Board approves two‑unit condominium conversion at 45 Conquered Street with utility condition

The Planning Board granted approval March 16 for a two‑unit condominium conversion at 45 Conquered Street and 1 Beaver Street after voting to allow three limited waivers and adding a condition addressing shared utilities.

Mark Sergeant (Richard D. Bartlett / Novas Group) explained the project converts two existing single‑family buildings into condominium units, each with dedicated limited common‑area parking. The property currently uses a single sanitary service and a single water service later split to meters; separating underground sanitary and water services to modern standards was estimated by the applicant to cost more than $50,000, prompting a request for limited waivers.

The board granted three waivers (technical survey/floor‑plan waivers and a temporary waiver deferring separate sanitary services) and approved the minor subdivision/condominium conversion with conditions. The board added a precedent condition requiring the condominium declaration be revised to include provisions that would obligate the condominium association to provide separated sanitary services if and when the existing shared service becomes unusable, fails, or is replaced. The board also added a subsequent condition that any repair or replacement of the sanitary service would require separate sanitary services for each unit at the time of replacement.

Applicant and staff noted that water meters are already separated by unit and that billing is handled by metered consumption. The board and staff agreed the waiver to defer separate sanitary services is acceptable now so long as the condo documents formally bind future separation if replacement becomes necessary.

Next steps: Applicant to finalize condominium documents including the required utility‑separation clause and to satisfy remaining precedent and subsequent plan conditions before final endorsement.