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Alton ZBA continues administrative appeal over two-year special-exception timing to Nov. 6 for legal review
Summary
The board continued an administrative appeal about whether court appeals suspend the two‑year window for exercising a special exception under RSA 674:33, scheduling further deliberations Nov. 6 to obtain outside legal guidance after extended legal argument from both sides.
The Alton Board of Adjustment voted to continue deliberations and obtain additional legal review on an administrative appeal (case Z25‑32) over the interpretation of state law that governs the lifespan of a special exception. The board set a continuation date of Nov. 6 to review legal memoranda and guidance before issuing a written determination.
The appeal, filed by Paul Manzioni, challenges a planning-board determination that a previously granted special exception remained effective because an appeal had been pending in court. Manzioni’s attorney, Steven Nicks, argued the plain language of RSA 674:33 and related rules means an appeal does not suspend the two‑year deadline to exercise a special…
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