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Norwich commission approves special permit to convert 101 Water Street to mixed-use housing
Summary
The Norwich Commission on the City Plan unanimously approved a special permit to convert 101 Water Street into a mixed-use building with residential units and ground-floor commercial space after staff and the applicant addressed floodplain and utility concerns and agreed to planner-recommended conditions.
The Norwich Commission on the City Plan voted unanimously Feb. 18 to approve a special permit allowing the conversion of 101 Water Street from an office building to a mixed-use property with residential units and ground-floor commercial space.
Attorney Matt Green, representing WW Water LLC, told the commission the applicant had addressed outstanding issues from previous hearings, including FEMA/floodplain concerns and city-engineer comments, and accepted the conditions laid out in the city planner's memorandum. Green said the most recent plan shows 58 residential units with 3,000 square feet of commercial space; staff and the applicant clarified that earlier application materials had referenced 61 units but the latest iteration in the record reflects the revised unit mix.
City staff summarized an extensive exhibit list and said the city engineer and the planner had reviewed and confirmed that the remaining technical items had been addressed in revised submissions. The planner recommended approval with conditions that included adherence to the city engineer's floodplain recommendations and the planner's list of plan revisions.
No members of the public spoke in opposition during the continued public hearing. After asking procedural and technical questions, commissioners moved and seconded a motion to approve the special permit with conditions outlined in the city planner's memo; the motion passed unanimously.
The commission closed the public hearing after the vote. The approval is subject to the conditions recorded by staff and to any required final sign-offs by the city engineer and planner prior to issuance of permits.
