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Court ruling on Weed Street planning decision prompts town to seek appeal; sewer access dispute remains pending
Summary
A judge rejected the planning and zoning commission’s reasons for denying the Weed Street project, the town intends to file for permission to appeal, and a separate private lawsuit over sewer easement access is scheduled for initial hearing this fall.
A court has ruled against the planning and zoning commission’s decision to deny the Weed Street development, and New Canaan officials said the town plans to file paperwork to seek permission to appeal the ruling. Separately, the developer and neighbors are pursuing private litigation over sewer access through an easement; the first hearing in that case is scheduled for this fall.
Committee members said the court decision addressed the planning and zoning denial and rejected the arguments the commission used to turn down the project. Committee staff (Tianna) reported the town will file the necessary paperwork to seek permission to appeal; the transcript notes that an appeal is not an automatic right and requires approval to proceed.
Committee members emphasized that the sewer connection remains a separate, unresolved issue: the private lawsuit between the Weed Street developer and neighboring property owners over sewer access through an easement is not due for its first hearing until the fall, and that litigation may affect project timing or scope.
The meeting also included a brief status list for several other local projects: the Red Cross building litigation remains ongoing and Hill Street matters are still pending, with developers seeking rehearing on decisions in some cases. Committee members said the focus for the committee is to track how those legal outcomes may affect the town’s affordable housing obligations and planning timelines.
No new town policy was adopted at the meeting; staff and committee members said they will continue to monitor both the municipal appeal filing and the private sewer litigation and return to the committee with updates as hearings occur.
