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ZBA approves 30‑unit townhouse plan at Mammoth Road and Melrose with conditions after neighbors press traffic, wetland and access concerns

5969084 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

The Zoning Board approved variances for a 30‑unit townhouse development at the Mammoth Road/Melrose Street parcel, granting relief for frontage, fence height and use restrictions while recording neighbors' concerns about access, wetlands, drainage and traffic. The developer agreed to coordinate access with the Department of Public Works.

The Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment approved variances to allow a 30‑unit planned development at Mammoth Road and Melrose Street, granting relief the applicant sought for lot frontage, townhouse use and fence height but attaching conditions tied to access and later engineering review.

Attorney Andrew Sullivan presented the application for developer Pierre Pelican and described a five‑building planned development with 30 townhouse‑style units on a roughly five‑acre parcel. The proposal seeks variances from several zoning sections to permit single‑family attached townhouse dwellings and reduced lot frontage and width in places, as well as taller fences for screening and a conditional front access arrangement.

Traffic and access were the central issues in the hearing. Board members and several neighbors asked whether the project could be accessed from Mammoth Road rather than the narrower neighborhood…

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