Planning board recommends approval for historic carriage-house conversion at 68 Leonard Street
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Summary
The Stamford Planning Board recommended approval of CV 225-11, a proposal to convert a carriage-house loft at 68 Leonard Street into a single studio unit; applicant said the historical design changes (period doors, cedar-shingle roof) were supported by the Historical Preservation Advisory Commission and neighbors.
The Stamford Planning Board on May 20 recommended approval of CV 225-11, an application to convert a loft in a carriage house at 68 Leonard Street into a single residential studio and to approve related site and architectural plans and a special permit.
Attorney John Lyden presented the application and a historical narrative, saying the two-story barn dates to 1895 and that the team had worked with the Historical Preservation Advisory Commission, which voted positively on the scheme. Lyden said the applicant agreed to revise an existing doorway to a more period-appropriate design and to install a cedar-shingle roof.
Lyden described neighborhood outreach and noted that a nearby resident had signed a petition supporting the application. He also said zoning enforcement had previously allowed a hobby-space use with no cooking or sleeping, and the current proposal would be a regulated studio unit consistent with master-plan policies encouraging adaptive reuse of historic structures.
With no substantive questions from the board, Ravi Subramanian moved to recommend approval and Bill Levin seconded; the recommendation passed unanimously.
The board’s recommendation will be forwarded to the zoning board for final action.
