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ZBA grants Noonan variance for small shed at Whites Grove Road
Summary
The Nottingham Zoning Board approved a variance allowing a 14-by-10-foot shed at 20 Whites Grove Road with 2-foot and 4-foot side setbacks, finding the small, irregular lot and a prior septic relocation supported undue hardship.
The Nottingham Zoning Board of Adjustment approved Case 26-006 on July 21, permitting John Noonan to replace a 14-by-10-foot shed at 20 Whites Grove Road on a lot the applicant described as approximately 6,000–6,500 square feet.
John Noonan told the board the lot’s small size and shape—together with a septic system replacement completed in 2025 that moved utilities back from the lake—left the property without practical room for storage and created unnecessary hardship under the ordinance’s variance criteria. Reading the five-point variance justification into the record, Noonan said the replacement shed would be moved farther from the lake compared with the prior structure and described why denial would harm the household’s storage needs.
Board members inspected the site prior to the hearing and asked practical questions about the shed’s door orientation and the relationship to the shared driveway; Noonan confirmed the shed’s doors would face the driveway. There were no public speakers at the hearing. A motion to approve the requested variance passed by recorded vote (transcript reports a 4–0 outcome), and the chair announced the 30-day appeal period.
The application cited Article 2 Section C.3.a of Nottingham’s zoning ordinance; the approved action allows the 14-by-10 accessory structure with the setbacks as requested.
