Planning board approves condominium subdivision converting RV lots on Weirs Boulevard with conditions

LACONIA, N.H. — The Laconia Planning Board voted Tuesday to approve a condominium subdivision that will convert 17 existing RV and manufactured‑housing lots at 1187 Weirs Boulevard into condominium ownership, with conditions restricting most units to seasonal use and a 2030 project completion deadline.

Ethan Wood, representing applicant Dennis Bork and the firm Normand, Chaney & O’Neill, said the proposal changes only the form of ownership: the land parcels will be sold as condominium units while the physical sites and hookups remain unchanged. Wood said one unit is an existing year‑round house above a garage; all other units will be serviced by city water, sewer and electric hookups.

Staff presented recommended conditions of approval the board adopted, including plan revisions to show updated dimensional requirements for commercial use, a condominium plan depicting the single year‑round home and notes confirming other units are seasonal, and corrected parcel identifiers and contact details for several parcels.

Other conditions require that the applicant obtain and provide all federal, state and municipal permits before final plan signing and recording; submit condominium documents for planning department review and record them at the Belknap County Register of Deeds at the applicant’s expense; provide four final plan sets; assign addresses through the Department of Public Works in compliance with the RSA citations listed in staff materials; and require private trash and recycling services with screened receptacles.

The board’s approval limits occupancy: except for the existing single‑family home, no unit may be occupied between Nov. 1 and April 30. Any conversion of a seasonal unit to year‑round occupancy will require a subsequent planning‑board approval and payment of impact fees at the time of conversion. The board also set a final completion date of June 3, 2030; if conditions are not met or an extension application is not filed by that date, the approval will lapse.

The board accepted the application as complete, opened and closed a public hearing with no speakers, and then voted to approve the application with the staff findings and conditions. The final vote was recorded as six in the affirmative.

What happens next: Applicant must submit revised plans and required permits for staff review, record condominium documents at the Belknap County Register of Deeds, and meet the completion deadline or file for extension.