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Developers press for zoning text change to allow more coverage in apartment zone; commission keeps public record open
Summary
Developers seeking to redevelop legally nonconforming apartment-zone parcels asked the commission to amend zoning to permit up to 35% building coverage on certain lots and to clarify treatment of legally nonconforming multi-family dwellings; commissioners heard extensive discussion and left the public hearing open for further review.
A proposed zoning text amendment intended to ease redevelopment of small, legally nonconforming apartment-zone lots drew extended discussion on March 25 as applicants argued the changes would enable more feasible multi-unit redevelopment close to town core.
David Ruchi and principals Joe Bavona and Edward Zitzos, representing owners of 14 and 20 Richmond Hill Road, proposed amending section 5.4(c) of the zoning regulations to allow the Planning & Zoning Commission to reduce certain bulk…
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