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Board finds 100 Main Street office‑to‑apartment application complete, schedules March 17 public hearing
Summary
The Planning Board granted waivers and found complete a proposal to convert second‑floor office space to six one‑bedroom apartments at 100 Main Street, citing a prior master development plan that vests the residential use. Members requested additional detail on wastewater capacity, lighting and financial capacity; a public hearing was scheduled for March 17.
The Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday to find complete and to grant waiver requests for a site‑plan application to convert vacant second‑floor office space at 100 Main Street into six one‑bedroom rental units.
Drewski of Haley Ward, representing 100 Main LLC, told the board the conversion requires only interior work and therefore many checklist items were waived. He said parking is provided in a large lot behind the building and Main Water has already issued a capacity‑to‑serve letter. Drewski added the proposed residential use is expected to generate slightly lower overall daily trips than the prior office use, though peak hour counts could be a bit higher.
Board members discussed whether the residential use is covered by an earlier master development plan and therefore permitted without a conditional‑use review. Charles Telman, city planner, said the project appears to be vested under an existing master development plan and that staff will follow up to locate the prior approval documents and to provide additional context to the board.
Members asked staff and the applicant to supply several clarifying items before public hearing: (1) confirm wastewater capacity and provide explicit comments from the water/wastewater recovery division, (2) provide a lighting plan or confirm no exterior lighting changes, (3) submit a clearer financial‑capacity statement with a project cost estimate and lender confirmation, and (4) provide updated existing‑conditions plans that show exterior features and unit counts. The board agreed the requested waivers were reasonable for an internal conversion but flagged the lighting and wastewater items for further review.
The board scheduled a public hearing for March 17, where members said they will consider staff peer‑review comments and any additional materials provided by the applicant.
