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Zoning board approves special exception for short-term lodging at 3114 Parade Road over neighbor objections
Summary
The Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a special-exception short-term lodging permit for 3114 Parade Road on March 16, 2026, after neighbors raised repeated concerns about absentee ownership, traffic and noise. The board said the application was filed before a recent ordinance change and that enforcement tools are available if problems arise.
The Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a special-exception permit for short-term lodging at 3114 Parade Road on March 16, allowing the property owner limited short-term rentals despite strong neighborhood opposition.
Neighbors described the house as small and rural and urged the board to deny the application. “If you let this one go, what's going to happen to the house that they're building right next to that? Are you going to let campgrounds come in? What's going to happen if you say yes to this all up and down our nice quiet little road?” said Sharon Spanos, who lives at 3125 Parade Road and said she is the immediate abutter.
The applicant,…
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