Planning Commission

Filed in Town Clerk’s Office on March 31, 2025 @12:32 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 APRIL 2, 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: March 19, 2025. Click on link for March 19, 2025 minutes. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 16, 2025. THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN: Belimo Air Controls (USA) Inc. - Application for Revised Special Exception/Revised Site Plan for Proposed Warehouse Expansion in the IL- 40 Zone - 33 Turner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. PUBLIC HEARING(S): Click on link for Public Hearing Legal Notice. 1) 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 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. Planning Commission Agenda April 2, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 2 Click on link for Special Exception/Site Plan Applications. Map Set. Project Report. Revisions submitted by Applicant through 3/13/25. Combined Staff Reports through 3/27/25. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: 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) and Trip Generation Greater than 500 Vehicle Trips per Day (Sec. 3.E.2.) in the CA-80 Zone -18 Old Ridgebury Road (C15008) – SE #804. Click on link for: Combined Staff Reports through 3/19/25. Click on link for items listed on March 19, 2025 Agenda. OLD BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: REFERRAL(S): 1) 8-3a Referral: Petition of Waleed Albakry, Planning Director to Amend Sec 5.B.1., and Add Secs. 5.B.2.a.(47) & 5.B.4.f. to the Zoning Regulations. (Amend purpose & intent of CA-80 zone and add high precision tool manufacturing and assembly with specific requirements as a permitted use in the CA-80 zone.) Public hearing scheduled for April 22, 2025. Click on link for: Amendment Petition with Proposed Language. Planning Department Staff Report. NEW BUSINESS: CORRESPONDENCE: OTHER MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION: FOR REFERENCE ONLY: 1) 2 GPR Owner LP - Application for Floodplain Permit for 2 Great Pasture Road (K15109) – SE #754. Planning Commission Agenda April 2, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 3 2) Reedle Deedle Realty LLC – Application for Floodplain Permit for 17 Miry Brook Road (G18019) – SE #802. 3) First Congregational Church & Ecclesiastical Society – Application for Floodplain Permit for 160-162 Deer Hill Avenue (I14104 & I14105) – SP #2024-03. 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, April 2, 2025 @ 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83102763003?pwd=5m7a7ypUPLUyRfnhWe69ma75aseOoy.1 Meeting ID: 831 0276 3003 Passcode: 121416 One tap mobile +13126266799,,83102763003#,,,,*121416# US (Chicago) +16469313860,,83102763003#,,,,*121416# US Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 386 347 5053 US +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 Planning Commission Agenda April 2, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 4 Meeting ID: 831 0276 3003 Passcode: 121416 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keFCyR2h99