FARMINGTON — The Planning Board visited the proposed site of a senior condominium project Monday before fielding questions from the public at a hearing at the Municipal Building.

No decisions were made after more than two hours of questions and comments. The board will review the application during their regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, at the Municipal Building.

Approximately 25 interested parties, attorneys and town officials convened at 223 Main St., the property now housing Foothills Management and Development, to view where Farmington Riverview LLC proposes to construct a six-condominium building. The present building, housing 10 apartments, a hair salon and the Foothills office, will be included under the condominium umbrella of Farmington Riverview LLC.

Property owner William Marceau proposed the new plan after he and Karen Marceau withdrew an earlier proposal for a five-unit condominium project at the site.

Parking and safety issues posed by the narrow driveway — 8.5 feet at its narrowest — were raised as concerns by some attending.

While the downtown property comes under an area with parking exemptions, a parking space for each condo is planned.

The driveway off Main Street is more than 100 feet from the street to the end of the building, which means someone might have to back up onto Main Street if vehicles met each other in the driveway. There isn’t room for two vehicles to meet, and how would emergency vehicles get in and turn around, Ralph Granger, an interested citizen, asked.

David Sanders, an attorney representing abutting neighbor Christie James, questioned setbacks and whether the proposed driveway could be extended to 12 feet without eliminating the grass portion next to his client’s fence.

Removal of steps on the present building would allow for the driveway to be expanded or the driveway could stay as it is, Marceau’s attorney, Brian Rayback of Pierce Atwood, told the board.

“We’ll work with what we have,” he said.

Marceau said he’s owned the property for more than 20 years and never had an issue with tenant vehicles getting in and out of the property.

Engineer Douglas Riley, also representing James, repeatedly questioned the completeness of the application, suggesting details were missing and errors made, making the application incomplete.

The board and code enforcement officer found the application complete at the board’s July 11 meeting.

Rayback contended that it’s a process. The plan was presented, and then he and Marceau’s engineer and architect are prepared to provide any additional information or changes requested by the board.

James again urged the board to consider the how the historical character of the town would be affected by construction of the condominiums. While the property lies just outside the town’s historic district, which ends at Academy Street, the homes along the street are listed on the National Historic Register, she said.

“It will take away the character of the homes with deep lots,” she said of the properties that extend from Main to Front streets.

The board will again listen to some public comments, although it won’t be a public hearing, and discuss the application at their Monday meeting, Chairman Clayton King said.

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