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Hamden planning commission approves site plan for new Putnam Avenue fire station
Summary
The Hamden Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit and site plan for a new 14,056‑sq‑ft fire station at 466 Putnam Ave with conditions requiring restricted access to an on‑site fuel depot and additional permitting and photometric review, the commission voted by voice and the motion carried.
The Hamden Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 24, 2026 approved a special permit and site plan for a new public fire station at 466 Putnam Avenue, authorizing a 14,056‑square‑foot facility with three apparatus bays, a training tower and associated site work.
The approval, for special permit/site plan 26‑1398 and listed on the meeting agenda as a Town of Hamden project, included a condition that fueling pumps on the site be restricted to authorized town employees. Joseph McDonough moved to approve the plan with the assistant town planner’s memo and language requiring restricted access; Felicia Bond seconded and the motion carried by voice vote.
Staff said the project is sited on a roughly 3.4‑acre wooded parcel at Putnam Avenue and Gallagher Road. Jeff Board, a professional engineer with Bowler Engineering, described the plan’s key elements: “The building itself is a 14,056 square foot fire station,” two ADA stalls, 40 total parking spaces, and two EV spaces; the plan…
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