting. 

If you should have difficulty, please send DCAT an email: dcat@ci.durham.nh.us  or by calling 603-590-1383.