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Staff reports slow in new builds, zoning code rewrite underway; commission presses for sidewalk continuity and smaller utility markings
Summary
Planning staff reported fewer new‑build permits this month and said a zoning code update — including gateway district rules and potential solar language — is in progress. Commissioners pressed for sidewalk continuity along Cherry Street and asked staff to research less‑obtrusive utility markings.
At the March 24 meeting the planning department reported a slowdown in new‑build certificates and outlined work on an amendment to the zoning code to address gateway districts, missing provisions (including solar) and other gaps.
Alex Blankenship, planning staff, told the commission the office issued 11 zoning certificates in the past month, eight of which were for new builds. Occupancy permits totaled 25 in a recent batch, and staff reported a year‑to‑date total of about 30 permits. Blankenship said the department is working with CT Consultants to draft amendments that will add gateway district provisions related to the Sunbury Parkway…
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