Westport Considers Giving P&Z More Power over Some Historic Preservation Matters

WESTPORT, CT — A proposed amendment to the town's Zoning Regulations would give the Planning and Zoning Commission more power in determining certain historic preservation matters, according to Westport Planning and Zoning Director Mary Young.

A public hearing is scheduled for December 15 to discuss Amendment #722, which was submitted by Mel Barr of Barr Associates, LLC. According to Young:

The amendment proposes to expand the authority of the Planning and Zoning Commission to grant both Lot Area and Lot Shape incentives (relief to zoning standards) to enable the preservation of historic residential structures located on property to be subdivided in cases where the lot is divided by the Saugatuck River, the West Branch of the Saugatuck River, or the Aspetuck River.

Full text of the amendment can be found at www.westportct.gov.

The commission's public hearing scheduled for 7 p.m. on the 15th in the Westport Town Hall Auditorium. The Commission can receive written comments from the public in advance of the hearing, but once the hearing is closed, no more information or comments will be accepted.

In addition to the online version of the amendment, copies are available for viewing in Town Hall both in the P&Z Office and in the Office of the Town Clerk.

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