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ZBA approves ADU addition at 15 Karen Avenue despite large frontage encroachment

5793876 · August 13, 2025
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Summary

The board granted a 15‑foot frontage setback variance to allow a roughly 700‑square‑foot single‑level accessory dwelling unit addition at 15 Karen Avenue, finding lot size and house placement limit other options.

The Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a variance on Aug. 12 allowing a 23‑by‑30 attached addition for an accessory dwelling unit at 15 Karen Avenue. The approval permits a 15‑foot encroachment into the 25‑foot frontage setback along the Celeste Street frontage; the Karen Avenue frontage will retain the required setback.

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