Zoning Board of Appeals, September 17, 2026
Votes on Appeal of cease-and-desist for workforce housing violation at 10 Willard Road, passed
What happened
The Norwalk Zoning Board of Appeals approved variances and coastal-site-plan (CCMA) compliance for 7 Twilight Place (case 26-0917-02, Michael and Emily Giunta) to lift and partially rebuild a single-family home with driveway/parking variances, both on unanimous votes.
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, passed
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsFront Addition
DeniedDriveways
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 4
Variances for house lift and front addition at 38 Westmere Avenue
Application 26-0618-02 by Leslie Dale Dunn trustee sought variances of table 4.3.1-C for front setback (30 ft required, 14 ft proposed), side setback, building height (32 ft max, 37.8 ft proposed; total 40 ft max, 43.5 ft proposed), building coverage (35% max, 37.1%), and propane tank location for a proposed front addition and raising the building for flood compliance at existing single dwelling in CD1S zone / Coastal Area Management overlay. Applicant reduced height request by 8.5 inches, relocated propane tanks, and eliminated impervious-surface variances. Board denied WITHOUT PREJUDICE, objecting to the ~440 sq ft two-story addition as not tied to a hardship; board favored the revised propane-tank location. CCMA vote was moot after denial.
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 variances and coastal-site-plan (CCMA) compliance for 7 Twilight Place (case 26-0917-02, Michael and Emily Giunta) to lift and partially rebuild a single-family home with driveway/parking variances, both on unanimous votes.
Key Decisions (4)
Variances for house lift and front addition at 38 Westmere Avenue
Appeal of cease-and-desist for workforce housing violation at 10 Willard Road
Variances for house lift, additions and driveways at 7 Twilight Place
Coastal site plan (CCMA) compliance for 7 Twilight Place
Development Activity (3)
38 Westmere Avenue single-family addition and house lift
Residential
10 Willard Apartments mixed-use development
Mixed-Use
7 Twilight Place house lift, additions and pool
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Multiple coastal single-family homeowners in Norwalk are investing to lift…
Sentiment
The ZBA is scrutinizing added livable square footage on flood-lift…
Commercial Demand
Norwalk is enforcing workforce-housing maximum-rent rules aggressively, with the city…
Who Spoke (14)
On the record: the chair, 4 board members, a staff member, 2 attorneys, 2 applicant's representatives, and 3 witnesses.
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