Westport P&Z To Review Proposed Text Amendment To Zoning Regulations

Press release from the Town of Westport:

WESTPORT, CT — Planning & Zoning Director Michelle Perillie has announced that on June 30, 2025 at 6:00pm the Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to review Text Amendment #853 of the Zoning Regulations. This text amendment proposes to modify §5, Definitions, to introduce a minimum 10-foot separation between an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and the primary dwelling—excluding a covered pedestrian connection.

Michelle Perillie shared, “Introducing a minimum 10-foot separation between the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and the principal structure—excluding a covered pedestrian connection—serves to mitigate visual bulk and reduce massing impacts on the lot, thereby enhancing spatial articulation and preserving neighborhood scale.”

The June 30, 2025, public hearing will be held remotely using Zoom, it will be livestreamed on the Town’s website at www.westportct.gov, and/or will be accessible on Optimum Government Access Channel 79. The remote meeting link is published on the meeting agenda available on the Town’s website on the “Meeting List and Calendar” web page.

Written comments may be submitted and should be sent to PandZ@westportct.gov by 12:00pm on the day of the meeting if intended to be distributed for consideration by members of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Written comments received after 12:00pm on the day of the meeting will be added to the record but not be distributed until the next business day. Meeting materials are available at www.westportct.gov, on the P&Z Dept. web page under “P&Z Pending Applications & Recent Approvals.”

This press release was produced by the Town of Westport. The views expressed here are the author’s own.