To be inserted     in the Westport News

              On:   July 18, 2014

                Friday

LEGAL NOTICE OF DECISION   

Notice is hereby given that at a meeting held on July 10, 2014, the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission took the following action:

1. DENIED:  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;”

2. ADOPTED:  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.  Effective date: 8/11/14 

The above items were granted/approved/denied with conditions, which are on file with the Planning and Zoning Office in Town Hall at 110 Myrtle Avenue

Dated at Westport, Connecticut this 18^th day of July

Chip Stephens, Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission