The Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) of Nashua, New Hampshire, convened on August 26, 2025, at 7:00 PM. The meeting was chaired by Jay Mankara, with members Josh Neely (Vice Chair), JP Boucher, Steve Lynell, and alternate Joseph Potri (voting as a full member). Deputy Planning Manager Carter Falk was also present. The board considered five variance applications, each requiring findings on five criteria: not contrary to public interest, spirit of the ordinance, substantial justice, no diminution of property values, and undue hardship due to special conditions. Four applications were approved and one was denied.
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the August 26th meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. My name is Jay Mankara, ZBA Chair. Directly to my right is Josh Neely, Vice Chair. Following that, JP Boucher, member, and then going across the stage, Steve Lynell, member, and Joseph Potri alternate. So we have four full members with us this evening. And so for that reason, Mr. Pottery will be unless he needs to recuse himself for some reason. We'll be voting on all of the cases. So just in terms of the order of business and kind of how we operate here. So this evening, all of our applications are for variances. So a variance is a request to deviate from the terms of the zoning ordinance. And so in order for us to grant a variance, the zoning board has to find in favor of five criteria. We have to find that granting the variance would not be contrary to the public interest, that it would be within the spirit of the ordinance, that granting the variants by granting the variance substantial justice would be done, that there'd be no diminution to surrounding property values, and that owing to some special condition of the property, denying the variance would result in an undue hardship to the applicant seeking it. So that's the criteria that we go by. In terms of the order of business, I'll read each case into the record, and then we will invite the applicants to come up to the podium. We will ask you to state your name and your address for the record. And then every each applicant has up to 15 minutes to present his or her case. You don't have to take the 15 minutes if you don't want to, but you have up to 15 minutes. After the close of that, of course, the board may ask questions during that time period. Afterwards, we will ask anyone who wishes to speak in favor of the application to come forward. And anyone who wishes to speak in favor will have five minutes to do so. And again, we'll ask you to come up to the podium. After that, we will ask if there's anybody who has any questions, concerns, or opposition to the application. And they will also have uh up to five minutes each to address the board. Um following that, we will uh offer the applicant the opportunity for a rebuttal, uh, and the applicant will be able to come forward if the applicant wishes uh to rebut uh any comments and we'll have up to five minutes to do that. Following that, um, if there uh was anybody in opposition or with questions or concerns, uh, we will allow one person to come forward and have the last word. So sometimes that happens, sometimes that doesn't. Um with that, uh I'm gonna ask uh Mr. Fock, I should have introduced uh Carter Falk, a deputy planning manager to my left. Mr. Falk, are there any changes or additions to the agenda this evening? No, there are not. All right, so with that, then I'm gonna call the roll. Mr. Neely. Present. Mr. Boucher, present. Mr. Lionel. Present. Mr. Potri. Present. And I, Jim Carr, of course, am present. Uh so the first application is for I saw somebody raise their hand. I'm sorry. Yes, sir. Um procedures, does that allow anybody? Anybody get to speak again?