Neighbors question parking and tree loss as Planning & Zoning approves Lindley Street two-family with conditions

The Bridgeport Planning & Zoning Agency approved a special permit and site plan to construct a two-family (stacked up-and-down) residence at 1255 Lindley Street, subject to conditions requiring a lot-line revision, landscaping/screening between properties, a low retaining wall and a driveway sized to serve both units.

Wilson Carroll, attorney for the applicant Cordderero Holdings LLC, said the proposal would create an "up-and-down" two-family house on a parcel currently involving two lots (1245 and 1255 Lindley Street) and that a lot-line revision will be required and recorded before a building permit can be issued. He said the design includes a nine-foot driveway to provide off-street parking and a landscape buffer to screen the new building from neighbors.

Multiple residents spoke during the public hearing. Steven Bazi, who said he has "lived on Lindley Street for 40 years," opposed the project and argued the new house would be "sandwiched" into a section of the block made up mainly of 50-by-100 lots; he raised concerns about tree removal, visual fit and parking congestion. Bazi said the lot in question is smaller than typical for the block and feared the new structure would reduce spacing between homes. Victor Rodriguez, who lives adjacent to the site, said he is "not opposed" to added housing but is "worried about the parking situation" because Lindley Street is often full.

In rebuttal Carroll clarified, "this is not a duplex" but a stacked two-family and said the plan meets zoning separation distances; he noted an immediate abutter is owned by a bank/trust that did not attend. City staff (David Codingham, design review coordinator) confirmed concept review recommendations had been addressed and pointed to the added driveway and landscape buffer to alleviate parking and compatibility concerns.

The commission approved the special permit/site plan with the listed conditions. The transcript records detailed neighborhood concerns about lot width, tree removal and parking; the final action requires the applicant to complete a lot-line revision and the mitigation measures agreed in the record before permits proceed.