The Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment took action on a series of zoning cases July 10. Below are the items the board resolved at the public hearing, summarized from the meeting record.

Votes and outcomes (high‑level)

- ZBA2025‑057 (144 Kalief Road) — Remained on the table; hearing continued to August 14, 2025. (No vote on merits.)

- ZBA2025‑065 (275 Jewett Street, Hallsville School) — Variances granted for conversion to multifamily housing and related uses. Motion passed 4–1 (one member opposed).

- ZBA2025‑067 (516 Elm Street sign/arena overlay) — Board considered denial citing arena overlay design review findings and multiple resident objections; matter recorded for further action and applicant directed to address design committee findings before resubmission to the board.

- ZBA2025‑070 (1 Garside Way / Manchester‑Boston Regional Airport) — Relief granted to add building signage for Signature Aviation; unanimous vote in favor. (Board found safety and pilot visibility reasons persuasive.)

- ZBA2025‑072 (132 Louise Street subdivision) — Variances to allow two lots and related lot‑frontage exceptions granted unanimously; board noted compliance steps for planning and tree buffers at planning review.

- ZBA2025‑073 (West Hillcrest Avenue nonconforming lot) — Relief to allow a single‑family dwelling on a narrow tax lot granted unanimously.

- ZBA2025‑074 (544 Hanover Street fence) — Variance to allow a 6‑foot privacy fence in a corner/front yard approved unanimously.

- ZBA2025‑075 (28 Webster Street, Ward Law office) — Variances for a second‑floor office addition and signage granted unanimously with a condition for bollards to protect the new external stair landing.

- ZBA2025‑076 (40 Teresa Court) — Side‑yard setback relief for a rear dormer and accessory structure approved unanimously.

- ZBA2025‑077 (875 South Mammoth Road) — Front yard setback for new steps and parking setback relief approved unanimously (follow‑up/inspection required).

- ZBA2025‑078 (1671 Brown Avenue parking layout) — Conditional relief granted; board required removal of certain concrete planters to convert three parking spaces to full depth and allowed a shortened one space for the project’s required walk entry.

- ZBA2025‑079 (Wellington Road townhouses) — Multiple variances for a 5‑unit townhouse proposal on a compact lot were granted unanimously with a planning note to optimize dumpster placement and screening for neighbors.

- ZBA2025‑080 (263 North Street addition) — Front setback relief for a small entry addition granted unanimously; board cited safety improvement for ice mitigation.

- ZBA2025‑081 (275 Hooksett Road car wash) — Variance to replace an existing car wash in the same nonconforming location granted unanimously; board noted the site’s long‑standing use and proposed improvements would reduce exterior noise and improve circulation.

- ZBA2025‑082 (42 Old Wellington Road deck + shed) — Rear setback relief and accessory structure relief granted unanimously; board noted the shed pre‑dated current standards.

- ZBA2025‑083 (84 & 92 Putnam Street lot line/subdivision) — Multiple variances associated with subdividing two buildings onto separate lots granted unanimously; board said this clarifies titles and easements and will enable facade improvements.

- ZBA2025‑084 (155 Morey Street parking setbacks) — Relief for an undersized front yard parking space granted unanimously to regularize an existing condition.

- ZBA2025‑085 (151 Walnut Street, Chandler House) — Variances to allow a social club, limited hotel rooms and spa and related dimensional relief granted (board vote 3–1–1); board recorded deed‑restriction concerns but treated those as civil matters outside zoning.

- ZBA2025‑086 (749 East Industrial Park Drive, Birch Behavioral Therapy expansion) — Variance to expand a private elementary school use into the second floor approved unanimously; board cited continuity of specialized education use.

- ZBA2025‑090 (940 Elm Street / 5 & 9 Stark — micro‑units extension) — Two‑year extension of the variance to exercise approvals was granted unanimously to allow the owner time to finish structural and abatement work and proceed to building permits.

Other procedural matters

- The board denied a rehearing request on case ZBA2025‑055 (Somerville Street subdivision) and approved the June 12 minutes with a minor correction.

Notes: This summary is drawn from the board’s meeting transcript, staff reports and letters entered into the record. For project‑level design details, conditions, or planning requirements noted by staff, consult Planning & Community Development and the final written decisions posted to the city’s zoning case file.