Description
The Browns requested a variance so a garage addition can encroach roughly 2.5 feet into the required 10-foot side setback. A public hearing was scheduled; no result is recorded.
Impact summary
A modest residential upgrade on a tight 1940s-era lot — no public opposition, no neighborhood character concerns, and off-street parking that reduces street parking pressure.
Applicant
- Name
- Samuel & Cassie Brown
- Address
- 56 Birch St., Keene, NHSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Board of Adjustment
Last discussed Feb 2, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Zoning Board of Adjustment - Feb 2, 2026
The Browns want to replace their undersized one-bay garage with a two-bay garage and add a master bedroom, bathroom, and office above — encroaching about four feet (measured to the roof drip edge) into the ten-foot side setback. Approved unanimously with a surveyor/inspector verification condition.
Zoning Board of Adjustment - Jan 5, 2026
The Browns want to add a garage that sticks about 2.5 feet into the required 10-foot side setback. They asked for a continuance to gather more info, and the board sent the case to February 2.
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