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ZBA denies variance to keep 192‑square‑foot shed that sits on Target buffer at 14 Midway Park
Summary
The Summersworth Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a request from resident Dale Spainhour to retain a 12-by-16 (192 sq. ft.) shed that encroaches on a 30-foot rear setback and sits partly on land that Target had maintained as a buffer.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a variance request Tuesday from a Summersworth homeowner seeking to keep a 12-by-16-foot (192 square feet) shed placed at the rear property line of 14 Midway Park. The board voted 4-1 to deny the request after deliberation on the ordinance criteria.
The shed is located at or beyond the rear lot line of 14 Midway Park and, by city zoning, is subject to a 30-foot rear setback in the R-1 (residential, single-family) district; sheds 120 square feet or smaller are allowed by right without a variance. Applicant Dale Spainhour said the structure has been in place for more than eight years, was maintained by him and taxed by the city for the last four years, and sits immediately adjacent to a 20-foot buffer area…
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