Planning Commission

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 MAY 21, 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: May 7, 2025. Click on link for May 7, 2025 minutes. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 4, 2025. PUBLIC HEARING(S): Click on link for Legal Notice of Public Hearing. 1) JAR Associates LLC – Application for Special Exception/Site Plan Approval for (1) Metal Fabrication [Sec 6.A.2.b.(11)], (2) Indoor & Outdoor storage of Construction Equipment [Secs. 3.E.4. & 6.A.2.b.(15)], (3) Indoor & Outdoor Storage of Building Materials [Secs 3.E.4.& 6.A.2.b.(16), & (4) Warehouse Use [Sec. 6.A.2.b.(19)] in the IL- 40 Zone – 4 LeeMac Avenue (K14122) – SE #796. Click on link for: Special Exception/Site Plan Applications w/Supporting Documents. Map Set. Applicant’s Response to 2023 Comments. Combined Staff Reports thru 05/19/25. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. Planning Commission Agenda May 21, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 2 OLD BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: 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. Click on link for draft resolution. 2) 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 draft resolution. REFERRAL(S): 1) 8-3a Referral: Petition of Waleed Albakry, Planning Director to Amend Sec 2.B., 4.A.2.a.,4.B.2.a., 4.C.2.a., 4.D.4.a, 4.E.4.a., 4.F.4.a., 8.C.4.(6b)., & 10.D.of the Zoning Regulations and add to listing of permitted uses in each residential zone. (Amend definition of family child care homes and group child care homes and add as permitted uses to each residential zone to ensure these uses are treated the same as single & multi family uses in the residential zones). Zoning Commission public hearing scheduled for May 27, 2025. Click on link for: Petition with Proposed Amendment Language. Planning Department Staff Report. 2) 8-24 Referral: May City Council Agenda Item #14 – Request to rename Wallingford Road to Sadler Way. Click on link for Planning Department Staff Report. 3) 8-3a Referral: Petition of Waleed Albakry, Planning Director to Amend Sections 8.E.10., 10.B.2., & 11.B.4. of the Zoning Regulations. (Amend & Revise Fee Schedule to Consolidate All Fees into One Comprehensive Section of the Regulations) Zoning Commission Public Hearing scheduled for June 10, 2025. THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 4, 2025 MEETING. 4) 8-3a Referral: Petition of Waleed Albakry, Planning Director to Amend the following Planning Commission Agenda May 21, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 3 Sections of the Zoning Regulations: Table of Contents, Section 2.B. (Definitions), Section 3. (District Regulations), Section 3.F. (Use Regulations: Special Permit Uses.), Section 4.C. (Three Family Residential District: R-3.), Section 4.D. (High-Rise Residential District: RH-3.), Section 4.F.6. (Landscaped Buffer Yards.), Section 5.D. (Light Commercial District: CL-10.), Section 5.F. (Downtown Transit Oriented Development District: D-TOD.), Section 5.H. (Additional Commercial Regulations.), Section 6.C.2. (Landscape Requirements.), Section 7.A.3 (Definitions.), Section 7.E. (Main Street Historic Overlay Zone), Section 8.A.3. (Erosion and Sedimentation Control Permits.), Section 8.C. (Off-Street Parking and Loading.), Section 8.E.3. (Sign Regulations in Commercial and Industrial Districts.), Section 10.C. (Special Exceptions and Special Permit.), Section 10.D. (Site Plan Review.), and Section 10.I. 3. (Zone Change Criteria.). (Update Definitions, Make Adjustments to Existing Regulations to comply with Adoption of the D-TOD Regulations and Add Clarity & Applicability tothe language in the Zoning Regulations.) Zoning Commission Public Hearing scheduled for June 10, 2025. THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 4, 2025 MEETING. NEW BUSINESS: 1) 100 Mill Plain Road Investors LLC – Application for Revised Special Exception/Revised Site Plan Approval for Conversion of Professional Office Space to Medical Office Space for “Physical Therapy & Sports” [Sec. 5.B.2.b.(17)] in the CA- 80 Zone ‒ 100 Mill Plain Road (C14058) – SE #728. Public hearing scheduled for June 18, 2025. 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. 2) Reedle Deedle Realty LLC – Application for Floodplain Permit for 17 Miry Brook Road (G18019) – SE #802. 3) JAR Associates LLC – Application for Floodplain Permit for 4 LeeMac Avenue (K14122) – SE #796. ADJOURNMENT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: NOTE: This meeting starts at 7:00 PM (US and Canada), PLEASE feel free to join early Planning Commission Agenda May 21, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 4 after 6:45 PM to test the audio and video connection. 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