LEGAL NOTICE OF DECISION

Notice is hereby given that at a meeting held on June 15, 2026, the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission took the following action: 

1. ADOPTED: Text Amendment #867: Application #PZ-26-00236 submitted by Richard W. Redniss, FAICP, to modify §39A, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District, to permit some or all of the required affordable units to be provided offsite for Special Needs Individuals. A copy of the text amendment is available on-line at www.westportct.gov on the Planning & Zoning Office web page under “P&Z Pending Applications & Recent Approvals.” A copy may also be viewed at Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave., in the Town Clerk’s Office and Planning & Zoning Office.
2. GRANTED: 785 Post Rd East: Special Permit/Site Plan Appl. #PZ-26-00238 submitted by 785 Post Rd E LLC in c/o Richard W. Redniss, FAICP , for property owned by 785 Post Rd E LLC, seeking to modify Special Permit/Site Plan approval #16-036 to satisfy the affordability requirement by providing 3 George Street to Abilis for housing for Special Needs Individuals and affordable supportive staff and providing one unit onsite, located in the Inclusionary Housing Overlay District, PID #E09191000.
3. GRANTED: 455 Post Road East: Special Permit/Site Plan Appl. #PZ-26-00265 submitted by Richard Redniss, for property owned by 455 Post Road Holdings LLC, for construction of a 30-unit residential development with parking, patios, and associated landscaping, located in the Residence A/General Business District, PID #D09160000/#D09161000.
4. ADOPTED: Text Amendment #868: Application #PZ-26-00266 submitted by Richard Redniss, to modify §39A, Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (IHZ), to provide standards for developments with at least 70% residential use in the non-residential district provided at least one underground parking space per unit is proposed and total coverage is reduced to 65%; and §32-8, Excavation and Filling of Land, to provide design flexibility, clarifies exemption activities, modifies septic-related fill regulation and approval of minor grading by administrative zoning permit instead of Planning and Zoning Commission approval. A copy of the text amendment is available on-line at www.westportct.gov on the Planning & Zoning Office web page under “P&Z Pending Applications & Recent Approvals.” A copy may also be viewed at Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave., in the Town Clerk’s Office and Planning & Zoning Office.
5. ADOPTED: 455 Post Road East: Map Amendment #869 Appl. #PZ-26-00267 submitted by Richard Redniss, for property owned by 455 Post Road Holdings LLC, for a proposed Zone Map change from Residence A /General Business District to Residence A /General Business District - Inclusionary Housing Overlay District (Res. A/GBD-IHZ), PID #D09160000/#D09161000.
6. ADOPTED: Text Amendment #870: Application #PZ-26-00288 submitted by the Planning and Zoning Commission, to modify §5, Definition of Special Needs Individual, to incorporate the definition of developmental disability from 42 U.S.C. § 15002(8) and adding a requirement that occupancy be coordinated, as applicable, with qualified nonprofit service providers or housing organizations.A copy of the text amendment is available on-line at www.westportct.gov on the Planning & Zoning Office web page under “P&Z Pending Applications & Recent Approvals.” A copy may also be viewed at Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave., in the Town Clerk’s Office and Planning & Zoning Office. 

Dated at Westport, Connecticut this 18^th day of June 2026, Paul Lebowitz, Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission.

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