Location: 2 Liberty Way.
Phone: 603-424-4046
The ZBA is made up of 5 members that are appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The Board meets once a month to hear appeals of administrative decisions made by the Code Enforcement Officer or to grant variances, special exceptions and equitable waivers
This past year the Board accepted 11 cases. Seven of these were requests for variances of which 3 were granted, 1 was denied and 2 will be heard in 2005. This was due to a lack of a quorum of members, which is a problem from time to time. The seventh case was a request for a variance that was changed to an appeal of administrative decisions, which the Board over ruled on.
There were 3 requests for special exceptions involving wet lands. These were all granted after much consideration and input from the town's Conservation Commission.
There were 2 requests for appeals of administrative decisions and one request for a rehearing which the Board had to also consider.
The Board had some clean up work in the first few months of the year involving cases accepted in 2003 that were continued into 2004. This made for some late night meetings but the Board members stayed on to complete these cases. Out of these 2003 cases 2 variances were granted and 1 was denied. Two special exceptions were granted.
I'd like to thank the Board members for the time they spent this past year performing this important service for the town, especially those few late nights. I'd also like to thank Nicole Rollend, our recording secretary, who took our minutes during the first part of the year and endured some of those late nights.
Next year the Board will be getting off to a busy start with 8 cases scheduled for January. We could always use additional alternate members. So if you are interested please let the Selectmen know or come to one of our meetings.
Respectfully submitted,
Gregory Lepine, Chairman
Laura Gandia, Vice Chairman
John Regan, Clerk
Richard Riley
Patrick Crean,
Alt. Albert Guilbeault,
Alt. John Devereaux, Alt.