Lowndes Ave site plan
District District 2
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Norwalk Meetings
Planning & Zoning Commission, June 3, 2026
Approves Modification to coastal site plan at 24 Belden Ave (hotel + multifamily), unanimous
3h 18m28,380 words
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What happened
The Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission denied St. George Greek Orthodox Church's special permit application (2026-13) to allow renting its community building at 238 West Rocks Road for events, on a 6-1 roll-call vote (Mr.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings24 Belden Ave
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Architectural peer review expenditure for 11-unit multifamily
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New Single-Family Home
Recommended3 conditions of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 8
Architectural peer review expenditure for 11-unit multifamily at 65 Van Zandt St and 28 Rowan St
Coastal Site Plan Review application (Millen-Privilsky) for construction of an 11-unit multifamily building; item was an approval of an architectural peer review expenditure, to use DeCarlo and Dahl (Bob Griswatz) who reviewed the prior iteration. Passed with one abstention (JJ/Ms. Jordan Byron passed), otherwise unanimous.
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 denied St. George Greek Orthodox Church's special permit application (2026-13) to allow renting its community building at 238 West Rocks Road for events, on a 6-1 roll-call vote (Mr.
Key Decisions (8)
Approved
Architectural peer review expenditure for 11-unit multifamily at 65 Van Zandt St and 28 Rowan St
Vote: unanimous with one abstention
Approved
Coastal Site Plan Review for new single-family home at 22 Lowndes Ave
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Modification to coastal site plan at 24 Belden Ave (hotel + multifamily)
Vote: unanimous
Other
Preliminary review of Wall Street Village District zoning overlay
Other
Preliminary review of 23 Isaac Street zoning text amendment
Denied
Denial of special permit modification for St. George Greek Orthodox Church at 238 West Rocks Road
Vote: 6-1
Other
Discussion of pre-approved ADU plans contest
Other
Discussion of draft zoning regulation changes (middle housing / House Bill)
Zoning Changes (2)
mostly lots under 0.5 acre; majority under 7,000 sq ft
Development Activity (4)
11-unit multifamily building at 65 Van Zandt St / 28 Rowan St
Residential
New single-family home at 22 Lowndes Ave
Residential
24 Belden Ave mixed-use (Hampton Inn hotel + multifamily)
Mixed-Use
23 Isaac Street residential project
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Applicants report strong demand for naturally-affordable smaller units (young professionals,…
Commercial Demand
Hotel operator interest at Wall Street is location-sensitive: the highly…
Infrastructure
A Wall Street parking study (Brennison/Redness and Mead) found ~1,700…
Who Spoke (18)
ChairCommissioner · 5Staff · 3AttorneyApplicant · 2Applicant's Rep · 3Witness
On the record: the chair, 5 commissioners, 3 staff members, an attorney, 2 applicants, 3 applicant's representatives, and a witness.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 3 of 3 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
Wall Street rezone
OtherNot forecast
freeOther
Wall Street plan amendment
OtherNot forecast
freeOther
24 Belden Avenue site plan
District District 1
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by John Jones
65 Van Zant Street site plan
District District 3
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Lou Stubecki
Pre-Approved ADU Plans entitlement
No vote recorded
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