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Torrington ZBA grants narrow impervious‑coverage variance for proposed East Main gas station
Summary
The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance (0.75→0.8 impervious surface) for a proposed gas station and car wash at 472–486 East Main St. and 19 Hillside Ave., allowing interconnecting driveways the city planner said will improve traffic safety; Planning & Zoning must still review full site‑plan and stormwater.
The Torrington Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously on March 9 to grant a narrow variance increasing the allowable impervious surface from 0.75 to 0.8 for properties at 472, 478 and 486 East Main Street and 19 Hillside Avenue to accommodate a proposed gas station, retail building with a drive‑through and a car wash.
Applicant representative and professional engineer James DeMeo said site constraints at the intersection of East Main Street and Hillside Avenue force a single consolidated entrance and wider drive aisles to accommodate refueling tankers and safe turning movements. "The hardship... is I'm stuck with the one in and out due to the existing intersection along East Main," DeMeo said,…
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