Westport P&Z to Consider New Landscaping Standards

Westport, CT - The town's Planning and Zoning Commission later this month will consider a proposed amendment to strengthen Landscaping Design Standards, P&Z Director Steve Palmer announced Thursday.

The proposed amendment to the Westport Zoning Regulations was submitted by the Landscape Committee of the Planning and Zoning Commission and would require landscaping of developed sites be brought up to current standards, updating the Landscape Type Standards diagram, the Landscape Type Standards diagram and Approved Tree List.

From Palmer's announcement:

Clarifications on applicability of landscaping regulations, zones in which front landscaping areas might be minimized, standards for front landscaping species, sidewalk construction requirements within Front Landscaping and within Parking Areas, and height of walls, fences or berms in Buffer Areas are included to align more closely with construction standards required by the Department of Public Works and with other Zoning Regulations related to walls and fences. The Tree Board is specifically named as a local agency from which a report can be solicited on proposed changes to landscaping plans.

Full text of the amendment can be found at www.westportct.gov.

The commission will consider the amendment during a public hearing starting at 7 p.m. on July 28 in the Westport Town Hall Auditorium.

Copies of the amendment are available for viewing in Town Hall, both in the P&Z Office and in the Office of the Town Clerk.