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Applicants seek variances to build seven cottages at 35 Edgewater Drive; board schedules site visit
Summary
Owners of 35 Edgewater Drive asked the Hooksett Zoning Board for variances to develop seven two‑bedroom cottage units on a single lot formerly proposed as a wedding venue. Board members and neighbors debated density, septic and road impacts and agreed to a site walk; the application was continued to June 10.
John (attorney/representative for the applicants) told the Hooksett Zoning Board of Adjustment on May 20 that owners want variances to convert the waterfront parcel at 35 Edgewater Drive into seven two-bedroom cottages and related parking and septic infrastructure.
The plan would place seven small units along the river on one tax lot that is bisected by Edgewater Drive; applicants said each building would be limited to two bedrooms and that parking and septic fields would largely use the land across the road. "What controls density in your in your commercial zone is lot coverage," John said, arguing the proposal meets lot-coverage limits and that the cottages would be smaller, lower-impact dwellings than some alternative commercial uses.
The board and residents pressed the applicants on several technical and neighborhood concerns. Jason…
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