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Board confirms pre‑existing church parsonage lot; ADU applicants advised to seek ZBA variance
Summary
The Planning Board confirmed a pre‑existing parsonage lot of record for the Boscawen Congregational Church and advised Eagle Perch applicants seeking to keep an existing building as an ADU to apply to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a variance; if a variance is granted the town said it would consider returning a $10,000 bond.
The Boscawen Planning Board on Feb. 3 confirmed that a church parsonage and adjacent park have been taxed as separate properties for more than 50 years but that no deed for the parsonage exists, and the board recognized the parcel as a pre‑existing lot of record (Map 81D Lot 79).
Beverly Drouin, trustee of the Boscawen Congregational Church, told the board the church wishes to eventually sell the parsonage but lacks a deed. Tim Bernier explained the original subdivision for the two parcels predated the town's zoning, and ownership was never transferred by deed establishing two separate parcels. The board voted to confirm recognition of the pre‑existing lot so the church may file the boundary plan with the Merrimack County Registry of Deeds to obtain a deed.
Separately, Connor Carbone and Megan McLaren asked whether an existing building on Lot 1 Eagle Perch could remain as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rather than being torn down under a Feb. 2, 2021 Notice of Decision, which included a $10,000 cash bond. After discussion and consultation with CNHRPC, the board advised the applicants that the recommended route is to apply for a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment; Chair Loren Martin said that if the variance is approved and the Notice of Decision is amended, the town would return the bond.
The board also authorized Chair Martin to sign a Concord subdivision plan outside a regular meeting and scheduled its next meeting for March 3, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
