To be inserted   in the Westport News

              On:  July 20, 2012

                Friday

LEGAL NOTICE OF DECISION   

Notice is hereby given that at a meeting held on July 12, 2012, the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission took the following action:

1. ADOPTED:  Amendment #650, Appl. #12-014 by the Planning and Zoning Commission for a text amendment to the following sections of the Westport Zoning Regulations: Modify §5-2, Change of Use, to exempt from Site Plan requirements any change for a building or use that requires no more than three (3) parking spaces; 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.  Effective date:  8/24/12

The above item was adopted with modifications, which are on file with the Planning and Zoning Office in Town Hall at 110 Myrtle Avenue.

Dated at Westport, Connecticut this 20^th day of July, 2012

Catherine Walsh, Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission