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Hooksett ZBA grants side-setback relief for 192 Brookview Drive ADU and 10x10 screened porch
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing a 10-by-10 screened porch to encroach into a 15-foot side setback, reducing the setback to 12 feet, to enable an external entrance to an attached ADU intended for an elderly relative. The homeowners provided HOA approval and staff sign-offs were discussed.
Hooksett — The Hooksett Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to approve a variance to permit a 10-by-10 screened porch and associated overhang to encroach into the side setback at 192 Brookview Drive, reducing the side setback to 12 feet where a 15-foot side setback was set under the subdivision’s approved plan. The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the variance enables construction of an attached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with an exterior entrance that the homeowners say will provide safer, easier access for an elderly parent and a potential future wheelchair ramp. The ADU itself (a 24-by-30 attached unit) complies with town and state ADU rules; the variance applied only to the screened porch and minor roof overhang that would project into…
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