Planning & Zoning Commission, October 21, 2026
Approves Special permit for Development Park Master Plan, Manresa Wild, unanimous
What happened
The Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved application 2026-41RMSP by Manresa Osprey LLC for Longshore Avenue 0 and 3 (Manresa Island), adopting a zoning regulation and map amendment creating the Special District Manresa Wild (SDMW) and a special permit for a…
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 7
Zoning regulation and map amendment creating Special District Manresa Wild (SDMW)
Manresa Osprey LLC, Longshore Avenue 0 and 3, Manresa Island, District 5, Block 86, Lots 1 and 2. Text and map amendment creating the SDMW district, where Development Park is the only principal use and all other uses are accessory. Approved unanimously on a roll call. DEEP and the Harbor Management Commission found it consistent.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved application 2026-41RMSP by Manresa Osprey LLC for Longshore Avenue 0 and 3 (Manresa Island), adopting a zoning regulation and map amendment creating the Special District Manresa Wild (SDMW) and a special permit for a…
Key Decisions (7)
Zoning regulation and map amendment creating Special District Manresa Wild (SDMW)
Special permit for Development Park Master Plan, Manresa Wild
Coastal site plan at 1 Westmere Avenue
Coastal site plan at 18 Marion Avenue
Special permit, Six-Speed Motors LLC, Van Tassel Court
Pre-application: 535 Connecticut Avenue office-to-residential conversion
Pre-application: possible rezoning of 94 Keeler Avenue
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (4)
Manresa Wild Development Park
Mixed-Use
535 Connecticut Avenue residential conversion
Residential
New single-family home at 1 Westmere Avenue
Residential
94 Keeler Avenue residential lots
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
Per CoStar, Norwalk has about 2M sq ft of available…
Housing Demand
Commissioners are open to office-to-residential conversions with deeper affordability but…
Other
Commissioners suggested an area-wide re-evaluation of the 2024 rezoning near…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, 8 commissioners, 2 staff members, 2 applicants, and 3 applicant's representatives.
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