AGENDA

July 10, 2014


Executive Session with Town Attorney, Ira Bloom ROOM 203

to discuss 1365-1385 Post Road East 6:30 P.M.


I PUBLIC HEARING AUDITORIUM

7:00 P.M.



(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, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.)

The Commission will not start a public hearing on any applications after 10:00 p.m. The Commission will adjourn no later than 11:00 p.m.

Amendment #677: (The following application was opened and continued from 6/19/14 and will be further continued to 7/17/14. No testimony will be taken at this hearing) Appl. #14-024 by Town of Westport – James S. Marpe, First Selectman for a text amendment to the zoning regulations to modify §4-5 (Maximum Allowable Multi-Family Dwellings) to add “or age restricted senior housing on town-owned property constructed after the effective date of this regulation”, to modify §32-15A.2 (Permitted Uses) to delete the words “A Zoning Permit for Assisted Living Facilities and Full Care Living Facilities cannot be issued until 35% of the Independent Living Facility units are built and Zoning Certificates of Compliance (ZCC’s) are issued. No less than sixty percent (60%) of any Independent Living Facility units with Zoning Certificates of Compliance (ZCC’s) issued shall be affordable units pursuant to §32-15A.6.”, to modify §32-15A.3 (Accessory Uses) to add “but not limited to” “cafes, salons” “recreational facilities” “amenities” and to delete “recreational facilities” to modify §32-15A.6.1 (Affordable Units) to delete “sixty” to add “ twenty” to delete 60% to add 20% to delete “dwelling” to add “Independent Living Facility” to modify §32-15A.6.2 to delete the words “on average the same number of bedrooms and” and to modify §32-15A.9 (Setbacks) to add to the words “nor to other adjacent town-owned lots” to modify §32-15A.16 (Parking and Loading) to add a new section §32-15A.16.3 “Section 34-12, Concealed Parking, shall not apply” to modify §32-15A.18.1 to delete the word “five (5’)” and add the word “three (3’)” and to modify §32-15A.18.3 and to add the words “except for connections between structures.”

323 Main Street: (The following application will be opened and continued to 7/17/14. No testimony will be taken at this hearing) Appl. #14-029by Jay Faillace for property owned by Westport North Associates/Dominic Santella for a Special Permit and Site Plan approval for outdoor dining located within fifty (50) feet of a residential zone and a request for reduction of parking requirements for property located in a GBD zone, PID #C11199000.

35 Elm Street: §8-24 Request by the First Selectman for a report from the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding a Ground Lease between the Town of Westport and DC Kemper-Gunn, LLC in connection with the relocation of the Gunn House from 35 Church Lane to 35 Elm Street, (the Baldwin Parking Lot), PID #C10143000, Residence A zone.


33 Meeker Road: Appl. #14-023 by William Achilles, Achilles Architects for property owned by CHARLEY CO LLC, c/o Geoffrey S Rochlin for a Special Permit and Site Plan approval for restoration and additions to three (3) historic structures with zoning incentives pursuant to Sec 32-18 (Residential Historic Structures), for property located in a Residence AAA zone, PID #F17017000. Applicant’s presentation time: 15 minutes

45 Owenoke Park: Appl. #14-027 by Barr Associates for property owned by Surfside Partners LLC for a CAM Site Plan approval for a new single family dwelling in a Res A zone, PID #C03009000. Applicant’s presentation time: 15 minutes

Amendment #678: Appl.#14-026 by the Planning and Zoning Commission for a text amendment to the zoning regulations to modify §5 (Definitions), to add Cost, to modify Story, to modify Structure and to add Unfinished Living Space, to modify §6-2.2 (Coverage), to modify §6-3.1 (Setbacks), to clarify §6-3.3 (Height), to modify §13-4 (Setbacks), to modify §13-5 (Height), to modify §13-6 (Coverage), to modify §13-4 (Setbacks), to modify §14-4 (Setbacks), §14-5 (Height), §14-6 (Coverage), and to modify §31-11.3.5(a) (Flood Zone VE), to change mean high tide line to Coastal Jurisdiction Line. Applicant’s presentation time: 15 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.)


Amendment #674: Appl. #14-016 by Coastal Construction Group for a text amendment to the zoning regulations to Modify §34-11.2, Curb Cuts and Access Drives, to authorize the Planning and Zoning Commission to allow modifications to existing curb cuts on lots where more than two (2) curb cuts legally exist; Modify Chapter Title of §39A from “Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ)” to “Inclusionary Housing Zone (IHZ)” and modify the Chapter Title where it currently appears in other sections of the Zoning Regulations, including §4-1, §39A-1, §39A-2, and §39A-3, so that the abbreviation letters accurately correspond to the Chapter Title; Modify §39A-6, Setbacks, to provide cross-reference to new section proposed in §39A-20; Modify §39A-7, Height, to authorize the Planning and Zoning Commission to allow additional building height to encourage parking structures to be located beneath residential buildings provided the lot does not exceed 65% Total Coverage; Modify §39A-8, Coverage, to exempt from Coverage parking structures located beneath residential buildings or located beneath usable landscaped areas; Modify §39A-14, Parking, to provide cross-reference to new section proposed in §39A-20; Add new section §39A-20, Historic Preservation, to provide more flexible zoning standards (setbacks and parking) to facilitate the maintenance and/or relocation of historic buildings; to add standards requiring permanent preservation of historic buildings in the form of a Preservation Easement; and to add design guidelines for proposed rehabilitation of historic buildings consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s “Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.”


Amendment #675: Appl. #14-017 by Coastal Construction Group for a map amendment to the Official Building Zone Map to rezone property located at 1135 Post Road East from Residential A/Business Preservation District (BPD) to Residential A/ BPD-IHZ zone, PID #G09027000.


ANNUAL MEETING – Continued from 12/19/13

1. Update on Planning and Zoning Issues

2. Planning and Zoning Goals and Objectives

3. Planning and Zoning By-Law Review



Old Business
Other Items
a) Sub-committee Reports

b) 0 Newtown Turnpike, (31 Grassy Plains Rd) Planning and Zoning Resolution #03-009 and #03-010, request for modification

New Business


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