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Owner of 145 Water Street told to show substantial progress by Dec. 17 amid fire, permit and FEMA concerns
Summary
Officials said the property on Water Street has unpermitted renovations, a tenant vacancy, outstanding fire marshal issues and sits in a FEMA flood zone; the owner was given until Dec. 17 to show a documented plan with a contingent $25,000 fine for insufficient progress.
Norwalk zoning staff and the property owner’s attorney told the Sept. 17 hearing that 145 Water Street has multiple outstanding issues — unpermitted renovations, a possibly unpermitted tenant, outstanding life-safety concerns raised by the fire marshal and the building’s location entirely inside a FEMA flood zone, which may trigger a ‘‘substantial improvement’’ calculation if permits are sought.
Attorney Chris Russo and counsel for the owner described recent developments: one large tenant (Manus Health, roughly 3,000 square feet) has vacated; an…
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