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Alton ZBA approves two Route 11 projects: HVAC/building-trade shop and auto/truck repair garage with DOT and DES conditions
Summary
The ZBA on Sept. 4, 2025 approved special exceptions for two adjacent Route 11 sites (Z25-33 and Z25-34) to allow a building trade (HVAC) shop and an automotive/truck repair garage; approvals were conditional on state Department of Transportation driveway approval and New Hampshire DES shoreland/septic approvals.
Lede On Sept. 4, 2025 the Town of Alton Zoning Board of Adjustment approved two special-exception applications for adjacent properties on Route 11 (Map 9, Lots 10 and 10-1) to permit a building-trade/HVAC shop and an automotive/truck repair garage, subject to required state approvals from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Environmental Services (DES).
Nut graf The board found both sites appropriate for light commercial uses near the Route 11 traffic circle, and members concluded the proposals met the zoning criteria (site appropriateness, compatibility with the master plan, utilities, and public safety), while conditioning approvals on DOT access standards and DES shoreline and septic permitting because parts of the lots are within the shoreline-protection area.
Body Ryan Heath,…
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