Ansonia commission denies Castle Lane housing plan, for now

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent

ANSONIA >> Saying it was incomplete, the Planning and Zoning Commission Monday denied without prejudice an application to build 10 single-family homes on Castle Lane.

The denial came as a shock to Shelton developer Mark Romano, along with his attorney, Dominick Thomas, who was prepared to present the proposal during a public hearing at City Hall.

As the hearing was about to kick off in a sweltering aldermanic chambers — the air conditioning wasn’t working — commission Chairman Joe Jaumann informed Thomas that upon a review of the application by a planning consultant the commission hired, David Elders, there were several things missing from the application.

“The application is incomplete based on staff review,” Jaumann said.
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Seymour commission rejects special permits for Spring Street housing

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent

SEYMOUR >> The Planning and Zoning Commission recently denied a proposed 63-unit apartment complex for a residential neighborhood on Spring Street, but that doesn’t mean the project is going away.

The commission at its May 14 meeting unanimously denied a special permit a Stamford developer was seeking to reduce the distance between the apartment buildings and interior roadways from 50 feet to 25 feet, and increase lot areas from 33 percent to 40 percent.

Commission Chairman David Bitso said the commission wasn’t comfortable with the developer’s requests.

“Everything got voted no because we thought it was too tight, and we didn’t want to see the buildings too close together,” Bitso said. “For us, it was about maintaining the property line distances between buildings.”

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