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Norwich Planning Commission meeting highlights: approvals on West Main, Norwich Avenue grocery and 40‑unit West Street project
Summary
At its June meeting the Norwich Planning Commission approved an auto-repair facility at 409 West Main Street, a neighborhood grocery at 324 Norwich Avenue, and a 40‑unit multifamily development at 612 & 620 West Street (with CAM sign-off); administrative actions included an extension request and bond releases.
The Norwich Planning Commission covered a full agenda that included three major land‑use approvals and several administrative actions.
Key approvals: a special permit for a collision repair facility at 409 West Main Street (applicant to finalize stormwater, lighting and landscape details); a special permit to convert a ground‑floor apartment to a neighborhood grocery at 324 Norwich Avenue (rear parking, facade signage, reciprocal trash staging); and the separate CAM finding plus approval of a 40‑unit multifamily project at 612 & 620 West Street (36‑unit apartment building plus four townhomes) contingent on pre‑construction sewer inspection and final engineering.
Administrative business: commissioners granted a 90‑day filing extension for 89 Canterbury Turnpike, released a $2,000 landscaping bond for Palmer Place after city engineer inspection, and approved a partial bond release while retaining $30,300 on another site to guarantee completion of outstanding work by August 1, 2026.
The commission closed the meeting after staff updates about staffing shortages, ongoing grants and the Norwich State Hospital planning study.
For residents: the most consequential item is the 40‑unit West Street proposal; staff will require a camera inspection of the private sewer main and the applicant must incorporate CAM and engineering comments before building permits.
