Avon Commission Makes Key Vote In Nod Road Case

AVON, CT — The Planning and Zoning Commission issued a denial of a zone change that would have made way for a controversial 95-unit residential development, according to The Hartford Courant. The vote was nearly unanimous with only one member voting for approval.

The Keystone Companies, LLC had filed an application to change the zoning designation of 37 acres of land it planned to purchase from the Blue Fox Run Golf Course as part of plans for the development.

The land would have been changed from agricultural to residential zoning to make way for the project. The remainder of the 80 acres Keystone intended to purchase from the golf course would have been put into a permanent conservation easement that will protect it forever from future development of any kind, according to a statement from developers.

However, opponents garnered over 1,700 signatures opposing the project.

Because the development would have been on part of a golf course, there were concerns that the housing would result in more flooding in the area, a factor the commission noted in its decision. Residents have also said additional traffic could be a problem.

Developer Anthony Giogrio told The Courant that "pressure of the community" affected the commission's decision.