# 10.27.2026 Board of Adjustment


**Body:** City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
**Date:** October 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Board of Adjustment meeting on October 27, 2026, considered zoning appeals and requests for variances; no procurement, contract awards, bids, or spending decisions were identified. The Board approved a rehearing request for 28 Blossom Street by a 4–3 vote. It approved the two-family-use variance for 1490 Islington Street, denied the application for additions and a fence at 1054 Thornton Street by a 4–3 vote, and denied the proposed home variances at 0 Woodworth Avenue. Variances were approved for an accessory dwelling unit above the garage at 54 Lincoln Avenue and an eight-foot fence at 9 Chief Street, both unanimously. The Board also unanimously recommended approval of a signage variance for 325 Corporate Drive to the Pease Development Authority, and approved restoration of the porte cochere at 10 Merrimack Street.

For December, the chair said the Board would consider whether to recommend eliminating its review of Pease Development Authority applications and discuss issues involving ABC buildings. These were announced as future discussion items, not adopted policy changes. The meeting also noted upcoming Board vacancies.

**Source:** City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire