Zoning Board of Adjustment – Jul 28, 2026

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 · 6:30 PM

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

What was decided

Approved a variance for an 8x10 foot shed at 62 Chestnut Street and a height variance for a garage at 23 Russell Street. Tabled the tree-removal request at 19 Vista Way to September 22, 2026, to get a New Hampshire Fish and Game report. The 12 Brinton Drive case was withdrawn, and two other cases were postponed.

Decisions recorded

Continued the variance and special exception request for 34 Buckmeadow Road to August 11, 2026. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Tabled the special exception request for 19 Vista Way to September 22, 2026, to get a New Hampshire Fish and Game report on the trees, 4-0. page 6 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Withdrawn the special exception request for a deck at 12 Brinton Drive; it will be re-advertised and heard August 11, 2026. page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Postponed the variance request for 230 Pine Street to August 25, 2026. page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the variance for 62 Chestnut Street to allow an 8x10 foot shed in the front yard setback, 4-0. page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the height variance for a detached garage at 23 Russell Street, 4-0. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
Approved the July 14, 2026 minutes with one revision, 4-0. page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

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Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 133 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 14, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

ordinance: A city law passed by the Board of Aldermen. Numbered O- with the year, as in O-26-017.
tabled: Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.
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.