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Nashua Zoning Board approves a string of variances, including multi‑unit housing proposal
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment approved multiple variances and a special exception—ranging from a small mudroom inside a wetland buffer to a 10‑unit multifamily consolidation—after applicant presentations, limited public comment and unanimous board motions; several approvals carry conditions or a 30‑day appeal window.
The Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 14 approved a series of special exceptions and variances affecting residential additions, home occupations, small businesses and a multifamily lot consolidation.
Chair Jaiman Cara opened the meeting by describing the difference between a special exception and a variance and outlining the hearing process. The board then took up nine applications on the agenda, approving seven.
Most contested or closely watched was a variance for Family Realty Investments LLC to consolidate two lots at Amherst and Putnam streets and allow 10 multifamily units on 29,045 square feet where the code requires about 62,228 square feet. Attorney Morgan Hollis told the board the project would demolish a dilapidated corner house, reconstruct consistent duplex buildings and add one net unit to previously approved plans. “We are adding housing stock and clearing an eyesore,” Hollis said. A nearby resident, Gina Jensen, urged the applicant to minimize construction impacts…
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