Zoning Board of Adjustment — June 16, 2026
Laconia ZBA OKs 13 duplexes at Governor's Crossing and tables reduced White Oaks plan
Standard variance and rehearing items were handled efficiently with public input addressed and no evident disagreement.
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On June 16 the Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a variance permitting duplex units on 13 lots in the Governor's Crossing subdivision where single-family homes were previously planned. The change was justified by high blasting costs on phase-two lots and would produce ownership units priced around $450-500k. The board accepted the applicant's findings of fact without recorded dissent and sent the matter to the Planning Board for site-plan amendment.
The same meeting tabled a rehearing request for 238 White Oaks Road for 60 days after a buyer emerged willing to restore the existing home and reduce the project from five lots to two new lots plus the preserved residence. Abutters were reported as receptive to the revised layout.
All seven decisions that night, including fence height variances at 257 Pleasant Street and 3114 Parade Road plus storage-container approval at 398 White Oaks Road, passed by unanimous voice vote.
Public impact
Allows 13 duplex units instead of single-family homes, priced $450-500k
Variance approved unanimously; project must return to Planning Board for site-plan amendment
Planning Board site-plan amendment required
Reduced from five lots to two new lots plus one preserved existing home
Rehearing request tabled for 60 days
Matter returns in approximately 60 days or is withdrawn if alternative plan proceeds
Topics discussed
Board conducted roll call, designated alternate voting members to achieve a full board, and reordered the agenda to prioritize 238 White Oaks Road, 257 Pleasant Street, 398 White Oaks Road, 3114 Parade Road, 1034 Main Street, and a rehearing.
Agenda order finalized; meeting proceeded with the revised sequence.
Attorney Cornyn requested tabling of a rehearing for 60 days after a buyer emerged to restore the existing home, reducing the project from five lots to two.
Motion to table for 60 days passed unanimously.
Matter returns in approximately 60 days or is withdrawn if the alternative plan is approved.
Applicant Christine Kemos sought a variance for an 88-ft, 6-ft-tall fence along the side property line on a corner lot for child safety; approved with DPW site review condition.
Variance granted with DPW site-review condition for line-of-sight safety.
Applicant must obtain DPW site review before installation.
Steven Duty requested a variance to retain two existing conex boxes on a 4-acre residential property; approved with shielding condition.
Variance approved with condition that containers remain shielded from view of abutters and the road.
Attorney John Cronin presented a request to allow duplex units on 13 lots within the Governor's Crossing HOA subdivision instead of single-family homes.
Variance approved; findings of fact accepted as presented in the application.
Project returns to Planning Board for site-plan amendment.
John Healey requested a 6-ft privacy fence along the front property line, 15-16 ft from the roadway edge on a busy road.
Variance granted; board found no safety or character impacts.
Dennis Breton sought a 2-ft side-setback variance to construct a carport 8 ft from the neighbor's property line.
Variance granted.
Board considered a rehearing request on application ZB 2026-060 with no new information presented.
Rehearing request denied unanimously.
Controversy & dissent
Potentially controversial issues
238 White Oaks Road subdivision rehearing
Public comment
Decisions logged
Action items
Member positions
Positions marked ~ are inferred from context and may not reflect the member's explicitly stated position. UNCLEAR means the vote was split but the record did not name how this member voted — it is not a “yes.”
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