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Torrington Planning & Zoning: votes at a glance, March 19, 2025
Summary
The commission approved a site plan for Railroad Square (No. 1557) and approved two additional land-use matters: an extension of a public hearing for 53 McDermott Avenue and approval of an accessory dwelling unit at 40 Red Mountain Avenue. The commission also issued a favorable report on an 8-24 referral for 355 Midget Avenue.
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission recorded several formal actions on March 19, 2025:
• Site plan No. 1557 (Railroad Square, 136 Water Street and adjacent railroad right-of-way) — Approved with conditions (see separate article). Conditions include landscaping and lighting submittals, anti-tracking controls during construction, recording of the promenade easement, and required building and zoning permits prior to construction.
• Public hearing extension — 53 McDermott Avenue: the commission granted a 30-day extension of the public hearing deadline to the April meeting (new hearing date noted as April 16), following an applicant request conveyed to the commission.
• Site plan No. 1558 — 40 Red Mountain Avenue (interior accessory dwelling unit): approved conditionally. The accessory dwelling unit (ADU) was approved subject to a final plan adjustment reducing the ADU floor area to not more than 749 square feet, required zoning and building permits, sanitary sewer discharge permit and new water service approvals prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy.
• CGS 8-24 referral — 355 Midget Avenue (former Board of Education administration building): planning staff recommended, and the commission voted to forward, a favorable report to the City Council for a proposed sale or lease of the property under Connecticut General Statutes §8-24. Staff’s review noted the building’s location in the R-6 residential zone and that reuse or conversion would require applicable special exception or site plan review if it departs from the current office use.
Meeting minutes record motions, seconds and votes on the floor for each item; where individual roll-call votes were not read into the record, the minutes record the motions as carried.
