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Zoning board approves deck setback variance at 99 Cliff Avenue
Summary
The Portsmouth Zoning Board approved a dimensional variance allowing a homeowner at 99 Cliff Avenue to rebuild a deck with a 6-foot rear setback, after the applicant said a neighbor had submitted a letter of support.
The Portsmouth Zoning Board on July hearing approved a dimensional variance allowing homeowner Christopher Myers to rebuild a rear deck at 99 Cliff Avenue with a corner 6 feet from the rear lot line.
Board members said the relief had been granted previously and that the lot’s shape limited alternatives. “It has been approved in the past,” Board member Figaro said during the board’s discussion, adding that current regulations were not more restrictive. Myers told the board the new deck would measure 16 by 9 feet and that his adjacent neighbor, James Marola, had submitted a letter stating he did not object to the setback.
The board added the letter from Marola to the public record before taking a voice vote. Multiple members spoke in favor during the discussion portion and the board chair called for the ayes; the motion carried and the application was approved.
No additional conditions or timelines for construction were recorded in the meeting minutes or on the record. The board’s discussion also included a procedural exchange about whether motions and seconds should be required before discussion; members agreed to clarify that process outside the public hearing.
The applicant may proceed with permitting consistent with the variance as approved.
Votes at a glance: The board voted to approve the variance (ayes recorded orally during the meeting; no roll-call vote was requested).
