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Planning & Zoning Commission, April 22, 2026

Approves Letter supporting Raised Senate Bill 363 (commercial vacancy taxes), passed

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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…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Norwalk, CT
Governing body
Final authority
Date
April 22, 2026
Decisions
11 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, passed

Projects in this meeting (1)

CSPR after-the-fact bulkhead approval – 97 Rowayton Avenue

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Free 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…

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Key Decisions (11)

Approved

824 Referral – Westport Ave Fire Station renovation/expansion

Vote: unanimous
Approved

824 Referral – Eversource utility easement at Naramake School

Vote: unanimous
Approved

824 Referral – Eversource utility easement at Rowayton School

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Peer review authorization – 216 East Avenue gas station redesign

Vote: unanimous
Approved

CSPR after-the-fact bulkhead approval – 97 Rowayton Avenue

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Text amendment – crosswalk standards in Village District design guides

Vote: 7-0 with 2 abstentions
Continued

Special permit – St. George Greek Orthodox Church event hall (238 West Rocks Road)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Text amendment – multiple definitions and village district peer review

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Continued

Revisions to city fee schedule

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Letter supporting Raised Senate Bill 363 (commercial vacancy taxes)

Vote: passed
Other

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)

Staff · 2Applicant's Rep · 3Public · 5

On the record: 2 staff members, 3 applicant's representatives, and 5 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

This season: 3 of 3 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

#2026-03 R - City of Norwalk - Zoning regulation text amendment to Article 4, 6, 7 and 9… plan amendment

ApprovedNot forecast
freeApproved1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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#2026-27 R - City of Norwalk - Zoning regulation text amendment to Article 4 and the EVTZ… plan amendment

Approved 7-0 with 2 abstentionsNot forecast
freeApproved 7-0 with 2 abstentions

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