Where

Auditorium, 3rd Floor, 229 Main Street, Nashua, NH, NH

What was decided

The board approved nine requests for decks, sheds, signs, driveways, a carport, an addition, and a convenience store/smoke shop. It denied the variances needed to split 121 Lille Road into two lots. It postponed 34 Buckmeadow Road to July 28, 2026 at the applicant's request, and the 247 Main Dunstable Road case was withdrawn.

Decisions recorded

• Case at 247 Main Dunstable Road was withdrawn. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Postponed 34 Buckmeadow Road use variance and special exception requests to July 28, 2026 at the applicant's request. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the special exception for 3 Creek Place, Unit 113 to remove and replace a 10x10 deck in a 40-foot wetland buffer, 5-0.
• Approved the variance for 10 Ohio Avenue to exceed the maximum accessory use area for a new 14x22 shed/garage, 5-0. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the special exception for 38 Roy Street to work in the 75-foot prime wetland buffer of Salmon Brook to replace a deck, 5-0.
• Approved the variances for 24 Ferry Road to allow two wall signs and exceed the maximum wall sign area, with both requests considered collectively, 5-0. p. 8page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the variance for 3 East Dunstable Road to exceed the maximum accessory use area for a 993 sq.ft addition to the carriage house, 5-0. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the variance for 203 Kinsley Street to exceed the maximum driveway width for a driveway off New Dunstable Road, 5-0. p. 13page 13 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the variance for 2 Candia Street to exceed the maximum driveway width, 5-0. p. 14page 14 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Denied all five variance requests for 121 Lille Road to subdivide one lot into two lots and build a new single-family home, 5-0. p. 19page 19 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the variances for 54 Baldwin Street to encroach into the front and right side yard setbacks for a carport, 5-0.
• Approved the use variance for 94-94½ Kinsley Street to allow a convenience store/smoke shop in the LB Zone, 5-0. p. 24page 24 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the minutes of June 23, 2026 with the revisions stated, 4-0 with one abstention. p. 25page 25 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 202 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 14, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Terms used here

ordinance

A city law passed by the Board of Aldermen. Numbered O- with the year, as in O-26-017.

Pennichuck

Pennichuck Corporation, the water utility the city owns as its sole shareholder. It reports to the Board of Aldermen every quarter.

variance

Permission from the zoning board to use or build on a property in a way the zoning doesn't allow, such as closer to a lot line, because of a hardship particular to the property.

ZBA

Zoning Board of Adjustment.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting on the City of Nashua's meeting portal (opens in new tab) (CivicClerk). First recorded by Nashua Publick on October 13, 2026.