Planning Commission

Agenda posted in Town Clerk’s Office on May 11, 2023@5:42 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, MAY 17, 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: April 19, 2023. (May 3, 2023 meeting was cancelled) Click on link for April 19, 2023 minutes. Link not activated . THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 7, 2023. CONTINUATIONS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: 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: Updated Staff Reports through May 3, 2023. Response Letter to Staff Comments. Updated Map Set. Letter received in Opposition. Click on link for items listed on April 19, 2023 agenda. 2) 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. & Planning Commission Agenda May 17, 2023 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 2 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: Response letters to Staff Comments. Updated Map Set. Photos submitted by Artel Engineering Videos submitted by Artel Engineering  Video 1 Click Here  Video 2 Click Here  Video 3 Click Here Click on link for items listed on the March 27, 2023 agenda. Click on link for items listed on April 19, 2023 agenda. OLD BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: REFERRALS: 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. Zoning Commission public hearing scheduled for May 23, 2023. Click on link for Zone Change Petition with Map. Planning Department Staff Report. 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.) Zoning Commission public hearing scheduled for May 23, 2023. Click on link for Amendment Petition with Proposed Language. Planning Department Staff Report. 3) 8-3a Referral – Petition of the City of Danbury by Sharon B. Calitro, Planning Director, to Amend Sections 5.B.2.a. & b. of the Zoning Regulations. (Change Dependency Treatment Center from Permitted Use to Special Exception Use.) Zoning Commission public hearing scheduled for June 27, 2023. Click on link for Amendment Petition with Proposed Language. Planning Department Staff Report. Planning Commission Agenda May 17, 2023 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 3 NEW BUSINESS: 1) Down Home Associates LLC (Property Owner) – Application for Special Exception/Site Plan Approval for Self Storage (Putnam Three Self Storage) in the IL- 40 Zone - 7 Great Pasture Road (L16001) – SE #794. Public hearing scheduled for June 21, 2023. 2) Down Home Associates LLC – Application for Floodplain Permit for Self Storage (Putnam Three Self Storage) in the IL-40 Zone - 7 Great Pasture Road (L16001) – SE #794. 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. THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. 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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