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ZBA approves Rowley Street owner’s shed and sauna in prime wetland buffer with planting conditions
Summary
The ZBA unanimously granted Heidi Saint Allaire a special exception and variances to place a 10x20 shed and a 6x10 sauna on her 4 Rowley Street lot, which lies largely within the 75‑foot prime wetland buffer; approval includes Conservation Commission conditions for native shrubs and groundcover to mitigate runoff and erosion.
The Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a combined request from homeowner Heidi Saint Allaire to place a 10‑by‑20 utility shed in the front yard and a 6‑by‑10 sauna on an existing concrete pad at 4 Rowley Street, despite being inside the 75‑foot prime wetland buffer.
Saint Allaire told the board her lot is effectively constrained by buffer and setback requirements; she said a previous temporary tent garage occupied the proposed…
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