Town Of Glastonbury: UPDATED LOCATION - Town Center Village District (Overlay Zone) - Public Hearing Notice

Press release from the Town of Glastonbury:

11/15/2021 11:57 AM

Please be advised there will be a public hearing as part of the November 23, 2021 Town Council regular meeting on Building Zone Regulations Text & Map Amendment - Town Center Village District (Overlay Zone).  A notice was mailed to property owners within 500 feet of the proposed area along with an updated notice advising of the location change.  Please click on the links below to view the updated notice sent and the proposed text and map amendments.

• Notice to Property Owners - Updated with Revised Location
• Proposed Text Amendment
• Proposed Map Amendment

Anyone who would like to provide public comment may due so during the public hearing portion of the meeting which begins at 8:00 p.m.  Zoom information will be provided closer to the date and can be found on the Town Council Meeting calendar event on the Town website.  

PLEASE NOTE: The location of the public hearing being held on 11/23 has been moved to the Riverfront Community Center - Community Room.

To Submit Written Testimony to the PUBLIC HEARING

If you are attending this meeting in person, you can provide public comment during the designated session.

Since this is a hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting, written testimony for these public hearings may also be provided in advance using the Town's electronic submission form, or in real-time using the "raise hand" feature of Zoom. Instructions for both methods are as outlined below. Please note, public hearing comment is restricted to no more than five (5) minutes and a person may not speak more than once.

Submit written testimony using the electronic form BEFORE the public hearing...

• To share written testimony IN ADVANCE of this meeting, click here and submit an electronic written testimony submission form.
• Be sure to select the specific public hearing topic for which you're submitting testimony on question #5 of the form.
• Electronic submissions must be completed by no later than 2:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to be read to the record. 

Submit "written testimony" in real-time DURING the Public Hearing:

If joining the meeting through Zoom, you may submit public HEARING comment (in lieu of written testimony) using the following instructions.

• At the appropriate time during the meeting, the Council Chair will announce when the forum is open for public hearing comment and attendees can use the “raise hand” function as follows:
  • VIRTUALLY: press “raise hand” button at the bottom of the Zoom meeting screen; or
  • BY PHONE:  press *9 on your key pad to “raise hand”
• The Council Chair or meeting host will announce each speaker by name or phone number when it is their time to speak. At that time, the speaker’s microphone will be enabled for comment by the meeting host.
• It will be necessary to state your full name and address when you are prompted for comment.
• Please indicate when your public comment is complete so the Council Chair or meeting host may then announce the next speaker. The meeting host will then mute your microphone. When speaking, please mute all other electronic devices to prevent background noise and broadcast delays on the live stream.

Please be advised there will be a public hearing as part of the November 23, 2021 Town Council regular meeting on Building Zone Regulations Text & Map Amendment - Town Center Village District (Overlay Zone).  A notice was mailed to property owners within 500 feet of the proposed area along with an updated notice advising of the location change.  Please click on the links below to view the updated notice sent and the proposed text and map amendments.

• Notice to Property Owners - Updated with Revised Location
• Proposed Text Amendment
• Proposed Map Amendment

Notice to Property Owners Proposed Text Amendment Proposed Map Amendment

Anyone who would like to provide public comment may due so during the public hearing portion of the meeting which begins at 8:00 p.m.  Zoom information will be provided closer to the date and can be found on the Town Council Meeting calendar event on the Town website.  

PLEASE NOTE: The location of the public hearing being held on 11/23 has been moved to the Riverfront Community Center - Community Room.

To Submit Written Testimony to the PUBLIC HEARING

If you are attending this meeting in person, you can provide public comment during the designated session.

Since this is a hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting, written testimony for these public hearings may also be provided in advance using the Town's electronic submission form, or in real-time using the "raise hand" feature of Zoom. Instructions for both methods are as outlined below. Please note, public hearing comment is restricted to no more than five (5) minutes and a person may not speak more than once.

Submit written testimony using the electronic form BEFORE the public hearing...

• To share written testimony IN ADVANCE of this meeting, click here and submit an electronic written testimony submission form.
• Be sure to select the specific public hearing topic for which you're submitting testimony on question #5 of the form.
• Electronic submissions must be completed by no later than 2:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to be read to the record. 

Submit "written testimony" in real-time DURING the Public Hearing:

If joining the meeting through Zoom, you may submit public HEARING comment (in lieu of written testimony) using the following instructions.

• At the appropriate time during the meeting, the Council Chair will announce when the forum is open for public hearing comment and attendees can use the “raise hand” function as follows:
  • VIRTUALLY: press “raise hand” button at the bottom of the Zoom meeting screen; or
  • BY PHONE:  press *9 on your key pad to “raise hand”
• The Council Chair or meeting host will announce each speaker by name or phone number when it is their time to speak. At that time, the speaker’s microphone will be enabled for comment by the meeting host.
• It will be necessary to state your full name and address when you are prompted for comment.
• Please indicate when your public comment is complete so the Council Chair or meeting host may then announce the next speaker. The meeting host will then mute your microphone. When speaking, please mute all other electronic devices to prevent background noise and broadcast delays on the live stream.

This press release was produced by the Town of Glastonbury. The views expressed here are the author’s own.