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Board grants setback relief for Scudder rebuild after septic redesign constraints
Summary
The Portsmouth Zoning Board approved side‑yard relief and authorized relocation of a shed to enable a smaller footprint rebuild at 17 Brown Lane; architects said septic redesign constrained the new building envelope.
Brewster Thornton Group architect Patrick Connors presented a teardown and rebuild plan for the Scudder property at 17 Brown Lane that reduced overall footprint compared with a prior approval but required side‑yard relief because a new septic layout must sit in the southeast corner. The board approved a six‑foot side‑yard variance and allowed the shed to be relocated into a side setback where necessary.
The architect said the updated design is a smaller, more compact replacement of the previous plan and that reusing the old septic was impractical; the applicants are pursuing a new septic design through DEM. The board found the relief limited and appropriate given lot constraints and earlier approvals.
