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Bridgeport reviews zoning amendment to allow new multifamily and mixed‑use projects in LIC district
Summary
Planning staff presented a draft change to the Light Industrial Commercial (LIC) zoning rules that would allow new multifamily and mixed‑use buildings under a conditional‑use process, require mitigation studies and exclude industrial uses such as firing ranges and storage facilities.
Planning official Mr. Truman told the Borough Council on March 10 that a draft text amendment to Chapter 560 would, if adopted, allow new multifamily and mixed‑use buildings in the LIC (Light Industrial Commercial) district through the conditional‑use process rather than limiting such projects to conversions of existing buildings.
The change would permit demolition and ground‑up construction on lots in the LIC as well as conversions, Mr. Truman said, and would require applicants to demonstrate mitigation for potential impacts — including traffic, parking and sewer studies — as part of the conditional‑use review. "As part of the conditional use process, Borough Council could and…
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