ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE
To: Board of Adjustment Case No. ________
Town of Kensington Map___ Lot______
Date filed________
(signed)
Name of Applicant ______________________________Phone #(___)_______________
Owner _________________________________________________________________
Location of Property ______________________________________________________
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(street, number, subdivision and lot number)
Please check type of variance and complete corresponding fact sheet:
Explained by NH Supreme Court as:
__Use Variance – “allows the applicant to undertake a use which the zoning ordinance prohibits” –for example, stabling horses in a district where keeping livestock is prohibited, or building a hotel in a strictly residential district.
__Area Variance – “authorizes deviations from restrictions which relate to a permitted use.” For example, if a hotel is a permitted use in a district, but the ordinance prohibits buildings taller than 40 feet, an applicant might request an area variance to build a taller hotel, or an area variance may be requested to build closer to the boundary lines than the ordinance permits.
Is requested from article _____, section _____, of the Land Use Ordinance to permit: ________________________________________________________________________
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Fact Sheet for a Use Variance:
1. The proposed use would not diminish surrounding property values because: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Granting the variance would be of benefit to the public interest because:
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3. Denial of the variance would result in unnecessary hardship to the owner because:
a. the following special conditions of the land render the proposed use reasonable;_________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
b. no fair and substantial relationship exists between the general purposes of the zoning ordinance and the specific restriction on the property; _______________________ __________________________________________________________________
c. granting the variance would not injure the public or private rights of others; ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Granting a variance would do substantial justice because: _______________________
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5. The use is not contrary to the spirit of the ordinance because: ____________________
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The undersigned alleges that the following circumstances exist which would prevent the proper enjoyment of the land under the strict terms of the Ordinance.
Signed _____________________________
(Applicant)
Fact Sheet for an Area Variance:
1. The proposed use would not diminish surrounding property values because: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Granting the variance would be of benefit to the public interest because:
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3. Denial of the variance would result in unnecessary hardship to the owner because:
a. the following special conditions of the property make an area variance necessary in order to construct the development as designed; ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________
b. the same benefit cannot be achieved by some other reasonable feasible method that would not impose an undue financial burden; ______________________________ __________________________________________________________________
4. Granting a variance would do substantial justice because: _______________________
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5. The use is not contrary to the spirit of the ordinance because: ____________________
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The undersigned alleges that the following circumstances exist which would prevent the proper enjoyment of the land under the strict terms of the Ordinance.
Signed _____________________________
(Applicant)
NOTE: This application is not acceptable unless all required statements have been made. Additional information may be supplied on a separate sheet if the space provided is inadequate.
The Applicant is responsible for supplying the names and addresses of all *abutters to the property concerned including the names and addresses of any Engineer, Architect, Land Surveyor or Soil Scientist whose professional seal appears on the plat and holders of Conservation, Preservation or Agricultural Preservation Restrictions per RSA 477:45.
*For purposes of Notification: RSA 672:3-“Abutter” means any person whose property is located in NH and adjoins or is directly across the street or stream from the land under consideration…
The Applicant is to include addressed envelopes with addressed postal certification slips and Return Receipt cards for each of the abutters to be notified or 3 sets of labels.
Please List Current Abutters For Legal Notification Purposes:
Name Address Zip Code Map# Lot#
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Signature of Applicant Date