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Owner proposes rezoning and adaptive reuse of 114 Church Street into condos and townhomes
Summary
Attorney Mark Vaughn presented a conceptual rezoning to RB-20 for 114 Church Street that would preserve the church building and trees, converting the church to five condos plus about 13 townhomes with below-grade parking; the board advised the applicant about town-meeting timing and next steps.
Attorney Mark Vaughn said his client is considering a fall warrant article to rezone the former First Church of Christ parcel at 114 Church Street from the SCI (conservancy/institution) zoning district to RB-20 so it could be adaptively reused for residential units.
"We're here in connection, representing the owner of the property that purchased 114 Church Street … we're interested in coming forward at the fall town meeting with a bylaw change," Vaughn said, describing a conceptual plan that would place five condominium units within the church and about 13 townhome units on the site with below-grade parking to preserve green space and signature trees.
The project's architect (introduced in the hearing) emphasized preserving two large beech trees and minimizing pavement by putting parking below grade; board members praised the adaptive-reuse approach while noting rezoning would require a separate public hearing at which the board could make a recommendation to town meeting. Staff reminded the applicant of town-meeting warrant deadlines and that a zoning map amendment is a map-change that would still need subsequent special-permit review by the ZBA for dimensional relief.
