Planning Commission

Agenda posted in Town Clerk’s Office on April 17, 2023 @ 4:19 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, APRIL 19, 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: March 27, 2023. Click on link for March 27, 2023 minutes. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 3, 2023. PUBLIC HEARING: Click on link for legal notice. 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. Click on link for: Site Plan/Special Exception Applications. Municipal Fiscal & Economic Impact Analysis. Map Set. Floor Plans & Elevation Sketches. Traffic Study. Project Report. Combined Departmental Reports. Planning Commission Agenda April 19, 2023 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 2 CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: 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. Click on link for Updated Departmental Reports. Click on link for items listed on the March 27, 2023 agenda. OLD BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: 1) 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. Click on link for Draft Resolution of Approval. REFERRALS: 1) 8-24 Referral – April 2023 City Council Agenda Item #13: Application for Renewal of Sewer & Water Extensions, Great Plain and Great Meadow Road. Click on link for Planning Department Staff Report. 2) 8-3a Referral: Petition of the City of Danbury by Sharon B. Calitro, Planning Director to Amend Section 3.G.11. of the Zoning Regulations. (Revise Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVC) regulations to comply with Section 5 of Public Act 22-25.) Public hearing scheduled for April 25, 2023. Click on link for Amendment Petition. Planning Department Staff Report. 3) 8-3a Referral – Petition of the City of Danbury by Sharon B. Calitro, Planning Director to Amend Secs. 2.B., 3.G., & 10.B.2. of the Zoning Regulations (Establish outdoor dining establishments as a permanent accessory use to restaurants, amend the definition of accessory use to clarify the size of accessory use in proportion to principal use, and add fee for new outdoor dining accessory use permit, pursuant to Public Act 22-1, Section 2). Public hearing scheduled for April 25, 2023. Planning Commission Agenda April 19, 2023 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 3 Click on link for Amendment Petition. Planning Department Staff Report. NEW BUSINESS: 1) 8-3a Referral - Petition of South Park Properties LLC, 130, 132-134, & 136 South Street (J15059, J15058, & J15056) for Change of Zone from CN-5 to C-CBD . Public hearing scheduled for May 23, 2023. 2) 8-3a Referral - Petition of Bright Ravens IS Danbury, LLC to Amend Sections. 5.B.2.a, 5.B.4., & 8.C.4.f. of the Zoning Regulations. (Add “Hotel Conversion” as a Permitted Use with Specific Use Requirements to the CA-80 zone and add parking calculation to the Off Street Parking Table.) Public hearing scheduled for May 23, 2023. CORRESPONDENCE: None. OTHER MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION: 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) 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. 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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