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Planning commission approves zoning change to allow gyms in Industrial Park
Summary
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission voted Dec. 11 to amend zoning text to allow gymnasiums and physical fitness centers as a permitted use in the IP Industrial Park zone, subject to site-plan review; city planning staff recommended approval as consistent with the Plan of Conservation and Development.
The Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 11 approved a text amendment to section 3.1, subsection 4.60 of the zoning regulations to allow gymnasiums and physical fitness centers in the IP Industrial Park zone by site-plan approval.
City planner Jeremy Leifer told the commission the amendment simply adds the use as a permitted entry in the IP zone’s table of uses, but that permitted status still requires site-plan review for parking, setbacks and access. “I recommend…
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