To be inserted in
The Westport News
On: April 13 and April 20, 2012
Friday
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, April 26, 2012, at 7:00 P.M. in Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue to hear the following:
1. Amendment #648: Appl. #12-012 by Lawrence P. Weisman for a text amendment to the zoning regulations to add a new definition, §5-2 (Definitions) “Age Restricted Senior Housing – Age Restricted Senior Housing shall consist of dwelling units wherein it is legally required that at least one owner/occupant of each unit shall be a “senior”, as that term is required in these Regulations. Provided, however, that multi-level residences which would otherwise meet this definition but are accessible only by interior and/or exterior stairs may provide that at least one owner/occupant shall be fifty-five (55) years of age or older.”
2. Amendment #649: Appl. #12-013 by Kenneth Bernhard c/o Cohen and Wolf, P.C. for a text amendment to the zoning regulations to modify §32-20 (Special Requirements for Outdoor Eating Areas) subsection 5 (Setback and Coverage Requirements), to add the word “not” and add the words “if storm water runoff from said tent, canopy or fixed awning is addressed in a storm water drainage plan, approved by the Town Engineer.”
3. Amendment #650: Appl. #12-014 by the Planning and Zoning Commission for a text amendment to the following sections of the Westport Zoning Regulations: Delete §11-2.1.4, requiring Site Plan approval by the Administrative Review Committee for Mobile Vendors on Private Property and renumber remaining sections; Modify §11-2.4.13 (Pre-10/1/59 Apartments) to substitute Zoning Permit approval, modify §11-2.4.13(a), to eliminate requirement for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission for affidavits submitted with a Pre-10/1/59 apartment application; modify §11-2.4.13(d) to eliminate authorization by the Planning and Zoning Commission in approval for a different Pre-10/1/59 apartment; eliminate §11-2.4.13(g) to remove requirement for the resolution of approval for a Pre-10/1/59 apartment to be recorded on the Westport Land Records; modify §32-6.1 to substitute Zoning Permit approval for Site Plan approval, for Outdoor Storage and Display; modify §32-6.2 to clarify Planning and Zoning Commission approval will be required for truck trailer storage proposed for more than seven (7) days; modify §32-8 to remove reference to Excavation and Fill applications eligible for Administrative Review Committee approval; eliminate §32-8.6 to remove reference to Excavation and Fill applications eligible for Administrative Review Committee approval; §32-23.1, eliminate references to events involving amusement devices; modify §32-23,2a to substitute requirement for Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 10 days on commercially zoned property; modify §32-23,2b to substitute requirement for Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 2 days on residentially zoned property; §32-23,2c to substitute requirement for Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission for Outdoor Special Events exceeding 7 days on residentially zoned property on residentially zoned property occupied by a Special Permit use; modify §32-23,5b to substitute requirement for Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission for Outdoor Special Events extending beyond 10:00pm until 1:00am on Fridays and Saturdays on residentially zoned property, modify §32-23,5c to substitute requirement for Site Plan approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission for Outdoor Special Events extending beyond 10:00pm until 1:00am on Fridays and Saturdays on residentially zoned property; modify §32-23.9 to substitute Planning and Zoning Commission authorization for waiver of a public hearing for repeat or annual events; modify §43-5.2 to provide a consolidated list of activities requiring Site Plan approval and a public hearing as referenced in other sections of the Westport Zoning Regulations; add language to §43-5.2 authorizing the Planning and Zoning Director to waive Site Plan review for small-scale projects; eliminate §43-14 to remove reference to the Administrative Review Committee, and list of applications eligible for Administrative Review Committee review; modify §46-3.1 to remove reference to the Administrative Review Committee in the list of boards whose decisions may not be appealed to the Zoning Board Of Appeals.
At this meeting interested persons may be heard and written communications received. The file may be examined in the Planning and Zoning Office, Room 203, Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. and Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Dated at Westport, Connecticut this 13th and 20th day of April, 2012
Catherine Walsh, Chairman, P&Z Commission
