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Perfect Provenance wants to convert the the existing retail food establishment (Café 47) to restaurant use and modify the parking requirement on the basis that there are nearby municipal lots and anticipated foot traffic. Continue Reading →
The bill, introduced by Connecticut Democrats, proposes a sliding scale additional municipal property tax assessment on towns not meeting the Connecticut General Statutes 8-30g mandate (the affordable housing statute) of 10% affordable housing. Continue Reading →
New listing, 77 Orchard Street, Cos Cob. Centrally located in Cos Cob with an in-ground pool for an incredible price, this home won’t last. Full open house list included. Continue Reading →
In Greenwich, where a .1 or .2 acre lot located downtown with a “tear down house” fetches well over $1 million, some argued the result of 1024 would be a proliferation of expensive condos or rental apartments. It might not create affordable units, but instead erode what little remains of downtown’s middle class housing stock. Continue Reading →
The applicant seeks to create a conforming use on the first floor with a restaurant and bakery, but want a non conforming use on the second floor. The second floor group fitness gym is not allowed on a second floor (only one-on-one fitness is allowed on second floor), so NY Sports Club’s second floor use was non conforming. The regulations do not articulate vertical changes in non conformities. Continue Reading →
The Contractor, FGB Construction, out of Norwalk, will work between 7:00am and 6:00pm, Monday through Friday. Continue Reading →
These proposed bills not only ignore the economic reality of home pricing in high opportunity towns, but their adoption will suffocate efforts in affluent communities to create actual affordable units via private sector development.” – Danielle Dobin, Westport P&Z chair Continue Reading →
UniteCT is funded by Connecticut’s $235 million share of the $25 billion Congress appropriated for emergency rental and utility assistance in December’s stimulus package. Continue Reading →
The revised schedule tentatively plans for the vaccine to expand to all adults over the age of 16 by April 5. Continue Reading →
Proposed state legislation for short term rentals, SB 1025 is 7th on the agenda for a public hearing of the state Planning & Development Committee on Monday March 15. Continue Reading →