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, August 11, 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. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Kevin M. Baum, Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley & Roberts PLLC, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on behalf of Schoolhouse Technologies LLC, North Hampton, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION from an April 20, 2020 letter of Building Inspector, Audrey Cline, limiting the occupancy of the residence to 6 unrelated occupants.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 5, Lot 4-7, is located at 21 Schoolhouse Lane, and is in the Courthouse Zoning District.

B.  CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Scott J. Winslow, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE from Article XXI, Section 175-111(C)(2)(c) of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to allow for the widening of the driveway, encroaching on the side setback.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 6, Lot 5-55, is located at 15 Garden Lane, and is in the Residence A Zoning District.  There is a Site Walk for this application on August 11, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the property.

C.  CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Scott J. Winslow, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS from Article XXI, Sections 175-111(B)(2) & 175-111(C)(2)(b) of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to allow for the widening of the driveway and the parking of more than three vehicles in the front setback with one parking space encroaching on the side setback.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 6, Lot 5-55, is located at 15 Garden Lane, and is in the Residence A Zoning District. 

D. PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by Iago & Erin Hale, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE  from Article XXII.1, Section 175-153 of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to change the use of an existing outbuilding to an accessory apartment.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 6, Lot 1-4, is located at 74 Mill Road, and is in the Residence B Zoning District.

E.  PUBLIC HEARING on a petition submitted by David Hills, Durham, New Hampshire for an APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE  from Article XXIII, Section 175-126(A) of the Durham Zoning Ordinance to create signage in excess of 48 square feet in size for a commercial property.  The property involved is shown on Tax Map 11, Lot 22-3, is located at 147 Piscataqua Road, and is in the Residence C Zoning District.

VI. Other Business

VII. Approval of Minutes:  June 9, 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 September 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 council@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 council@ci.durham.nh.us by 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting.