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‘Too big for the lot,’ residents tell P&Z as Parade Hill affordable housing hearing draws heavy turnout
Summary
Garden Homes Fund’s 14‑unit proposal at 30 Parade Hill drew a large crowd on March 31. Neighbors raised traffic, pedestrian safety, basement flooding and emergency access concerns; commissioners asked the applicant for additional drainage, traffic and screening information and continued the hearing to allow time for follow‑up materials.
A packed public hearing on March 31 produced sustained neighborhood opposition to a 14‑unit affordable housing proposal at 30 Parade Hill, and the New Canaan Planning & Zoning Commission kept the record open for further technical follow‑up.
Applicant Garden Homes Fund (represented by Amy Sushins) presented engineering, stormwater and architectural plans and described the project as a three‑story, 14‑unit building with 16 parking spaces, one ADA stall and a mix of two‑ and three‑bedroom units proposed as affordable housing with voucher support. Engineer Derek Donay said the drainage design uses subsurface retention and hydrodynamic separators to treat and reduce…
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