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Meriden council declines citywide zoning change to expand self-storage uses
Summary
After public testimony and staff input, the Meriden City Council voted against a proposed text amendment that would have defined self-storage and allowed it by right in industrial zones and by special exception in commercial zones. Councilors cited Plan of Conservation & Development alignment, land-use tradeoffs and procedural concerns.
The Meriden City Council declined a proposed zoning text amendment on March 16 that would have added a definition for “self storage facility” and allowed the use by right in M-1 through M-4 industrial zones while treating it as a special-exception use in C-2 and C-3 commercial zones.
Attorney Dennis Sanneviva, representing the applicant, told the zoning commission that the amendment was needed because the current regulations do not explicitly list self storage. He presented a client proposal for 19 North George Street (the former Russell Hall building) and cited industry demand and a feasibility analysis showing local supply below national averages.
Megan, the city’s planning director, told the council the planning staff’s position was neutral. She noted that…
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