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Plan Commission approves ABC Weston building elevations but defers landscaping; TIF funds may be withheld pending compliance

Weston Plan Commission · August 12, 2024
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Summary

The commission recommended the Board accept the as-built elevations at 3200 Scoville Ave (ABC Weston LLC) but deferred the landscaping plan after staff found substantial shortfalls in planted points versus the approved plan; commissioners discussed using TIF holdbacks or development-agreement amendments to resolve funding and compliance issues.

The Weston Plan Commission on Aug. 12 recommended that the Board accept the as-built building elevations for ABC Weston LLC’s 3200 Scoville Avenue project but deferred any action on the landscaping plan after staff documented significant deviations between the approved site plan and what was constructed.

Staff said the Board had referred the project because field inspection revealed substantial landscaping deficiencies: the site installed extensive hardscape (rocks and boulders) and fewer plantings than approved. Under Weston’s current point-based landscape code, different plant types and sizes receive specified point values (a large deciduous tree = 125 points; small tree…

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