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Commission keeps public hearing open on proposed age‑restricted overlay after late legal memo
Summary
A proposed text amendment to add an age‑restricted residential overlay (Section 37) was continued so commissioners could review a late legal opinion. The applicant substantially narrowed the draft to a small set of R‑1 parcels and the commission accepted a motion to keep the hearing open.
Attorney Steven Bellas presented a revised draft text amendment to the Shelton zoning regulations that would add a new Section 37 permitting age‑restricted residential development (elderly/55+ occupancy) as an overlay in limited R‑1 locations. Bellas said he significantly narrowed the proposal after a prior work session: the overlay would apply only to R‑1 parcels that are 1.5 to 2.5 acres and only on specified stretches of Route 108 (between Shelton Avenue…
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