Westport P&Z To Review Text Amendment To Town's Zoning Regulations

Press release from the Town of Westport:

WESTPORT, CT — Planning & Zoning Director Michelle Perillie has announced that on November 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM, the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission will hold a public hearing to review a text amendment to the Zoning Regulations, authored by the P&Z Commission.

Text Amendment #847 proposes to clarify the definition of “Front Lot Line” and “Street Line” in §5, Definitions, by specifying that when a right-of-way for a street is part of a lot, the Front Lot Line and Street Line is the boundary of said right-of-way. This will eliminate any confusion concerning from what point a Front Setback should be measured when the road right of way is located on the lot. The measurement of the Front Setback from the edge of the right of way has been the practice of the P&Z staff for over 20 years and this amendment will codify this.

The November 18 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 12:00 pm 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 Department 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.