Planning & Zoning Commission - 2026-06-03
Approves Coastal Site Plan Modification at 24 Belden Ave, unanimous
What happened
The Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission denied (6-1) St. George Greek Orthodox Church's special permit application (2026-13) to modify special permit 19-05 to allow renting its community building at 238 West Rocks Road for events, citing citywide precedent and that event space/l…
- 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
RecommendedArchitectural Peer Review Expenditure
Recommended22 Lowndes Ave
RecommendedMeeting Summary
The Norwalk Planning & Zoning Commission denied (6-1) St. George Greek Orthodox Church's special permit application (2026-13) to modify special permit 19-05 to allow renting its community building at 238 West Rocks Road for events, citing citywide precedent and that event space/l…
Key Decisions (8)
Architectural Peer Review Expenditure at 65 Van Zant St & 28 Rowan St
Coastal Site Plan Review at 22 Lowndes Ave
Coastal Site Plan Modification at 24 Belden Ave
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (4)
11-Unit Multifamily Building at 65 Van Zant St & 28 Rowan St
Residential
Single Family Dwelling at 22 Lowndes Ave
Residential
24 Belden Ave Mixed-Use (Hampton Inn hotel + apartments)
Mixed-Use
23 Isaac Street Multifamily/Mixed-Use
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Wall Street neighborhood shows demand for smaller, naturally affordable units…
Commercial Demand
Hotel operator interest concentrated at the more visible 24 Belden…
Infrastructure
Parking studies show ~1,700 spaces in the Wall Street district…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, 6 commissioners, 3 staff members, an attorney, 2 applicants, and 3 applicant's representatives.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
Wall Street rezone
24 Belden Avenue site plan
65 Van Zant Street site plan
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