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Decision delayed on contractor‑yard modification at 284 New Canaan Ave; commission seeks legal guidance on noise emergency exemption
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission continued action on a request to modify a contractor‑yard special permit at 284 New Canaan Avenue and asked staff to obtain a legal opinion on whether the municipal noise ordinance’s emergency exemption applies only at the site of an emergency or can be invoked routinely by a contractor yard responding to calls elsewhere.
The Planning and Zoning Commission continued consideration of a modification to Special Permit 12‑16 for a contractor yard at 284 New Canaan Avenue, directing staff to obtain a legal opinion about how the municipal noise ordinance’s emergency exemption applies and to return modified conditions addressing noise monitoring, operational limits and screening.
What the applicant sought and why neighbors objected The applicant applied to expand the previously approved contractor yard and to modify stormwater management. Neighbors and commissioners focused discussion on noise (frequent impulse events such as truck tailgate slams), dust, lighting and 24‑hour operations. Staff and a third‑party acoustic consultant identified the tailgate slam as the primary impulse event most likely to exceed the ordinance’s daytime impulse threshold; backup alarms and…
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