38 Westmere Ave variance
District District 6Case 26-0618
Denied
freeDeniedmoved by Andy Conroy
Norwalk Meetings
Zoning Board of Appeals, September 17, 2026
Approved: Coastal site plan (CCMA) compliance for 7 Twilight Place, unanimous
2h 14m17,796 words
89 mentionszoningpublic hearingvariancesetbackland usemixed useapprovedresidentialmotion to approvemotion to denyNorwalk, CT
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What happened
On September 17, 2026, Norwalk approved Coastal site plan (CCMA) compliance for 7 Twilight Place (unanimous).
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.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsFront Addition
DeniedOpen this projectFollow free
Driveways
ApprovedOpen this projectFollow free
Free 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.
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Key Decisions (4)
Denied
Variances for house lift and front addition at 38 Westmere Avenue
Vote: unanimousMoved by Andy Conroy
Continued
Appeal of cease-and-desist for workforce housing violation at 10 Willard Road
Vote: passedMoved by Lee Levy
Approved
Variances for house lift, additions and driveways at 7 Twilight Place
Vote: unanimousMoved by Steve Ferguson
Approved
Coastal site plan (CCMA) compliance for 7 Twilight Place
Vote: unanimousMoved by Andy Conroy
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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…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
14 distinct speakers; 13 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Witness, 2 Attorney, 5 Board Member, 1 Chair, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Staff.
Identified name roles: 3 Witness, 2 Attorney, 4 Board Member, 1 Chair, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Staff.
Speaker sample: Kurt Lowenstein, Applicant Rep.
12 more identified names in Pro: 3 Witness, 2 Attorney, 4 Board Member, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Staff.
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Zoning terms (10)
89 recorded timestamps
- zoning (23 timestamps)
- public hearing (3 timestamps)
- variance (25 timestamps)
- setback (25 timestamps)
- land use (2 timestamps)
- mixed use (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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