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ZBA approves narrow side-setback variance for Brookview Drive ADU screen porch
Summary
The Hooksett ZBA granted a side-setback variance to allow a 10-by-10 screened porch attached to an accessory dwelling unit at 192 Brookview Drive, finding the encroachment small and necessary to provide accessible external entry for an elderly relative.
The Hooksett Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a variance that permits a 10-by-10 screened porch to encroach into the subdivision’s side-setback by 3 feet so the applicants can provide an accessible external entrance to an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 192 Brookview Drive.
Applicant Peter Meagan told the board the ADU itself meets all setback requirements, and the requested variance applies only to a small portion of the side setback for a screened porch and its overhang. Meagan said the porch will provide a primary external entrance intended for his elderly mother-in-law and said the design allows straightforward future…
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