Moratorium Extended 1 Year In Trumbull On Multi-Family Housing

TRUMBULL, CT — The Planning and Zoning Commission voted recently to extend a moratorium on multifamily residential rental housing for one more year.

Chairman Fred Garrity Jr. said at a meeting last week that the moratorium was imposed to determine the impact of multiple multifamily residential developments on town services, according to meeting minutes. He stated that the impact was the same or less than the studies predicted.

With one more development being built, the town would like another year to evaluate the impact, officials said.

Commissioner Tony D’Aquila said a verbal report was needed to present the impact, meeting minutes state. Garrity said that other applications presented analysis of individual impact on the number of students and that the result was met or under what was predicted, meeting minutes state.

Garrity suggested that such a presentation be done before February 2024. Commissioner Brandon Cousins questioned what measurement is being used to determine the additional need for multi-family residential rental housing, according to meeting minutes. Garrity expressed his thought that it was market based.

Commissioner Rich Deecken asked if this verbiage would preclude any development of 50+ units until the moratorium is lifted. Garrity said that there could be a phased approval if such a development was in an existing allowable area. D’Aquila stated that plans are needed for affordable housing and for elderly housing.

The vote to adopt the moratorium was 4-1.

>>>Read the meeting minutes here.