On Wednesday a newly formed rink task force held its first meeting and elected its officers, including Matt DesChamps as chair. Continue Reading →
Newly Formed Hamill Rink Task Force Elects Officers, Reviews “Charge”
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P&Z Response to New Berkley Office Proposal that “Moves” Non-Conformities: “It’s not a coupon”
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The P&Z commissioners again took issue with “moving non-conformities” from property to property. Neighbors said based on noise from mechanicals at the existing Berkley building at 475 Steamboat Rd, they were fearful about noise from the proposed office building. That said, the current noise does not violate the town noise ordinance. There was discussion about possibly revising the noise ordinance. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Davenport Ave, Margarita Alban, Mary Jenkins, Peter Lowe, Steamboat Road
Greenwich P&Z Approves Mason St 8-30g with Significant Modifications
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Modifications include no commercial uses, except those pre-existing at 405 Greenwich Avenue. Also, below market condos must be sized at 90% of market rate condos. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Arn Welles, Bruce Park Ave, Dennis Yeskey
Hamill Rink MI Approved by P&Z; Site Plan Moves to Final with Lengthy Requirements
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On Tuesday the Planning & Zoning commission approved Municipal Improvement status for DPW’s proposed new Hamill Rink in Eugene Morlot Park in Byram. The vote was 4-1. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Sports, Al Shehadi, Arn Welles, Byram Neighborhood Association, Dennis Yeskey, Greenwich Plan of Conservation and Development
Palmer Hill Scenic Road Okayed: Protect historic trees, stone walls and bridge
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“Here’s the worst case. So, we turn this down and DPW decides maybe we need a four lane highway here and maybe it ends up looking like Route 1.” – P&Z commissioner Arn Welles Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Amy Siebert, Arn Welles, Dennis Yeskey, Dept of Public Works, DPW, Francia Alvarez
P&Z Watch: 13-Unit Apartment Building with 2 Moderate Income Units Approved in Glenville
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“Perfect solutions are few and far between. At the end of the day, the need for housing may supersede almost everything else. We can work with developers to create housing that is sensible and compliant with our regulation and the POCD guiding principles. Or, we can pay lip service, do nothing, and wait for exogenous forces to impose unwanted changes to our town.” – P&Z commissioner Peter Lowe Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 9 Glenville Street, Anne Noel Jones, Dennis Yeskey, Glenville, Margarita Alban, Peter Levy
Application for 13-Unit, 3-Story Building with 2 Workforce Units in Glenville Hangs in the Balance
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Attorney Heagney warned developers could bypass the town’s 6-110 regulation in favor of Connecticut’s state affordable housing statute 8-30g.
“If you are going to discourage developers from using 6-110 in this fashion, then generally the developments will become larger because there is no point of working within the local regulation when you have a state statute that deals with it differently,” Heagney said. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 9 Glenville Street, Adele Rota, Angelus Drive, Anne Noel Jones, Dennis Yeskey, Glenville
P&Z Consider Relief for Unauthorized Tree Removal in Open Space
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“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 →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 21 Tomac Ave, Arn Welles, Chip Haslun, conservation, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Kate Dzikiewicz
P&Z Watch: Is 92-Unit 8-30g “The Missing Tooth” in the Fabric of Downtown Greenwich?
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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 →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, Andrew Collins, Bernie Adler, Bruce Park Ave
P&Z Commission Denies Controversial Subdivision on Ridgeview Ave
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At issue was the addition of a second curb cut and driveway and location of proposed Conservation Easements. Also, neighbors voiced concerns about increased flooding. Neighbors said they were worried about worsening flooding. One neighbor described cars being stranded on Ridgeview during Ida. Continue Reading →