City of Bridgeport ZBA Meeting - 12.9.2025

Zoning Board of Appeals, Bridgeport City · December 9, 2025

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1923 Boston Ave — beer-license hardship hearing

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3:40 → 16:12(12m 32s)

Applicant representatives (Sarah; Alkar U) requested a special permit/variance to allow beer sales at an existing Shell gas station in an MX2 zone, arguing the site is developed and cannot be reasonably redeveloped (economic hardship by owner). The board pressed that economic hardship alone does not qualify; applicant said premises will use ID checks and keep beer locked. Neighbor Orlando Diaz opposed, citing concerns about loitering and alcohol-related problems; City Councilwoman Maria Pereira said state statute ties hardship to the parcel and pointed to a licensed daycare and Hall School she

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The Bridgeport Zoning Board of Appeals on an evening hearing denied a hardship variance for beer sales at 1923 Boston Ave, rejected a smoke-shop variance at 1987 Main St for lack of hardship, and approved a certificate-of-location and dimensional variance to allow EV fast-charging canopies at 2178 Fairfield Ave subject to conditions including fencing, landscaping and streetscape improvements.

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