Planning & Zoning Commission, April 22, 2026
Approves 824 Referral – Westport Ave Fire Station renovation/expansion, unanimous
What happened
The Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission's most contested item was special permit 2026-13, St. George Greek Orthodox Church's request to modify its 2006 permit to allow non-parishioner event rentals at its 238 West Rocks Road community center; after extensive public opposition ov…
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 22, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsCSPR after-the-fact bulkhead approval – 97 Rowayton Avenue
RecommendedMeeting Summary
The Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission's most contested item was special permit 2026-13, St. George Greek Orthodox Church's request to modify its 2006 permit to allow non-parishioner event rentals at its 238 West Rocks Road community center; after extensive public opposition ov…
Key Decisions (11)
824 Referral – Westport Ave Fire Station renovation/expansion
824 Referral – Eversource utility easement at Naramake School
824 Referral – Eversource utility easement at Rowayton School
Peer review authorization – 216 East Avenue gas station redesign
Development Activity (7)
Westport Avenue Fire Station renovation and expansion
Infrastructure
Naramake School HVAC/air conditioning and Eversource easement
Infrastructure
Rowayton School HVAC/air conditioning and Eversource easement
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
The Commission is pursuing a commercial vacancy tax (Raised SB…
Infrastructure
Norwalk is investing heavily in school HVAC upgrades (one project…
Commercial Demand
Affordable mid-size event/banquet space is scarce in Norwalk as venues…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: 2 staff members, 3 applicant's representatives, and 5 members of the public.
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