Case 3/10/2026–1
Summary
- Lots
- A-21-1
- A-30
- Addresses
- 325 Burton Highway
- Stiles Farm Road
- Owners
- Faby Gagné
- Luc Sirois
- Relief Requested
- Special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance
- Purpose
- To allow fiber arts workshops, rental of a dressage arena, raising cashmere goats, and growing Christmas trees and lavender.
- Application
- The application
- The abutter list
- Site plan
- Status
- Rehearing is on June 9, 2026
Documents
Submissions at the March 10 Hearing
From abutter Kenton Blagbrough, Lot A-22
- Letter of objection, with three photographs
- Manual of Best Management Practices for Agriculture in New Hampshire: Nutrient Best Management Practices for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution
- 1963 Deed from Dorothy Frye to E. B. Frye and Son, Inc.
- 2003 Covenants for the shared driveway for Lots A-21-1 and A-21-2
- 2003 Stipulations for the issuance of a building permit on Lot A-30 with access from Class VI Stiles Farm Road
- 2003 Subdivision plan for Lot A-21
- 1998 Lot line adjustment plan between Lot A-21 and Burton Highway
- 2003 Wetland Delineation of a portion of Stiles Farm Road
From abutters David and Heather Wright, Lot A-21-2
From abutter Alan Preston, Lot A-29
- 2002 Site Specific Application
- 2003 Wetland Delineation of a portion of Stiles Farm Road (duplicate of Blagbrough submission)
- Two photos showing the condition of Stiles Farm Road
- 2023 Letter from Attorney Mark Fernald to John Dresser and Elaine Horn regarding easements on Lot A-30 in favor of Lot A-29
- Two photos showing the condition of the pond on Lot A-29
Submissions at the April 14 Hearing
From abutter Kenton Blagbrough, Lot A-22
From the applicant
Requests for Rehearing
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 — Hearing
Notice
Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois have requested a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow fiber arts workshops, rental of a dressage arena, raising cashmere goats, and growing Christmas trees and lavender on Lots A-21-1 and A-30, 325 Burton Highway and Stiles Farm Road.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider this application in a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Emergency Operations Center of the Wilton Fire Station, 102 Main Street (park across the street, NOT in the Fire Station parking lot; enter at the WEST end of the building).
Case Continued
The hearing on the request by Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois for a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance has been continued to Tuesday, April 14, 2026. If granted, the requested relief would allow fiber arts workshops, rental of a dressage arena, raising cashmere goats, and growing Christmas trees and lavender on Lots A-21-1 and A-30, 325 Burton Highway and Stiles Farm Road.
Minutes
Thursday, April 2, 2026 — Site Visit
Notice
Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois have requested a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow fiber arts workshops, rental of a dressage arena, raising cashmere goats, and growing Christmas trees and lavender on Lots A-21-1 and A-30, 325 Burton Highway and Stiles Farm Road.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. at 325 Burton Highway 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.
Directions: Take the driveway for 325 Burton Highway; stay right at the fork in the driveway; cross the gravel road and park by the barn.
Minutes
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 — Continuation
Notice
Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois have requested a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow fiber arts workshops, rental of a dressage arena, raising cashmere goats, and growing Christmas trees and lavender on Lots A-21-1 and A-30, 325 Burton Highway and Stiles Farm Road.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will continue its public hearing on this application on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wilton Town Hall Courtroom, 42 Main Street.
Decision
The request by Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois for a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance has been granted. It will allow fiber arts workshops, rental of a dressage arena, raising cashmere goats, and growing Christmas trees and lavender on Lots A-21-1 and A-30, 325 Burton Highway and Stiles Farm Road.
This decision shall expire if the construction or use permitted by it has not begun by Friday, April 14, 2028. (Wilton Zoning Ordinance section 17.4)
The selectmen, any party to the action or proceedings, or any abutter 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, May 14, 2026, and must fully specify all grounds on which the rehearing is requested. (N.H. RSA 677:2)
Minutes
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 — Continuation
Notice
Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois have requested a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow fiber arts workshops, rental of a dressage arena, raising cashmere goats, and growing Christmas trees and lavender on Lots A-21-1 and A-30, 325 Burton Highway and Stiles Farm Road.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will continue its public hearing on this application on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wilton Town Hall Courtroom, 42 Main Street.
Case Continued
The hearing on the request by Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois for a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance has been continued to Tuesday, April 14, 2026. If granted, the requested relief would allow fiber arts workshops, rental of a dressage arena, raising cashmere goats, and growing Christmas trees and lavender on Lots A-21-1 and A-30, 325 Burton Highway and Stiles Farm Road.
Minutes
Thursday, May 21, 2026 — Rehearing Request
Notice
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wilton Town Hall Courtroom, 42 Main Street to consider requests from abutters Kenton Blagbrough, Lot A-22, and Howard Preston, Lot A-29, that it reconsider its April 14 decision, in which it granted a special exception allowing fiber arts workshops as a home occupation. This is a public meeting, but not a hearing. The decision on whether to grant a rehearing will be made on the basis of the written request, and no testimony or other input will be taken.
Notice of Decision
(Download the formal decision notice as a PDF file.)
On April 14, 2026, the Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois, to allow fiber arts workshops as a home occupation on Lot A-30, on Stiles Farm Road.
Abutters Kenton Blagbrough, as Trustee of the Blagbrough Family Realty Trust, Lot A-22, and Howard Preston, as Trustee of the Preston Revocable Trust, Lot A-29, submitted requests for a rehearing of the decision.
The Zoning Board has granted the requests for a rehearing of the decision to grant the special exception, because the April 14 Notice of Decision did not include specific findings of fact.
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 — Rehearing
Notice
Faby Gagné and Luc Sirois have requested a special exception under section 6.6.1 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow fiber arts workshops as a home occupation on Lot A-30, Stiles Farm Road.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider this application in a public hearing on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wilton Town Hall Courtroom, 42 Main Street.
This is a rehearing of the Zoning Board’s April 14, 2026 decision to grant the requested special exception.
All testimony, evidence, and written submissions regarding this application previously received by the Zoning Board, including the requests for rehearing submitted by abutters Kenton Blagbrough and Howard Preston, are part of the record of the case, and may be taken into account by the Board in making any decisions. Any additional relevant testimony or documents may be provided at or before the hearing.