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Staff seeks to add high‑precision manufacturing to CA‑80 zone; commission votes positive referral
Summary
City staff proposed a zoning amendment to allow limited indoor high‑precision manufacturing in CA‑80 (with conditions such as minimum site size and no outdoor storage); the Planning Commission voted to forward a positive referral to the Zoning Commission for a full public hearing.
City planning staff on April 2 presented a draft amendment to the CA‑80 commercial zone that would add high‑precision tool manufacturing and assembly as a permitted use under specified conditions, and the Planning Commission voted to refer the matter to the Zoning Commission for a public hearing.
Planning staff (introduced in the record as Waleed) said the amendment is intended to respond to changing industrial needs and to preserve opportunities for light‑industrial and precision manufacturing in appropriately located CA‑80 parcels. The staff proposal would require indoor‑only operations, prohibit outdoor storage, and set minimum parcel size and locational constraints (staff cited a tentative three‑acre minimum for eligible properties).
Commission members noted the item is part of a broader effort to modernize and simplify Danbury’s zoning regulations across multiple districts. Commissioner Helen asked for more detail about the specific regulatory text that will be changed; staff said those details will be included in the public‑hearing materials that the zoning commission will consider.
The Planning Commission voted for a positive referral, advancing the proposal to the zoning commission so that a public hearing and fuller review can follow.
