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Somersworth HDC tables 67 Elm Street parking lot and retaining-wall proposal after materials and engineering concerns
Summary
An application to build a parking lot and an up-to-18-foot retaining wall at 67 Elm Street (HDC case 10-2025) was tabled. Commissioners requested elevation drawings, material samples, engineering documentation and clarifications about granite reuse; the applicant agreed to return May 28.
The Somersworth Historic District Commission on April 23 tabled an application from 67 Elm Street, Somersworth LLC to remove remaining foundation elements and construct a parking lot and a retaining wall at 67 Elm Street (HDC case 10-2025). The retaining wall as proposed could reach a maximum height of about 18 feet on the site’s south and west edges.
Staff noted retaining walls over 6 feet require geotechnical documentation under the 2021 International Building Code and that the proposed parking and use will also require Planning Board review.…
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