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DRB approves 197 Pearl Street site-plan amendment to add three units and open fifth floor, with affordable-unit covenant and parking conditions
Summary
The Development Review Board voted unanimously to approve a site-plan amendment at 197 Pearl Street that adds three dwelling units and opens an existing fifth-floor space, contingent on conditions including deed-restricted affordable units to meet the state—s fifth-story requirement and recognition of a parking waiver.
The Essex Junction Development Review Board on March 20, 2025, approved a site-plan amendment for 197 Pearl Street that will add three studio apartments and open an existing fifth-floor area to expand one unit into a four-bedroom, subject to conditions including compliance with the state—s fifth-story affordable-housing requirement and staff-recommended conditions. The motion passed unanimously.
Greg Dixon, civil engineer with Krebs and Lansing Consulting Engineers and the applicant—s representative, told the board the three new units come from converting previously designated storage space into studio apartments and that the fifth-floor area is an existing built…
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