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Commission approves McCall Foundation group home with staff, neighbor conditions
Summary
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission on June 25 approved a special exception for a McCall Foundation group care facility at 25 Hotchkiss Place with conditions requiring staffing, parking, code compliance and neighborhood contact procedures.
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission on June 25 approved a special exception (SE-25-2) to allow a group care facility at 25 Hotchkiss Place operated by McCall Foundation, with conditions addressing staffing, parking, building and fire-code compliance, and neighbor communication.
Why it matters: the property previously operated in a manner that exceeded the zoning threshold for a single-family dwelling; the commission’s action authorizes a regulated group care use that the commission says is intended to be more compatible with the neighborhood than the property’s recent unapproved occupancy levels.
What the commission decided: the motion, offered by Commissioner Donna Greco and seconded by Commissioner Diane Carroll, approved the special exception “for a group care facility for up to 12 residents” with…
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