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Zoning board grants shoreland variance for West Swanzey lakeside addition with state permit and stormwater conditions
Summary
The board approved a variance for a lakeside addition at Map 247 Lot 58, requiring state shoreland permit approval and stormwater mitigation design before construction; vote was 4–1.
The West Swanzey Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 4–1 to grant a variance that will allow a small, single‑story addition on a house in the Shoreland Protection District at Map 247 Lot 58, adjacent to West Swanzey Lake.
Applicants Keith Kerchak and Amanda Lewis said the addition is intended to create a first‑floor bedroom and an accessible bathroom so the homeowners can “age in place.” Amanda Lewis told the board the couple is turning 78 and wants to remain in the house, adding that the proposed addition would not extend closer to the water than the existing structure.
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