Please send any comments regarding applications listed below to pandz@westportct.gov 

PLANNING & ZONING AGENDA                      Special Meeting        

  November 29, 2018                                                                              7:00 PM    Auditorium

I WORK SESSION      

ANNUAL MEETING

1.   Election of Officers

2.   Appointment of Alternates   (Current terms do not expire until November, 2019)

3.   Committee Assignments

• Affordable Housing Committee
• Enforcement Committee
• Governance Committee
• Landscape Committee
• POCD High Level Review Committee
• Process Efficiency Committee
• Zoning Regulation Review Committee

4.   Planning and Zoning Meeting Schedules

• Public Hearings           (First and third Thursday of the month)
• Work Sessions             (Second Thursday of the month)
• Field Trips  (Time, Day)         (Tuesday, 8:30 AM – as needed)

5.   2017 POCD Implementation

6.   Other

(The following items will be discussed and voted on as time permits.
    The public may observe the work session, but not participate.) 

1. Amendment #751:  Appl. #18-038 by Garden Homes Management Corp for a text amendment to the zoning regulations to remove existing §4-5 (Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings) and replace it with §4-5 (Affordable Housing Developments); add new definition §5-2 (Definition of Affordable Housing Development); modify Attic definition in §5-2; modify §44-2.6 (Sewerage Reports); and add new provision for Design Standards for Off-Street Parking and Loading for Affordable Housing Developments.  A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the Westport Town Clerk’s Office and is on file in the Westport Planning and Zoning Office. 
2. 122 Wilton Road:  Appl. #18-039 by Garden Homes Management Corp for property owned by First Garden Development LP for a CAM Site Plan application for 19-unit multi-family development, pursuant to CGS 8-30g, for property located in a Residence AA zone, PID #C10069000. 

II PUBLIC HEARING                            

At this time interested persons may be heard after being recognized by the chairman.

Written communications may be received for all applications until the public hearing is closed.
Applications and plans may be seen and examined in the Planning and Zoning Office, Room 203, Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

1. 34 Burnham Hill:  (The following application is continued from 11/15/18.  No testimony was taken) Appl. #18-074 by Jim Kousidis, Kousidis Engineering, LLC for property owned by 34 Burnham Hill, LLC c/o Robert Hess for a Special Permit and Site Plan for excavation and fill, for property located in a Residence AA zone, PID #D05034000.  Applicant’s presentation time:   10 minutes
2. 259 Saugatuck Avenue and 1 Charmer’s Landing:   (The following application is continued from 11/1/18, 11/08/18 and 11/15/18. No testimony was taken) Appl. #18-058 by Peter Romano/LANDTECH for property owned by Charmers Landing Property, LLC for a Coastal Area Site Plan for a new single family dwelling, for property located in a Residential AA zone, PID #B04027000 and #B04028000.  Applicant’s presentation time:  15 minutes
3. Amendment #756:  (The following application is continued from 11/15/18.  No testimony was taken)  Appl. #18-064 by Concettina Belta Caruso, Executor of the Estate of James S. Belta c/o Alan R. Spirer, Esq. for an amendment to the Westport Zoning Regulations to modify §11 (Residence AAA District) to add §11-14 to permit Agricultural Subdivisions as an allowed use and to create a new section, §56A (Agricultural Subdivision) to the Subdivision Regulations.  Eligible parcels shall be located in the Res AAA district and at least twenty-acres in size. Proposed standards require eligible parcels shall be: 1) Subdivided with lot size requirements reduced from the 2-acre to 1-acre; 2) Contain an agricultural parcel that is at least twenty-five percent of the total lot size; 3) Allow development of the agricultural parcel with a single-family residence and a barn not to exceed 2,500 SF, and other outbuildings necessary to operate a farm; 4) Allow operation of a commercial farm stand on a seasonal basis; and 5) Require agricultural land in lieu of open space for purposes of applying Section 54-21 of the Subdivision Regulations. A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the Westport Town Clerk’s Office and is on file in the Westport Planning and Zoning Office.   Applicant’s presentation time:  40 Minutes

II  WORK SESSION    

(The following items will be discussed and voted on as time permits.
    The public may observe the work session, but not participate.) 

Old Business:

a)      25 Oak Ridge Park:  Appl. #18-057 by Mel Barr, Barr Associates, LLC for property owned by Debra Kowalsky for a Coastal Area Site Plan approval for a new single family dwelling, for property located in a Residence A zone, PID #C07033000. 

b)      176 Post Road West:  Appl. #18-061 by Peter Romano/LANDTECH for property owned by 176 PRW LLC for a Special Permit and Site Plan approval for an addition to existing building for an electric vehicle repair and maintenance facility and site work for property located in a GBD/Res AA/BPD zone, PID #C09001000. 

New Business:

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