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ZBA grants several variances, denies rehearing request and discusses procedural changes

Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment · January 20, 2026
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Summary

After contentious hearings on Chapin Terrace and White Oaks, the Laconia ZBA approved variances for Poggis Park, 15 Doe Avenue and 17 Wentworth Cove, denied a rehearing request for 33 White Oaks, and agreed to consider procedural changes to post-meeting staff findings and align election timing.

Following the two major public hearings, the board considered several more routine land‑use requests and administrative items.

Poggis Park: Christopher Barry presented a plan to add a front addition while reducing impervious coverage on a preexisting nonconforming lot; the board found the project lowered effective impervious surface, supported stormwater improvements and voted to grant the variance…

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