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Shelton denies Double J's proposal to add two floors at 322 Coram Avenue; denial without prejudice lets owner revise plan

2230609 · January 22, 2025
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After neighbor objections about lost ventilation, noise, smoke and parking, the commission voted 6–0 to deny Double J Associates’ site-plan application without prejudice, allowing the owner to return with redesigned plans.

The Shelton Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to deny without prejudice a site-plan application by Double J Associates LLC to add two floors to the building at 322 Coram Avenue.

Applicant Joe Joyce said the proposal would add two floors to the existing bar to create occasional-event space similar to other downtown venues, not a full-time entertainment hall. Joyce told the commission he offered concessions to adjacent property owners — including installing a skylight to replace a second-floor bathroom window, repairing stucco and exterior defects on the adjoining Walker-owned building, and installing a metal roof and lights over a shared exterior staircase at the Perry-owned property — all at his expense. Joyce said he had sent those offers by…

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