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Commission closes public hearing on Canal Street housing project; directs staff to prepare favorable resolution
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Summary
After presentations and public questions on parking, flood elevation and riverwalk access, the Shelton Planning & Zoning Commission closed the public hearing for a 48‑unit, two‑bedroom condominium project at 255 Canal Street and voted to prepare a favorable resolution to be considered at the April 8 meeting.
The Shelton Planning & Zoning Commission closed the public hearing March 25 on a proposed modification to PDD No. 60 at 255 Canal Street and voted to have staff prepare a favorable resolution for consideration at the commission’s April 8 meeting.
The application, filed as a major modification, proposes a 48‑unit, two‑bedroom residential building with 93 on‑site parking spaces and streetscape elements that include a riverwalk segment. The applicant’s team—represented in the hearing by an on‑site representative and licensed engineer Manny Silva of Rose Tizard & Company (engineering)—presented site plans, stormwater controls (an underground gallery and water‑quality treatment train), erosion controls for construction, and a landscaping plan using predominantly native shade trees.
Silva told the commission the development supplies 93 parking spaces versus 92 required by zoning, yielding an effective ratio near 1.9 spaces per unit; he also said traffic and sewer matters were reviewed by the WPCA and the town engineer. Commissioners and residents sought specifics about flood elevations and FEMA mapping; Silva said the engineering transect analysis places the 100‑year flood elevation outside the parcel and that the project is designed to meet FEMA standards and DEP requirements for on‑site stormwater collection and treatment.
Speakers from the public addressed parking and the timing of the Worcester Street railroad crossing that affects access to off‑site parking lots owned by the applicant. The applicant said the proposed curb lines and driveways are “future‑proofed” to conform with the city’s planned reopening of Worcester Street and that some off‑site spaces could be designated for visitors if needed.
One in‑person speaker (Lisa Fern) raised parking adequacy questions; a remote participant (Thomas Harvinson) urged the commission to press the city to finish the Worcester Street crossing for safety and throughput. After hearing responses from the applicant, the commission closed the public hearing and voted to proceed with drafting a favorable resolution to be paired on the April 8 agenda for further action.
The vote to direct staff to prepare a favorable resolution does not itself approve the modification; any final approval will require a subsequent commission vote and, where applicable, recording and permit clearances.
