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Owner seeks expanded septic approval for 2 East Main Street redevelopment in Southborough
Summary
Peter Bemis, owner and engineer for 2 East Main Street, asked the Board of Health to revisit septic-system approvals so a proposed multifamily building could support seven or eight one‑bedroom units; board members agreed to a site visit and further review before any formal vote.
Peter Bemis, an engineering design consultant and owner of the 2 East Main Street parcel in downtown Southborough, asked the Town of Southborough Board of Health on March 11 to revisit earlier septic approvals so a proposed multifamily building can move forward.
Bemis told the board the site has multiple historic uses and existing approvals dating back to 2004 and a redesign in 2018. “We have about 750 gallons per day” in the leaching-area design, he said, and asked the board to consider a modest increase in allowable daily flow so the project could support a seventh or eighth one‑bedroom unit.
The change matters because septic design capacity affects how many housing units the site can legally support and because the downtown zoning triggers an affordable‑unit requirement…
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