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Stonington P&Z approves routine site plans and bond actions, moves two major hearings to Oct. 21
Summary
At its Sept. 16 special meeting the commission approved several administrative and site plan items — a storage shed at Phoenix Park, the Circus Lot park plan, a change of use to an office at Whitehall Avenue, and a gazebo at a senior living campus — and conditionally released one bond while tabling another. The commission continued two major public hearings to Oct. 21.
The Stonington Planning & Zoning Commission on Sept. 16 handled routine administrative reviews, site plans and bond releases before moving into two lengthy public hearings.
Key approvals
- Phoenix Park (100 Mechanic Street): Applicant Rich Fortunado described an 8x10 permanent storage shed sited between buildings 26 and 27. The commission approved the administrative review application of Phoenix Park LLC as submitted; the chair abstained from the vote.
- Circus Lot (Town of Stonington; CLA Engineers PZ2528 SPA): Kyle Hobbert presented a plan to convert the town‑owned former Westerly Water parcel at the end of Noise Avenue into a passive public recreation area with a stone‑dust walking loop, a 23‑space gravel parking area, a potential future playground area (wood‑chip surface, no equipment yet), and two water‑quality basins. The commission approved the site plan with the stipulation that the applicant address outstanding town engineer and planner comments to their satisfaction.
- Bond releases: The commission approved a conditional bond release for EG Home (subject to the town engineer’s final inspection and sign‑off) and tabled a second bond release for BR EG Shoreline 1 LLC pending further town engineer review of pond maintenance/dredging comments.
- DND Real Estate (56 Whitehall Avenue): A change of use from medical clinic to low‑impact office was approved as submitted; staff reported no stipulations.
- Senior Living gazebo (Senior Living by Masonicare): A 35x60 outdoor pavilion with two restrooms and outdoor kitchen was approved with standard stipulations (address outstanding planner/engineer comments; final plan review and recordation).
Procedure and next steps
The commission then opened public hearings on two major items — Stone Ridge Senior Care (special use permit) and an 8‑30g Fair Housing proposal — and, after extensive presentations and public comment, continued both hearings to Oct. 21, 2025 to allow additional technical reports and staff comments to be submitted and reviewed.
