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ZBA approves lodging house for estate employee housing, plus ornamental tower height
Summary
The Zoning Board approved a special exception for a lodging house (nontransient employee housing) on a 19.5‑acre lot and a special exemption allowing an ornamental tower to exceed the 35‑foot height limit, with building and fire‑safety requirements to follow.
The Alton Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to grant a special exception permitting a lodging house and an associated special exemption for an ornamental tower height on a 19.5‑acre parcel owned by Frogwood LLC.
Architect Timothy Giguere presented the application on behalf of the applicant. He described the project as three nontransient residential units intended for service staff who would live on the large estate across Hopewell Road. "My client is looking to have nontransient units that he could rent potentially to his service staff for a large estate," Giguere told the board. He described the…
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