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Laconia ZBA denies density variance for 15 Morris Avenue after neighborhood opposition; remaining applications withdrawn
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing focused on parking, neighborhood character and disputed lot calculations, the Zoning Board denied a variance to allow a two‑family structure at 15 Morris Avenue; the applicant withdrew the remaining five variance requests.
The Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to deny a variance that would have allowed a two‑family dwelling at 15 Morris Avenue after a lengthy public hearing in which multiple neighbors raised parking and character concerns. The applicant later withdrew the remaining five variance applications.
Attorney Jim Coles, representing Community Rentals, presented six variance requests for the site and argued the proposal would make the property "more conforming" than the existing dilapidated structure. He said the plan integrates an adjacent strip known in materials as "Wesley…
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