It can be done. Essentially you are talking about converting a mobile Airstream to a "park model" that is not mobile. You can redo the plumbing to attach to a sewer system and replace the RV toilet with a household flushing toilet. That having been said it is not really necessary to do that, since you can hook up to a septic or sewer system and make use of the RV toilet and the holding tanks like one normally would with a mobile trailer. It's not a good idea to leave the black tank dump valve open all the time because you need the build-up of fluids in the black holding tank to evacuate the waste when you do dump the tanks... It's not that big of a deal to dump the tanks periodically as needed. The advantage of not converting to a park model situation is that you remain mobile in the event that you decide to use the trailer for traveling...
You can connect to city water as a normal mobile trailer does...I personally don't see a reason to change that. You would want to disconnect the city water (or turn of the water source) when you are not there.
If it were me I'd want a slab to be sure to have a stable space over time, but it would not be absolutely necessary either. As to removing the tires, etc, I'll leave that for others to chime in about. Tires need to be replaced every 5 years or so anyway, whether they are used or not...and sitting stationery for the long haul is not good for axles.
Lots of folks spend the summer (or winter) months in the same location and then vacate the park to either travel on or return to their stick house for the off season. There is no reason to change anything if you want the option of travel.
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