The applicant for 45 Station Street presented a plan to demolish the existing single‑family home on a 13,135‑square‑foot lot in Residence B zoning and construct five three‑story townhouse condominiums with 12 parking spaces.

Attorney Patrick Foley said each unit would be roughly 1,950 square feet with three bedrooms and two full/one half baths depending on the unit layout; each townhouse would include a one‑car garage plus seven additional surface spaces for a total of 12 spaces. Foley said the project would be condominium ownership with an HOA responsible for snow removal and exterior maintenance. The project team described a proposed underground infiltration system, three light poles to illuminate the parking area, and a six‑foot vinyl perimeter fence with a concrete or stone retaining wall as needed.

Civil consultant Chi Minh (Hadi Main Design Group) described the stormwater approach: catch basins draining to deep‑sump manholes and a bank of reinforced concrete recharge galleries sized from on‑site infiltration testing. Chi said the design is intended to hold the two‑ and ten‑year storms on site and to reduce peak runoff compared with existing conditions; he said two on‑site infiltration tests showed adequate infiltration rates.

Board members and the public questioned driveway geometry and conflict points where vehicles would enter while others back out of front garages. Members also asked for clearer plans for trash staging, mailbox/kiosk placement, mailbox collection logistics, photometrics for proposed lighting, and the intended retaining‑wall type and setback from property lines. Several board members said the site’s front setback and driveway entrance create a tight conflict point and suggested the applicant consider reorienting one unit’s garage or reducing unit size to ease the frontage pressure.

Public comments were mixed. Several nearby condo owners at 55 Station Street and other neighbors wrote in support, citing improved property conditions compared with the existing dwelling; other neighbors raised concerns about scale, the tight driveway and trash logistics. One neighbor submitted a technical letter asking that a proposed 12‑foot retaining wall not be approved and pointing out missing monumentation, manhole locations and construction details.

The board asked the applicant to provide more detailed turning‑radius/vehicle‑movement diagrams, a clearer trash staging plan, a landscaping plan with more trees, a finalized lighting/photometric plan to limit spill to adjoining properties, and details on mailbox placement and retaining‑wall construction. The public hearing was continued to April 16, 2025.

Planning board action: The board voted to continue the public hearing for case 2025‑O4 (45 Station Street) to April 16, 2025 to allow submittal of the requested engineering, landscaping and photometric details and a trash/staging plan. No zoning relief or site approval was granted at this hearing.