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ZBA denies Nashua homeowner’s request to encroach into rear-yard setback after neighbors cite privacy and procedural concerns
Summary
The Zoning Board of Adjustment on Sept. 9 denied a variance request from John Chatfield to encroach three feet into a required 30-foot rear-yard setback at 20 Jill Drive for a two-story addition after neighbors raised privacy concerns, topography issues and a procedural problem with the submitted application.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a request Sept. 9 from homeowner John Chatfield to build an attached two-story addition that would encroach three feet into the 30-foot required rear-yard setback at 20 Jill Drive in Ward 9. Neighbors and several board members said the record did not demonstrate the statutory hardship required for a variance and raised concerns about privacy and topography.
Chatfield told the board he proposed a 28-foot-8-inch by 16-foot addition to enlarge a kitchen and add a second-floor master bathroom and that the addition would be centered on the rear of the house. "Granting the request variance will not be contrary to public interest. It would add value to the neighborhood," Chatfield said in his application remarks. He also…
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