Planning Commission

Agenda posted in Town Clerk’s Office on February 23, 2023 @ 12:29 PM. CITY OF DANBURY 155 DEER HILL AVENUE DANBURY, CONNECTICUT 06810 PLANNING COMMISSION (203) 797-4525 www.danbury-ct.gov (203) 797-4586 (FAX) AGENDA – REGULAR MEETING WEB-BASED MEETING HOSTED ON ZOOM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 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: February 1, 2023. The February 15, 2023 meeting was cancelled. Click on link for February 1, 2023 minutes. Link not activated yet. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 15, 2023. There is no meeting scheduled for April 5, 2023 due to Passover. PUBLIC HEARING: None. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: None. OLD BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: 1) 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. Click on link for: Final Staff Report. Draft Resolution of Approval. Planning Commission Agenda March 1, 2023 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 2 2) MS Portfolio LLC – Revised Floodplain Permit for Revised Site Plan for Target Corporation, Danbury Fair Mall, 7 Backus Avenue (F17014) - SE #771. Click on link for Request for Revised Floodplain Permit. Draft Resolution for Floodplain Permit. REFERRALS: 1) 8-24 Referral – February City Council Agenda Item #7: Lease & Purchase of 98 Elm Street (I14050). Click on link for Planning Department Staff report. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Danbury Auto Group - Application for Floodplain Permit for 33 Rose Street (H13273) - Renovate Existing Auto Repair Facility in the C-CBD Zone – SP #22-08. 2) Bright Raven IS Danbury LLC (Property Owner) – Application for Special Exception/Revised Site Plan for Wireless Communication Facility [Sec 3.E.6.(b)(2)] on Existing Rooftop w/Existing Antennas by Others (Dish Wireless LLC Installation Rooftop) in the CA-80 Zone – 18 Old Ridgebury Road (C15008) – SE #793. Public hearing scheduled for March 15, 2023. 3) 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. NOTE: This application was withdrawn on 2/9/23 and resubmitted on 2/14/23. Public hearing scheduled for March 15, 2023. CORRESPONDENCE: None. OTHER MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION: 1) Request for Five-Year Extension of Subdivision Approval in Accordance with Public Act #21-163: Beachwood Grove Subdivision, 2-16 King Street, SUB #07-04. Approved April 16, 2008, five-year extension granted to April 16, 2022. Click on link for Beachwood Grove-SUB 07-04 documents. Planning Commission Agenda March 1, 2023 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 3 2) Request for Five-Year Extension of Site Plan Approval in Accordance with Public Act #21-163: Glen Brook Estates, 11 Pembroke Road & Stacey Road, SE #660. Approved December 19, 2007, five-year extension granted to December 19, 2021. Click on link for Glen Brook Estates –SE 660 documents. 3) Request for Five-Year Extension of Subdivision Approval in Accordance with Public Act #21-163. Candlewood Pines, 65-67 Bear Mountain Road, SUB #08-01. Approved October 1, 2008, five-year extension granted to October 1, 2022. Click on link for Candlewood Pines- SUB 08-01 documents. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: 1) Tower Investment Group LLP Application for Special Exception/Site Plan Approval for Apartment House (“The Legacy On Main”), Bank, Trip Generation in excess of 500 vehicle trips per day [Sec. 3.E.2.], and Required Parking in excess 100 spaces [Sec. 5.F.2.b.] in the C-CBD Zone -- 30 & 34 Main Street (I15254 & I15335) – SE # 792. Public hearing RE-SCHEDULED to April 19, 2023. There is no meeting scheduled for April 5, 2023 due to Passover. 2) 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. 3) 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. 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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