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Commission delays vote on special permit for addition at 187 South Canaan Road
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed a special permit for an addition at 187 South Canaan Road and agreed to defer any vote to the next meeting on May 11 to avoid voting immediately after the public hearing; Peter Brown said he would have been willing to vote that night but the majority preferred the delay.
The North Canaan Planning and Zoning Commission discussed a special permit application for an addition at 187 South Canaan Road but did not take a vote. Chairman Mike O’Connor explained the commission’s norm of waiting a month after a public hearing before voting; Commissioner Peter Brown said he would have been willing to vote that evening but other members preferred to wait.
Chairman O’Connor also said he did not want the commission to “fall back to old precedents set by former regimes,” indicating a preference for deliberate consideration rather than immediate action. The commission agreed to schedule the vote at its next regular meeting on May 11, 2026.
No motion to approve or deny the special permit was recorded at the April 13 meeting.
