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P&Z Watch: Vacant Nursing Home on King Street Okayed for 17-Unit Rental Apartments

The recently enacted CGS Section 8-2r enables the adaptive reuse of vacant nursing homes as multi-family housing. Greenwich P&Z said the former RegalCare building on King Street met the criteria to become a 17-unit rental apartment facility. Continue Reading →

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P&Z Consider Relief for Unauthorized Tree Removal in Open Space

“Gardens are not a replacement for trees. They have different benefits they give to health and the environment. Removing a tree without permission is not acceptable even if it does provide more sunlight for your house or garden. Ignorance of the law or regulation is not an excuse for breaking it, which appears to be the defense they are making now.” – Kate Dzikiewicz of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy Continue Reading →

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P&Z Approves 210-Seat Restaurant with Entrances via Pickwick Plaza and Greenwich Ave

The 210 seat restaurant will include 60 outdoor seasonal dining seats, and 150 indoor dining seats which include 10 at the bar, plus 8 at a seafood counter. Through wayfinding signage, marketing, advertising and event invites, the patrons will strongly be encouraged to use the free underground garage parking. Continue Reading →

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P&Z Okays Apartment Building at 32 Field Point Rd behind Historic Commercial Building

The application was submitted under Greenwich’s 6-110 reg that gives incentives for workforce housing. Of the 4 units – 3 will be rented at market rate, and 1 will be a moderate income unit. The development will be constructed over a parking area. Continue Reading →

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P&Z Watch: Commission Unanimously Approves CMS Municipal Improvement; Moves Site Plan to Final

“We’ve evaluated  the ed specs, costs, safety, ADA, neighbors, pedestrians, bicycles, traffic, buses, cars, parking, trees, wildlife, conservation, energy, parks, sports, drainage, zoning, building code and more. We’ve been super thoughtful. This school will have a connection to the outdoors. There’s so many good things about it. It’s crystal clear that this campus project complies with the POCD.” – Clare Kilgallen Continue Reading →

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