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Bridgeport zoning board hears dispute over two‑story detached garage at 61 Anchorage Drive
Summary
Stormhaven LLC asked the Bridgeport Zoning Board of Appeals to legalize a two‑story, 1,344 sq ft detached garage at 61 Anchorage Drive; city staff said the structure exceeds accessory‑building limits and neighbors argued the owner chose a nonconforming design. Motions were made but the transcript records no final vote.
Bridgeport — Stormhaven LLC asked the Bridgeport Zoning Board of Appeals on Nov. 12 to legalize an existing two‑bay detached garage at 61 Anchorage Drive that city staff say exceeds accessory‑structure limits.
Attorney Chris Russo of Russo Rizzio LLC, representing the property owner, said the lot is about 66,000 square feet — well above the N3 zone minimum of 9,000 — and that the detached garage’s footprint is roughly 24 by 28 feet (about 672 sq ft). Russo said the applicant relied on a July 28, 2025 email from a building enforcement officer that advised the owner to “proceed with the alternate garage configuration,” and that detaching the garage preserved the character of the principal dwelling.
City design review coordinator David Codingham (OPED) told the board the accessory structure as…
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