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ZBA denies two short‑term rental requests, citing ordinance and hardship standards
Summary
The board denied short‑term rental (STR) variance requests for 48 Colonial Road and 34 Moral Street, concluding neither application met the city’s newly tightened STR rules nor the hardship criterion; neighbors and association representatives opposed both requests.
At its April 20 meeting the Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment denied two requests to operate short‑term rentals, signaling strict adherence to recent local rules restricting STR conversions in residential areas.
48 Colonial Road: Owners of a Colonial Road property sought a variance to operate a short‑term rental and told the board they would manage the unit from an owner‑occupied home next door. The applicant said the rental would…
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