Town of Westport

Planning and Zoning Commission

Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue

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

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LEGAL NOTICE OF DECISION

Notice is hereby given that at a meeting held on May 13, 2021 the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission took the following action:
 

1. ADOPTED AS MODIFIED: Text Amendment #792: Appl. #PZ-21-000221 submitted by Redniss and Mead c/o Richard W. Redniss to modify Sec. 24, General Business District, to create unique parking standards for Unified Shopping Centers. A copy of the text amendment is available on-line at www.westportct.gov, is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office, is on file in the Planning and Zoning Office, and is attached to this notice.
   Effective: 5/27/21

The above items were granted/approved/denied with modifications, which are on file with the Planning and Zoning Office in Town Hall at 110 Myrtle Avenue and available on-line at www.westportct.gov

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 14^th day of May 2021 Danielle Dobin, Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission.

Text Amendment #792/PZ-21-00221

Submitted by Rick Redniss

Submitted: 3/30/21

Received: 4/8/21

Modified at P&Z Work Session: 5/13/21

Public Hearing: 5/13/21

Adopted: 5/13/21  

Effective date: 5/27/21

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

     To Amend §24 General Business District, as follows:

§24-11 Parking and Loading

Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with §34 of the Supplementary Regulations.

Notwithstanding the above, Unified Shopping Centers entirely in the GBD zone, having frontage on the Post Road, parking shall be provided subject to the following standards:

a.   First Floor parking, 1 parking space per each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

b.  Parking for areas above the First Floor, 1 parking space per each 300 square feet of gross floor area.

c.   Warehouse Storage space above the First Floor, 1 parking space per each 500 square  feet of gross floor area.

d.  Basement and/or Cellar space, 1 parking space per each 500 square  feet of gross floor area.

e.  Rugs/Furniture/Fabric Stores on any floor, 1 parking space per each 400 square feet of gross floor area.

From §34-5, Parking Requirements Table