1 Westmere Ave variance
District District 6Case 26-0416
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Norwalk Meetings
Zoning Board of Appeals, May 21, 2026
Approves 180-day building permit extension for garage/bedroom addition at 8 Belmont Place, passed
1h 59m16,632 words
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What happened
The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals kept open the variance hearing for a new single-family dwelling at 1 Westmere Avenue (case 26-0416-02, applicants Paul and Catherine Giusti), continuing it to June 18th after board members objected that the proposed building height (43.8 ft tot…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings8 Belmont Place
Approved1 condition of approval
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222 West Rocks Road
Approved1 condition of approval
Open this projectFollow free
New Single-Family Dwelling
Denied2 conditions of approval
Open this projectFollow free
Fee schedule revision for ZBA
ApprovedOpen this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Height variance for new single-family dwelling at 1 Westmere Avenue
Variance of Table 4.3.1-C for building height (32 ft max allowed, 36.1 ft proposed) and total building height (40 ft max allowed, 43.8 ft proposed) for a proposed new single-family dwelling replacing a 1994 home, in CD1S zone and coastal area management overlay. Applicants Paul and Catherine Giusti. Board members (Andy, Lee, Danielle, Keith) objected to exceeding the 40-foot height limit on new construction and asked applicant to redesign closer to 40 ft. Hearing kept open and continued to June 18th; public commentary deferred until revised plans submitted.
- Applicant to return with revised design bringing height as close to 40 feet as possible
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Meeting Summary
The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals kept open the variance hearing for a new single-family dwelling at 1 Westmere Avenue (case 26-0416-02, applicants Paul and Catherine Giusti), continuing it to June 18th after board members objected that the proposed building height (43.8 ft tot…
Key Decisions (4)
Continued
Height variance for new single-family dwelling at 1 Westmere Avenue
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Fee schedule revision for ZBA variance and appeal fees
Vote: unanimous
Approved
180-day building permit extension for pool variance at 222 West Rocks Road
Vote: passedConditions attached
Approved
180-day building permit extension for garage/bedroom addition at 8 Belmont Place
Vote: passedConditions attached
Development Activity (3)
New single-family dwelling at 1 Westmere Avenue
Residential
In-ground pool at 222 West Rocks Road
Residential
Garage with bedroom addition at 8 Belmont Place
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Sentiment
The Norwalk ZBA is increasingly reluctant to grant height variances…
Infrastructure
Coastal properties in flood zones face significant buildable-envelope constraints from…
Sentiment
Norwalk is raising ZBA variance/appeal fees for the first time…
Who Spoke (13)
Board Member · 4Staff · 2Applicant · 3Applicant's Rep · 2Witness
On the record: 4 board members, 2 staff members, 3 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, and a witness.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 3 of 3 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
34 Charles St variance
District District 3Case 26-0319
No vote recorded
Fee Schedule Revisions - (Continued from April 16, 2026) - Variances/Appeals (proposed… conditional use permit
No vote recorded
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