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Planning commission approves special exception for 400‑sqft ADA apartment at 11 Main Street
Summary
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission approved Special Exception SE‑25‑5 to convert rear ground‑floor commercial space at 11 Main Street into a 400‑square‑foot ADA‑accessible apartment, subject to lighting and filing conditions.
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 20 approved Special Exception SE‑25‑5 to convert the rear portion of the ground floor at 11 Main Street into a 400‑square‑foot ADA‑accessible apartment.
The vote followed a staff report and public hearing during which the applicant, Torrington Main Street Development Corp., described the change as a conversion of former retail space behind the storefronts and stressed the unit would not occupy Main Street frontage. "We renovated...we had the ability to put a handicap part apartment in the rear of the building," applicant Vincent Cappelletti said during the hearing. City planner Jeremy Leifer recommended approval, noting the proposal meets standards in the zoning regulations for ground‑floor residential in the downtown…
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