Nashua Zoning Board approves multiple variances, including garage‑to‑apartments conversion

The Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment on April 28 approved a string of property requests ranging from accessory structures to driveway widenings, and granted a use variance to convert an unused garage into two rental units.

Chair Jamin Cara opened the meeting and read the hearing procedures before the board considered multiple applications, including a 900‑square‑foot accessory garage for 8 Gendron Street, a driveway‑widening variance at 23 Ashland Street, porch replacements at 28–30 Central Street, a contested lot‑area variance for 7 Haynes Street, a special exception to place a small shed in a wetland buffer at 3 Osgood Road, and a request to convert an attached garage at 20 Canal Street into two additional units.

Attorney Andy Perlman represented the owner of 8 Gendron Street and said the…