The applicant has been excavating the floor of the basement to create more headroom and received two stop work orders. Continue Reading →
P&Z Watch: Neighbors Oppose Basement Bedroom on Prospect Drive
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Margarita Alban
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P&Z Watch: Proposed Greenwich Hospital Smilow Cancer Center Returns, Slimmed Down 25%
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The proposal for the new Smilow Cancer center has been reduced 30% since its original 90,000 sq ft proposal. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Real Estate, Diane Kelly, Greenwich Hospital, Margarita Alban, Nick Macri, Planning & Zoning
P&Z Watch: 8-30g Pre-Application for 15 Unit Development Next to Cos Cob School in Site of Flower Shop
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Greenwich is subject to CT statute 8-30g because it does not comply with the state requirement to have 10% of its housing stock be “affordable.” It means 8-30g multi family developments do NOT have to comply with local zoning requirements including parking. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 4 Orchard Street, 8-30g, Bruce Cohen, Cos Cob, Cos Cob School, East Putnam Ave
Greenwich P&Z Watch: DeSegregate CT Seeks to Make Single Family Zoning a Thing of the Past
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Katie DeLuca, Margarita Alban and P&Z commissioners warned the RTM Land Use committee that in addition to DeSegregate CT’s efforts to eliminate single family zoning and large lots, there is proposed legislation that goes so far as to require towns provide sewers or multi-family septic systems for 2, 4, and 6-family homes. Also, Woodbridge, CT, is being sued for its single family zoning. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 6-110, affordable housing, Christine Edwards, community character, Dave Hardman, Dennis Yeskey
Town Scrutinizes Car Carrier Deliveries to Greenwich Car Dealerships
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Traffic technician Roger Drenth from Greenwich Police suggested creating a second loading zone for car dealerships on West Putnam Ave, and locating it where there are currently 7 one-hour parking spaces on Edgewood Ave by Miller Motorcars. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, car dealerships, Edgewood Ave, Edgewood Drive, Katie DeLuca, Margarita Alban, Mercedes
P&Z Watch: Green Light for CFCF Coffee Shop in Riverside
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The application was to change the permitted use of a space on the first floor of 1162 East Putnam Ave from retail to restaurant. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Food Drink Restaurants, Government, Health, Real Estate, CFCF, CFCF Roastery and Café, Christopher Bristol
P&Z Watch: Chestnut Island Discussion Focuses on Responsibility for Maintenance
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“The intent is to design something that looks like Crocus Hill. Just mow the lawn and the crocuses will take care of themselves. It’s literally lawn and crocuses and trees.” – Richard Hein, chair of the Greenscapes Committee Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Government, Andy Fox, Chestnut Island, Greenscapes Committee, Katie DeLuca, Margarita Alban, Nick Macri
GCDS Proposes ‘Soft Opening’ for Turf Field and Temporary Bleachers
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On Tuesday Greenwich Country Day School returned before the Planning & Zoning commission with a revised proposal to upgrade their lower school athletic fields at 47 Fairfield Rd, which is at the end the dead end at Cardinal Rd. Now that GCDS extended their grades through 12th and acquired the former Stanwich School for their high school campus, they seek to establish a top tier varsity athletic program. Currently, at the high school campus at 257 Stanwich Rd there isn’t enough room for a full size multi-use field. Back in January, GCDS went before P&Z with a much larger proposal. They had sought to upgrade two grass playing fields to synthetic turf, and construct a field house with boys and girls locker rooms, visiting team locker rooms, training room and toilets underneath spectator seating for 478, plus portable bleachers that seat 200 and public toilet rooms on one side of building. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Sports, Adam Rohdie, Bruce Cohen, GCDS, Margarita Alban
P&Z Okays Residential Baseball Field with Conditions Despite Chairman’s No Vote
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Practice times prohibited on Sundays, with a maximum of 3 practices (not greater than two hours each) every 2 weeks including one practice every other Saturday, for three month period running from mid April to mid July, coincident town the town of Greenwich League Play. Practices shall end by 6:30pm on weekdays and 5:00pm on Saturdays. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Sports, baseball, Cal Ripken, Clapboard Ridge Rd, Dave Hardman, Katie DeLuca
P&Z Watch: Split Vote is Defacto Denial of Historic Overlay Proposed for 21 Calhoun Drive
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Three of five P&Z members described being torn over their decision but voted in favor of the Historic Overlay that would allow the developer to build a house in the front yard of a historic one in exchange for preserving it in perpetuity. Continue Reading →