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Zoning Board of Appeals, August 20, 2026

Approves Coastal site plan approval at 1 Westmere Place, unanimous

1h 26m11,145 words
71 mentionszoningpublic hearingvarianceresidentialsetbackhistoric preservationapproveddeniedheight restrictionmotion to approveland useNorwalk, CT
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What happened

The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals approved two variances on 2026-08-20: a parking-location variance for McCree Properties at 218 Flax Hill Road (case 26-0716-02) conditioned on DPW driveway/sight-line improvements, and a total building height variance plus coastal site plan app…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Norwalk, CT
Governing body
Final authority
Date
August 20, 2026
Decisions
5 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Free sample: decision 1 of 5

Continuance for 38 Westmere

Applicant's representative Kurt, appearing on behalf of the homeowners, requested a continuance to the September meeting to present a revised design. Board voted unanimously to continue.

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 Zoning Board of Appeals approved two variances on 2026-08-20: a parking-location variance for McCree Properties at 218 Flax Hill Road (case 26-0716-02) conditioned on DPW driveway/sight-line improvements, and a total building height variance plus coastal site plan app…

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Key Decisions (5)

Continued

Continuance for 38 Westmere

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Parking variance at 218 Flax Hill Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Building height variance at 1 Westmere Place

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Coastal site plan approval at 1 Westmere Place

Vote: unanimous
Amended

Construction-start extension at 53 Rowayton Avenue

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Development Activity (2)

New single-family dwelling at 1 Westmere Place

Residential

Second-story addition at 53 Rowayton Avenue

Residential

Market Signals (3)

Housing Demand

New Norwalk zoning regulations effective July 1, 2026 eliminate parking…

Infrastructure

Increasingly restrictive FEMA and Norwalk flood-zone freeboard requirements (base flood…

Labor

Applicant reported repeated difficulty securing contractors—one backed out and two…

Who Spoke (12)

ChairBoard Member · 3StaffApplicant's Rep · 4Witness · 2

On the record: the chair, 3 board members, a staff member, 4 applicant's representatives, and 2 witnesses.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

218 Flax Hill Rd variance

District District 2Case 26-0716
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Lee Levy2 conditions of approval
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53 Rowayton Ave variance

AmendedZoneWire called it
freeAmendedmoved by Lee Levy1 condition of approval
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38 Westmere Ave variance

District District 6Case 26-0618
No vote recorded

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