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Plaistow Zoning Board denies rehearing for oversized ADU at 5 Sunview Park; minutes approved
Summary
The Plaistow Zoning Board of Adjustment on Feb. 27 denied a request for rehearing of a variance that sought to allow a 1,200-square-foot accessory dwelling unit where 1,000 sq. ft. is the limit; the board also approved Jan. 30 minutes.
The Plaistow Zoning Board of Adjustment on Feb. 27 voted 0-4-0 to deny a request for rehearing of ZBA matter 25-01, a variance application by Alessandro Lamano to allow a 1,200-square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 5 Sunview Park, Tax Map 44 Lot 71, in the MDR zoning district. Earlier in the meeting the board approved the minutes of its Jan. 30 meeting, 4-0-0.
Board members said they denied the rehearing because the applicant did not present compelling new evidence and because procedural notices were sent as required. A presiding member summarized the board’s view on the core legal test: “I think we were dead on on the hardship issue,” adding that the town’s ADU size limit exists to “look for smaller dwellings that aren't gonna…
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