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P&Z Watch – Mason St 8-30g Elephants in the Room: Inclusion of Retail & Comparability of Units

P&Z commission chair Alban and attorney Tim Hollister disagreed on whether 8-30g can include retail.
Ms Alban said the history of the site was car dealership.
“You have not had retail, unless you consider a car dealership retail, which we don’t.”
“Car dealerships have a retail component. You can buy your antifreeze there,” Hollister said.
“The use isn’t classified by most towns as a retail use,” Alban said. Continue Reading →

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Questions about Carrying over Non-Conformities Persist for Berkley Insurance Co’s Proposed Office Building

Per state statutes, legally non-conforming conditions regarding any building lot or use lawfully in existence at the time of its creation, may continue in its non-conforming status and shall be deemed lawful, provided that the nonconforming use is not abandoned. So the question is if existing buildings are demolished, are they abandoning the non conforming use? Continue Reading →

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P&Z Watch: Pause Medical Spa Okayed in Mixed Use Building at Former Friendly’s Site

Pause Greenwich will have 7 therapy rooms, cryotherapy, light therapy, Sauna, Float room, compression therapy, and three IV stations. While the medical spa use is also not an allowed use in the LBR2 zone, the commission ultimately determined the new non-conforming use would be no more non-conforming than the previous bank use. Continue Reading →

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