38 Westmere Ave variance
District District 6Case 26-0618
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Norwalk Meetings
Zoning Board of Appeals, June 18, 2026
Approved: Rear setback variance approved at 12 Pine Hill Avenue, unanimous
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What happened
On June 18, 2026, Norwalk approved Rear setback variance approved at 12 Pine Hill Avenue (unanimous).
The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals denied without prejudice the height variance application (case 26-0416-02) of Catherine Giusti for a new single-family dwelling at 1 Westmere Avenue on a failed motion to approve, with the board expressing concern about approving a new (rather…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Date
- June 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsFront Addition
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New Single-Family Dwelling
Denied2 conditions of approval
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12 Pine Hill Avenue
Approved1 condition of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Variance continuance at 38 Westmere Avenue
Application for front setback (30 ft required, 14 ft proposed), side setback (6 ft required, 2.9 ft proposed), building height (32 ft max, 38.4 ft proposed) and total building height (40 ft max, 44.2 ft proposed) variances for a proposed front addition and raising an existing single-family dwelling for flood compliance in CD1S zone and coastal area management overlay. Item opened and continued to the July 16 meeting; will be read fully next meeting.
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Key Decisions (3)
Continued
Variance continuance at 38 Westmere Avenue
Vote: unanimous
Denied
Height variance denied at 1 Westmere Avenue
Vote: 4 in favor (denial)1 conditions attachedMoved by Lee Levy
Approved
Rear setback variance approved at 12 Pine Hill Avenue
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attachedMoved by Lee Levy
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Development Activity (2)
New single-family dwelling at 1 Westmere Avenue
Residential
Two AC condenser units at 12 Pine Hill Avenue
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
Norwalk's revised zoning for corner lots (CD-1M and similar districts)…
Housing Demand
Coastal flood-zone properties in Norwalk (Bell Island, Village Creek) face…
Sentiment
The ZBA signaled it will push staff (Steve Kleppen) to…
Other
The Planning and Zoning Commission amended the definition of dwelling…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
12 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Witness, 3 Applicant Rep, 4 Board Member, 1 Applicant, 1 Chair, 1 Staff.
Identified name roles: 2 Witness, 2 Board Member, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant, 1 Chair, 1 Staff.
Speaker sample: Paul Giusti, Applicant.
7 more identified names in Pro: 2 Witness, 2 Board Member, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair, 1 Staff.
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Zoning terms (8)
62 recorded timestamps
- zoning (17 timestamps)
- variance (25 timestamps)
- setback (9 timestamps)
- denied (4 timestamps)
- land use (1 timestamps)
- residential (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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