Town of Atkinson

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Members

Role	Name	Term
Chairperson	Glenn Saba
	Robert Connors
	Art Leondires
	Scott Sullivan
	Kevin Wade

Alternates

• None

Hours of Operation

• Tuesday - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Wednesday - 9:00 am- 2:00 pm
• Thursday - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm


• Zoning Board of Adjustment meets at 7:30 pm on the second Wednesday of each month, if applications are received. Meetings are held at Town Hall - See Government Calendar for Schedule


• Cut off for applications is noon, 15 days prior to scheduled meeting.

Contact Information

• By Phone
• Office Phone: 603.362.5761
• Office Fax: 603.362.5305
• By Email
• Zoning Board of Adjustment:   landuse@atkinson-nh.gov
• By Mail
• Zoning Board of Adjustment, Town Of Atkinson NH, 19 Academy Avenue, Atkinson, NH 03811

Available Forms and Documents

• State Board of Adjustment Handbook for Local Officials (pdf)
• Regulation and Use Book (pdf)
• ZBA Fees for Application (pdf)
• ZBA Application (pdf)
• ZBA Abutters Form (pdf)
• ZBA Application for Variance (pdf)
• ZBA Application for Special Exception (pdf)
• ZBA Agent Representing Owner (pdf)
• ZBA Application for Equitable Waiver (pdf)
• ZBA Appeal from Administrative Decision/Building Code (pdf)
• ZBA Home Business Regulations (pdf)
• ZBA Home Business Application (pdf)
• ZBA Accessory Living Units Regulations (pdf)
• House Numbering Information (pdf)
• House Numbering Ordinance (pdf)

Minutes

• *Meeting minutes not provided on this website may be requested and obtained at the Town Hall
•   For archived minutes click here.


• 2022 Zoning Board Minutes    Select January 12 + May 11 +
• 2021 Zoning Board Minutes    Select January 13 February 10 March 10 May 12 June 09 September 08 NM October 13 November 10 + December 08
• 2020 Zoning Board Minutes    Select February 12 March 11 May 13 June 10 July 8 September 09 October 14 December 09
• 2019 Zoning Board Minutes    Select February 13 March 13 April 10 May 08 June 12 July 10 August 14 October 09 November 13 December 11
• 2018 Zoning Board Meeting Minutes    Select January 10 February 14 March 14 June 13 July 11 September 12 October 10 November 14

Useful Links

• New Hampshire RSA’s - Title LXIV: Planning and Zoning
• ZBA’s Preference Not a Substitute for ‘Undue Hardship or Injustice’
• But, It’s Grandfathered! Six Common Myths about Nonconforming Uses
• Zoning Board of Adjustment Decisions: Quorums, Voting and Fairness
• What is the Role of Alternate Land Use Board Members?
• When Does Zoning Apply to Governmental Use of Land?
• ZBA Has Inherent Authority to Reconsider a Denial of a Request for Rehearing within the 30-day Appeal Period
• Unanimous Court Upholds Wetlands Ordinance
• Lack of Findings in a ZBA Decision Is Not Necessarily “Error”
• ZBA’s Denial of Area Variance to Self-Storage Facility Overturned on Appeal”
• Multiple Board Memberships Serving on More Than One Board at the Same Time