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Planning board backs text change to allow limited conversion of rooftop mechanical penthouses to housing after narrow vote
Summary
The board approved a text amendment to allow the conversion of existing mechanical penthouses into habitable units when conversions do not increase building height or footprint; the motion passed 3–1 after debate about whether converting nonconforming vertical space violates the spirit of nonconforming rules.
The planning board voted on Oct. 28 to recommend a text change clarifying how legally nonconforming rooftop mechanical structures may be converted to habitable floor area without increasing a building’s height or footprint.
Lisa Feinberg, an attorney for 1241 East Main Street Associates LLC, said the proposed amendment to Section 10 would treat rooftop mechanical penthouses the same way the regulations currently treat parking garages that are converted to residential use: if the change does not…
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