Zoning Board 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, November 10, 2020 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.   Approval of Agenda
V.    Public Hearings:

A. PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Norman J. Silber, Attorney, Gilford, New Hampshire, on behalf of Seacoast Chabad Jewish Center, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION from a September 21, 2020 letter from Building Inspector, Audrey Cline, denying the use of the property for the holding of religious services.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 6, Lot 7-61, is located at 2 Chesley Drive, and is in the Residence A Zoning District.

B. PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Suzanne Brunelle, Devine Millimet Attorneys at Law, Manchester, New Hampshire, on behalf of John Leland, Dover, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE  from Article XII.1, Section 175-54 of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to allow for the creation of a lot with less than 300 feet of lot frontage.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 12, Lot 6-2, is located at 194 Piscataqua Road, and is in the Residence C Zoning District.

VI.    Other Business:  Review & Approve 2021 Zoning Board Meeting Dates
VII.   Approval of Minutes:  September 15, 2020
VIII.  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 December 8, 2020.

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.