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Bridgeport council adopts zoning change to allow new multi‑family construction in LIC district
Summary
After a public hearing with no speakers for or against, the Bridgeport Borough Council approved an amendment to Chapter 560 to permit new multi‑family or mixed‑use construction in the LIC (light industrial‑commercial) district subject to dimensional regulations and safeguards; staff said the change had been discussed at previous meetings.
The Bridgeport Borough Council on June 23 adopted an amendment to Chapter 560 of the borough zoning code that will let developers build new multi‑family or mixed‑use housing from the ground up in the LIC (light industrial‑commercial) district, rather than limiting that use to the reuse of pre‑existing structures.
Solicitor Bello and Keith Truman told the council the measure — originally discussed at several prior meetings — would permit demolition of an existing building and construction of new multi‑family housing in the LIC district, provided developers meet a set of dimensional regulations and safeguards the borough staff drafted. "This is an amendment of chapter 560 of Bridgeport Borough code, which is the zoning ordinance for Bridgeport Borough, and specifically this is an amendment to the additional regulations in the LIC, light industrial‑commercial district," Mr. Truman said during the hearing.
The hearing record included two exhibits: C1, the public-advertisement for the hearing published in the Times Herald on June 9 and June 16, 2026, and C2, the draft text amendment. No members of the public rose to speak for or against the proposal during the hearing; after admission of the exhibits council resumed regular business and later voted to adopt the ordinance.
Council members made and seconded the motions to adopt the measure and the ordinance was approved by voice vote; the transcript records aye votes and no stated opposition. Staff emphasized the amendment includes dimensional and design safeguards intended to guide developers who choose demolition-and-rebuild rather than adaptive reuse. The council did not record conditions or amendments on the council floor during the vote.
What happens next: the ordinance as adopted will be incorporated into the borough zoning code and apply to future development proposals in the LIC district. Staff said the rule package is intended to balance new housing options with municipal design standards. The council concluded the zoning hearing and moved on to other agenda items that night.
