Shelton commission closes public hearing on revised 31-unit Algonquin plan; settlement keeps affordable set-aside and adds conditions

The Shelton Planning and Zoning Commission closed the public hearing Wednesday on Application 22-26, a planned development district (PDD) proposal for a residential building on Mohawk Drive and Long Hill Avenue that the applicant says will include a minimum number of income-restricted units.

The application has been before the commission and the courts for several years. The current submission, introduced as part of a settlement between the applicant and the city, reduces the original massing, cuts one floor from a previously larger scheme, and adjusts unit and parking counts. The applicant's team said the revised project would provide three floors of living space with an underground/garage parking level and a total of roughly 30 apartments (described in testimony as a mix of one- and two-bedroom units). The settlement calls for at least eight units to be rented at or below the maximum monthly rent calculated at 80% of area median income (AMI) per state…