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Commission approves infill PUD rezoning for 1421 Sunset Drive; site plan, access and parking to be resolved later
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved rezoning 1421 Sunset Drive from C-2 (Community Commercial) to an infill planned unit development with C-2 uses; commissioners and the applicant discussed setbacks, a 15-foot water-main easement and parking constraints, and the commission expects to review a site plan later.
The Norwalk City Planning and Zoning Commission voted Feb. 24 to rezone 1421 Sunset Drive from C-2 (Community Commercial) to an infill planned unit development (PUD) that allows C-2 uses, clearing the way for a redevelopment project that previously had a single-family house on the lot.
Elliot, a staff member, briefed the commission on the site's zoning history, saying the lot has carried a C-2 designation "like, since the fifties" and that current C-2 setbacks leave about 94% of the lot as setback area under today's code. Staff proposed an infill PUD with tailored setbacks (10 feet north and west; 15 feet to the east) to reflect the applicant's site concept and to protect a water-main easement along the east side.
Jason Lenden of Snyder and Associates, representing applicant Dr. Kelly Cook, attended with architect Corey Sharp of FEH Architecture. Lenden told the commission the team is still determining driveway/access location and is trying to site uses (including an audiology component) farther from highway noise. Commissioners questioned whether building orientation and the driveway location would reduce parking; staff and the applicant said those details would be finalized during site-plan review and coordination with the Department of Transportation.
Commissioners also discussed an existing residential fence on the west side of the lot and said the fence and neighbor conversations were being left to the applicant and adjacent property owners. No members of the public spoke during the hearing.
After brief deliberation, the commission voted to approve the rezoning to an infill PUD with C-2 uses. The roll call recorded ayes from Thompson, Samuelson, Forrest, Eaton, Hinders and Ringenator; the motion carried. The commission indicated parking, driveway access and final building orientation will be resolved at site plan review and in subsequent coordination with Public Works and DOT.
The public hearing opened at about 5:49 p.m. and closed at 5:55 p.m.; the commission approved the rezoning later in the meeting and expects a site plan and access details to return for administrative review.
