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Resident's appeal challenges Stone Lion Farm work at former Saint John Bosco Church
Summary
Resident Barbara Doley appealed the zoning administratordecision that no permit was required for work at the former Saint John Bosco Church and adjacent Stone Lion Farm, citing bylaw sections and requesting that activity stop until permits and public review occur; the owner says a state demolition notice is on file.
The Stamford hearing opened with an appeal from resident Barbara Doley challenging the local zoning administratordecision that no permit was needed for work at the former Saint John Bosco Church and adjacent Stone Lion Farm. A reader presented the written complaint, which cites multiple Stamford bylaw sections and asks the board to halt demolition, renovation and other activity at 818 Main Road pending proper permits and public review.
Doleyraised concerns about a possible change of use, the placement of micro-houses on nearby parcels, and potential impacts on abutters, including water rights. The zoning administrator said the building has been in conditional-use status and, in her view, the current use did not require a new permit; the owner and representative said they had filed a demolition notice with the state. "You should have given us a notice of demolition, but you can do it now," Stephanie Shelburne recounted from her call with a state official, and offered to provide the emails and state paperwork to be entered as evidence. The board accepted the offer of documents and agreed to investigate further; it adjourned the hearing without issuing a formal ruling.
