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ZBA allows existing front handicap ramp to remain despite neighborhood opposition over potential future use
Summary
The ZBA granted a variance to maintain an existing front yard handicap ramp that has been in place for decades at 22 Hazel Street. Neighbors opposed the broader intended conversion of the building to a rooming house and asked the board to deny zoning relief; the board limited its decision to the ramp, noting the planning board will consider use.
The Manchester Zoning Board granted a variance allowing an existing concrete handicap ramp and stairs that encroach into the front yard at 22 Hazel Street to remain in place, while several neighbors urged the board to block the property’s intended future use as a large short‑term boarding house.
The case before the board concerned only a front-yard setback for a ramp and stairs that, by the applicant’s account, were installed decades ago. The case notice listed Sue Chang (record) as the agent; a speaker during the hearing identified…
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