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Planning Board backs church-to-housing conversion; grants two-unit city reservation, parking waiver
Summary
The board granted a parking waiver and continued review of a proposal to convert a vacant church at 12 School Street into seven workforce housing units and a community space, while seeking draft findings and conditions for the next meeting.
The Planning Board on Jan. 7 granted a parking waiver and continued review of a proposed conversion of the former church at 12 School Street into seven workforce housing units and a community gathering space in the downtown zoning district.
The board voted 5-0 to grant a waiver from the parking standard the applicants requested after hearing presentations from the developer and city staff. The board also opened and closed a public hearing (no members of the public appeared) and voted to continue the application to Jan. 21, asking staff to prepare draft…
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