Zoning Board of Appeals, October 15, 2026
Denies Appeal of cease and desist, workforce housing rents at 10 Willard Road, 4-1
What happened
The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals denied the appeal of 10 Willard Apartments, LLC (application 260917-01) against a cease and desist order at 10 Willard Road, upholding staff's and the City Law Department's position that parking fees must be counted in workforce housing maximum…
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 4-1
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Appeal of cease and desist, workforce housing rents at 10 Willard Road
Appeal by 10 Willard Apartments, LLC of the cease and desist order issued by Deputy Zoning Inspector Ian Hall, dated 7-23-26. The order cited violation of workforce housing maximum rent rules (Section 6.12.4) at a 2020 special-permit mixed-use development in the CD-3C zone. The development has 219 residential units, 22 of them workforce housing units, plus a four-story storage facility. The board held that parking fees must be included in the monthly rent and denied the appeal 4-1. The motion referenced the Corporation Counsel letter. Anthony Samari was opposed.
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Meeting Summary
The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals denied the appeal of 10 Willard Apartments, LLC (application 260917-01) against a cease and desist order at 10 Willard Road, upholding staff's and the City Law Department's position that parking fees must be counted in workforce housing maximum…
Key Decisions (3)
Appeal of cease and desist, workforce housing rents at 10 Willard Road
Special exception at 25 Butler Street
Coastal site plan review at 25 Butler Street
Development Activity (1)
25 Butler Street race vehicle storage facility
Industrial
Market Signals (2)
Housing Demand
Norwalk's ZBA ruled that parking and other periodic fees count…
Other
Board members suggested that the Planning and Zoning Commission tighten…
Who Spoke (13)
On the record: the chair, 3 board members, a staff member, an attorney, the applicant, 3 applicant's representatives, and a witness.
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