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Seabrook board grants variance for La Maison Navarre to run commercial macaron kitchen with conditions
Summary
On April 23, 2025, the Seabrook Board of Adjustment granted a variance to Victor Navarre allowing a commercial kitchen at 85 Ledge Road for macaron production, subject to conditions barring on-site retail sales and fryolators; the board recorded affirmative votes on required findings and imposed return-to-board conditions for future changes.
The Seabrook Board of Adjustment on April 23 granted a variance to allow a commercial kitchen at 85 Ledge Road to operate in Zone 3 Industrial for production of macarons. Applicant Victor Navarre described the proposal as a low‑impact baking and assembly operation with no customer‑facing retail, scheduled ingredient deliveries and outgoing shipments to limit vehicle traffic, and limited on‑site staff. The operation will use high‑efficiency ventilation and air filtration and, Navarre said, will not involve hazardous materials beyond standard baking ingredients.
The board reviewed the five required variance findings for CASE 2025-004 and recorded affirmative votes on each finding by the members recorded in the minutes (Dennis Howes, Rick Foye, Fidae Azouri, Bob Larochelle and Chris LeClaire). Board member Chris LeClaire moved to accept the variance as written; Rick Foye seconded the motion. The board approved the variance with conditions prohibiting the use of fryolators and prohibiting retail sales at the site. The board also required that any substantive changes to the operation must be returned to the Board of Adjustment for review.
The applicant described operational controls intended to limit off‑site impacts, including scheduled deliveries to minimize peak‑hour traffic and engineering controls for air quality; the board’s conditions focus on limiting potential odor or grease emissions and on preventing a retail component at the location. The minutes do not list other ancillary approvals or permits; any required health, fire or building permits would need to be obtained separately before the business opens.
The Board of Adjustment’s action resolves CASE 2025-004 in favor of the applicant under the stated conditions. Any future changes to the approved operation will require the applicant to return to the Board.
