Final Vote on Branford Costco Plans Proving Elusive

Nothing to see here at least for now, concerning a final vote on the proposed Costco plans in Branford.

A vote was expected Thursday night but the Planning and Zoning Board decided to wait until July 9 to make a final vote.

An approval with conditions is still the likeliest outcome as the PZB has been considering a resolution for approval for the past month, reports the New Haven Register’s Esteban L. Hernandez.

Three of five voting members of the Planning & Zoning Commission are leaning toward approval of the Costco’s Exit 56 master plan, according to the Shore Publishing.

The PZC met June 4 and didn’t reach a decision regarding Costco’s request for development, as well as their special exception request to combine five individual, contiguous land parcels to create a light industrial/small retail zone accessible from Interstate 95 at Exit 56, the Shore Publishing reported.

Building the 160,000-square-foot facility on the majority of a 44-acre parcel will be the beginnings of Phase One, the Shore Publishing reported. Phase Two would add seven to-be-determined retail/commercial buildings sometime in the future.

Coscto’s application was submitted back in February and created a lot of conversation amongst the town at public hearings, but the overall consensus is mostly in favor of the plan, the Shore Publishing reported.

Read the full New Haven Register story here.

Read the full Shore Publishing story here.