Planning Commission

Filed in Town Clerk’s Office on Thursday, February 13, 2025 @ 5:30 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 FEBRUARY 19, 2025 7:00 PM Public Participation Instructions begin 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 5, 2025 Click on link for the February 5, 2025 minutes. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 5, 2025. PUBLIC HEARING(S): Click on link for public hearing legal notice. 1) Belimo Air Controls (USA) Inc. - Application for Revised Special Exception/Revised Site Plan for Proposed Warehouse Expansion in the IL-40 Zone - 33 Turner Road (A17001) in accordance with Sec 6.A.2.a.(15) and Sec. 10.D.7.a. – SE #724. Click on link for: Revised Site Plan Application. Map Set. Supplemental Reports submitted by the Applicant.. Merged Staff Reports through ?. This link has not yet been activated. Planning Commission Agenda February 19, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 2 CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: 1) 55 Newtown Road LLC – Application for Special Exception/Site Plan Approval for Fast Food Restaurant (Sec 5.A.2.b.(16), Drive-Through Use (Sec. 3.E.8.), and Trip Generation Greater than 500 Vehicle Trips per Day (Sec. 3.E.2.) in the CG-20 Zone – 55 Newtown Road (L12023) – SE #803. Click on link for: Revised Site Plan. Combined Staff Reports through 02/05/25. Click on link for items listed on the 01/15/25 agenda. OLD BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: REFERRAL(S): Click on link for Planning Department Staff Report. 1) 8-24 Referral – February 2025 City Council Agenda Item #8: Lease Renewal Agreement Danbury Music Centre, 254-256 Main Street. 2) 8-24 Referral - February 2025 City Council Agenda Item #12: Application for Water Extension 4-6 Elwell Place (I12147). 3) 8-24 Referral – February 2025 City Council Agenda Item #17: Lease Agreements for Danbury Hackerspace & The New American Dream Center, 150-162 Main Street. NEW BUSINESS: CORRESPONDENCE: OTHER MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION: FOR REFERENCE ONLY: 1) Bright Ravens IS Danbury LLC – Application for Special Exception/Site Plan Approval for Hotel Conversion to Apartment House/Mixed Use (Innovation Studios - Danbury) in accordance with Section 5.B.2.b.(14) in the CA-80 Zone -18 Old Ridgebury Road (C15008) – SE #804. Public hearing scheduled for March 5, 2025. 2) 2 GPR Owner LP - Application for Special Exception/Site Plan Approval for (1) Storage or sale of building materials [Sec. 6.A.2.b.(15)],. (2) Storage, sale, rental and/or repair of construction equipment [Sec. 6.A.2.b.(16)], (3) Truck terminal, warehouse, moving Planning Commission Agenda February 19, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 3 and storage establishment; self-service storage [Sec. 6.A.2.b.(19)], & (4) Wholesale distributor [Sec. 6.A.2.b.(20)] in the IL-40 Zone – 2 Great Pasture Road (K15109) - SE #754. Public hearing has been RE-scheduled for March 19, 2025. 3) 2 GPR Owner LP - Application for Floodplain Permit for 2 Great Pasture Road (K15109) – SE #754. 4) Reedle Deedle Realty LLC – Application for Floodplain Permit for 17 Miry Brook Road (G18019) – SE #802. 5) First Congregational Church & Ecclesiastical Society – Application for Floodplain Permit for 160-162 Deer Hill Avenue (I14104 & I14105) – SP #2024-03. 6) City of Danbury Public Utilities Division – Application for Floodplain Permit for 18 Christopher Columbus Avenue (D15022) – SP #2024-04. ADJOURNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: NOTE: This meeting starts at 7:00 PM (US and Canada), PLEASE feel free to join early after 6:45 PM to test the audio and video connection. Topic: Planning Commission Meeting Time: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 @ 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88140135277?pwd=iIVzUgt8dgzomSM8i8aeVVSF2vyHmZ.1 Meeting ID: 881 4013 5277 Passcode: 095065 One tap mobile +19294362866,,88140135277#,,,,*095065# US (New York) +13017158592,,88140135277#,,,,*095065# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 386 347 5053 US Planning Commission Agenda February 19, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 4 +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US Meeting ID: 881 4013 5277 Passcode: 095065 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kPvzDp44