Zoning Commission

Filed in Town Clerk’s Office on Thursday, May 22, 2025 @ 3:49 PM. CITY OF DANBURY 155 DEER HILL AVENUE DANBURY, CONNECTICUT 06810 ZONING COMMISSION (203) 797-4525 www.danbury-ct.gov (203) 797-4586 (FAX) AGENDA –REGULAR MEETING WEB-BASED MEETING HOSTED ON ZOOM MAY 27, 2025 7:00 PM Public Participation Instructions start 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: THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10, 2025. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: April 22, 2025. Note: May 13, 2025 meeting was cancelled. Click on link for April 22, 2025 minutes. PUBLIC HEARING(S): Click on link for Legal Notice of Public Hearing. 1) 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). Click on link for: Petition with Proposed Language. Planning Department Staff Report. Zoning Commission Agenda May 27, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 2 State of CT Regulations. 8-3a (Planning Commission) Recommendation. 8-3b (WestCOG) Recommendation. CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: None. OLD BUSINESS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: NEW BUSINESS: 1) Petition of Blasius Enterprises, Saw Mill Road (A15004), for Change of Zone from IL-40 & PND to RMF-6. Public hearing scheduled for July 8, 2025. CORRESPONDENCE: None. OTHER MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION: FOR REFERENCE ONLY: 1) 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) Public hearing scheduled for June 10, 2025. 2) Petition of Waleed Albakry, Planning Director to Amend the following 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 to the language in the Zoning Regulations.) Public hearing scheduled for June 10, 2025. ADJOURNMENT: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: NOTE: The meeting starts at 7:00 PM. Please join early after 6:45 PM to test the audio and video connection. Zoning Commission Agenda May 27, 2025 Virtual Meeting hosted on Zoom Page 3 Topic: Zoning Commission Meeting Time: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 @ 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) CLICK ON THIS LINK TO JOIN MEETING: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85874438381?pwd=zq98Uzj6SVKlyzxWCsmGlydgMpWBpB.1 Meeting ID: 858 7443 8381 Passcode: 603838 One tap mobile +13052241968,,85874438381#,,,,*603838# US +13092053325,,85874438381#,,,,*603838# US Dial by your location +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +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) +1 507 473 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 +1 386 347 5053 US Meeting ID: 858 7443 8381 Passcode: 603838 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/khm9ZIpmS