Planning & Zoning Commission, April 22, 2026
Approves Letter supporting Raised Senate Bill 363 (commercial vacancy taxes), passed
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, passed
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsCSPR after-the-fact bulkhead approval – 97 Rowayton Avenue
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 11
824 Referral – Westport Ave Fire Station renovation/expansion
City of Norwalk 824 referral to renovate and expand the Westport Avenue Fire Station (built 1967), a roughly 30-by-55-foot addition; $4 million city-funded. Plan relocates ladder company from Station 1 to Station 4. Approved unanimously by show of hands.
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 & 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
CSPR after-the-fact bulkhead approval – 97 Rowayton Avenue
Text amendment – crosswalk standards in Village District design guides
Special permit – St. George Greek Orthodox Church event hall (238 West Rocks Road)
Text amendment – multiple definitions and village district peer review
Revisions to city fee schedule
Letter supporting Raised Senate Bill 363 (commercial vacancy taxes)
Referral authorization – additional text amendments (kitchen, liner building parking, public realm)
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.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 3 of 3 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
#2026-27 R - City of Norwalk - Zoning regulation text amendment to Article 4 and the EVTZ… plan amendment
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