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Planning commission closes public hearing on Crown 0.2 mixed‑use PDD; wetlands review next
Summary
The commission closed the public hearing for Crown 0.2 LLC’s proposed mixed‑use Planned Development District at Bridgeport Avenue and Long Hill Crossroads, and will take the proposal up in deliberation after the applicant advances wetlands and other technical reviews.
The Shelton Planning and Zoning Commission closed the public hearing on the Crown 0.2 LLC Planned Development District (PDD) application for mixed‑use development near Bridgeport Avenue and Long Hill Crossroads and voted unanimously to take the matter up for deliberation at a future meeting.
Attorney Dominic Thomas, representing the applicant, asked the commission to close the hearing after confirming that a wetlands hearing is scheduled and that the applicant had filed revised plans and a lighting plan. Thomas apologized for a technical problem at the prior meeting that interrupted his response to public comments and said the applicant expects the wetlands review to proceed the following evening.
Several members of the public spoke during the reopened public portion. Julie Vostinack of 1 Whitetail Lane urged the commission not to equate new residential buyers knowingly purchasing homes near commercial development with existing homeowners who bought where no development existed. Hawks Ridge HOA President Mike Bridal thanked the commission and participants and said the project had improved from earlier versions: “I think right now, that development is way better than it was.”
Attorney Brendan McCann (on behalf of Hawks Ridge) raised concerns about buffering and vehicle access near Long Hill Crossroads and urged the commission to consider the impact of driveways and residential setbacks in the LIP zone.
The commission then voted to close the public hearing on application 2420 (Crown 0.2 LLC). The roll call was unanimous (6–0). Chair Virginia Harger said the application will appear on an upcoming agenda for planning commission deliberations; the applicant has also been directed to pursue required wetlands review and other agency approvals prior to final site plan submission.
Ending: With the public hearing closed, the commission will begin formal deliberations at a subsequent meeting after review of wetlands, WPCA (if applicable) and final technical submissions.
