Tuesday, April 11, 2023 — Hearing

Notice

Elaine L. Kalhori has requested a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow a hair salon as a home occupation at Lot H-19, 24 Gage Road.

The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider this application in a public hearing on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. in the Florence Rideout Elementary School Gymnasium, 18 Tremont Street.

Minutes

Minutes of the hearing.

Sunday, April 23, 2023 — Site Visit

Notice

Elaine L. Kalhori has requested a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow a hair salon as a home occupation at Lot H-19, 24 Gage Road.

The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at 24 Gage Road to hold a site visit for this application. The site visit is a continuation of the public hearing on the case, and is open to the public. Its purpose is to assist the Board members and other interested parties to become familiar with the property involved in the application. Board members and other interested parties may, through the Board chairperson, ask questions about, and the applicant may point out, site details pertaining to the application, such as boundaries, contours, proposed buffers, driveways, etc. No other testimony will be taken, and no other discussion should occur.

Minutes

Minutes of the site visit.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 — Continuation

Notice

Elaine L. Kalhori has requested a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow a hair salon as a home occupation at Lot H-19, 24 Gage Road.

The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will continue its public hearing on this application on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilton Town Hall Courtroom, 42 Main Street.

Notice of Decision

(Download the formal decision notice as a PDF file.)

The request by Elaine L. Kalhori for a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance has been granted. It will allow a hair salon as a home occupation at Lot H-19, 24 Gage Road.

The decision is subject to the following conditions:

• No more than 40 client visits per week
• By appointment only — no walk-ins
• No retail sales except in conjunction with client visits

This decision shall expire if the construction or use permitted by it has not begun by Friday, May 9, 2025. (Wilton Zoning Ordinance section 17.4)

The selectmen, any party to the action or proceedings, or any person directly affected thereby may apply for a rehearing of this decision. A request for a rehearing must be filed in writing with the Zoning Board of Adjustment on or before Thursday, June 8, 2023, and must fully specify all grounds on which the rehearing is requested. (N.H. RSA 677:2)

Findings of Fact

• The proposal is for a hair salon as a home occupation.
• The business will be conducted by the resident homeowner, and there will be no other employees.
• There will be no new structures — the basement of the house will be finished for the hair salon.
• The only signage will be a pair of oversized scissors at the mail box.
• Retail sales will be only to clients.
• There will be no outside storage of materials.
• The home occupation is clearly subordinate and secondary to the residential use.
• The house is isolated on a large lot at the end of a long driveway.
• There is more than enough parking.
• The traffic generated by no more than 40 customer visits per week will not be substantially greater than would normally be expected on the road.

Minutes

Minutes of the hearing.