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Applicant describes cottage‑food baking business at 309 Cobourg Road; commission closes hearing
Summary
An applicant seeking a special permit for a cottage‑food operation told the Winchester commission she plans person‑to‑person sales (farmers markets and deliveries), no sales from her driveway, and no signage; commissioners had no questions and closed the public hearing.
At a March 9 public hearing, an applicant seeking a special permit for a cottage‑food home occupation described plans to bake cupcakes and cookies from her home at 309 Cobourg Road under Connecticut's cottage‑food rules.
The applicant said the law requires person‑to‑person sales and that she does not plan on direct home sales or a farm stand. "The only sales that I would do would be, handing off those baked goods... at farmer's markets or delivering food to people's homes," she said, and added she did not want customers on her driveway. The applicant also said there would be no signage.
Commissioners asked no substantive questions; the chair and members moved to close the public hearing. No final approval or denial for the special permit is recorded in the meeting transcript.
