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Zoning board upholds denial of second-kitchen permit, urges code fix
Summary
The Norwalk City Zoning Board of Appeals voted to deny an appeal by David and Ashley Gold challenging a permit denial for a proposed second kitchen, citing precedent and enforcement concerns while urging staff and the council to fix ambiguous language in the dwelling-unit definition.
The Norwalk City Zoning Board of Appeals voted April 16 to deny an appeal by David and Ashley Gold of a zoning enforcement officer’s decision to reject their permit for an interior renovation that included a second kitchen in their single-family home on Shore Haven Road.
The appeal centered on the wording of the city’s dwelling‑unit definition. Applicant David Gold argued the sentence “which includes sleeping, kitchen, eating, and sanitation facilities” should be read to mean “kitchen facilities,” not an explicit one‑kitchen limit. He said the plain‑text reading, supported by a linguistics analysis he submitted, and Connecticut case law favoring narrow…
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