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Planning board continues review of building conversion over parking, sprinkler concerns
Summary
A proposal to convert a building with three residential and one commercial unit into four residential units was continued after planning board members raised concerns about undersized parking spaces that encroached on the sidewalk and the absence of a fire sprinkler system.
The Lowell Planning Board continued consideration of a proposal to convert a building that currently includes three residential units and one commercial unit into a four-unit residential building, after members raised concerns about parking and fire safety.
At the Monday meeting held via Zoom, board members said the proposed parking spaces were smaller than regulation and encroached onto the sidewalk. The transcript also records that the building lacked a fire sprinkler system, a point the board said must be addressed before final approval.
The board continued the item to allow the applicant to provide missing information and to allow staff to clarify whether the proposed parking configuration meets local zoning dimensions and sidewalk setback requirements. No vote to approve the conversion was recorded in the transcript.
