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Applicant told to revise plans after questions about ADU, setbacks and septic at 45 Narragansett
Summary
Noel Clavilou's plan to rebuild a garage and create an ADU drew questions about whether a modest lateral shift could avoid a variance and whether the ADU and septic approvals should proceed separately; the board continued the item to allow revised plans and staff review.
Noel Clavilou asked the Portsmouth Zoning Board for permission to demolish and rebuild a preexisting nonconforming garage and add an accessory dwelling unit. Neighbors and board members raised procedural and technical questions about whether the applicant could shift the proposed footprint by roughly 2.2 feet to avoid a variance and whether state ADU rules and septic system capacity had been correctly addressed.
One resident cited recent state ADU legislation and cautioned that ADUs cannot expand footprint rights beyond the statute's limits; fellow residents and the board discussed septic capacity and whether a larger septic bed would be required if bedroom counts increased. The applicant agreed to work with staff and engineering consultants and to resubmit modified plans; the board continued the application to the next meeting (August 20).
