Simsbury zoning staff previews 56-acre rezoning request, 8-30g review and proposed zoning regulation rewrite

Simsbury planning staff at the Jan. 6 Zoning Commission meeting alerted commissioners to several upcoming land-use matters: a pending rezoning application for roughly 56 acres south of Dorset Crossing, a pending state 8-30g certificate of affordable housing with a decision expected by March 27, 2025, and a proposal to seek additional town funding to complete a full zoning regulation rewrite.

Staff described the zone-change request as affecting the northern portion of a 56-acre vacant parcel currently zoned I-1 (industrial) and proposed to be rezoned to B-2 (business). The applicant is identified in the record as a contract holder on the property; staff noted the ownership/contracting group may be affiliated with the local skating facility (ISCC) but said no specific development plan had been submitted at this time. The commission was told the rezoning proposal will be the subject of a public hearing on Feb.…