ESSEX, CT — The Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to resume public hearings Nov. 4 on zoning changes for middle housing and a proposed parking management district.
New applications for a town dog pound, 12 apartments for residents 55 and older, and zoning changes sought by Essex Meadows are also on the agenda.
The commission's middle housing text amendment application, PZC 26-8, proposes changes to several zoning regulations and a new section describing middle housing and its permitting process. The proposal also would add a purpose statement for the Waterfront Business District and modify parking requirements.
A separate commission-sponsored map amendment, PZC 26-9, would create a parking management district. Both hearings are continuations from Oct. 6.
The commission is also scheduled to open a hearing on Cogent Holdings LLC's application, PZC 26-10, to modify a special exception to allow outdoor music at 124 Westbrook Road. The hearing's opening was delayed until Nov. 4.
All three applications also appear under unfinished business and action items.
The agenda calls for receipt of five new applications.
The town's application for a dog pound and garage, PZC 26-11, seeks a special exception for a 48-by-80-foot dog pound building and a 50-by-80-foot garage at 72 Plains Road. The proposal includes a septic system, drainage, parking and other site improvements.
Another application, PZC 26-13, seeks a special exception for 12 independent living apartments for people 55 and older at 63 Westbrook Road in Centerbrook. Applicant and property owner 63 Westbrook Road LLC also proposes a septic system, drainage, parking and other site improvements.
Essex Meadows LLC's text amendment application, PZC 26-14, seeks changes to the Residential Life Care District to allow additional services, including memory care, increase the permitted number of dwelling units and building height, and modify parking requirements. Related changes would address the definition of a life care facility and an exception to height limits.
Robin Linares has submitted two applications involving 15 South Main St.. A coastal site plan application, PZC 26-12, calls for demolishing and rebuilding an existing single-family home and detached garage.
A related special exception application, PZC 26-15, includes that reconstruction and renovation of a second, preexisting nonconforming single-family home on the property. The work would result in total floor area exceeding 4,000 square feet within the Gateway Conservation District.
Under new business, Carlos Efren Rotger and Alexis Ann Cherner are seeking open-space tax abatement status for a parcel on Great Meadow Road, identified as Map 2, Lot 5.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Conference Room A at Essex Town Hall, 29 West Ave., with participation also available through Zoom.
The meeting ID is 884 9969 9621, and the passcode is 396508. The telephone access number is 646-558-8656.
The full meeting agenda directs residents to Town Hall or the town's Agenda Center to review applications. The commission's next regular meeting is scheduled for Dec. 1.
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