Town of Westport

Planning and Zoning Commission

Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue

Westport, CT 06880
Tel: 203-341-1030    Fax: 203-454-6145  

www.westportct.gov                    

LEGAL NOTICE OF DECISION
 

Notice is hereby given that at a meeting held on May 14, 2020 the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission took the following action: 

1. POSITIVE REPORT: 20 Jesup Road (Westport Library), PID#C09130000: §8-24 Request submitted on behalf of the Westport Arts Advisory Committee to Accept a Gift in the form of Art (Rock Paper Scissors Sculpture).
2. ADOPTED AS MODIFIED: Text Amendment #778: Appl. #PZ-20-00136 by Rick Redniss of Redniss and Mead to Modify §4-5, Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings, to exempt Special Needs Housing, a proposed use; To add a definition for Special Needs Individuals in §5-2, Specific Terms; To add Special Needs Housing to the list of allowable uses in the Residence A District subject to Special Permit and Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission in §13-2.1, Special Permit Uses Subject to Special Conditions; and To add §32-27 providing standards and conditions for Special Needs Housing in §32, Supplementary Use Regulations. The amendment if adopted will allow an existing building to be Adaptively Reused for up to six Dwelling Units occupied by Special Needs Individuals on Lots located in the Residence A District and owned by the Town of Westport.A copy of the adopted text amendment is available on-line at www.westportct.gov on the “Planning and Zoning: Pending Applications & Recent Approvals” page, is on file in the Westport Town Clerk’s Office, and is on file in the Westport Planning and Zoning Office. Effective Date: June 3, 2020.
3. GRANTED: 71 Hillandale Rd: Appl. #19-064 submitted by Richard Benson for a Special Permit/ Site Plan application for property owned by Congregational Church of Greens Farms for expansions and renovation of existing building, additional curb cut, relocation of the columbarium, landscaping and increasing the Nursery School by 7 students and 1 teacher, located in the Residence A zone, PID#F08105000. A copy of the Legal Notice of Decision is available on-line at www.westportct.gov, on the Planning and Zoning Department “Pending Applications and Recent Approvals” page. Due to the closing of Town Hall to the public during the COVID-19 emergency, and pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order #7I, the Legal Notice of Decision cannot be viewed at the Westport Town Clerk’s Office or the Westport Planning and Zoning Office at this time.

Dated at Westport, Connecticut this 15^th day of May, 2020
                    Danielle Dobin, Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission

Text Amendment #778   

Submitted: 2/27/20, Revised 4/27/20, and Modified during the Work Session on: 5/14/20

Received: 2/13/20

Public Hearings: 5/7/20     

                  and 5/14/20

Adopted with Modifications: 5/14/20

Effective date: 6/3/20

Deleted language is [struck out and in brackets]; New language is underlined.

Proposed Text Change

TO AMEND

• ·§4-5 Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings, by amending standard #2;
• ·§5 “DEFINITIONS”, by adding a new “Special Needs Housing” definitions;
• ·§13 Residence A District, by adding “Special Needs Housing” under Special Permit Uses Subject to Special Conditions;
• ·§32 “Supplementary Use Regulations”, by adding NEW §32-27 “Special Needs Housing”

§4-5 Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings

1. The first two-hundred (200) multi-family units approved under §32-15B, Age-Restricted Housing, per §32-15B.18, Special Needs Housing per §32-27, Exemptions and/or dwelling units under §39A-3, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District, Designation/Uses Permitted, ALFCIL Facilities. 

§5 DEFINITIONS

      Special Needs Individuals:

Persons that are blind, physically disabled, and/or have intellectual disabilities pursuant to Sections 1-1f and/or 1-1g of the Connecticut General Statutes

§13 RESIDENCE A DISTRICT

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13-2.1 Special Permit Uses Subject to Special Conditions

The following additional uses [is] are permitted subject to the conditions provided for in §32 and Special Permit & Site Plan approval in accordance with §43, herein.

13-2.1.1

Small Home Developments

13-2.1.2

Special Needs Housing

32-27 Special Needs Housing

Housing for Special Needs Individuals is important to meet the Westport Plan of Conservation Development goals to allow qualified 501(c)3 non-profit organizations specializing in providing special needs services in residential settings to help address housing needs that maintain the character and integrity of Westport. Such housing enables persons with special needs to live in Westport and contribute to the community through employment and other opportunities.  Special Needs Housing encourages the adaptive reuse of existing town owned buildings and shall require a Special Permit and Site Plan Approval.

32-27.1 Location

Special Needs Housing shall be located within an existing building in the Residence A District on Town owned property.

32-27.2 Density

The maximum allowable density shall not exceed six (6) units  per building.

32-27.3 Special Standards

32-27.3.1       Height and Coverage

Modifications and/or additions affecting Building Height and/or Total Coverage necessary to bring an existing building into conformance with Building Code requirements for ADA compliance are allowed and shall not exceed the existing amount at the time of application or the standards of the underlying zone, whichever is greater.

32-27.3.2       Landscaping, Screening and Buffer Areas

Existing parking areas do not need to meet the requirements of Section 35-2.3.

32-27.3.3 Parking

The minimum parking requirement for Special Needs Housing shall be one (1) space per residence.

32-27.4 Affordability Requirement

All proposed units shall be affordable to households whose income does not exceed 60% of the State Median Income as provided by CT General Statutes §8-30g, and an affordability plan shall be required prior to the issuance of a Zoning Certificate of Compliance.

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