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

PLANNING & ZONING AGENDA                               

  December 13, 2018                                                                              7:00 PM    Auditorium

I 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. Amendment # 754:  Appl. #18-056 by Lawrence Weisman for the Coalition of Westport for a text amendment to the Westport Zoning Regulations and Subdivision Regulations to modify §44-1.2, (Application requirements for Site Plans and Special Permits) to add standards for new requirement to post a sign on all properties which are the subject of a zoning application. To modify §46-4 (Zoning Board of Appeals Procedures) to add standards for Notice Requirements consistent with what appears on application checklist, and to add standards for new requirement to post a sign on all properties which are the subject of a zoning application. To modify §52-4.7, (Notice Mailing for Subdivision and Resubdivision applications), to add standards for new requirement to post a sign on all properties which are the subject of a zoning application.  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:  15 minutes
2. 41 Crescent Road:  (The following application is continued from 10/11/18 and 11/15/18.  Testimony was taken on 10/11/18 and no testimony was taken on 11/15/18) Appl. #18-055 by Michael J. Bartos Jr. PE/LANDTECH for property owned by Mary Ann Quick and Edward Bella located in a Residence A zone, PID ##E09139000, for a Re-Subdivision approval for a four (4) lot subdivision, new private road (Mygodney Farm Lane), and a request for a waiver to the Intersection standard listed in Sec. 54-7.3 of the Subdivision Regulations. 
3. 8, 10 & 14 Allen Raymond Lane:  (The following application is continued from 11/1/18 and will be further continued to 1/3/19. No testimony  will be taken at this hearing.  Testimony was taken 11/1/18)  Appl. #18-053 by Westport/Weston Family YMCA for property owned by YMCA of Connecticut, for Special Permit and Site Plan approval for additions and renovations to the existing main building and Camp Mahackeno, for property located in a Residence AAA zone, PID  #B13024000, #C13014000, #C13002000.
4. Amendment #759:  Appl. #18-073 by the Planning and Zoning Commission for text amendment to the Westport Zoning Regulations to modify §5, Definitions and §31-11, Floodplain Regulations to be consistent with the Connecticut Office of the State Building Inspector (OSBI) and the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC). §5, Definitions proposes new definitions for Coastal AE Zone, Coastal High Hazard Area, Limit of Moderate Wave Action and modifies the definitions of Special Flood Hazard Area and Unfinished Living Space. §31-11, Floodplain Regulations proposes adding references to Coastal AE and clarifies regulation to be consistent with OSBI and IRC requiring first floor elevations of one  (1.0) foot above the Base Flood Elevation, commonly referred to as “Freeboard”. 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:  10 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)      0 Newtown Turnpike/Grassy Plains, Planning and Zoning resolution #03-009 and 03-010, request for extension of time for site plan applications

b)      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. 

c)      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. 

d)      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:

            #7305