Planning & Zoning Commission’s have “a very limited ability” to deny applications for affordable housing developments, according to a memo from the town attorney’s office. Considerations such as standards set out in local zoning regulations building height, coverage and setbacks, for example density requirements, neighborhood character and parking, cannot be a reason for a P&Z Commission to […]
Police on Sunday arrested a 53-year-old New Canaan man and charged him with risk of injury to a child, third-degree strangulation and disorderly conduct. At about 4:11 p.m. on Feb. 20, officers were distanced to a Millport Avenue home regarding a dispute between the man and another person at the residence, according to a police […]
Thirty-one of the 102 units proposed for a multi-family residential development at Weed and Elm Streets are to be rented at “affordable” rates, according to an application filed this week with the town. Those restricted rates calculated using Fair Market Rents, currently about $1,033 for a one-bedroom unit and $1,264 for a two-bedroom, and made available to […]