“An HO allows additional uses, but it also allows for an increase in square footage in the building, up to 28,800 sq ft….Now there is 12,000 sq ft. …You’re having a Historic Overlay to save the building in perpetuity, but in 20 years the church could add an awful lot and redevelop to 28,000 sq ft.” – P&Z Commissioner Nick Macri Continue Reading →
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Round Hill Selectmen Candidates Debate Flashpoints: Financing Capital Projects, Partisanship, P3s, Public Housing
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Questions came from the Northwest Greenwich Association, the Northeast Greenwich Association and the Round Hill Association, as well as from the audience. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, 8-30g, affordable housing, Allen Williams, Fred Camillo, Historic Overlay, Housing Authority of the Town of Greenwich, Inland-Wetlands and Watercourses Agency
Camillo: Historic Overlay at Former Mel Gibson Estate Would Set Potentially Devastating Precedent
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“We must come up with a better way to save historic homes without the Historic Overlay being used to introduce something that amounts to cluster housing.” – Fred Camillo, Candidate for First Selectman Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, 4 acre zone, backcountry Greenwich, cluster housing, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Historical Society’s Landmarks Recognition Program, Historic Overlay, Mel Gibson
Maple Avenue Neighbors Versus Greenwich Academy: The Battle Has Just Begun
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At Tuesday’s P&Z meeting Greenwich Academy returned with an updated proposal to combine 96 Maple and 100 Maple into one property where they seek to relocate their Cowan Center, a program for children from 8 weeks old to 4 years old, that services teachers at Greenwich Academy, Brunswick School, and “affiliate families.” The house is located in the single family R-20 zone. It was granted a Historic Overlay (HO) for a second unit in 1979 in return for preserving the historic structure in perpetuity. In later years, the house was illegally divided into four units and has four kitchens. Subscribe to the daily Greenwich Free Press newsletter. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, 96 Maple Ave, Bill Galvin, Bruce Cohen, Brunswick School, Chip Haslun
“Milbrook Crossing” Seeks to Use P&Z Historic Overlay to Preserve Grand Homes on Post Road
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A proposal to use the HO regulations to preserve a row of three grand turn-of-century homes on the Post Road would create a residential community appealing to empty-nesters is working its way through Town Hall. On December 5 the Historic District Commission unanimously endorsed the project, approving a certificate of appropriateness. The vote was 8-0. Continue Reading →