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Laconia zoning board denies request to add fourth apartment at 35 Oak Street

3435986 · May 22, 2025
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The Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to deny a request to convert garage space at 35 Oak Street into a fourth rental unit after residents raised traffic, parking and neighborhood‑character concerns.

The Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a developer’s request Tuesday to add a fourth dwelling unit at 35 Oak Street, saying the project would increase traffic, worsen parking and alter the neighborhood’s character.

Attorney Tim Britton, representing owner Claudia Celebashi, said the proposal would convert one bay of an existing two‑bay garage into a roughly 1,700‑square‑foot, three‑bedroom, two‑bath unit and add two parking spaces via a new driveway from Dartmouth Street. Britton told the board the new unit would be leased…

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