Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting

Please refer to the “Zoom Call-in and Public Input Instructions”
for this meeting located at the end of the Agenda.

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Council Chambers, Town Hall
8 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH
Agenda

I.    Call to Order

II.   Roll Call

III.  Seating of Alternates

IV.  Election of Officers

V.   Approval of Agenda

VI.   Public Hearings:

A. PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Edward Baker, Portsmouth, New Hampshire on behalf of Peter J. Silverman Trust, Evanston, Illinois, for an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION as specified in Article IX, Section 175-29(B) of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to permit construction of a single family home and driveway on a non-conforming lot in the Shoreland Overlay District.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 6, Lot 7-4, is located at 52 Oyster River Road, and is in the Residence A Zoning District.

B. PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Chase Family Security Trust, Cohasset, Massachusetts for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE from Article XIII, Section 175-59(A)(2) of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to permit construction of an addition within the wetland setback.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 20, Lot 16-1, is located at 271 Durham Point Road, and is in the Residence C Zoning District.

VII.   Other Business: 

A. REQUEST FOR REHEARING on a March 16, 2021 denial of a petition submitted by Thomas J. & Erin L. Daly, Nashua, New Hampshire, for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCES from Article XIII, Section 175-59(A)(2)(d) and 175-62 of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to permit the construction of a new four bedroom house with attached garage and detached pool house within the Wetland Conservation Overlay District.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 12, Lot 7-0, is located at 190 Piscataqua Road, and is in the Residence C Zoning District.

VIII.  Approval of Minutes:  February 9, 2021 & April 13, 2021

IX.    Adjournment

Contacting us.  Contact the Planning and Building Department with questions or comments about the items above or any zoning-related matters.  Call (603) 868-8064 or email kedwards@ci.durham.nh.us (Karen Edwards, Administrative Assistant) or acline@ci.durham.nh.us  (Audrey Cline, CEO/Zoning Administrator).

Meeting dates.  Meeting dates are subject to change.  Contact the Planning and Zoning office about meetings. The next Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting is June 8, 2021.

Zoom Call-In & Public Input Instructions

All Zoom Meetings Require Pre-Registration

For Zoom Pre-Registration Information, go to “Zoning Video Conference Meetings” under Latest News on the Town of Durham webpage, www.ci.durham.nh.us.

To Participate by Audio

AUDIO ONLY CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS: In order to access any LIVE Zoom Public Meeting by telephone, you MUST be preregistered for that meeting.  You may then call: 1-929-436-2866 then type in the Meeting ID and Password.  Zoom Meeting ID's and Passwords are only available for preregistered participants.  You can preregister at https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/boc_dcatgovernance/zoom-video-conference-mee...

To Participate by Video 

VIDEO ONLY INSTRUCTIONS:  In order to access any LIVE Zoom Public Meeting, you must be preregistered. You can preregister for any Zoom Public Meetings by going to https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/boc_dcatgovernance/zoom-video-conference-mee...

IMPORTANT! 

Please be sure your full name is viewable, and you are identifiable when using Zoom. 
You will be muted until the Public portion of the meeting opens. 
If you're watching on Channel 22 or DCAT LiveStream be sure to mute when using Zoom. 

These are LIVE Public meetings and your audio and video should be muted when you enter the room (if not, the host will mute them for you).  You will not be able to communicate directly with anyone in the Zoom meeting at this time.  Participants will have the opportunity to comment during Public Comments, or when a Public Hearing is opened.  We ask that you mute your audio and video after you've commented (if not, the host will mute them for you).  If you wish to submit comments for public input, please submit them via email to kedwards@ci.durham.nh.us by 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting. 

If you should have difficulty, please send DCAT an email: dcat@ci.durham.nh.us  or by calling 603-590-1383.  

PUBLIC INPUT INSTRUCTIONS: Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, the Town of Durham will be taking extra steps to allow for public input during public meetings while still ensuring participant safety and social distancing. Per Executive Order by Governor Sununu, scheduled gatherings of 10 or more people will be prohibited. Therefore, those wishing to share comments are required to do so via email to kedwards@ci.durham.nh.us by 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting.