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Demolition site at 65 Van Zandt and 28 Rowan continued after neighbors raise long-running complaints
Summary
A Norwalk zoning hearing was continued to April 16 after staff and neighbors clashed over demolition cleanup, stored equipment and an incomplete special-permit application for a proposed multi‑unit building.
Hearing officer Robert Maslin continued the zoning enforcement hearing for 65 Van Zandt Street and 28 Rowan Street to April 16, 2025, after staff reported progress on cleanup but neighborhood representatives urged stronger enforcement.
The case centers on properties where demolition permits were filed and closed and where contractors left equipment, dumpsters and debris on the lots while a special-permit application for a multi‑unit residential project remains incomplete. City staff told the hearing that the demolition permit was recorded as closed (building‑department close date: July 11, 2024) and inspectors verified removal of vehicles and most machinery in mid‑March. The owner reported that the remaining dumpster was scheduled for pickup the day after the hearing…
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