Plymouth zoning board unanimously OKs special exception for Fairgrounds Road tourist home
June 03, 2026 | Plymouth, Grafton County, New Hampshire
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The Plymouth Zoning Board on Wednesday granted a special exception allowing Nancy Kai to operate a tourist home at 296 Fairgrounds Road in Plymouth.
Kai told the board she and her husband own the property and that the downstairs studio apartment will be owner‑occupied, limited to four guests, and run with house rules that prohibit parties, pets and smoking. "My tourist home is small‑scale. It's quiet. It's carefully maintained and managed," Kai said during the public hearing. She said guests are screened through Airbnb and turnover has been low in recent years.
Board members and town staff reviewed the application packet, which included a prior 2008 variance that allowed the substandard lot (approximately 0.69 acres) and documentation from police, fire, and water/sewer indicating no objections to the proposed use. Neighbor Scott Robotham told the board he lives across the street and has observed no noise or parking problems during the years Kai has operated the unit.
In deliberations the board found the proposed use met the ordinance's special exception criteria: the use is permitted by special exception in the agricultural zone, the site has adequate parking, the use has not caused nuisances in the past, and it will not place an undue burden on town services. The board moved, seconded and voted to grant the special exception unanimously.
The approval runs with the land and remains in effect unless the town ordinance is changed. The board noted that the application materials and departmental responses were helpful in reaching its decision. No rehearing request on this item was filed at the meeting.
Kai told the board she and her husband own the property and that the downstairs studio apartment will be owner‑occupied, limited to four guests, and run with house rules that prohibit parties, pets and smoking. "My tourist home is small‑scale. It's quiet. It's carefully maintained and managed," Kai said during the public hearing. She said guests are screened through Airbnb and turnover has been low in recent years.
Board members and town staff reviewed the application packet, which included a prior 2008 variance that allowed the substandard lot (approximately 0.69 acres) and documentation from police, fire, and water/sewer indicating no objections to the proposed use. Neighbor Scott Robotham told the board he lives across the street and has observed no noise or parking problems during the years Kai has operated the unit.
In deliberations the board found the proposed use met the ordinance's special exception criteria: the use is permitted by special exception in the agricultural zone, the site has adequate parking, the use has not caused nuisances in the past, and it will not place an undue burden on town services. The board moved, seconded and voted to grant the special exception unanimously.
The approval runs with the land and remains in effect unless the town ordinance is changed. The board noted that the application materials and departmental responses were helpful in reaching its decision. No rehearing request on this item was filed at the meeting.
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