Planning Commission

Posted in Town Clerk’s Office on January 9, 2023 @ 11:44 AM. CITY OF DANBURY 155 DEER HILL AVENUE DANBURY, CONNECTICUT 06810 PLANNING COMMISSION (203) 797-4525 www.danbury-ct.gov (203) 797-4586 (FAX) AGENDA – SPECIAL MEETING WEB-BASED MEETING HOSTED ON ZOOM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2023 7:30 PM Public Participation Instructions on Page 3 of this Agenda To view livestream on Danbury CT Planning & Zoning YouTube Channel click on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59LEpmvEgAN4B3EAyXEVTQ To view application materials, click on links below the agenda item. ROLL CALL: ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: December 7, 2022 & December 14, 2022. Click on link for December 7, 2022 & December 14, 2022 minutes. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 18, 2023. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1) Border LLC/The Botanist - Application for Special Exception/Revised Site Plan Approval to allow (1) Cannabis hybrid retailer [Secs. 5.B.2.b.(4) & 3.C.4.]; and (2) Trip Generation in excess of 500 vehicle trips per day [Sec. 3.E.2.] in the CA-80 Zone - 105 Mill Plain Road (C14063 & all or a portion of C14064) – SE #790. Click on link for: Combined response letters from applicant. Revised Plans thru 12/20/22. Click on link to view items from December 7, 2022 meeting. Planning Commission Special Meeting Agenda January 11, 2023 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 2 2) Sugar Hollow Associates LLC - Application for Revised Special Exception/Revised Site Plan Approval for “The Shops at Marcus Dairy” for (1) new stand-alone fast food restaurant [Sec 5.A.2.b.(16)] with Drive-Thru Window [Sec. 3.E.8.] and (2) Cumulative Trip Generation in excess of 500 vehicle trips per day [Sec. 3.E.2.] in the CG-20 Zone - 5 Sugar Hollow Road & Backus Avenue (G17002) - SE #663. AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT’S ATTORNEY, THIS HEARING WILL BE TABLED AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE JANUARY 18, 2023 MEETING. THERE WILL BE NO DISCUSSION OR TESTIMONY AT THIS MEETING. OLD BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: 1) Ye Olde Road LLC – Application for Special Exception/Site Plan Approval for Proposed Commercial Building for Storage of Building Materials & Construction Equipment and Outdoor Storage of Building Materials & Construction Equipment [Sections 3.E.4., 6.A.2.b.(14) & 6.A.2.b.(15)] in the IL-40 Zone – 2 Ye Olde Road (E17066) – SE #770. Click on link to view items from October 19, 2022, November 2, 2022 ,& December 7, 2022 meetings. 2) LoStocco Brothers Federal Road LLC (Property Owner)/BUDR Hartford Holding LLC (Applicant) - Application for Special Exception/Site Plan Approval for Cannabis Retailer [Secs. 5.A.2.b.(4) & 3.C.4.] in the CG-20 Zone – 108 Federal Road (L09024) – SE #789. Click on link for Draft Resolution. REFERRALS: Click on link for Staff Report on 8-24 Referrals. 1) 8-24 Referral – December 2022 City Council Agenda Item #9: Danbury Fish & Game Association, Request for Lease Renewal, 33 Hayestown Road (I09082). 2) 8-24 Referral – December 2022 City Council Agenda Item #11: Request for Water Main Extension – 21 Old Sherman Turnpike (M12016). NEW BUSINESS: 1) Blackman Enterprises LLC (Property Owner)/NSK Petroleum Wholesale Inc (Prospective Purchaser) - Application for Special Exception/Revised Site Plan Approval for Automobile Service Station & Convenience Market (Secs 3.E.9. & 5.A.2.b.) and Trip Generation in excess of 500 vehicle trips per day [Sec. 3.E.2.] in the CG-20 Zone – 32 Germantown Road (J11362) – SE #791. Public hearing scheduled for February 15, 2023. Planning Commission Special Meeting Agenda January 11, 2023 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 3 2) 8-24 Referral – January 2023 City Council Agenda Item #5: Easement Acquisition – Franklin Street Extension – For Bridge Replacement. THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE JANUARY 18, 2023 MEETING. 3) 8-24 Referral – January 2023 City Council Agenda Item #6: Easement Acquisition – Shelter Rock Road – For Bridge Replacement. THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE JANUARY 18, 2023 MEETING. CORRESPONDENCE: OTHER MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION: 1) Discussion & Possible Action on (A) Request from Attorney Neil Marcus to extend the approval of Savannah Hills Resubdivision, 193-207 Great Plain Road, SUB #06-09 ("Resubdivision"); and (B) Issuance of proposed notice of expiration of Resubdivision. Click on link for: Request for Extension of Subdivision Approval dated 11/21/22. Corporation Counsel Letter dated 12/29/22. 2) Annual Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: 1) G & J Partners/Danbury Retail Management LLC – Application for Floodplain Permit for Fast Food Restaurant with Drive-Thru Use & Medical Office in the CG-20 Zone – 1 Sugar Hollow Road (G17001) – SE #788. 2) Sugar Hollow Associates LLC - Revised Floodplain Permit for “The Shops at Marcus Dairy” for new stand-alone fast food restaurant with Drive-Thru Window in the CG-20 Zone - 5 Sugar Hollow Road & Backus Avenue (G17002) - SE #663. 3) MS Portfolio LLC – Revised Floodplain Permit for Revised Site Plan for Target Corporation, Danbury Fair Mall, 7 Backus Avenue (F17014) - SE #771. ADJOURNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: NOTE: This meeting starts at 7:30 PM (US and Canada), PLEASE feel free to join early after 7:00 PM to test the audio and video connection. 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