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Commission approves 208 Elm Street change to medical use; developer to add 575 sq ft in lower level
Summary
The commission approved a site plan allowing New Canaan Lumber Company’s 208 Elm Street property to be converted from banking/office to medical use with a 575-square-foot lower-level addition; the plan removes two lower-level parking spaces, adds a handicap space and relies on shared parking on the lumberyard lot.
The Planning & Zoning Commission on March 25 approved a site-plan change for 208 Elm Street, permitting an approximately 575-square-foot addition to the lower level and a change of use from banking/office to medical use to accommodate a dentist relocating to the site.
The decision matters because medical uses require a higher parking standard than banking or office uses; the applicant proposed adjustments to parking and a plan to rely in part on shared parking in the adjacent lumberyard lot while adding one handicap space in the lower level.
David Ruchi, representing New Canaan Lumber Company, described the application as a response to changing demand for bank space and said the…
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