France’s, before you go to far in speaking with the OC, talk to an air conditioning installer. There may be practical reasons preventing what you want to do.
1) The water outlet you speak of is the condensate drain from the interior unit. The pipe needs to fall over its entire length to a drain point. It doesn’t have to be plumbed into anything.
2) An enclosed balcony even one with Windows will reduce the effectiveness of an air conditioner. You just end up circulating hot air.
An installer ( not the shop where you buy the unit) will give you the best opinion.
in terms of approaching the OC.
Unless there is a by law already in place, you will need to have one approved for your installation. It’s not up to the committee to tell you of the fire risk (what fire risk?) as the bylaw is voted on by the OC.
Whilstbthe passing of the by law in purely up to the OC, the committee can’t place unreasonable conditions on you, unless the restrictions are already the subject of a bylaw.
Get your own bylaw drafted by you, and let the committee argue whether it’s suitable. There is no law that says who drafts the bylaw and the committee can’t make you use their lawyer nor pay the OC costs of their lawyer reviewing your by law.
Good luck
Robert