Temple ZBA schedules site walk, continues hearing on Marsh special-exception request for antique-vehicle restoration

Emily Sliviak, chair of the Temple Zoning Board of Adjustment, opened and read the public notice for a hearing about a special-exception application by Alan Marsh to allow non-commercial antique motor vehicle restoration on 4 acres of a 39-acre parcel at 32 West Road.

The hearing did not move to deliberation because the board said it must first conduct a site walk. Selectman Ken Caisse noted a site walk must be within 90 days after the hearing. The board scheduled a public site walk for May 5, 2026; the transcript records the site-walk time as 4:30 p.m. and a later motion refers to May 5 at 6:30 p.m. for the hearing continuation at the site walk. Sliviak said she would notify Carol Mamczak and post the site-walk agenda on May 1.

Murray Collette, an abutter at 18 West Road, told the board he supports the application "as long as it complies to RSA 236:111-a, with the Marshes keeping their antique vehicles inside a permanent structure and they will not be visible from the abutting property." Collette also asked that the proposal undergo Planning Board site-plan review and that the applicant obtain a building permit.

Applicant Alan Marsh told the board the Selectmen already had drawings and described the proposed building as a tent-type structure similar to ones in Salisbury; he said the current siting is rough and that he would provide more detailed drawings at the next meeting, and that he would provide seven copies. Marsh said he currently has two structures on the property, plans proposed buildings approximately 40 by 80 feet and 70 by 160 feet, and may build a third using existing trusses. He told the board the sheeting materials on these structures would need replacement roughly every 30 years.

Board members pressed for details on permanence and floors. Gary Scholl asked whether Marsh planned concrete floors; Marsh said he planned concrete in at least one building and confirmed the two existing structures have dirt floors. James Stein asked whether the existing buildings would be sufficient to keep all vehicles under cover; Marsh replied they would, and he said he intends to replace trailers with a better storage solution. Selectman Caisse explained that storage trailers are not taxed as part of the property because they are movable and therefore are not considered permanent structures; he said the ZBA can discuss taxation after the site walk.

The board voted unanimously to continue the hearing to the next date and to hold the continuation at the site walk. The transcript also contains a likely clerical reference to an "April 14" continuation that predates this meeting; the board subsequently set May 5 as the next date. Sliviak closed the hearing until the next date.

The board said it will not deliberate until after the site walk; Sliviak said she will consult the ZBA attorney about how RSA requirements apply to tent-style or semi-permanent structures and whether a floor-covering requirement is appropriate.