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ZBA approves conversion of 110 Branch Street commercial unit into two residences with utilities condition
Summary
The board granted variances to convert a vacant ground-floor commercial unit at 110 Branch Street into two residential units, increasing the building’s residential count; the approval included a condition to work with the wastewater department on utility/connection details.
The Lowell Zoning Board of Appeals voted Aug. 11 to allow conversion of a vacant ground‑floor commercial unit at 110 Branch Street into two residential units, a change that will turn an 11‑unit mixed‑use building into a 12‑unit residential building.
Engineer Ian Ainsley, representing the applicant Soporn Singh, said the building currently has 10 residential units and one commercial unit; converting the commercial space into two residences would create a 12‑unit residential building. Ainsley summarized the variances sought as relief from minimum lot area per dwelling unit, usable open space per…
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