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ZBA narrowly approves farmer’s porch and front setback variance on Redbrook Circle
Summary
The Wolfeboro ZBA approved a variance by 3–2 to allow a farmer’s porch and 16‑foot projection on a corner lot at Redbrook Circle, with the board split over whether the proposed encroachment was proportionate to the claimed hardship.
The Wolfeboro Zoning Board of Adjustment on May 7 approved a variance allowing a farmer’s porch and a 16‑foot projection on a corner lot at Redbrook Circle by a 3–2 vote, after lengthy deliberation over special conditions and proportionality of the requested encroachment.
Applicant Brian Arsenault told the board the house — built around 1968 and located on a corner lot — lacks a conventional doorway facing the driveway. He said the proposal would add a farmer’s porch (roughly 10 feet deep) plus an internal hallway up to 6 feet deep, resulting in a 16‑foot projection…
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