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Shelton commission approves 16-unit PDD at 390 Shelton Avenue over developer’s 56-unit 8-30g alternative
Summary
After months of hearings and debate over the risk of an 8-30g appeal, the commission approved a 16-unit planned development district on 5 acres at 390 Shelton Avenue; the approval is conditioned on filing an updated utility/sewer map and other findings related to traffic and open space.
The Shelton Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve a planned development district for 390 Shelton Avenue that authorizes up to 16 detached dwelling units on a roughly five-acre parcel, subject to conditions and final site-plan requirements.
Why it matters: The application had been contentious and was discussed at length because the owner already has an 8-30g affordable-housing application pending for the same parcel that would allow a higher density (56 units). Commissioners debated whether approving a smaller, locally controlled PDD would avert the higher-density 8-30g outcome. Chair Virginia Harger framed the choice as weighing “the lesser of two evils” — approving a constrained PDD now versus risking a successful 8-30g application that the commission might be unable to defeat.
Findings and conditions: The approval is contingent on the applicant filing an updated utility map that documents the corrected sewer/water alignment cited in testimony and on the applicant addressing technical items before final site-plan sign-off (graded cross-sections, sight-line work, off-site improvements as required by OSTA or other agencies). The commission’s findings cite traffic and sight-line concerns, the need to reduce entries/exits on Shelton Avenue, and the desire to preserve a larger contiguous open/green buffer where feasible.
Vote and procedure: The motion to approve the initial PDD concept for 16 units passed on a roll-call vote; the commission recorded the final tally as 4-2. The approval allows the applicant to proceed to final site-development plan submission, where engineering and municipal-agency approvals must be obtained and conditions satisfied.
Next steps: The applicant must record the corrected utility/sewer plan, submit final site-development plans, and secure any required state highway (OSTA) approvals and WPCA clearances. The commission reminded staff to include specific findings related to sections 30-34 and prior hearing evidence in the approval documentation to support the decision if the action is challenged.
