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Farmington approves Big Y supermarket at West Farms Mall with landscape waiver
Summary
The Town Plan & Zoning Commission approved Big Y Foods’ special permit and site plan to build a 50,200-square-foot supermarket at West Farms Mall, granting a five‑foot reduction in a side‑yard landscape buffer and requiring staff conditions for stormwater, lighting and traffic coordination with state agencies.
The Town Plan & Zoning Commission voted Feb. 9 to approve Big Y Foods Inc.’s application to build a 50,200-square-foot supermarket and 2,300-square-foot mezzanine on a 6.2‑acre redevelopment parcel at West Farms Mall.
The applicant requested a five-foot reduction in the 50-foot side-yard landscape buffer along New Britain Avenue, citing existing mature plantings and a compensatory landscape package. Attorney Robin Pearson and lead engineer Guy Hesketh presented the plan and told the commission the project would reconfigure parking, require two loading docks for tractor‑trailers and include…
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