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Planning commission grants preliminary approval for Hartford Mall Phase 4 with conditions

Bel Air Planning Commission · January 9, 2026
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Summary

The planning commission granted preliminary site and landscape approval for Hartford Mall Phase 4 (two new buildings totaling 11,663 sq ft) and made the special‑development findings required by town code. Approval is conditioned on final plans addressing staff and agency comments, traffic and off‑site improvement timing, coordination on addressing and emergency access, and staging requirements tied to future phases and construction start dates.

The Bel Air Planning Commission voted to grant preliminary site plan approval and landscape plan approval for Phase 4 of the Hartford Mall redevelopment, subject to a list of conditions and required findings.

Staff described Phase 4 as part of an overall mixed‑use redevelopment that includes previously‑approved Phase 2 and Phase 3 components. Phase 4 would add two pad buildings—about 5,256 and 6,407 square feet respectively—intended for restaurant and retail tenants. Staff and applicant said the larger mixed‑use center will continue to meet the town’s parking requirements when counting shared spaces across the development.

The commission read and adopted the special‑development…

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