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Developer presents 34-unit plan for 145 Water St.; staff flags FEMA rules, hearing continued

Norwalk City zoning citation hearings (Hearing Officer) · December 17, 2025
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Summary

Attorney Chris Russo presented conceptual plans for a 34-unit redevelopment at 145 Water Street and said tenants have been vacating; staff cautioned the site sits in a FEMA flood zone, requiring additional permitting choices; the hearing was continued for a zoning-review update on Feb. 25.

Attorney Chris Russo, speaking for the property owner, told Norwalk’s hearing officer on Dec. 17 that the team has conceptual floor plans, elevations and renderings for a proposed 34-unit building at 145 Water Street and that most existing tenants have vacated as the owner pursues redevelopment. “It’s a 34 unit building,” Russo said, and described a mix of primarily two- and three-bedroom units on multiple floors.

Hearing officer Gary Overs and Deputy Zoning Inspector John Hayducki stressed that the site lies within a FEMA flood zone, which triggers…

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