To be inserted in The Westport News
On: November 16, 2018
Friday
LEGAL NOTICE OF DECISION
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting held on November 8, 2018, the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission took the following action:
1. ADOPTED AS MODIFIED: Amendment #755, Appl. #18-060 by Eric D. Bernheim, Esq. for a text amendment to the Westport Zoning Regulations to amend §6-6.2 (Non-Conforming Automobile Dealerships), to establish standards for split zoned lots (General Business District and Residential) and to allow for the conversion of non-conforming gasoline automobile dealerships to Electric Vehicle Automobile Dealerships (EVAD) and service centers to include the following incentives; 1) allow an increase of 8,000 square feet of additional floor area, for a maximum of 18,000 square feet; 2) increase the Floor Area Ratio to 0.28; 3) increase the allowed building coverage on the lot to 28%; and 4) allow the relocation of drive aisles and parking spaces to the residential portion of the property. Effective date: November 25, 2018
2. APPROVED: 12 Great Marsh Road, Appl. #18-066 by Richard A. Bennett, P.E. for property owned by 12 Great Marsh Westport, LLC for a Coastal Area Site Plan approval for a new single family dwelling, for property located in a Residence AA zone, PID #B03016000.
3. GRANTED: 21 St. John Place, Appl. #18-065 by Mel Barr, Barr Associates, LLC for property owned by 21 St. John Place, LLC for a Special Permit and Site Plan approval for excavation and fill, for property located in a Residence A zone, PID #C10122000.
4. GRANTED: 22 Guyer Road, Appl. #18-069 by Piera Panozzo for property owned by Piera Panozzo for a Special Permit and Site Plan approval for excavation and fill, for property located in a Residence A zone, PID #D07133000.
5. ADOPTED IN PART/DENIED IN PART: Text Amendment #753, Appl. #18-050 by the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission for an amendment to the zoning regulations to modify §5-2, Change of Use Definition to clarify Site Plan approval is only required when the designation or construction of more than three parking spaces is needed to support a Change of Use, is APPROVED; to modify §5-2, Change of Use Definition to remove language requiring Site Plan approval to occupy commercial tenant space that has been vacant for more than one-year, is APPROVED; and to modify §5-2, Change of Use Definition to remove language requiring Site Plan approval to convert vacant lot area to parking area as such change is eligible for a Site Plan Waiver is DENIED. Effective date: 11/25/18
6. ADOPTED: Amendment #752, Appl. #18-044 by Mel Barr, Barr Associates, LLC for a text amendment to the Westport Zoning Regulations to modify standards in the RORD #3, Sec 22-2.2.2, for fitness centers and or exercise facilities. Effective date: 11/25/18
The above items were granted/approved/denied with conditions, which are on file with the Planning and Zoning Office in Town Hall at 110 Myrtle Avenue
Dated at Westport, Connecticut this 16th day of November, 2018
Paul Lebowitz, Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission.
