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Commission grants five‑year extension for site plan at 1858 East Main Street; interconnect with adjacent property remains unresolved
Summary
The commission granted a five-year extension to site plan approval for 1858 East Main Street (site plan 1346). Commissioners noted the previously proposed interconnect with an adjacent property did not proceed because the neighbor did not agree.
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission voted on Sept. 10, 2025 to grant a five‑year extension to the existing site plan approval for 1858 East Main Street (site plan 1346), allowing the property owner additional time to complete previously approved work, including a small rear building bump‑out and pickup/curbside areas.
The extension matters because site-plan approvals expire under statute and the extension preserves the validity of previously approved improvements without requiring a new public hearing. Jeremy Leifer, city planner, explained the statute permits up to 10 years for an extension but commissioners commonly approve shorter extensions; the commission offered five years in this case.
Commissioners discussed a previously proposed interconnection between the property and the adjacent Target parcel. Leifer and commissioners said the owner of the adjacent parcel declined an interconnect; engineering and property negotiations made an interconnect impractical. The approved extension does not require an interconnect and is intended to allow the applicant to complete staged improvements already underway, including the Chase Bank modifications and a modest Walmart rear pickup area.
A motion to grant a five‑year extension passed by voice vote. The commission recorded that if the project is not complete after the extension lapses, the applicant would need to return for a full public hearing and new approval.
