Though only two people signed up to speak, P&Z has received many letters offering input. Continue Reading →
Interesting Feedback on P&Z’s Proposed Changes to FAR, Grade Plane, Wedding Cakes and Attics
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Paul Pugliese
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ARC Bashes Proposed “Modern, Sleek” Multi-Family Next to Town Hall, Grandfathered Before New R-6 Regs
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On Wednesday night, the Architectural Review Committee again said the “modern, sleek” building proposed for the corner of Field Point Road and Sound View Drive would be out of character with the neighborhood. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, ARC, Architectural Review Committee, Arlene Avidan, Cindy Tyminski, Field Point Road, Granoff Associates
Planning & Zoning Set to Decide on “Attics & Basements” Proposal on Tuesday
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Tuesday night’s Planning and Zoning meeting (March 7), which starts at 7:00pm at Town Hall, will include a long-awaited decision on a proposal to change the way Floor Area Ratio is calculated in Greenwich.
With attics and basements calculated in FAR a lot of older homes are being scrapped in favor of new ones with flatter roofs and terraced walls to bury basements. There has been concern among the commission and some residents that the change would result in new construction being even bigger. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Real Estate, Attics & Basements, FAR, Floor-Area-Ratio, Paul Pugliese, Planning & Zoning Commission, Richard Maitland
P&Z Mulls Attics & Basements: Packed House Testy at Times
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At Tuesday’s Planning & Zoning meeting, there was an interesting conversation about a proposal to exclude attics and basements in calculations for Floor-Area-Ratio (FAR) of homes in Greenwich. Some residents grew frustrated, even though the commissioners agreed, in concept, with the idea of excluding attics and basements from FAR calculations. Continue Reading →