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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 →
The commission said they were unsure that existing legal non-conformities would carry over to a new development because while non-conformities travel with a property, when 9 properties are merged, the legal non-conformities might cease to exist. There were also concerns about the optics of developing affordable housing on a contaminated site. Continue Reading →
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 →
The motion to approve mentioned that both Architectural Review Committee and the P&Z were disappointed the building committee appeared before ARC late in the process and had not been receptive to design input.
Commissioner Peter Levy referred to the design as “fashionable” as opposed to “tried-and-true.”
“That concerns me because the sensibility of being outdated is something you don’t want to be trapped by,” Levy said. Continue Reading →
The P&Z commission noted that while 8-30g waived regs on setbacks for residential, it says nothing about commercial. The application includes retail in both buildings. There were still concerns about a condo building separate from affordable building, as well as height and mass. Continue Reading →
Discussion touched on pedestrian and vehicular safety, as well as the relevance of environmental remediation at 315 Milbank Ave scheduled for summer 2024. Continue Reading →
While the commission said the wanted the town to have great recreation facilities, their first commitment was to green space, open space and community character. Continue Reading →
“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 →
The application was broken into two parts so the remediation can begin. But the BOE must return with a landscaping and lighting plan. The P&Z commission chair said there was a history of them not fulfilling conditions of approval requiring trees to be replaced, especially at GHS. Continue Reading →
“Because we have a train station, we should be compelled to build high rises?” – Bob Barolak Continue Reading →