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Avon planners deny Avon‑Avenue access waiver for proposed Walmart Market and continue DPR for 30 days
Summary
The commission denied the petitioner’s request for direct access to Avon Avenue, citing safety and level‑of‑service concerns, approved a minor lighting waiver, and granted the petitioner a 30‑day continuance to revise the Walmart Market plan.
The Avon Advisory Planning Commission voted to deny the key design waiver that would have allowed direct access from a proposed Walmart Neighborhood Market to Avon Avenue, citing staff and public‑safety concerns raised by the town’s traffic analysis and by nearby residents.
Staff recommended denial of waiver A (access) and waiver B (exceeding the town’s average parking lot lighting standard), and supported a minor waiver C for light spillage at driveway locations. After petitioner counsel Misha Rabinowitch and the project’s traffic engineer described a right‑in/right‑out access design and a proposed northbound right‑turn lane,…
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