When is a yoga room a bedroom? Why do the zoning regs count a den count as a bedroom? Continue Reading →
P&Z Watch: Bedroom Counts in 2-Family Application Mean Proposal is Underparked, Denied
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P&Z, Neighbor Concerned about Parking, Traffic for Rotisserie Chicken Business in Former Cos Cob Starbucks Building
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Last week the town placed a stop work order on the former Starbucks building. The town building Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Food Drink Restaurants, Government, Cos Cob, P&Z, Planning & Zoning Commission, restaurant use, retail food use
P&Z Watch: 20-Unit 8-30g Proposed on Riverside Flag Lot Lacks Green Space
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Susan Foster from the Riverside Association said her group was concerned about the look of the parking and that it would set a precedent. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 1143 East Putnam Ave, Katie DeLuca, Margarita Alban, P&Z, Planning & Zoning Commission, Riverside
Ben’s Rotisserie Seeks to Open in Former Cos Cob Starbucks
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Initially applicant seeks a Retail Food Sales use, with a max of 12 seats, but ultimately seek approval for Restaurant Use. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Ben's Rotisserie, Cos Cob, Planning & Zoning Commission, Starbucks
New Pre-Application Submitted for Mixed Commercial and 27-Unit Residential 8-30g Development in Downtown Byram
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While some under parked 8-30g projects in have been approved, what’s unique about the Mill Street/So Water St application is that the 27 residences would rely on parking in the William Street municipal parking lot behind Rosina’s. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 111 Mill Street, 8-30g, affordable housing, Byram, Planning & Zoning Commission, South Water Street
P&Z Watch: Proposed Development at Tip of Mead Point Threatens “An Ecological Treasure”
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“It is what Greenwich Point would be had it been left undisturbed.” – Laura di Bonaventura Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Arn Welles, Arnold Welles, Climate Change, Conservation Commission, CT Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection, DEEP
Neighbors Vent Opposition to 8-30g on Church and Sherwood; Destruction of Historic District Considered
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“The point the judge made in the Stonington decision (1994) is that historic preservation, when it is a National Register District, does rise to a protection of a resource in the state of great importance. Obviously you have to balance it with the other factors and the need for affordable housing, which is also significant. It is important to consider protecting heritage.” – P&Z chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Planning & Zoning Commission
P&Z Watch: Compromise Reached in Cos Cob after Historic Overlay Violation
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At the last P&Z meeting the commission approved a plan for renovations on the facade of 133 East Putnam Ave in Cos Cob, where a violation of a 2013 Historic Overlay agreement was issued this summer. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, 133 East Putnam Avenue, Cos Cob, Griffith Harris, Historic Overlay, Planning & Zoning Commission
Row of Historic Houses on Milbank Topple after Long Wait: 30 Apartments to Come
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A 30 unit apartment building will take the place of 4 old houses on Milbank, and one around the corner on Havemeyer. The application was submitted prior to the rule change that allows just a max of 2-family homes in the neighborhood zoned R6. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Real Estate, Milbank Avenue, Next for the Wrecking Ball in Greenwich, Planning & Zoning Commission
P&Z Watch: Potential Historic Overlay Violation in Cos Cob Puts 2013 Agreement in Limbo
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Back in 2013, after two public hearings, Greenwich P&Z granted a Historic Overlay (HO) for 133 East Putnam Ave in Cos Cob. In exchange for preserving the facade and “perpetual preservation” of the historic building, they approved a former warehouse behind the building to become a dance studio. Continue Reading →