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Zoning board denies variance to convert 38–40 Franklin St. into three units
Summary
The Somersworth Zoning Board denied a variance request to allow a third dwelling unit at 38–40 Franklin Street, citing parking and hardship criteria; the motion to deny passed 3–2.
The Somersworth Zoning Board on April 2025 denied a variance request that would have allowed the conversion of an existing two‑unit building at 38–40 Franklin Street into a three‑unit dwelling, voting 3–2.
The board considered a staff report that said the lot is approximately 0.11 acres (4,791.6 square feet) with 60 feet of frontage in the R‑3 residential district and that multi‑unit dwellings are a permitted use in the district but that the property lacks the required lot size and frontage listed in Table 5.a.1. The applicant, represented by attorney…
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