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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Richard Maitland
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P&Z Feedback: Proposed Sound Beach Ave Apartment Building with “Sliver” of Retail is Not Balanced
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Developers of 143 Sound Beach Ave met resistance from neighbors and the P&Z commission on Tuesday. Concerns included traffic congestion, parking, and the balance of retail and residential in the “mixed use” building.
Also, with a 100 ft setback, commissioners said the retail would not engage pedestrians. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 143 Sound Beach Avenue, Chip Haslun, Greenwich Point, Margarita Alban, Old Greenwich School, Old Greenwich Village
Planning & Zoning Commission Votes Unanimously on “Attics & Basements” Proposal
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After waiting five hours, a group of about 20 residents got the answer they had been waiting for. It was after midnight when the Planning & Zoning commission voted on the proposed amendment to the way FAR is calculated for attics and basement. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Andy Fox, Dennis Yeskey, FAR, Floor-Area-Ratio, grade plane walls, Katie DeLuca
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 →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, attics and basements, FAR, Floor-Area-Ratio, Greenwich Association of Realtors, Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, Greenwich Property Owners Association
Sam Bridge Neighbor to P&Z: I’m not a reindeer hater. I object to a month-long carnival.
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A neighbor of Sam Bridge Nursery and Greenhouses objected to what he called a month-long carnival, referring to the reindeer festival which runs over four weeks and includes a generator to power two amusement rides: a train and carousel. He also had concerns about traffic and property values. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Margarita Alban, McArdle's, Michael McLaughlin, Richard Maitland, Sam Bridge, Sam Bridge Nursery and Greenhouse, Sam Bridge Nursery and Greenhouses
Richard Maitland Elected to Replace Donald Heller as P&Z Chair, Margarita Alban Becomes Secretary
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The Planning and Zoning commission voted for new officers on Monday. The officers were announced at the beginning of what would be a 5 hour meeting to discuss the 830G application for high density residential building at the site of the Post Road Iron Works. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Volunteering, Donald Heller, Margarita Alban, Richard Maitland
Neighbors Uncomfortable with Proposed 5-Unit Development at 16 Hawthorne Street South in Pemberwick
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During discussion on an application for a five-unit row of townhouses on a .5 acre lot on So Hawthorne Street (off Almira) concerns ranged from “community character” and streetscape with units facing sideways rather than toward the street, issues with ledge rock on the site, neighborhood hydrology, and the issue of parking cars in the front yard. Continue Reading →