Zoning Citation Hearings

REGULAR MEETING – ZONING CITATION HEARINGS AGENDA NOVEMBER 12, 2025, 3:00 PM BY ZOOM AND ROOM 125 To allow public access, anyone may access a meeting by telephone and/or Zoom, or a recording in the City of Norwalk YouTube channel. Specific instructions and links can be found at norwalkct.gov/meetings. Members of the public may call in to participate. Callers will not be able to see the meeting participants. All participants will be muted upon entering the meeting. To speak, dial *9 on the phone and you will be called on by the host of the meeting during the public comment section. All speakers must state their name and address. Comments must be on a topic on the agenda, and are limited to three minutes. Anyone disrupting the orderly conduct of the meeting, including by using threatening, hateful, or sexually-explicit language, will be removed. Please find the information using the link above. Members of the public who wish to provide "live comments" may also use the Zoom meeting platform. All participants will be muted upon entering the meeting. To speak, click the “raise your hand indicator” and you will be called by the host of the meeting during the public comment section. All speakers must state their name and address. Comments must be on a topic on the agenda, and are limited to three minutes. Anyone disrupting the orderly conduct of the meeting, including by using threatening, hateful, or sexually-explicit language, will be removed. Please find the information using the link above. Members of the public who wish to provide public comment are encouraged to submit those via email in advance of the meeting. For these comments to be included into the record, they must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Please email John Hayducky at jhayducky@norwalkct.gov with the subject line “Public Comment” to provide written public comment prior to the meeting. I. HEARING ITEMS A. 9 Couch Street – ((Article 4) 4.3.9.A (CD-2 Principal Uses - Pages 249) - Creation of a 3-Family Residence (‘Small, Multi-Family Building’) within premises, on a property located within a CD-2 Zone - Use of property, as a Small-Multi-Family Building (as defined in Section 9.3 - "Small-Multi Family Building"), which not permitted via the Use Table for Zone (CD-2) where property is located, or unable to meet criteria, regulations, codes, or standards of Zone, should use be allowed. *Continued at the 8/20/2025 Hearing B. 218 Flax Hill Road – ((Article 8) 8.4.10.B - Requirement of Zoning Application (page 429)) – Creation of two additional dwelling units, without applying for a Zoning Approval (via Variance Application to Zoning Board of Appeals) - Unless otherwise exempted pursuant to these Regulations, no land shall hereafter be Developed, occupied, or Use and no Building or Structure shall be hereafter Constructed, Altered, occupied, or used in whole or in part for any purpose whatsoever, nor any Use established, Expanded or Extended until the Planning and Zoning Director has  issued all required Zoning Permits for such proposal AND ((Article 8) 8.4.10.I – Requirement of Issuance of Zoning Permit/Approval (page 433)) - Creation of two additional dwelling units, without obtaining Zoning Approval (via Variance Application to Zoning Board of Appeals) - Upon determination by the Planning and Zoning Director that the premises, Use, Development, Building or Structure, as applicable, as described in an Application complies with these Regulations, the Planning and Zoning Director shall issue a Zoning Permit AND ((Article 8) 8.4.11.B – Requirement to obtain a Certificate of Zoning Compliance (page 433)) - Creation of two additional dwelling units, without obtaining a Certificate of Zoning Compliance - Unless otherwise exempted pursuant to these Regulations, a separate Certificate of Zoning Compliance issued by the Planning and Zoning Director upon completion of the Development, proposed within the Permit, provided that the Development complies with the standards set forth in these regulations and any other approvals related to this Development. C. 19 Adams Lane – ((Article 4) 4.3.9.A – Principal Uses – Page 249) - Creation, or placement, of a use within the CD-1L Zone, which is not permitted (2-Family Use, with possible rooming house conditions) - Per the use table for the CD-1L zone, the use of a 2-Family Residence, including rooming house conditions, is listed as "NP - Not Permitted." Matter Continued at 7/23/2025 & 8/20/2025 Hearing D. 9 Rainbow Road – ((Article 4) 4.3.9.A (CD-1S Principal Uses - Page 249) - Creation of additional unit, or units, within a single-family residence on a property within a CD- 1S Zone - Use of property (Two-Family Dwelling/ Small-, or Large Multi-Family Building), not permitted via the Use Table for Zone, or unable to meet required conditions and metrics for addition of an Accessory Dwelling Unit. *Continued at 8/20/2025 Hearing E. 264 Flax Hill Road – ((Article 4) 4.3.9.A (CD-2 Principal Uses - Page 249)) - Creation of a 3-Family Residence, via adding a basement unit (creating a ‘Small, Multi-Family Building), and creating a 4th unit on property (within upper level of detached structure), on a property within a CD-2 Zone - Use of property (Small-, or Large Multi- Family Building), not permitted via the Use Table for Zone where property is located, or unable to meet criteria, regulations, codes, or standards of Zone, should use be allowed AND (Article 4) 4.3.9.A (CD-2 Principal Uses (Pages 255 – 256)) - Use of property as an Automotive Repair Operation, and/or using property for intense and excessive Automotive Repair activity - Operation of a Motor Vehicle Body Shop, Motor Vehicle Maintenance, Repair, and/or Service Shop, and/or Motor Vehicle Storage, or excessive Automotive Repair activity, on a property located within a CD- 2 Zone. *Continued at 8/20/2025 Hearing F. 36 Taylor Avenue – ((Article 4) 4.3.1.E (CD-3 Building & Lot/Building Site Standards; Density Minimum (Pages 83-85)) - Creation of a 5-Family Residence, without having the required minimum density (1,650 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit), for Zone (CD-3) - Placement of an additional unit, within a structure, on a property, which does NOT have the required land/building site area (square footage) density for additional unit; each unit on the property requires 1,650 square feet of land/building site area (Section 4.3.1 - E; CD-3 Zone, page 85). Continued at 5/20/2025 & 8/20/2025 Hearings. G. 5 Mulvoy Street – ((Article 4) 4.3.9.A (CD-4 Use Table – Pages 236 – 245)) – Operation of an Automotive Repair Shop, on a property located within the CD-4 Zone - Use  placed/created within Zone, which is not permitted within the use table for Zone. Matter Postponed at April 4/16/2025 Hearing; Matter Continued at 6/18/2025 & 8/20/2025 Hearings H. 26 Magnolia Avenue – (Section 4.3.1.E (CD-3 Building & Lot/Building Site Standards; Density Minimum - Pages 83 – 85; former Section 118-360 (D-Residential Zone) – Addition of a 3rd unit, on a property, which cannot support a 3rd unit, based on the land density requirement of the CD-3 Zone - Placement of an additional unit, within a structure, on a property, which does NOT have the required land/building site area (square footage) density for additional unit; each unit on the property requires 1,650 square feet of area. *Continued at 12/11/24 & 2/19/25 & 5/7/25 & 8/20/25 & 9/17/25 Hearings. I. 13 Adamson Avenue – ((Article 4) 4.3.1-D (CD-2 Use Table (Pages 236 – 245)) - Creation of a 3-Family Residence (“Small Multi-Family Residence), on a property located within a ‘CD-2’ zone (use not permitted) – Use placed/created within Zone, which is not permitted within the use table for Zone. Continued from 11/11/2024 & 1/29/25 & 6/18/2025 & 7/23/2025 & 8/20/2025 Hearings J. 60 Maple Street – ((Article 4) 4.3.9.A (CD-3 Principal Uses - Pages 236 – 245)) - Storage of commercial contractor vehicles, equipment, tools, trailers, materials for a commercial business, on a property located within a ‘CD-3 Zone’ - Operation of an Building Materials Storage Yard, Commercial Vehicle Storage Yard, and/or Earth Processing and Contractor’s Materials Storage Yard, within a CD-3 Zone AND ((Article 8) 8.4.10.B, 8.4.10.I, & 8.4.11.B (Requirements for Applying for a Zoning Approval, Obtaining a Zoning Approval, & Obtaining a Certificate of Zoning Compliance)) – Performing fille and/or excavation (including removal of vegetation) at property, without a Zoning Approval, nor Certificate of Zoning Compliance. K. 11 Fulmar Lane – ((Article 4) 4.3.1.A (Parking Requirements in CD-1L) – Page 53) – Creation of a new driveway & access to property, without approval and/or not in compliance with regulations for CD-1L Zone - Parking permitted in Rear Yard only, and in Driveway, except as permitted under Parking in Front Yard for existing Lots/Building Sites under Additional Parking Requirements, and or installation of driveway/access without approval(s). Continued at Continued from 1/15/2025 & 2/19/2025 & 8/20/2025 Hearings; POSTPONED at 4/16/2025 Hearing (Zoom Platform Outage) L. 215 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive – (Section 118-710 (B)) – Occupation of a property & construction/placement of structures, without applying for, nor obtaining a Special Permit - Principal uses and structures. In an Industrial No. 2 Zone, premises shall be used and buildings shall be erected which are used, designed or intended to be used for one (1) or more of the uses listed below and no other (see section in Norwalk Building Regulations for list of uses). Continued at 10/11/2023 & 1/10/2024 & 9/17/2024 & 12/11/2024 & 2/19/2025 & 5/20/2025 & 8/20/2025 Hearings; also, placed a $50,000 Contingent Fine at the 8/20/2023 Hearing. M. 22 South Street – ((Article 4) 4.3.9.A (CD-2 Principal Uses – Page 236)) - Creation of a ‘Small, Multi-Family Building (3-6 units),’ on a property located within a CD-2 zone - Use of property (Small-, or Large Multi-Family Building), not permitted via the Use Table for Zone where property is located, or unable to meet criteria, regulations, codes, or standards of Zone, should use be allowed. N. 43 Strawberry Hill Avenue – ((Article 4) 4.3.9.A (CD-1S Principal Uses – Pages 236- 245) - Use of a property, within a CD-1S Zone, for the operation of a contractor’s business, storage, and parking - Use of property, not permitted via the Use Table for Zone where property is located O. 57 Clinton Avenue – ((Article 8) 8.4.10.B, 8.4.10.I, & 8.4.11.B -(Requirements of Applying for a Zoning Approval, Obtaining a Zoning Approval, & Obtaining a Certificate of Zoning Compliance) – Placement/creation of a ‘Sports Court,’ without obtaining a Zoning Approval, nor a Certificate of Zoning Compliance