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Zoning board denies request to allow single-family house in neighborhood commercial zone
Summary
The Norwich Zoning Board of Appeals denied a use-variance application to permit construction of a single-family home on a parcel zoned Neighborhood Commercial; the applicant had asked the board to approve residential use before subdividing the lot.
The Norwich Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 11 denied an application asking the board to allow a single-family home on a parcel zoned Neighborhood Commercial (NC).
The applicant, identified in the record as Guillermo Fabrio, had applied for a use variance under Zoning Regulation section 2.3 to permit a residential dwelling where single-family homes are not a permitted use. Fabrio told the board he wanted to subdivide the parcel and build a house to provide care for his sister, saying, "my sister is getting old and has an illness. She cannot live far away from me." He also described the lot's trees and yard as reasons he values the property as it exists.
Board members discussed legal standards for a use variance, including the board's reading of Zoning Regulation 7.10.2 (additional considerations for use…
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