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Zoning board allows A‑frame relocation at Bishop Shore Road with side‑setback intrusions
Summary
The Moultonborough Zoning Board on April 15 approved a variance permitting relocation of a 24-foot A‑frame to an adjacent constrained lot at 73 Bishop Shore Road, authorizing intrusions of 6 feet per side for the building and 4 feet per side for the deck, with conditions including shoreland setback mapping and surveyor verification; vote 4-0 after one member recused.
The Moultonborough Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a variance to A on Lake K Family Trust to relocate a 24-foot-wide A‑frame to an adjacent constrained lot at 73 Bishop Shore Road and to allow side-setback intrusions necessary for the structure.
Trustees John and Karen Buschini presented the application, saying the constrained buildable envelope on the receiving lot requires intrusions to accommodate the building’s width. Member Mike Mills recused himself because of a personal acquaintance with the applicants; the applicants elected to proceed with a four-member panel, and Chair Stephens explained an approval requires three affirmative votes under those circumstances.
Town staff noted the proposed location may fall within the 250-foot Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Area and that shoreland permitting is a state matter; the board directed the final site plan include the 250-foot shoreland setback line. The board and applicants agreed the approved intrusions, based on applicant testimony and board calculations, are 6 feet per side for the building and 4 feet per side for the deck/porch, and that the structure must be centered on the lot and verified by a New Hampshire licensed surveyor prior to foundation work.
The board applied RSA 674:33 I(b) and found the lot’s constrained dimensions constitute special conditions preventing reasonable use in strict conformance with the ordinance. The motion to grant the variance (motion by Taylor Sperry; seconded by Nicholas DeMeo) passed 4-0. Conditions require submission of a final site plan complying with Town site-plan regulations, all required federal, state, and local permits (including septic and building permits) before construction, obtaining an E-911 address before a certificate of occupancy, surveyor pinning of foundation corners consistent with the submitted March 2026 plan (file number 418), and an approval expiration of April 15, 2028 if not substantially acted upon.
Chair Stephens advised the applicants of the 30-day right of appeal beginning the following day.
