Planning commission approves special‑exception site plan for auto sales/service with conditions

The Danbury Planning Commission approved a resolution of approval with conditions Dec. 4 for Bridal Deal Realty LLC’s application for special‑exception site plan approval to allow sale or rental of automobiles and trucks at 17 Myrie River Grove (special exception no. 802).

Staff member Ali walked commissioners through the resolution and identified three principal edits: correcting a zoning citation (changing a reference from section 11 to 13), noting prior variances that reduced landscape buffers along Myrie Brook and Wallingford, and updating a statutory reference so that the certificate of location approval is issued by the zoning enforcement officer rather than the zoning commission. Ali summarized proposed conditions, including requiring a Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles dealer license and prohibiting typical loading and offloading of vehicles within the public right‑of‑way: "The typical loading and offloading of the vehicles within the right of way is prohibited and shall be confined to the subject property," she said.

Commissioner Hostetter moved to approve the application with the discussed corrections and the resolution's conditions; the motion was seconded and the resolution of approval with conditions passed by voice vote.

Ali also noted outstanding items that remain to be resolved before final implementation, including an FAA determination for light poles and standard floodplain permit conditions as applicable. Commissioners indicated the cleanup edits were understood and that the conditions addressed earlier concerns raised at prior hearings.

The commission's approval implements the resolution as amended; the resolution includes conditions and required permits that the applicant must satisfy before full site use.