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Commission gives staff direction to draft landscaping and exterior‑design standards for commercial corridors
Summary
Consultant Ben Wall and commission members discussed a proposed point‑based landscaping standard and a building‑material classification for exterior design; commissioners generally supported pursuing standards for commercial corridors but agreed to exempt single‑family and duplex homes for now.
The New London Planning Commission directed staff to draft landscaping and exterior building‑design standards focused on the city's commercial corridors after a detailed presentation by consultant Ben Wall.
Wall, representing Banywell Associates, described a point‑based landscaping system that would apply to new construction and additions (not retroactively) and that typically exempts single‑family and two‑family homes. "The alternative approach would be that a landscaping code could apply to all land uses," Wall said, then clarified the typical practice of exempting single‑ and two‑family residences. Commissioners broadly supported exploring the…
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